The Complete Banner Handbook: A Creative Guide for Banner Design and Construction [Spiral-bound]

Janet Litherland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1987

This is the book banner makers everywhere have been waiting for. A truly complete and creative guide to banner design and construction. It tells everything about banners; the historical beginnings: flags, heraldry and tapestries; the meaning and the use of symbols from past until present; how a banner design is created; the many ways it can be constructed; the special fabrics and techniques for applying designs; and the colors that may be used for maximum beauty and significance. And, of course, the book is full of ideas for holiday banners. Scripture banners, special-use banners and many more. It includes ten full-color pages with superb reproductions of charts and designs. This book is an indispensable reference tool for any banner-making project. The most comprehensive book available on the subject.

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About the Author

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 122 pages
• Publisher: Meriwether Pub; 1st edition (December 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916260488
• ISBN-13: 978-0916260484
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Janet Litherland is the author of the novels, "Sweet Justice," "The Long Road Home," "Song of the Heart," "Vanished," "Chain of Deception," and "Discovery In Time," as well as 10 nonfiction books and numerous articles and stories for national magazines. Her "Absolutely Unforgettable Parties" reached #2 on the Small Press Top 10 best-sellers list. "The Clown Ministry Handbook," a GROUP magazine Book of the Year, is currently in its fourth edition. Formerly a professional actor/singer/dancer, Janet appeared as Ann Rutledge in the New York touring company production of Young Abe Lincoln, as Beauty in Sleeping Beauty (Cricket Theater, New York), and in many musical productions including Showboat, Brigadoon, Finian's Rainbow, Gypsy, Bye Bye Birdie, The Music Man and others. She also performed for the U.S.O. at military installations in Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, Labrador and the Baffin Islands. Her theatrical background led her to author more than 100 music/drama-related scripts. She has taught college extension courses in creative writing and has worked as an editor and writing coach. Janet is an enthusiastic traveler who enjoys doing on-site research for her novels, particularly in Europe.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Banner Book, October 3, 2008

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Eulalie (Texas) - See all my reviews

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The cover and excerpts of this metal spiral bound book led me to hope that it would be more complete than others. I found that despite the title, it is just one more New, Quick & Easy, Luminescent Batik, and/or Dynamic Calico Creative Banner Making Project book. There are a couple pages of history, but no illustrations of historical banners. The designs are limited to the contemporary style. Illustrations are primarily line drawings in a variety of mainly Christian and some secular motifs of a plain, modern style; There is advice regarding color and layout; The suggested construction techniques are the typical modern methods, including simple sewing of cloth, gluing of felt or construction paper, painting, and even computer generation, but not with enough detail to instruct the beginner. Perhaps the completeness to which the title refers is that "I Am an Apostle," a banner skit for children, is included. I now notice that the author also wrote The Clown Ministry Handbook.

4 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Banner Handbook: A creative Guide, July 14, 2006

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I haven't had a chance to use this one yet, but have reviewed it and it looks like another winner. Lots of great information to be used in future banner making.