Needlepoint Books

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Kilim Designs in Needlepoint

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Booklist May 15, 1999
Is there ever anything completely new in design? British textile artist Wood borrows and adapts centuries-old motifs from the rug makers of central Asia, and then translates more than 25 different kilims into personal and homestyle needlepoint items. Flat-weave carpets from Afghanistan, Turkey, and Iran are emulated.

Chapter 1 provides a brief introduction to the geography and symbolism surrounding the weavings. Then each design, prefaced by a few sentences about its original provenance, includes a color photograph and a color graph as well as a list of materials and how-to-finish information. Great color combinations are featured, as are unique motifs and patterns, such as camels, peacocks, and two-headed unidentified animals.

-Barbara Jacobs

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Midwest Book Review
Splendid Needlepoint presents forty marvelous needlepoint projects designed for use in every room of the house and every season of the year. Catherine Reurs gives a unique twist to traditional design themes, the use of color, and provides the surprising (and welcome) discovery that her designs are easy to stitch.

The book features wonderfully cozy animals, luscious florals, and whimsical holiday designs which will appeal to stitchers of all levels of experience. All the beautifully photographed projects come with an easy to read "color+symbols" design chart, complete stitching and finishing instructions, plus a detailed list of materials.

Splendid Needlepoint is further enhanced by the provision of an in-depth supplier's guide that lists worldwide supplier sources for all the materials used. Splendid Needlepoint is practical, user-friendly, and inspiring addition to any needlecrafter's bookshelf.

Hardcover - 144 pages
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Jacqui in Sydney, Australia
Great mix of colours and designs to brighten any living room or to make the perfect unique gift for a friend or loved one. Gordon has a great talent and passes her wonderful charts on for all readers to share!

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from Reader's Digest
For stitchers looking for something that's fresh, exciting and a little bit different, The Ehrman Needlepoint Book presents a sumptuous feast of 35 stunning designs from top designers, including Kaffe Fassett, Jill Gordon and Elian McCready.

Ehrman needlepoint kits are recognized all over the world as being of the highest quality. This new and varied collection reveals the Ehrman standards at their best - whether your tastes are traditional or boldly contemporary. The chosen themes reflect the unique and individual styles of the 14 featured designers, whose skilled use of color creates designs that are at once vivid yet stylish.

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A reader from London, UK
This is the only needlepoint book I have ever bought that had more than one or two designs that were worth making. The Magic Carpet, Tunisian and Oriental designs are all stunning and the author offers suggestions for multiple uses and colour schemes. I can't wait to get started!

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from Booklist
Kooler and crew have developed 25 projects definitely worth a stitch or two. Most of the patterns will appeal to those with conservative, realism-in-needlepoint preferences, such as cabbage roses and hen and chicks ...all are executed in exquisite detail with appropriate subtle color demarcations. In addition to charts of Persian yarn needed and finished sizes and four-color graphs to follow, each pattern includes finishing instructions. ...everything in good taste. Metric equivalency chart appended.

-Barbara Jacobs