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The
Monogram Album by Eileen Bennett. A collection
of monograms and embellishments for cross stitch covering the alphabet
from A to Z in black and white.
This book is priced at £12.00 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Tokens of Love 'The Provenance, Purposes and Constituents of English Needlework, Samplers of Poor Girls, and their life in Poor and Orphan Schools' by Vivian Crellin. TSG member Vivian
Crellin's book is published by The Sampler Guild. This is a deeply
researched labour of love covering the provenance, purposes and
constituents of English needlework samplers, with a description
and explanation of samplers from charity, poor and orphan schools.
The book includes chapters on the history and traditions of English
samplers, the needlework of men and Celtic traditions in the Isle
of Man, Wales and Scotland, as well as forty coloured illustrations
and thirty in black and white.
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Cost to TSG members - £18.00
plus postage and packing
Cost to non-members - £20.00 plus p & p.
Cost to institutions, museums and colleges - £15.00 plus p & p for
orders of ten or more.
To place your order for this very special book, please contact Linda by either email or telephone - details at bottom of the page.
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The Red Book Of Sampler Stitches by Eileen Bennett. A wonderfully comprehensive book of sampler stitches. Produced wire bound so you can have it open on your lap whilst stitching. Good, clear diagrams and instructions. My own personal copy is signed by Eileen Bennett who wrote "USE and Enjoy". I have certainly done that and can therefore thoroughly recommend it to anyone who stitches samplers and wishes to create the stitches. This book is priced at £15.50 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Made to Match by Carol Andrews and Helen Payne. 'Made to match' is a new book by Carol Andrews and Helen Payne which contains 16 attractive projects for making beaded scissors cases with matching needle cases. The instructions are comprehensive and the book is colourfully illustrated. The projects are suitable for beginners as well as more experieced bead enthusiasts. This book is priced at £10.95 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
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The Evolution of Samplers by Eileen J. Bennett of The Sampler House. An embroidery and sampler time line, covering a four-hundred year history of sampler making. This book is priced at £13.00 plus postage & packing. Please contact Linda to order. |
Embroideries and samplers from Islamic Egypt by Marianne Ellis Published by the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The embroideries illustrated in this book are from the Tulunid period (A.D. 868-905), Fatimid period (A.D. 969-1171), the Ayyubid period (A.D. 1172-1249) and the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, ending with the Ottoman conquest in 1517. The majority are from the Mamluk period. 'Embroideries
and samplers from Islamic Egypt' is priced at Please contact Linda to order. |
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Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth by Carol Humphrey
This long-awaited book (cover
shown, front and back) is called 'Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth'
and is written by Carol Humphrey, The book measures 12" x 10" and
has 250 pages with over 200 full colour illustrations, not only from Ackworth
but also from collections and museums both here in the UK and in the USA.
The jacket is double folded and when opened out has a fully charted medallion
sampler by Katie Trendell of an 'Elne of Lynnyn..'
'Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth' is priced at:
£20.00 plus p & p to TSG members (1st copy) and £25.00 plus p & p (subsequent copies)
£30.00 plus p & p to non-members
To order this very special book, call Linda at The Sampler Guild office: 01628 785338 or email her: linda@thesamplerguild.co.uk
All That Glitters by Alison Cole While the primary focus of 'All That Glitters' is Goldwork, the author's passion for both Goldwork and Stumpwork is evident throughout the diverse range of projects featured. 'All That Glitters' features sections on Basic Supplies and Requirements, Stitches and Techniques and Projects, ranging from dimensional framed pieces to functional items all with clear, easy to read instructions, illustrations and colour photographs.
'All That Glitters' is available at £21.95 plus postage and packing. Please call Linda to order. |
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Tokens of Love - Quaker Pinballs by Erica Uten This is the book that everyone wants a copy of, and the cover will apparently be very similar to this illustration. The book is around 50 pages in full colour and has patterns for 12 knitted pinballs with different patterns on the back and the front. It has photographic step by step instructions for making up 2 varieties of pinball - the round and the spherical. There will also be images of antique pinballs. Tokens of Love - Quaker Pinballs is available at: TSG members
£10.00 (1st copy) £12.50 (subsequent copies)plus p &
p. Please contact Linda to order. Please note! We can supply 0.8 mm knitting needles at £2.50 per pair plus postage. |
Needleweaving
and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures This wonderfully illustrated book is aimed at a broad range of skill levels from those just starting out, such as stitchers who have dabbled in counted work, cross stitch, hardangar and pulled thread, to more experienced practitioners. It combines drawn thread embroidery, needleweaving and surface stitches which reflect the author's personal style based on traditional techniques. 'Needleweaving and Embroidery: Embellished Treasures' is available at £14.99 plus postage and packing.
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The Bargello Book by Frances Salter Bargello, also known as Florentine work, dates from the 17th century and is a canvaswork craft worked in wools or silks. It is characterised by parallel lines of straight stitches in 'wave', 'flame' or similar formations. Part of the beauty of bargello lies in the simplicity of the stitch. The book includes 24 stitch pattens, incorporating colour photographs, charts and instructions providing a mixture of traditional and contemporary designs. 'The Bargello Book' is available at £9.99 plus p & p.
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The Yarn Book by Penny Walsh In this book, Penny Walsh explores yarns, their history, production methods, fibre content and the new advances that are constantly being made. She also provides practical instructions for making your own threads and yarns, with detailed making sequences and helpful step-by-step illustrations 'The Yarn Book' is available at £14.99 plus p & p.
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The Sampler
Company's Book of 'Alphabets, Motifs & Borders' A comprehensive and indispensable collection of designs for counted needlework from best selling author Brenda Keyes. Trees, birds, flowers, houses, people, alphabets, household objects and lots more. Everything you could wish for to create unique and charming designs. 'Alphabets, Motifs & Borders' is available at £6.95 plus p & p.
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Patterns of Childhood - Samplers from Glasgow Museums by Rebecca Quinton
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Jane
Bostocke...the rest of the story The unknown story of Jane Bostocke revealed, including who Jane Bostocke was, her family history and much more. This is an absolute 'must have' for those interested in the history of samplers in general and this very famous sampler in particular. 'Jane Bostocke... the rest of the story' by Eileen Bennett is available in the U.K. at £10.50 plus p & p. Please contact Linda to order. To overseas purchasers, 'Jane Bostocke... the rest of the story' by Eileen Bennett is priced at £13.50 plus p & p. |
English Embroideries by Mary M. Brooks
The full title of this beautifully written and illustrated book is 'English Embroideries of the Sixteenth and Seventeen Centuries in the collection of the Ashmolean Museum'. The book explores the Ashmolean Museum's collection of English seventeenth-century embroideries. These intriguing pieces, often made by affluent school girls, include pictorial panels and an elaborate box showing bible stories as well as costume accessories and fanciful items such as a frog shaped purse. Detailed photographs reveal the fine stitches and imaginative raised work embroidery techniques, as well as the lavish use of metal threads and semi-precious stones. This book will appeal to all those interested in the life of seventeenth-century women as well as to textile and embroidery specialists.
The author, Mary M. Brooks is a senior lecturer at the University of Southampton and has a background in museums and textile conservation.
'English Embroideries' is
available in the U.K. at £9.95 plus p & p.
Please contact Linda to order.
To overseas purchasers, 'English Embroideries' is priced at £15.00 plus p & p.
Autopsy of the Montenegrin Stitch We have a limited number of copies of this definitive volume by Amy Mitten of Calgary, Canada. This book is a must-have for serious stitchers and is available at £10.50 plus p&p. Overseas purchasers
can order direct from:
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E-mail: linda@thesamplerguild.co.uk
Telephone/Fax: 44(0)1628-785338
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