Hardback. Dust-jacket. Manual binding. Bilingual, French and English. Former Stitch & Craft library book in good condition. Pages clean and intact. Come over to the banks of the Bosphorus to meet Elisabeth Madzar. She is going to tell you the history of Turkey and of its precious fabrics, from which she makes gorgeous quilts. Seraglio, sultans, beautiful Ottoman ladies, whirling dervishes, she tells us a fabulous story richly illustrated with over 200 photos. The book also features two traditional projects. [source: online seller]For me, vintage fabrics and embroideries are a means of demonstrating that the past is still alive and that it is our reference to access our development. These materials open up a door to a world where everything becomes possible and the impossible can be accomplished. Pieces of fabric and worn out materials are born again in compositions that serve as their envelopes. For these, I get my inspiration from a magnificent and refined culture and I call upon a