What an exciting reading and process of review of a very appealing and compelling book by Sarah Sharp!
What is your say on the matter?
Leave a comment below. Thanks,
Best wishes,
Ariane
Sunday, August 23, 2020
Sunday online self-volunteering
Today I shared a powerful excerpt from a classic book on Raising Daughters under difficult circumstances with links to news about current policies by President Trump on Single motherhood and poverty.
What you make of my efforts and what is your favourite Feminist book? Leave your comment below,
Best wishes,
Ariane
Saturday, August 22, 2020
Saturday online volunteering
Today I self- volunteered for Black American Conservative Groups and Leagues by posting relevant reviews and excerpts of books relevant to the movements.
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Best wishes,
Ariane
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
*THOMAS PARSONS, ‘SCANDINAVIAN DESIGNER’S GUIDE TO PATTERNS’, CHRONICLE BOOKS, SAN FRANCISCO, 1993, ISBN 0-8118 – 0495, $12.95
Scandinavian countries Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Norway are commonly known to be all about Vikings, yet this essential, fundamental, and enlightening guide to Scandinavian Designs has changed my perception on Irish, Celtic and Russian Designs in a way like no other.
The translation of designs into
understandable social imaginary is done historically by placing figures,
shapes, symmetries and asymmetries of designs and patterns in context with its
origins.
Anyone who is not Scandinavian, Celtic,
or Russian can be equipped to identify the influence of Scandinavian designs
and how much the latter two countries own to Viking influence.
Is particularly striking the
similarity between the Giant and horses design used in ancient Scandinavian
mythology to describe Odin and its horses, with the Russian design "
Babba" Mother Earth.
The interchangeability of
influences goes both ways and the author identified chronologically and
ethnographically the importation phenomenon of Russian, Arabesque, Romanesque,
Asian, Byzantine, etc and its influence in the Scandinavian design’s heritage.
Particular emphasis was placed
in the origin of shapes that were influenced also by practical details such as
the shape of the loom conditioning the lack of versatility of shapes, therefore
limiting curved shapes and promoting a series of labyrinthian designs ( vide
page 77 " Geometry").
Notwithstanding, further ahead
on pages 112 and 113, the author discusses the origin of Scandinavian and
Finish floral and animal designs, even suggesting that a Finnish piece might be
of Asian or Byzantine influence.
The author concludes his book by
analysing a series of works by contemporary household Scandinavian
designers and how we can pinpoint the exact origin of the design to a common
root to the Scandinavian countries Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and
Norway.
Ariane
Monday, August 10, 2020
*SYLVIA'S BOOK OF MACRAME AND LACE ,Ward, Lock, Bowden, and Co, 1882
If you are looking for a classic macrame and lace classic book with heritage Victorian designs and projects with easy and quick instructions, seek no further!
Today I bring you
SYLVIA'S BOOK OF MACRAME AND LACE
This book published 1882 is a true relic which I worship and want to share with you because although its not available for sale , it has been digitised and is available for free via the Smithsonian Library .
The version available via the Smithsonian e-Library dates 1890, while my book dates 1882. Here are the pictures of the book and bear in mind that the book is almost a century and a half.
Are you revivalist, enthusiast of unique designs or just impressed with the pictures above? If so, then this short book presentation definitely suited you.
Until next time,
Best wishes,
Ariane
Edith Nielsen, Scandinavian Embroidery, Past and Present , Encore Editions, 1978 , ISBN 978-0684150697 Accessed via Archive.org
I am currently reading SCANDINAVIAN EMBROIDERY PAST AND PRESENT on loan by the Internet Public Library.
You can borrow the book here,
https://archive.org/stream/scandinavianembr0000niel
The book covers the history of Scandinavian Embroidery from 1700 to the modern times and has a rich practical didactic content by involving the reader in over 20 embroidery projects with instructions and illustrations.
If you like Scandinavian embroidery scroll down my blog for a few Scandinavian books reviews.
What book are you reading?
Share below,
Best wishes,
Ariane
Saturday, August 8, 2020
Monday, August 3, 2020
Lis Bartholm, Scandinavian Folk Designs, Dove Pictorial Archives Publications, 1988 , ISBN 978-0-486-25578-1 , 45 pages, Price : $8.95 via Publisher's website
Instead of Scandinavian Folk Designs , I would rather call this book THE BRIEF NATIONAL LOTTERY FOR SCANDINAVIAN DESIGNS because some of the following pictures are the most extraordinary designs used in the olden times for Danish pulled work, hardanger embroidery and white work and each are sold individually by shops like the Nordic Needle Shop for prices starting at $7.00.
Here are my favourite pictures of the book followed by some of the hardanger and white embroidery patterns on sale by the Nordic Needle Shop. Leave a comment below , Ariane
If you are to buy any of these patterns individually you can expect the cheapest to be around $7 like this one from the Nordic Needle shop,
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