Straight Talk About Quilt Care II
Subtitle: Display, Cleaning, and Storage of Quilts, Needlework and Textiles
By: written by a quilt historian and researcher who has been published extensively, especially in articles pertaining to quilt history
Contributors: James Cummings, et. al.
Publisher: Quilter's Muse Publications
Published: November 27, 2009
Place of publication: Concord, NH  USA
Format: CD eBook
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780976976370
Subjects: Quilt and Textile Care
Genres: Non-fiction
First sentence: If you love old quilts and have acquired some family heirlooms or have purchased quilts or textiles from antiqiues dealers, sooner or later you will want to know how to clean them, display them, and store them.
Description: This book provides an overview of quilt and textile care for the home consumer.  There are 22 chapters, 82 textile-related  photos and images of antique quilts, and 8 graphic illustrations. This is a comprehensive look at specific cleaning problems, display tactics, and storage mediums, but the book entails a lot more via personal anedcotes and health-related cautions and information when dealing with old textiles. The large photos make the book come alive, as does the easy style in which the book is written. Anyone can enjoy and learn from this e-book.
Notes: This book has some elements of Straight Talk About Quilt Care, published by Quilter's Muse Publications, 2005. Yet, it is greatly expanded. The author has deleted information that is now outdated, and has brought all of the personal contact information for businesses and individuals up to date.