Needlework

The New Anchor Book of Blackwork Embroidery Stitches - $16.00
Techniques and designs. The perfect introduction to blackwork embroidery. 48 patterns clearly explained with step-by-step working diagrams. 16 designs with easy to read charts and color photographs. 64pp. Pb.

The New Anchor Book of Crewelwork - $17.00
Techniques and designs. The perfect introduction to crewelwork embroidery. 49 stitches clearly explained with step-by-step working diagrams. 16 designs with easy to trace templates and color photographs. 64pp. Pb.

The New Anchor Book of Hardanger - $17.00
Techniques and designs. The perfect introduction to hardanger embroidery. 40 stitches clearly explained with step-by-step working diagrams. Over 35 designs with easy to read charts and color photographs. 64pp. Pb.

The New Anchor Book of Pulled Thread Embroidery Stitches - $16.00
Techniques and designs. The perfect introduction to pulled thread embroidery. 45 stitches clearly explained with step-by-step working diagrams. 16 designs with easy to read charts and color photographs. 64pp. Pb.

The Bargello Book - $36.00
Frances Salter. Bargello, or Florentine Work, dates from the 17th Century and is characterised by parallel lines of straight stitches in "wave", "flame" or similar formations. The repeat patterns build into stunning designs, which often have a three dimensional effect. The book includes 34 stitch patterns, providing a mix of traditional and contemporary designs. 73pp. Pb.

Beginners Guide to Goldwork - $28.00
Ruth Chamberlin. Ruth Chamberlin's exquisite work is an inspiration in this lavishly illustrated practical guide to embroidering with gold threads. With all of the techniques needed to produce Ruth's beautiful designs explained in clear, step-by-step photographs, this superb book will appeal to both beginners and experienced embroiderers alike. The beauty of goldwork lies in the way it reflects the light when threads and stitches are worked into a design in different ways. The texture, the tones and the shapes all combine to create rich, wonderful embroideries that are a joy to behold. Ruth explains all about the materials, the stitches, how to transfer designs, raise surfaces and much more. Diagrams, patterns and detailed step-by-step photographs illustrate each stage and include superb finished pieces which will appeal to all embroiderers, whatever their skill level. 64pp. Pb.

Blackwork Embroidery - $16.00
Geddes & McNeil. You can use Blackwork to striking effect on towels, table linens, sheets and clothing, as well as on wall hangings and pillows. The book opens with a substantial and interesting history of Blackwork, explains the techniques used, contains a very good chapter on designing for Blackwork and then presents some 200 filling patterns. 115pp, 320 illustrations.

The Book of Silk - $58.00
Philippa Scott. This magnificant book tells the rich history of this remarkable material through five millennia, reproducing hundresds of fabrics, furnishings and garments from all parts of the world. The story begins in Ancient China, goes by the legendary Silk Road to Byzantium and the Islamic world, to Ottoman Turkey and India - and on the the Renaissance, and the baroque and rococo silks of Western Christendom. A dazzling selection of 274 illustrations, many drawn from private collections shows silk in couture and decoration, carpets, embroidery and even painting. 256pp. Pb.

Celtic Animal Charted Designs - $9.00
Ina Kliffen. Forty-three carefully designed color-coded charts depict bizarre mythical creatures that abound in Celtic art. Complete instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginning needlecrafters to create a menagerie of fabulous fauna that will embellish clothing, linens and other domestic items. 48pp. Pb.

Celtic Charted Designs - $9.00
Co Spinhoven. Over 300 lovely designs from Book of Kells, Tara Brooch, other Celtic sources: spiral work, knot work, biomorphic patterns, more. 64pp. Pb.

Complete Guide to Needlework Techniques and Materials - $15.00
Consultant Editor: Mary Gostelow. A uniquely practical illustrated guide to all the popular techniques used in embroidery today. Step-by=step sequences clearly demonstrate the many techniques involved. Beautifully presented with hundreds of full-colour pictures. Describes how to collect, display and care for fine examples, and includes an explanation of conservation techniques. 224pp. Hb.

Elizabethan Cross Stitch - $25.00
Barbara Hammet. Enter a world of elaborate trelliswork, coiling stems and sumptuous fruits and florals. 95 designs created from the distinctive needlework and textiles of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Projects include: renaissance table linen; vibrant scrollwork pictures; luscious fruit and flowers bell pull and cushion; beaded trellis bags and pincushions; tree-of-life firescreen; traditional band sampler; floral notebook collection; four-seasons cushions; knot garden boxes. 105pp. Pb.

Embroidered Knot Gardens - $43.00
Owen Davies & Gill Holdsworth. Using three dimensional stumpwork, canvaswork and ribbonwork. 128pp. Hb.

Goldwork Embroidery - $45.00
Mary Brown. Ancient European tradition lives on in goldwork, an art form encompassing embroidery with all types of metal threads, not only gold. Once reserved for royalty and other aristocrats, goldwork is now available to all through this fully illustrated guide. Part historical reference, part project plan book, and fully stuffed with pattern templates, it is an authoritative sourcebook on the history, materials, and techniques of goldwork embroidery. There are 15 projects for readers to complete, such as the Ornamental Fan, Portrait of a Woman, a lush Cornucopia, and an arresting Byzantine Angel. Color photographs show examples of medieval designs, and provide visual guideposts through each new project, while a section on metal thread manufacturing delivers a rich historical perspective. 208pp. Pb.

Here Be Drolleries - $37.00
Nancy Spies. With over 400 new patterns based on medieval motifs, Here Be Drolleries, a follow-up volume to Here be Wyverns, will provide anyone who can work from a graph -- needleworker, knitter, weaver, beader, quilter, etc. -- with another exciting collection of designs to work with. There are new alphabets,enchanting birds and animals, amusing drolleries, and a wide variety of borders and other intriguing subjects. 194pp. Sb.

Here Be Wyverns - $42.00
Nancy Spies. This is a charted needlework design treasure trove of charts. Divided into groupings like animals, birds, architecture, people, and all-over patterns and borders, each section is full of charts drawn by the author from medieval sources. The patterns and borders sections are especially useful for its depictions of the key element of the repeat patterns. 192pp, Sb.

In Praise of the Needlewoman - $55.00
Gail Carolyn Sirna. In this beautiful and rewarding collection of paintings that spans more than five centuries, Gail Carolyn Sirna explores artists' depictions of women engaged in the timeless and much loved pursuit of needlework. 190pp. Hb.

Little Bead Boxes - $29.00
Julia S. Pretl. Working with only cylindrical beads and simple variations on peyote stitch — a beadworker’s basic — here are presented an array of delightful miniature boxes, constructed entirely of beads. With step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow patterns, Pretl leads readers of all skill levels through her original techniques for creating three-sided, five-sided and six-sided rectangular, square and stacked boxes. Blank graphs are also included so that after you’ve built these twelve beauties, you can design several of your own to collect and cherish or to give away. 112pp. Pb.

Making Miniature Chinese Rugs & Carpets - $25.00
Carol Phillipson. There is a wonderful variety of ornate Oriental designs in this book of Chinese rug patterns. These being miniature, the largest one is about 5x7". Albeit small, the rugs are nothing short of spectacular in their design and use of color. There is a full page, color photograph of each finished rug as well as a full page, color chart of the design. A handy conversion chart in the back makes it possible to work the rugs in your choice of wool, cotton, or silk threads. Any of these patterns would make a lovely, rewarding project. 93pp. Pb.

Making Miniature Oriental Rugs & Carpets - $27.00
Meik & Ian McNaughton. This exquisite collection of 25 oriental rug and carpet designs will appeal to everyone interested in fine needlework. Each of the designs has been adapted to 1/12 scale from a full sized original, with a range of old and modern designs. For each design there is a colour photograph of the finished piece, along with a clear colour chart and list of thread shades. Advice on materials and techniques is also included, and information about the history and origins of the carpets adds extra interest. 102pp. Pb.

The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots - $32.00
Margaret Swain. First comprehensive study of the Queen as a needlewoman. Every piece marked by her cipher or monogram is illustrated in full. The text shows the author’s unquestioned scholarship. This is a history, not a project book, and valuable as such. Black and white photographs and several in colour. 128pp, Pb.

Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery & Needlepoint - $15.00
Frederico Vinciolo. Superb reproduction of most popular 16th-century lace design book by Queen of France's favorite patterner. Contains all of the nearly 100 original patterns for point coupe, reticella and guipure; the second part describes square netting and embroidery on cloth. 83 full-page plates. 93pp. Pb.

Royal School of Needlework: Embroidery Techniques - $42.00
Sally Sanders. This is a lovely book and should find a sure place on any serious needleworker's library shelf. Organized around techniques, the format uses projects to teach application. Sometimes, the same project appears showing the variety of effect produced by using, say, goldwork instead of crewel. Technically precise, and demanding, the projects are clearly laid out and beautifully photographed. There is depth and range of field here that one would expect of the Royal School of Needlework and you will not be disappointed. Pb.

Traditional Hardanger Embroidery - $6.00
Priscilla Publishing Co. Easy to learn, this beautiful traditional Norwegian form of counted-thread needlework incorporates only a few basic stitches, works up quickly, and can be readily adapted to a variety of projects. 50 beautiful and authentic designs, with instructions. 32pp. Pb.