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Needlework Books
Embroidery, Cross stitch
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BG15-bk33 $40.00
Bulgarian Needlepoint Lace
Maria Koleva - Sofia 1990
Out of print; hard to find
52-pp softcover 6.5" x 9.5"
- Written instructions for 39 stitches
- 24 color illustrations
- 47 black & white illustrations
- Bibliography, Table of Contents
- Context in traditional costumes and customs
- Extensive color photos
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C64 $45 Latviešu Rakstainie Cimdi
(Latvian Patterned Gloves)
Author -- Mirza Slava
1990 hardcover 8.5" x 12"
Slight wrinkling on cover
- 175 pages, Latvian text
- 6-page summary in Russian, English, German
- 575 glove patterns, color illustrations
- Monochrome pattern grids
- Gifting traditions & mitten folklore
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BCA16-D $42. 2 copies available
Narodni Vezovi Hrvatske / Kroatische Stickkunst / Croatian Folk Embroidery
Graficki Zavod Hrvatske 1978
Size 9½” x 9½” Hard cover 196pp
- Good used condition, minor flaws:
- Several tears to dust jacket
- Blue hard cover has white marks

- Croatian, German, English text
- Embroidery & applique patterns from Zagorje, Istria, Slavoniato, Konavle, etc
- Photos from Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb
- Beautiful color plates
- Some black and white photos
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Bk43-509 $8.50 Filet Crochet Projects and Charted Designs
1979 Dover 8¼" x 11" softcover l48pp

- Photos of the finished articles
- Close-up detail photos
- Specifics for needle, and hook
- Over 50 projects
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SBS19 $10. Danish Pulled Thread Embroidery
Winckler, Davis, Fangel, Madsen
Dover Needlework Series 1977
100 Pages, 9.2” x 6.5“ paperback
Text in Danish and English
Used copy, excellent condition
Illustrations, precise instructions, and diagrams of historic and modern Danish pulled thread designs, tablecloths, doilies, and placemats.
- 84 line drawings
- 89 black and white photographs
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D68 $28.
Bulgarian Embroideries
– DMC Library
Stapled softcover 1970
7½” x 11¾” - 20pp
- 16 color plates
- Counted thread embroidery patterns
- Directions to work the patterns
- DMC colors for each pattern
- Good vintage condition
- Owner’s name inside cover, whited out
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D16-10 $25.
Morocco Embroideries
– DMC Library
Softcover 1969
7½” x 11¾” - 20pp
Good vintage condition
Slight water damage to cover & bottom corner
- 18 color plates
- 61 models of borders, grounds, motifs
- Patterns on grid paper
- Directions to work the patterns
- DMC colors for each pattern
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D48-20 $40.
Folk Embroidery in Yugoslavia
Natalija Dajović, editor; 1988
English text, 172pp 9” x 12”
Drawings and photographs
Hardcover; pictorial glossy paper-covered boards
Embroidery Techniques – directions & sketches for 60 embroidery stitches
Design motifs and models
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