C June Barnes - Living Textiles
I have found that life is all part of one whole - one big thing! What we discover in one area of our existence has everything to do with every other part of our existence - relationships, friendships, health, finances, work, our attitude towards the environment, the world, animals - EVERYTHING.
Here I offer a list of guidebooks I have read which have helped me navigate my journey of discovery so far. Because the journey is continuous there will be other guides added to this catalogue as I progress! Although I have divided the books into categories they all have a knock on effect! The books are not listed in any particular order of importance etc!
This book helped me plan a strategy for getting myself back on track - enabling me to focus on goals in all areas of my life. The following two books work in the same areas.
A book that I have bought multiple copies of for dear friends and family!
followed by the two sequels - The Lost Boy and A Man Named Dave these three books are full of lessons
Excellent - a pocket size book with an ENORMOUS message - easily read. Stuart Wild has written many others which are in my pile and on my list of books waiting to be read.
Guidance with the process of unblocking creativity, relating to all areas of creativity. I found her recommendations excellent, although "morning pages" were especially effective.
The first book I ever read on the subject
One of the most inspirational books I have ever read - we had a passage from this book read at our wedding!
Very Special!
One of the most important books I have read - wonderful
This book cannot fail to move
An invaluable book - another that I have distributed amongst family members! There are many books by John Gray which have sprung from this original book.
I have read many books on this issue - often every book says much the same thing - seldom is everything covered in one book!
- Fat is a Feminist Issue; Susie Orbach - ISBN 0099388308
- On Eating; Susie Orbach - ISBN 0141007516
- Slim 4 Life; Jason Vale - ISBN 0007133030
Freedom from the food trap - essential reading even if you don't carry excess weight. - Succulent Wild Woman; SARK - ISBN 068483376X
Dancing with your wonder-full self! This book is fabtastic - it unlocks your spirit as a woman - READ IT! and any other book by this Succulent woman!
- The Little Earth Book; James Bruges; - ISBN 1901970310
You can find out more about these two books at the Little Earth web page - The Little Food Book; Craig Sams; - ISBN 1901970329
- The Mind Map Book; Tony and Barry Buzan; - ISBN 0563537329
An Invaluable tool for organising, solving problems, planning, investigating, analysing, learning - the list goes on and on and on..... - Master it Faster; Colin Rose; - ISBN 185835806X
Look at how you learn - identify your weaknesses and improve the whole experience - The Accelerated Learning Handbook; Dave Meier; - ISBN 0071355472
- Design Basics; David A Lauer and Stephen Pentak; - ISBN 0155083775
- Visual Forces; Benjamin Martinez and Jacqueline Block; - ISBN 0139482903
an introduction to design - Design and Composition; Natha Goldstein; - ISBN 0131999109
- A Communion of the Spirits – African American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories; ROLAND L FREEMAN; – ISBN 1558534253
- Stitched from the Soul – Slave quilts from the Ante-Bellum South; GLADYS-MARIE FRY; – ISBN 052548535X
- The Fabric Makes the Quilt; Roberta Horton; - ISBN 0914881981
- Scrap Quilts; Roberta Horton – ISBN 1571200479
- Who’d a Thought it – Improvisation in African-American Quiltmaking Exhibition Catalogue;ELI LEON
- The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place; William et al Arnett - ISBN 0965376648
- Liberated Quiltmaking; GWEN MARSTON; – ISBN 0891458786
- Spirits of the Cloth – Contemporary African American Quilts; CAROLYN MAZLOOMI; - ISBN 0609600915
- Signs and Symbols – African Images in African-American Quilts; MAUDE SOUTHWELL WAHLMAN - ISBN 0965376613
- What Shape is a Snowflake?; Ian Stewart; - ISBN 0297607235
- Nature in Design; Alan Powers; - ISBN 184091257X
- By Nature’s Design; Pat Murphy & William Neill; - ISBN 0811803295
- Surfaces; Judy A. Juracek; - ISBN 0500017581
- Heaven and Earth - Phaidon - ISBN 071484280X
- The Earth from the Air; Jan Arthus-Bertrand; - ISBN 0500542384
- From Fiber to Fabric; Harriet Hargrave; - ISBN 1571200258
An excellent reference book for all materials used in Quilting - Heirloom Machine Quilting; Harriet Hargrave; - ISBN 0914881922
- Machine Quilting with Decorative Threads; Maurine Noble & Elizabeth Hendricks; - ISBN 1564772160
- Mastering Machine Applique; Harriet Hargrave; - ISBN 0914881450
- Layers of Stitch; Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey; - ISBN 0713486538
- Surfaces for Stitch; Gwen Hedley; - ISBN 071348666X
- Memory on Cloth – Shibori Now: Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada; - ISBN 477002777X
- Colour on Paper and Fabric; Ruth Issett; - ISBN 0713486414
- Fabric Dyeing and Printing; Kate Wells; - ISBN 184091145X
- Complex Cloth; Jane Dunnewold; - ISBN 1564771490
- The Quilter's Book of Design; Ann Johnston - ISBN 0844226602
- Color by Accident; Ann Johnston; - ISBN 0965677605 *
- Color by Design; Ann Johnston; - ISBN 0965677613 *
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