Black Threads
Subtitle: An African American Quilting Sourcebook
By: by Kyra E. Hicks ; with a foreword by Cuesta R. Benberry.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 242
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: African American quilts.; African American quilts -- Bibliography.; African American quilts -- History -- Sources.; Quilting -- United States -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Bibliography.; Sources.
Description: "This is the first comprehensive guide to African American quilt history and contemporary practices. It offers over 1,700 bibliographic references, many of them annotated, including everything from books and exhibition catalogs to patterns and greeting cards.

Also included are results from the author's study on Internet usage among African American quilters, a listing of museums with African American-made quilts in their permanent collections, a directory of African American quilting groups, and a detailed timeline covering 200 years of African American quilting and needle arts events."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.