NEEDLEWORK AND EMBROIDERY TOOLS
by Eleanor Johnson
This shire album illustrated in color, encompasses early sewing tools from thimbles to workboxes. Also discussed are pincushions, scissors, and miscellaneous accessories: several hundred tools and related sewing objects are covered, with discussion of their uses, and tips for collectors.
Softbound, 40 pages, $12.00
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EMBROIDERED GEORGIAN PICTURES
by Margaret Swain.
This shire album illustrates and discusses the
meticulously embroidered
pictures made in Georgian
Britain and America, between
1714 and 1830. The subjects
and techniques were greatly
varied, and the pictures
were created by schoolgirls
as well as accomplished
women artists.
Softbound, 32 pages, $9.00
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UPSTAIRS - DOWNSTAIRS/PLAIN AND FANCY:
Catalogue of an exhibition of samplers and historic embroideries
dating from 1590 to 1880
from Witney Antiques
 Made by all levels of society, from the rich to the poor, from the occupants of palaces and grand houses to the workhouses and orphanages; either worked with a view to future employment or to embellish grand households, these examples of plain and fancy samplers and needlework pictures illuminate the lives of the girls and women who made them.
Softbound, 53 color illustrations, $32.00
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MOUNTMELLICK EMBROIDERY
Edited by Jules and Kaethe Kliot.
This whitework embroidery technique is easily recognized by its bold, heavy stitches, the natural floral motifs, the absence of any openwork, the predominantly surface stitches, typically fringed edges, and the overall appearance of sculptured ivory. Traditionally worked with heavy knitting cotton on a heavy, firm cotton base, the finished work was very durable. A convent in the Irish town of Mountmellick is given credit for originating the technique in the early 19th century. This book is a facsimile of a late 19th century English needlework magazine giving complete instructions for executing this work.
Softbound, 98 pages, $18.00
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BERLIN WORK:
Samplers & Embroidery
Of The Nineteenth Century
by Raffaella Serena, 224 pages,
$80.00
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 THE ORNAMENTAL BRANCHES:
Needlework and Arts from the Lititz Moravian Girl's School between 1800 and 1865
by Patricia Herr.
88 pages, $22.00
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THE NEEDLEWORK OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
by Margaret Swain. |
 The events of Mary Stuart's stormy life have provided a dramatic topic for literature of all kinds. However, although it is also well known that a large body of needlework attributed to her exists, little attempt has been made to authenticate these works or to explain how such an energetic and impetuous woman could have found pleasure in this meticulous craft. This is the first comprehensive study of the Queen of Scots as a needlewoman. It describes all the works associated with her, and for the first time every piece marked by her cipher or monogram is illustrated in full. This is not only a significant work in the history of needlework, but sheds a new and fascinating light on those aspects of Mary's life about which little is known. Softbound, 128 pages, $35.00
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