Chapter Fifteen
A LIST OF HELPFUL BOOKS AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES
BOOKS
Books
Albee, Mrs. Helen R. Abnákee Rugs. Boston: The Riverside Press. Issued by the author, Pequaket, Silver Lake P. O., N. H.
---- Mountain Playmates. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
(Chapter on Rug-making.)
Ashenhurst, Thomas R. Designs in Textile Fabrics. London: Cassell & Co.
---- Weaving and Designing of Textile Fabrics. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co.
(Chapters on History of Weaving, Color, and Combination and Arrangement of Designs.)
Bates, Lois. Kindergarten Guide. New York: Longmans, Green & Co.
Benjamin, S. G. W. Persia and the Persians. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Birdwood, Sir George. Industrial Arts of India. London: Chapman & Hall.
Bishop, Mrs. I. B. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Caine, William S. Picturesque India. New York: George Routledge & Sons.
Books
Collins, Treachor E. In the Kingdom of the Shah. London: T. Fisher Unwin.
Davie, Oliver. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds. Columbus, Ohio: The Landon Press.
Dellenbaugh, Frederick S. North Americans of Yesterday. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Dixon, Charles. Curiosities in Bird Life. London: George Redway & Son.
---- Curious Nests. London: George Redway & Son.
Dugmore, A. Radclyffe. Bird Homes. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co.
Earle, Alice Morse. Home Life in Colonial Days. New York: The Macmillan Co.
Firth, Annie. Cane Basket Work. London: L. Upcott Gill. 1899. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Grinnell, George Bird. Indians of To-day. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
---- Story of the Indian. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
Gurdji, V. Oriental Rug Weaving. New York: F. Tennyson Neely Co.
Herrick, Francis Hobart. The Home Life of the Wild Birds. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
Holt, Rosa Belle. Rugs: Oriental and Occidental. Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co.
How to Make and How to Mend. (Directions for dyeing.) New York: The Macmillan Co.
Hummel, Prof. The Dyeing of Textile Fabrics. New York: Cassell & Co.
Books
James, George Wharton. Indian Basketry. New York: Henry Malkan. 1902.
Knapp, Elizabeth S. Raphia and Reed Weaving. Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Co.
Kraus-Boelte, Mme. Kindergarten Guide. (Occupations.) New York: Steiger & Co.
Mason, O. T. Woman's Share in Primitive Culture. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
Morris, William. Some Hints on Pattern Designing. New York: Longmans, Green & Co.
Mumford, J. K. Oriental Rugs. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Sheldon, William E., and others. Illustrated Lessons with Paper Folding. Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Co.
Walker, Louisa. Varied Occupations in String Work; comprising Knotting, Netting, Looping, Plating, and Macremé. New York: The Macmillan Co.
---- Varied Occupations in Weaving. New York: The Macmillan Co.
Wheeler, Mrs. Candace. Home Industries and Domestic Weavings. New York: Associated Artists, 115 East 23d Street.
White, Mary. How to Make Baskets. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co. 1902.
Wiebe, Edward. Paradise of Childhood. Springfield, Mass.: Milton Bradley Co.
Wiggin, Kate Douglas (Mrs. George C. Riggs). Republic of Childhood (Occupations). Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
Worst, Edward F. Construction Work. Chicago: A. W. Mumford. 1901.
FINE ART BOOKS
Fine art books
The following books can be found in the Fine Art Collections in some public libraries. They are very valuable and contain many very beautiful illustrations of oriental rugs and carpets, which are helpful in the study of design and of harmony in color:
Burty, P. Masterpieces of Industrial Art.
Coxon, Herbert. Oriental Carpets.
Lessing, Julius. Ancient Oriental Carpet Patterns.
Robinson, Vincent J. Eastern Carpets.
Vienna Imperial and Royal Austrian Museum. Oriental Carpets.
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Magazine articles
A Profitable Philanthropy, by Mrs. Helen R. Albee. Review of Reviews, July, 1900.
Art of the American Indian. Chautauquan, March, 1899.
A Study of the Textile Art, by Wm. H. Holmes. Sixth Annual Report, Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D. C. (pp. 84, 85.)
Domestic Art Number. Pratt Institute Monthly, February, 1901.
Home Industries and Domestic Manufactures, by Mrs. Candace Wheeler. The Outlook, Oct. 14, 1899.
Industrial Classes in Settlement Work, by George W. R. Twose. Pratt Institute Monthly, November, 1898.
Magazine articles
Industrial Education as a Social Force, by H. W. Stebbins. Educational Review, May, 1902.
Juvenile Portiere Makers. New York Tribune, New York City, March 10, 1901. Reprinted in Minneapolis Journal Junior, April 20, 1901, Minneapolis, Minn.
Leaf Cutting (for rug designs). Pratt Institute Monthly, April, 1900.
Mrs. Volk and Her Work. Good Housekeeping, September, 1901.
Navajo Weavers, by Dr. Washington Matthews. Third Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D. C.
(This volume also contains a number of fine illustrations of blankets, etc.)
New England Rugs. Minneapolis Journal, Minneapolis, Minn., March 28, 1900.
On the Designing and Making of Carpets, by F. J. Mayer. The Artist, July and August, 1899.
Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States, by Wm. H. Holmes. Thirteenth Annual Report of Bureau of Ethnology, Washington, D. C. (pp. 91, 92.)
Some Social Aspects of Education, by G. Stanley Hall. Educational Review, May, 1902.
Straw Weaving. American Homes, Knoxville, Tenn., September, 1900.
Teachers' College Record. Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York.
(Containing a number of articles on weaving.)
Magazine articles
Textile Industries of the United States. Chautauquan, March, 1899.
Textile Industry Since 1890. Forum, May, 1899.
Textiles, Old and New. The Craftsman, The United Crafts, Eastwood, N. Y., January, 1902.
(Contains "Notes from the History of Textiles," "A Revival of English Handicrafts," and "Brain and Hand.")
The Elementary School Record, by Dr. John Dewey. Numbers 1 to 9. The University of Chicago Press, 1900.
(Containing a number of articles on weaving and a record of industrial work done in the University Elementary School of the University of Chicago.)
The Labor Museum at Hull House, by Jessie Luther. The Commons, Hull House, Chicago, Vol. VII., No. 70, May, 1902.
(Containing valuable illustrations of old looms, and the methods of spinning and weaving.)
Weavers of the Philippines, by G. E. Walsh. The Catholic World, March, 1902.
What is Being Done in Textile Education. Chautauquan, August, 1900.
Many topics interesting to teachers of industrial work are dealt with in the instruction papers of the International Correspondence Schools, Textile department. Communications should be addressed to Christopher P. Brooks, New Bedford, Mass.