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RARE Alphabet and Monogram Books
rare out of print booksd on alphabets, monograms or numbers to stitch
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This interesting book is about historical lettering applications and lettering design more then an actual instruction book. There are graphs, lettering templates and instructions but design does seem to be most of what this book is about.
It is a Batsford Book, another of thier fine books on stitcery and published in the UK, so the historical design is mostly English. Still is is an interesting read and full of pictures.
The chapters are: History of Lettering, History of embroidered Letters...
This is an interesting book, the Monograms & Ciphers shown are all originals, designed & 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 anyplace...
There has been an amazing response to my article on B. Borssuck's Alphabet & Monogram books in Needlepoint Now magazine.
Almost all the orders I received were for both books.
In the early 1980s B. Borssuck wrote several outstanding Needlework books. There are 2 Letters & numbers books, a wonderful Dog design book, one with borders, motifs etc & a Star Of David design book. Most of her designs are suitable for embroidery, cross-stitch or needlepoint. The subtitle to Needlework Monograms is...
Di Van Niekerk is a very fine needlework teacher and author. She has made the areas of Ribbon Work and Stumpwork (often combined) her speciality. Embroidered Alphabets is ou-oprint now and has gotten very expensive & hard to find. I hate it that these excellent books go out-of-print so quickly. She is also the author of Cicely Mary Baker's Flower Faries in Ribbon Embroidery & Stumpwork, a really magical book as well as the wonderful Silk Roses book. This is her Embroidered Alphabets...
79 Decorative Alphabets For Designers and Craftspeople is a very good collection of letter styles, they range all the way across the spectrum, from plain to very fancy, from small to large. There is even a set of Numbers on page 95. why just one set of numbers is beyond me, makes no sense does it? Carol Belanger Grafton is a very well-knoiwn name as editor of books of this type. She consulted with Rita Weiss, another experienced & well-known needlework writer and editor on the final selection...
100 beautifullty Illuminated letters including Parchment, Classical and Harlequin designs. Illuminated Alphabets has 9 original alphabets created for this book.
Illuminated letters and manuscripts are the most beautiful and prized, the possibilities are nedless. These alphabets range from simpler leaf or rose entwined designs to the elegant and classic Harlequin lettering.
Each alphabet is done in full color with basic instructions as well as ideas for variations.
There is a section...
Carol Belanger Grafton is a familiar name, she has edited several other books of this kind. I stopped counting at 13 titles, there were more. I carry some of her's fine compilations here in both my New Monogram and Alphabets category as well as several of her used books.There are no number designs in this book.When I saw this title I could not resist and I am glad I did not. This is truly a unique collection of Monograms and Alphabets. There are all different sizes and styles here but I want...
I am a fan of B. Borssuck books in general. 3 of my 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 b...
I am often asked about books of lettering and monograms for stitchers. There are a few good ones out there but none as comprehensive as this one. This is another of Graham Leslie McCallum's excellent sourcebooks containing 4000 Alphabets & Letters and including a CD with everything on it. The book includes whole alphabets and elaborate initials (monograms) from Roman inscription to modern alphabets for graphic designers. The book also has a visual explanation of the development of l...
There are so many really fine accessories or gift that can be done in needlepoint, they are often over looked in a world of pillows, panels & rugs.
The subtitle for this book is: A Complete How-To Workbook for Making Quick Needlepoint Gifts.
After looking through this book, I would love to have some of the *gifts* here
Quoting from the back of the dust jacket:
" In this delightful and useful book, Meredith Gladstone provides exact instructions and full size patterns to trace directly unto...
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 b...
Dover Publishing is known for excellent books like this, a niche book to be sure but they find them and publish (or re-publish) them. Otherwise books like this would be lost. Modern Monograms has 1310 Graphic Designs for Monograms. Here, monograms are defined as "two or more letters interwoven in artistic harmony. Most, if not all, of the design are are based on 2 letters. The monograms are arranged alphabetically, each letter of the alphabet is combined with every other letter.
Modern Mono...
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