BG15-bk33     $26.00    

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

D48 O252 $58.

Embroidery of the Greek Islands – Roderick Taylor

Line drawings by Antony Maitland

1998, 11”x 13” Hardcover,192 pp

Brown cloth-covered boards

Beautiful dust jacket

Vintage, pre-owned; excellent condition

• English text
• Extensive illustrations, most in color
• Comprehensive reference on Greek embroideries
• Materials, techniques, notes on early collectors
• Bibliography, Glossary, Index

BCA16-D  $42.  SALE PRICE $36.

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
•  

D48-13   Softcover edition  $22.50

Embroidered Textiles - Traditional Patterns from Five Continents with a Worldwide Guide to Identification

Author Sheila Paine 

Line drawings Imogen Paine

Published 1995 Thames & Hudson

192 pp    8” x 9.5”

Lovely book, excellent reference

Pre-owned, in pristine condition

• Very interesting advice on collecting embroidery
• Details of international collections
• 15-section regional guide to world embroidery identification
• 171 beautiful color photographs
• 126 black and white photos and line drawings
• Bibliography, Collections & Collectors, Glossary, Sources of illustrations, Acknowledgments, Index

Bk43-509  $6.50    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

SBS19 $7.50  Danish Pulled Thread Embroidery

Ida Winckler, Frances A. Davis, Esther Fangel, Agnete W. 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

D68      $26.

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

D16-10      $23.

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

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