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Alte Mustertucjer zum Nachsticken
(Old
Samplers from the 17th-19th Century, Charted for Reproduction),
by Angelika Walter.
A book of charted graphs of eight entire samplers, with excellent color photos of the antique originals with the reproductions, and text in both German and English. The graphs and instructions for eight complete samplers are very well done, and the choice of samplers is superb (very unusual and lovely designs). The earliest sampler is dated 1679, and features Sibmacher's famous stag motif amongst gorgeous flowers, and an extensive cityscape. Others include a pictorial Nuremberg sampler of 1717, one from Schleswig-Holstein dated 1779, a northern German sampler of 1815 with a lovely shepherdess and other significant figures, an unusual sampler of 1819 from Sulzbach-Rosenberg with lovely solidly cross stitched vignettes of architectural scenes, and a wonderfully bold red and blue northern German sampler of 1843 packed with symbolic motifs. Highly recommended! 152 pages, hardbound, $40.00
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Old Italian Patterns for Linen Embroidery,
collected and analyzed by Frieda Lipperheide,
translated and edited by Kathleen Epstein
 This
attractive large hardbound folio is a new version of
the original 1892 edition. This volume was one of
the first investigations into the relationship
between embroidery designs and stitches of the early
European Renaissance and their antecedents in the
middle east. Most interesting are the 85 patterns
illustrated on 30 separate large plates, with stitch
diagrams, and many photographs from original early
Italian textiles. Hardbound folio, black and white,
63 pages, $40.00
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PUNTO ASSISI
Collected and charted by
Alida Becchetti, text by Silvana Toppetti
 While
the introduction to this marvelous collection of traditional
Assisi patterns is in Italian, the majority of the book
consists of the patterns themselves: wonderful patterns lost
in time, which I've never seen reproduced elsewhere. I found
the book in a small bookshop in Assisi (Umbria, Italy) last
summer, and was finally able to track down the publisher and
have it imported. Softbound, 79 pages,
$29.00
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HERE BE WYVERNS:
Hundreds of Patterns Graphed from Medieval Sources,
 by
Nancy Spies
This is probably the best
collection of early documented patterns we've seen since The
New Carolingian Modelbook went out of print years ago.
Included are chapters on animals, lettering, borders, human
figures, water creatures, mythological creatures, birds, and
odds and ends: over 400 in all. The patterns have been clearly
graphed for cross stitch embroidery.
Spiral bound, 192 pages, $30.00
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Beginner's Guide to Embroidered Boxes
 by
Janet Edmonds
Inspired
by the elaborately decorated boxes and caskets of centuries
past, the author shows how to create a stunning collection of
richly embroidered boxes using a combination of embroidery
techniques. Detailed step-by-step photographs accompany
easy-to-follow text, and a sequence of projects illustrates
how to construct, decorate, and complete a range of different
shapes, from rectangular boxes to pentagons, and chests.
Softbound, 80 pages, $18.00
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RICAMI d'ASSISI #3
Casa Editrice Mani di Fata
From the people who brought you
Ricami d'Assisi #2, here is another volume of traditional
Italian motifs executed in backstitch and cross stitch.
Printed in full color, softbound, 50 pages, $24.00
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Traditional Needlework in
Miniature
by Annelle Ferguson
This book tells the story of the needle arts with
lush illustrations of miniaturized designs. Top miniaturist needleworks contributed 54 projects you can make and use
authentically in settings spanning seven centuries. Hard
bound, 200 pages, 54 patterns, 198 color, 31 illustrations,
$35.00
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