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  2. Margaret Neilson Armstrong - Wikipedia

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    Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers influenced by Art Nouveau . She also wrote and illustrated the first comprehensive guide to wildflowers of the American west, Field Book of Western Wild Flowers (1915).

  3. The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis. The book begins with Armstrong's early life experience as a nun in an authoritarian convent; she talks about the problems she encountered there, and recounts the aftermath of the Second Vatican Council, and finally her leaving the convent. [1] [2] Armstrong then recounts her time at the University of Oxford, which was also going ...

  4. Valentina (software) - Wikipedia

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    Website. smart-pattern.com.ua /en /. Valentina is an open source pattern drafting software tool, designed to be the foundation of a new stack of open source tools to remake the garment industry. [5] The program was named after mother of the founder Roman Telezhinsky, a cutter by profession, who gave him the idea for the project.

  5. History of sewing patterns - Wikipedia

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    History of sewing patterns. A sewing pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard if they need to be more robust to withstand repeated use.

  6. After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself - Wikipedia

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    Degas applied numerous pastel layers in After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself, making the woman appear somewhat translucent. [3] The heavily worked pastel creates deep textures and blurred contours, emphasizing the figure's movement. The work depicts a woman sitting on white towels spread over a wicker chair, with her back to the viewer. Her ...

  7. Pattern (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Storage of patterns. Fitting a nettle/canvas-fabric on a dress form. In sewing and fashion design, a pattern is the template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto woven or knitted fabrics before being cut out and assembled. Patterns are usually made of paper, and are sometimes made of sturdier materials like paperboard or cardboard ...

  8. Odd Man Out: Readings of the Work and Reputation of Edgar ...

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    299. ISBN. 9780226026954. OCLC. 21762418. Odd Man Out: Readings of the Work and Reputation of Edgar Degas is a 1991 book by Carol Armstrong. It is about the paradoxes surrounding Edgar Degas and his works.

  9. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong - Wikipedia

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    TL789.85.A75 H36 2005. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong is the authorised biography of Neil Armstrong, the astronaut who became the first human to walk on the Moon, on July 20, 1969. The book was written by James R. Hansen and was first published in 2005 by Simon & Schuster. The book describes Armstrong's involvement in the United ...