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ANIMALS EMBROIDERIES AND PATTERNS
by Raffaella Serena
 The discovery of the Nowotny collection in Vienna brings us a collection that is unique both in quality and quantity of the patterns. It is also a comprehensive record of some of the most refined and elegant creations of the 19th century.
In the history of embroidery, the 19th century occupies a very special place. Not only did it coincide with the most popular period in this time-honoured art but is also happened to be the century in which embroidery gave full expression to the ideal of femininity.
This book perfectly complements Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna, Serena's first publication concerning the Nowotny Collection. Like its counterpart, Animal Embroideries and Patterns surveys samplers, motifs and decorative patterns, but focuses solely on animal patterns.
The embroideries are perfectly reproduced in 221 flawless colour photographs and are accompanied by 24 technical drawings. These are printed on individual sheets (20 x 16 in/500 x 400 mm), enclosed in a separate envelope and shrink-wrapped with the book.
Raffaella Serena, an expert in, and collector of, all applied arts, has extensively researched petit-point and cross-stitch history for more than twenty years. Her interest in the applied arts led her to open the Bottega delle Arti Applicate in Milan where she holds embroidery classes. She is also the author of
Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna
208 pages, 221 color plates, 24 technical drawings (bound
separately)
$65.00
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EMBROIDERIES AND PATTERNS OF NINETEENTH CENTURY VIENNA
FROM THE NOWOTNY COLLECTION
by Raffaella Serena
 A previously unpublished, newly discovered collection of early nineteenth century embroidery with superb photography of the original embroideries, also includes working patterns of practical interest to needleworkers. The author surveys samplers, motifs, and patterns, including garlands, flowers, animals and landscapes, of the Biedermeier
period. Hardbound, 208
pages, 200 color
illustrations, 40 line
diagrams, $80.00
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BERLIN WORK: Samplers & Embroidery Of The Nineteenth Century
by Raffaella Serena
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Le Livres des
Lettres Volume II:
D'ici d'Ailleurs
by Valerie
Lejeune
 This
second volume has
more alphabets than
the first, including
a section on
"Alphabets of the
World", including
Russian, Hebrew,
Greek, Japanese,
Ethiopian, and more,
all charted for
cross stitch
embroidery.
Softbound, 208
pages, OUT OF PRINT
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Alphabets From Early
Samplers
by
Marsha Van Valin
 This
book features 64
different charted
alphabets taken from
antique samplers
dating from the late
16th to the mid 19th
century. It is an
invaluable reference
for designers as well
as casual
needleworkers looking
for distinctive, and
historically correct
period lettering
styles. The text
includes historically
appropriate color
recommendations, with
DMC cotton and au ver
a soie Soie d'Alger
silk numbers provided,
as well as background
on the evolution of
lettering styles.
Alphabetical and
numerical sequences
from the earliest band
samplers, to elaborate
Scottish illuminated
lettering, to the
austere Roman style
Quaker letters, are
featured. Softbound,
40 pages, $16.00
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Creative Sampler
Embroidery
by Caroline Vincent
Creative Sampler
Embroidery takes a
fresh approach to this
traditional art. Using
stitches and colors,
it is full of ideas
for capturing today’s
world with a sampler,
still using age-old
designs but
interpreting them with
beautiful images and
new techniques.
Topics covered
include: · Stitches –
the samplers are based
around the favored
cross-stitch, but
other stitches are
suggested to give
embroideries a rich
texture. · Color – the
mixing and blending of
colors to create a
wide range of effects
and a harmonious
design. · Designs – a
great variety of
motifs are included
from Suffolk sheep to
sunflower, country
house to cornstalk. ·
Composition – five
larger projects are
included. · Step-by-by
instructions are given
with threads to use on
both Aida and
Evenweave cloth.
Hardbound, 128
pages, fully
illustrated with 210
color photographs and
82 easy-to-follow
graphs. $40.00
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Sampler Motifs and
Symbolism
by Patricia Andrle and
Lesley Rudnicki
 This
book supplies a
dictionary of the
symbolic meanings
behind old sampler
motifs and the
reproduction of a
Scottish sampler, plus
four "new" traditional
samplers (nb: with
motifs taken from
samplers reproduced by
The Scarlet Letter for
The Fitzwilliam
Museum, although this
is not noted in the
credits) with complete
graphs and
instructions.
Hardbound, 96 pages,
$35.00
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