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This is an interesting book, the Monograms amp; Ciphers shown are all originals, designed amp; drawn by the author, A.A. Turbayne and other members of the Carlton Studio. I had never heard of The Carlton Studio so I did a search for it. Several possibilities came back from the search. There is a Carlton College of Art in Minnesota. There is also Carlton Studio, associated TV in Nottingham our The Carlton Studio Winery, Wine Club etc. Then again, the original book was 1906 so it could be anypla...
I am a fan of B. Borssuck books in general. 3 of my recent articles for Needlepoint Now magazine have been on B.'s books. This is her excellent letters (and numbers, it is very hard to find stitchery books with numbers as well as letters in them). The other big plus here is that this book is designed and charted for needlepoint. Most are embroidery or cross-stitch and have to be slightly adapted for needlepoint.
Each Alphabet or Number in this book is graphed full size, so the graphs can be...
Sherlee Lantz is well known as the creator and author of the book TrianglePoint as well as this, her encyclopedic and huge (508 pages) book on the structure and geometry of needlepoint. The book is subtitled: Centuries of Design, Textures, Stitches A New Exploration I never noticed this before but the back cover has recommendations from some unusual people like: The New York Times, Leo Lerman, Romain Gary and Jules Feiffer. From the front dust jacket We usually associate the abstract beauties...
Despite the existence of several newly published books on finishing, this classic book, Finishing and Mounting Your Needlepoint Pieces, remains a popular and requested book.
Although this book's focus is finishing and mounting finshed needlepoint projects, it also has 40 original needlepoint designs. Covered are blocking, lining, mitering corners etc. There is complete information on how to make trims of braid, cord. fringes and tassels. The book has many pictures illustrating these technique...
The subtitle for this interesting book is:
120 Contemporary Designs Fort Cross Stitch and Needlepoint.
So many of the current Alphabet books are based on historic designs andf lettering, it is nice to see a book with a more miodern take. Plus, numbers are very rare among these books. You wouldn't think this was so but it is.
Stitch Alphabets and Numbers begins with some basics, materials needed, basic designs and how to approach it all.
The alphabets in this book are truly unique. I boug...
This is an unusual needlepoint book, I know there are very few (if any) other books on this subject. This book has 43 color plates and 28 diagrams. This book has become incredibly rare. I have sold a number of them over the years and each time I try to replace it, it gets harder to find and more expensive. I think this unique book is worth it. All the stitch charts are done in full color with a color key. I think it would be difficult to stitch a plaid without a full color chart. One in shades...
This is a very interesting book, it is a book subject and approach I have not seen before. Everybody always seems concerned with the main event in any piece of needlepoint. The main design or motif or whatever. So little thought is every given to backgrounds. In fact, most of today's most admired and creative needlepoint designers ignore the whole subject of backgrounds. It is left up to the individual stitchers to chose a background and often the colors as well. The book begins with a short p...
I have listed these books separately, as well, so when on one (or any) of them sells by itself I will have to remove the listing for the whole group.
These are volumes
3405: An Encyclopedia of Ribbon Embroidery Flowers
3408: An Encyclopedia of Ribbon Embroidery Birds, Butterflies amp; Blossoms
3409: An Enchclopedia of Ribbon Embroideru Fruits, Vegetables amp; Herbs
3410: An Encyclopedia of Ribbon Embroidery Holiday Designs
3412: Encyclopedia of Ribbon Embroidery Borders
They were publishe...
I am a fan of Yukiko Ogura's stitchery books. They are well translated to English and the instructions and pictures are excellent.
This book was available new until recently, it no longer is howevcer this copy, except for some slight storagerippling on the spine (from being stored standing upright which is the right way to keep books) it is in perfect condition.
First up, ignore the word *Embroidery* in the title (or not, if the idea interests you). Most of the techniques here will work for n...
I think borders are important to a *completed* needlepoint project. I know they do not seem to be in favor with designers right now but I maintain that a good border adds to a great design. The other issue here is corners. As someone who admits to being *corner challenged* I am always interested in books like this. I don't know of any contemporary book still in print that addresses this but fortunately there is this classic book (and one other by Sandra Urban, Chartered Borders, Bands and Corne...
I know I have often mentioned Margaret Boyles' many excellent book on Bargello Needlepoint. As far as I know, this is Ms. Boyles only book on regular needlepoint. This is an interesting and very forward thinking book. When it was published, in 1974, few if any other needlepoint books mentioned Decorative Stitching. Needlepoint Stitchery discusses it, in depth, as well as putting 2 versions of the same design on it's cover. One is stitched in plain stitch and one is done in a variety of decorati...
Gobelin Stitch is one of the most useful Needlepoint (or Embroidery) stitches there is. The name is derived from the Famous French Tapestries that were made at the Gobelins factory near Paris. Quoted and paraphrased from the dust jacket flap (always a source of info) Like Bargello, Gobelin Stitch covers several threads (of canvas) with each stitch. It goes very quickly, is economical with wool and needs no printed pattern on the canvas. This interesting book is suitable for beginners, it woul...
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