Search Results: Sewing and Needlework from The Owl at the Bridge

London, Methuen & Co., 1902. Hard Cover. xvi, 146 p.; 19 cm. Introduction by Elijah Helm, Secretary to the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Stock#39594. Good, worn/ no dj.

Peoria, Ill., Manual Arts Press, 1947. Soft Cover. 160 p., illus., index, 24.5 cm. The original edition of this step-by-step guide to crafting hook rugs. Stock#39461. Good+/ paperback.

Berlingske Forlag, Köbenhavn/ Copenhagen, 1943. Hard Cover. Three volumes: 303, 304, 379 pages, photos, diagrams, color plates. In Danish. Encyclopedia of textile handicrafts including dressmaking, pattern cutting, embroidery, knitting and crochet. Gertie Wandel (1894-1988) founded the Danish Handicraft Guild in 1928. Co-author is T. Vogel-Jörgensen (1891-1972). Bound in black & yellow plaid paper, black leather spines & corners, spines printed in gold; VG+. stock#21272 {gb}.

Florence, Mass., Nonotuck Silk Co., 1899. Soft Cover. 93 p., illus., (30 color), 20 cm. Illustrated with many diagrams displaying sewing techniques. Stock# 31,647. Vg, an excellent copy, stapled/ wrappers.

Scribner's Sons, NY [1962]. Hard Cover. Signed. 153 p., index of stitches, illus., photos incl. color; 26.5 cm. Vg/ dj good+. Another copy, Good+, yellow cloth decorated in black, dark green cloth spine; edges slightly worn, VG. Author's signature. Stock#32112x.

Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott/ Grand Rapids, Dean-Hicks, 1918. Hard Cover. xxii, 458 p, illus., 33 cm. 580 b/w, 27 color plates. Limited edition. The material based on a series of articles in Good Furniture Magazine during the years 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918. Stock#34015. Good+, binding worn, slightly shaken.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books [1989]. Soft Cover. 132 p., illus. (some color); 21 cm. Based on Ocho mon'yo jiten [by] Takashi Katano. Includes over 145 patterns from textiles, ceramics, lacquerware, and enamelwork of the Nara (710-794) and Heian (794-1185) periods. ISBN (10): 0877016062. Stock#47125. Vg / soft cover.

Little Rock, Ark. : Leisure Arts, ©1994.. Hard Cover. 96 p. : col. illus. ; 28 cm. Cross-stitch patterns for sewing Christmas decorations with Santa Claus. Stock# 43,929. Vg / pictorial cover.

Charles Scribner's Sons, NY [c1973]. Hard Cover. 'Embroidery is *everything* you can do with a needle on any material including canvas.' x, 374 p., index, b/w photos, illus., diagrams throughout, 32 color plates; 28 cm.; orange cloth covers stamped in gold, no dj; covers stained, bookplate; good. 30388

Hopedale, Mass., Draper Corp. [1950] Printed by University Press, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hard Cover. xi, 87 p., 23 text figures incl. photos & illus., portrait photos; 23.5 cm. Title continues: A Story of Loom Building from the Days of the Craftsmanship of the Hand Loom Weaver to the Modern Automatic Loom of Draper Corporation. With a Supplement on the Origin and Development of the Arts of Spinning and Weaving. Stock#40234. Vg, green cloth boards/ no dj.

London, Paul Elek, 1946. Hard Cover. 107 pages, illus. (part color); 32 cm. Eight articles by various authors. Translation of La tapisserie. Bibliography: p. 107. Good. stock#40693a.

Marburg, N. G. Elwert [1975]. On German provincial embroidery. Soft Cover. 84 leaves, 31 b/w illus., 22 cm. Stock#32089. Vg/ softcover.

Winnegeg Art Gallery, 1980. Soft Cover. 128 p., illus., 31 cm. "The current exhibition is concerned with artists' rendering of the amautik, the traditional parka of the inuit woman." Stock#34254 (iab). Vg/ paper.

Boston: Museum of Fine Arts [1978]. Soft Cover. [63] p., illus. (some color), map; 24 x 21 cm. "Batik is a wax-resist technique whereby cloth is patterned through successive dyeings." And Boston has some beautiful examples. Ex RISD Library copy. Stock#45088. Good+, soft cover.

Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, 1989. Soft Cover. 60 p., illus.; 21 cm. "Its textile traditions are particularly complex and interesting. The author surveys this rich variety, discussing the range of materials used in weaving, explaining the technologies involved, and examining the often hightly elaborate patterning found on many Malagasy textiles." ISBN (10): 0747800154. Stock#47124. VG / soft cover.

M.Y., Charles Scribner, 1978. Hard Cover. 127 p., illus., 23.5 cm. "Plastic canvas is an exciting new medium that has many advantages: Does not pull out of shape when worked; Needs no blocking; Can be cut to any shape; Does not fray; Requires no hemming. Stock# 32,117. Vg/ dj vg.

Des Moines, Iowa, Meredith Publications, 1978. Hard Cover. 96 p., illus. incl. color. 26 cm."35 projects you can make: rugs, pillows holiday decorations. Quickpoint, bargello, and petit point." Stock# 32116. Vg/ n dj.

NY, Sterling Pub., 1996. Hard Cover. 127 p., illus. (some color); 26 cm. Doyle demonstrates how to take an existing garment and make a pattern faithful to the original without equipment more elaborate than cork sheeting, tracing wheel, pins, and paper. ISBN(10) 0806948744. Stock#46552. Vg / dj vg.

New York : Galahad Books, ©1973.. Hard Cover. 187, [5] p. illus. (96 col., 59 b/w), index, 28.5 cm. "Women of great visual gifts, untrained as artists but with a sure grasp pf color, form, and line created cloth "paintings". Bibliography: p. [188]-[189]. Stock# 44,857. Vg / dj vg.

New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. [1972]. Hard Cover. 79 p. illus. 22 cm. The fundamentals of printing on cloth with explanations of how to make stamps from and apply coloring agents with such materials as potatoes, clay, and cork. Translation of Stoffdrucken. Stock#39583. Vg, gift inscription/ dj vg.