Jane Greenoff

Over 30 Cross Stitch Designs Inspired by Traditional Samplers
Historically authentic sampler designs inspired by the author's own collection. In recent years, embroidered samplers have become highly collectible. Jane Greenoff uses her own historical sampler collection as the inspiration for over 30 unique antique style cross stitch designs so that you can begin a collection of your very own. Each project chapter is inspired by a popular sampler style. Samplers were traditionally used to teach young girls a variety of skills: darning samplers improved mending skills while alphabet samplers helped with literacy and samplers with improving mottoes instilled morality. Band and spot motif samplers were used to record the stitches they had learned. Many of the superb designs are complemented by additional counted thread stitches to encourage you to extend your stitching repertoire, including drawn and pulled thread techniques.

Contents: Introduction 1 History of Samplers 2 Back to Basics 3 Projects House samplers Alphabet samplers Map samplers Darning samplers Red samplers Spot motif samplers Berlin style samplers Victorian sayings Band samplers 4 Stitch library 5 Motifs for personal designs 6 Mounting and framing 7 Care of antique samplers Suppliers & Acknowledgments Index $25.00 

Traditional Embroidered Animals
by Sarah Don
Mythical dragons, heraldic lions, fabled foxes, domestic cats and dogs, exotic elephants (after slips worked by Mary Queen of Scots), are all included in this book, including their sources and symbolic meanings. The animals are shown in detail, with charted patterns, most in full color. The author describes their role through the different embroidery fashions and techniques, as well as the pattern sources, symbolism, and the materials and techniques used, to recreate them. Hardbound, 128 pages, hard cover, $28.00