In our grand-mother's wardrobesJanuary 4, 2010 at 15:00
IN OUR GRAND-MOTHER's WARDROBES
Table-cloths and towels, sheets and boutis, embroidery and lace, fine linen ... THE BOOK that lovers of the art of fine linen or household were expecting has been published by the Chène Edition. Ines HEUGEL, the author tells us life and history of fine materials that constitute the art of fabrics : linen, cotton, silk, hemp, linen-cotton mixture, ... She evokes in a very lively manner, techniques and traditions to ennoble and ornament fabrics: marking tools and "abécédaires", embroidery, monograms, lace, bleaching and dyeing. An entire chapter is devoted to the outfit of yesterday. Pictures of Christian Sarramon are designed as "tableaux vivants". They restore the grain and almost the smell of the delicate and noble fabrics.  I thoroughly enjoy this publication for several reasons. This outstanding book reflects the importance and variety of this "collective heritage" just as it makes up for each of us so many reminiscences, somehow, our individual memory of family linen. It also participates in the renewal of Home art that I see every day in my shop when I meet young couples, tired of plastic and disposable, anxious to create their sustainable outfit of monogrammed sheets, pillows, sheets. I thank the authors of this book who came into my shop to find sources of inspiration and to photograph many articles presented. As you can see in some pictures below.     |
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