European Folk: Fabric Design and Dress from Central and South-Eastern Europe

European Folk contains examples of the design of everyday textiles and costumes used throughout Europe, and especially central and eastern Europe. Typical design elements include bold checks and stripes, colourful flowers and figurative elements associated with rural life and seasons of the year. Also included in this book are examples of crochet, lace and embroidery.

This is the third book in the new PEPIN Fashion, Textiles & Patterns series. This series consists of large-format, stunningly illustrated volumes on a wide range of styles. Each volume in the series will include concise, authoritative texts as well as information about technical aspects and a wealth of inspiration and visual resource material. The illustrations include photographs of clothes, historical images (including fashion plates), cutting schemes, decorative details and reproductions of fabric designs. Each volume includes a CD with ready-to-use files.