BOOK THOUGHTS: A RAINBOW OF STITCHES

 I am sure I have not written reviews for “alllll” the books on stitches I have.Last year I purchased one of those embroidery books with a billion stitches to create and 999,999,999 of the stitches I cannot find a demonstration on how they are to be sewn. I have subscribed to quite a few embroidery channels on YouTube and downloaded a book from National Archives on embroidery, I was on Thriftbooks.com and saw: A RAINBOW OF STITCHES  by Agn
es Delage-Calvet, Anne Sohier-Fournel, Muriel Brunet, Francoise Ritz, Photographed by Frederic Lucano- Embroidery and Cross Stitch Basics, Plus More Than 1,000Motifs and 80 Projects, list price $24.99, copyright 2009 purchase price $9.39; with FREE shipping. 

MY THOUGHTS:

• If you are a cross stitcher, and I have done a few, you will love it. 
• As an embroiderer: there are lots of ideas and patterns to trace and create.
• Looking for gift ideas, there are 80 wonderful suggestions.
• Did I learn how to do a new embroidery stitch NO!

But the book is well worth the investment and I do not regret buying it. I like creating my own designs thus I classify it as inspirational, motivational and helpful.

Written by MarshaL Floyd
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BOOK THOUGHTHS: ONE HUNDRED EMBROIDERY STITCHES

 

ONE HUNDRED EMBROIDERY STITCHES – published COATS & CLARK’S BOOK No.150-B, published 1979, original cost 60 cents.  

A few months ago I purchased an embroidery sampler book with a wide variety of stitches, I want to finish the book BUT many of the stitches I did not know and could not find a lesson on how to do them.  I have searched YouTube and purchased books to no avail, until I discovered this used book.

ONE HUNDRED EMBROIDERY STITCHES my not have all the stitches I need but it has many of them. What I am discovering is the best book for learning how to do various stitches are often out of print books. Thus, sources like WORLD OF BOOKS and THRIFT BOOKS, there may be others will have books for how things used to be before machines took over.  I have found this to be true with quilting and applique as well.

ONE HUNDRED EMBROIDERY STITCHES arrived encased in a plastic envelope, my plan is to have a printer duplicate the booklet, 33 pages, to preserve this classic book. WHAT A FIND!

*Note This book is available at various prices and there is also  1964 version that I will be ordering after I post this review. Same title, cost $4 original cost 35 cents.

WRITTEN by Marsha L Floyd
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED