Rita Weiss

Frank Fontana

Miniature iron on transfer patterns for dollhouses and dolls. Over 100 designs for projects. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Create lovely dollhouse rugs, quilts, pillows, bedspreads, chair seats, more, with over 100 reusable miniature transfer patterns. Designs for various parts of your dollhouse and other small projects. Over 100 designs.

Miniature Iron-On Transfer Patterns for Dollhouses, Dolls and Small Projects

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Mary Thomas

Jan Eaton

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Michigan

First published in 1934, Mary Thomas' book has long been a favorite of novice and experienced embroiderers alike. Updated by Jan Eaton, it pictures and describes over 400 embroidery stitches arranged by usage, ranging from basic outline and border stitches to more complex detached-filling and pulled-fabric stitches. This is an outstanding reference book that will enable all needle-workers to master the art of embroidery.

Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches

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Nori Koenig

Suzanne McNeill

Quilts, Pillows, Towels, and More

Enjoy this touch of nostalgia and adapt these exciting array of patterns to your individual tastes and decorating

Vintage Animals

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Fresh ideas for beginners 

Needle Painting Embroidery 

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Jan Beaney

Jean Littlejohn

Arkansas

Designs, Textures, Stitches

'A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery' illustrates a wealth of ideas from two internationally renowned embroiderers. It is divided into two sections: the first, ‘Design to Embroider’ by Jean Littlejohn develops ideas showing that anyone can design as well as decorate fabric and paper for embroidery. The second, ‘Stitched Images’ by Jan Beaney, illustrates how to colour fabric and combine this with stitchery. She then looks at ways of interpreting designs using appliqué, patchwork, quilting, and hand and machine embroidery. The final section gives guidance on selecting a theme. With the combined talents of two innovative embroiderers, this highly illustrated book is an inspiring source of colour, pattern, design, stitch and texture which will encourage embroiderers to create their own exciting and rewarding pieces.

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery

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Chronicle Chronicle Books

Crewelwork, Stump Work, Canvas Work, and More!

Ideer og vejledninger til små uldbroderier

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Woolly Embroidery

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Katherine Shaughnessy

Exquisite Designs in Contemporary Embroidery

One look at these pages and you know that this isn't your grandmother's crewel, but a hip, contemporary update that will have everyone reaching for a needle and thread. And these projects are easy, too, because crewel has no counting, no grids, and no cross-stitch--just beautiful free-form embroidery. Dive right in, guided by a basics chapter that explains how to do the different stitches, ranging from French knots to laid filling. Novices will swiftly move on to the 30 practice designs, all accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams, and a dozen lovely projects. Make a card or keepsake scrapbook embellished with stitched motifs, colorful totes, table runners, and an elegant tryptich.

The New Crewel

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#paperback #cozy #cozymystery #mystery #embroidery

South Dakota

An Embroidery Mystery

Marcy Singer owns The Seven Year Stitch, an embroidery specialty shop in the small town of Tallulah Falls, Oregon. Trouble strikes when an elderly woman brings an antique piece of embroidery into the shop-and promptly dies of unnatural causes. Now Marcy has to stitch together clues to catch a crafty killer.

Stitch Me Deadly

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#paperback #craft #embroidery #nonfiction #sewing #hobby 

South Carolina

Cute Kitties and Cows and Cubs and More... and a Yeti

Love stitching? Love animals? Then this sweet collection of creatures big and small is perfect for you! Featuring beginner-friendly embroidery patterns from a rising star in the craft community, it features a variety of irresistibly cute critters--pets, farm animals, dinosaurs, even mythical favorites like Pegasus. There are 25 projects in all, from a hedgehog stroller quilt to a dachshund keyboard wrist rest, plus dozens of motifs.

Stitch Love: Sweet Creatures Big and Small

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

OwlCrate Hedgewitch Embroidered Bookmark Kit

#paperback #hardcover #embroidery while the dust cover on this book is torn and a bit ragged, the book itself is covered in a beautiful green canvas.

Arizona

Crewel Embroidery

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Texas

10 Step-By-Step Projects Using Border Fabrics and Beads

Machine Embroidery and More

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Ohio

Vintage 1950s - Star Pot Holder Book 101

1994 edition. Originally published in 1987.

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Labors of Love : America's Textiles and Needlework, 1650-1930

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Reader's Digest Editors

Vermont

Some of us take pride and pleasure in our needlework skills, while others of us have been drawn to sewing crafts but haven't been confident enough to try them. Happily, this book is a gold mine of instruction and inspiration for everyone, whatever your level of skill.

Complete Guide to Needlework

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Shelf wear and dust jacket has some wear on it

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Pattern & Embroidery 

This book teaches the embroidery stitches used around the edges of fabric pieces in a Crazy Quilt. 

American School of Needlework 

An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches and Motifs

Cristin Morgan

Brand new, never used, all patterns still inside. smoke free home

Florida

Modern Hand Embroidery

Vibrant color and rich textures abound in Hoop Dreams, a stylish embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author Cristin Morgan of Marigold + Mars outlines the basics of 10 classic embroidery stitches and then teaches you how to use them to create 20 beautiful and practical projects for hoops, for the home, and to wear. New and experienced embroiderers alike will be delighted by the fresh motifs and bold color palettes and empowered by the easy step-by-step instructions and templates, which show that with just a few simple stitches, some basic materials, and an idea or two, you can stitch just about anything. A glossary of more than 50 additional patterns and motifs will inspire you to personalize your projects and use your newfound embroidery skills in fresh and imaginative ways. As an added bonus, the book includes an envelope with 10 carbon transfer papers for quickly transferring patterns to fabric. If you received a first printing of this book that includes transfer papers that do not work, please email us at abrams@abramsbooks.com or call (212) 206-7715 to receive replacement papers.

Hoop Dreams

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Therese de Dillmont

Th'r'se De Dillmont

Dust jacket shows age, but book is pristine inside and appears unread/opened. 

Colorado

The Encyclopedia of Needlework is a classic reference covering all aspects of needlework. This handsome hardback contains the full text and all 890 illustrations. The chapters are Sewing, Mending, Single and Cut Open Work, Net and Damask Stitches, White Embroidery, Flat and Gold Stitch Embroidery, Tapestry and Line Embroidery, Knitting, Crochet, Tatting, Netting, Irish Lace, Laces of Different Kinds, Miscellaneous Fancy Work, and Practical Directions.

Encyclopedia of Needlework (Fully Illustrated)

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Liz Keegan

Get the Most from Your Machine with Embroidery Designs and Inbuilt Decorative Stitches

Describes how to get the maximum benefit from one's sewing machine's embroidery functions, explaining how to copy designs off the internet, stabilize fabric and determine which threads and needles to use for optimal results. Original.

The Sewing Machine Embroiderer's Bible

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Tracy Chevalier

Book Condition - This book is still new, even though I read it, it does not have a cracked spine :)) 
About the Book - This was a slice of life that I needed at the time! I recommend this to anyone that feels they have strayed off their path in life. 

California

A Novel

"A buoyant tale about the path to acceptance and joy--beginning, like all journeys, with one brave step."--People "The best-selling novelist has done a masterful job of depicting the circumstances of a generation of women we seldom think about: the mothers, sisters, wives and fiances of men lost in World War I, whose job it was to remember those lost but not forgotten."--Associated Press A BEST BOOK OF 2019 with The New York Public Library | USA TODAY | Real Simple | Good Housekeeping | Chicago Sun Time | TIME | PopSugar | The New York Post | Parade 1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow. Told in Chevalier's glorious prose, A Single Thread is a timeless story of friendship, love, and a woman crafting her own life.

A Single Thread

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#paperback #embroidery #howto

Sharpie mark on bottom edge, otherwise good condition

An Instructional Encyclopedia of Open-Work Techniques

Open Canvas

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Jennifer Cardenas Riggs

You don’t need to know how. This books walks you through how to embroider, including techniques & tools. 

District of Columbia

Contemporary Projects for You and Your Home

Embroidery Now is a stylish hand-embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author and textile artist, Jennifer Cardenas Riggs, known on Instagram as @Threadhoney, walks you through the embroidery process. You'll learn about the materials included in the practice, nine different stitch techniques with illustrated step-by-step instructions, and 30 individual projects designed for you to use in your home and wardrobe.



Perfect for both new and experienced embroiderers alike, projects include a boho stitched lampshade, embroidered accent pillow, constellation tablecloth, minimalist canvas wall art, starry-stitched dresses and much more. You will be delighted by the unique, current designs, sophisticated colour palettes and on-trend motifs. Each project is broken down into step-by-step instructions and templates so you can recreate them yourself, even if you have no prior embroidery experience. Packed with tips and tricks and a lot of inspiration, Embroidery Now shows that anything can be embroidered and gives you the confidence to continue to embellish your world through embroidery.

 hing can be embroidered and gives you the confidence to continue to embellish your world through embroidery.

 hing can be embroidered and gives you the confidence to continue to embellish your world through embroidery.

 hing can be embroidered and gives you the confidence to continue to embellish your world through embroidery.

 

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Rita Weiss; Frank Fontana

Miniature Iron-On Transfer Patterns for Dollhouses, Dolls and Small Projects

Mary Thomas; Jan Eaton

Mary Thomas’s Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches

Nori Koenig; Suzanne McNeill

Vintage Animals

Trish Burr

Needle Painting Embroidery

Jan Beaney; Jean Littlejohn

A Complete Guide to Creative Embroidery

Chronicle Chronicle Books

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Woolly Embroidery

Katherine Shaughnessy

The New Crewel

Amanda Lee

Stitch Me Deadly

Mollie Johanson

Stitch Love: Sweet Creatures Big and Small

OwlCrate

OwlCrate Hedgewitch Embroidered Bookmark Kit

Erica Wilson

Crewel Embroidery

Chronicle Chronicle Books

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Woolly Embroidery

Kristen Dibbs

Machine Embroidery and More

American Thread Company

Vintage 1950s - Star Pot Holder Book 101

Judith R. Weissman; Wendy Lavitt; Lee Schecter (Photographer)

Labors of Love : America's Textiles and Needlework, 1650-1930

Reader's Digest Editors

Complete Guide to Needlework

Anne Butler

Pattern & Embroidery

Linda Causee

An Encyclopedia of Crazy Quilt Stitches and Motifs

Cristin Morgan

Hoop Dreams

Therese de Dillmont; Th'r'se De Dillmont; Therese de Dillmont

Encyclopedia of Needlework (Fully Illustrated)

Liz Keegan

The Sewing Machine Embroiderer's Bible

Tracy Chevalier

A Single Thread

Carolyn Ambuter

Open Canvas

Jennifer Cardenas Riggs

Embroidery Now