Chenille: A Collector's Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Finally, a guide to vintage chenille for the collector and designer. This book takes you on a rich visual tour of vintage chenille bedspreads manufactured from the 1920s through the early 1970s. Hundreds of these beautiful tufted spreads are shown as well as novelty items and clothing. Detail shots highlight manufacturing techniques and trace the change from handmade to machine manufacture. A price guide is included in the captions. An introduction acquaints readers with the wonderful story of chenille: its birth just over a century ago in the southern town of Dalton, Georgia, and the rise of Dalton to prominence in the tufted spread and later the carpet industry. This book helps fuel the recent rebirth of chenille in today's textile industry. more

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-08-2008; Too limited in scope; I am a chenille enthusiast and bought this book to gain more knowledge of chenille bedspreads and robes ,their history, value and styles. I found it very limited in scope. Although there are hundreds of various chenille motifs,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-26-2006; Pictures Only...; TWO stars for nice photographs!! This is a PICTURE BOOK. NOT a LITERARY contribution!! There is a short "historical" introduction regarding the origins of chenille and that's it!! Collectors can learn more about chenille art, history,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-22-2005; A collector's guide?; I was recently bitten by the Chenille bug and now find myself seeking information about this unique American Craft and cottage industry. This Collector's Guide is, as far as I know, the only one on the subject of Chenille Bedspreads on...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-08-2008; Too limited in scope; I am a chenille enthusiast and bought this book to gain more knowledge of chenille bedspreads and robes ,their history, value and styles. I found it very limited in scope. Although there are hundreds of various chenille motifs,...; read full review | report as inappropriate