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

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

BCA16-D  $42.  

Narodni Vezovi Hrvatske / Kroatische Stickkunst / Croatian Folk Embroidery

Graficki Zavod Hrvatske 1978

• 9½” x 9½”  Hard cover 196 pp
• 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 and monochrome plates

2-16  $36.

Yugoslavia / Croatian Folk Embroidery Designs & Techniques

• Another edition of the book above - see descriptions
• English text - 1975
• Technique, Stitches, Diagrams
• 197 gorgeous color plates with captions
• 9½” square Hardcover

D48-5    $32.   Betsy Harrell

Anatolian Knitting Designs, Sivas Stocking Patterns Collected in an Istanbul Shantytown 

1981   English text

Knitting designs of Sivas group of Turkish women

363 motifs, charts, color photos, fold-out map 

6½” x 9½” softcover 134 pp   Used, very good condition, slightly bent lower right corner

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

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

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

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 

C5x   $10.  Малко умение, малко търпение

A Little Skill, A Little Patience

• Bulgarian text
• 16 types of needlework including Gaitani, Applique, Quilting, Embroidery
• 9½ “ x 13" softcover 40pp
• Vintage 1990 Sofia
• Color & B&W photos
• Instructional diagrams for techniques