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There’s been two rounds of publications since my last message. A book about Japanese flower arranging. Unfortunately, not in time for Christmas, but you’ll be able to try out everything advised here for the coming year. By the time next Christmas comes around, you’ll be able to decorate with single sprigs and branches. There’s another […]
First, a beaded rondel. I don’t know the style of the design, but I do rather like it. After obtaining permission from the seller, I put a bid on it (don’t tell on me, please) and it so happened that I won it. But the strange thing is, the ebay photos were much better than […]
Dear me, this is getting to be a very long letter. Does anybody actually read it to the end? PUBLICATIONS This time, we start off with an old and timeworn footstool. The images are a donation of ebay seller jennysfrenchboudoir. Although the embroidery is somewhat damaged, the pattern could be reconstructed easily from those nice […]
After a somewhat unplanned hiatus in the publishing schedule, here we go again. Three new publications and it could have been more, but then I’d have been even later. PUBLICATIONS The first publication is the Corticelli Yarn Book no. 8. It was donated by Mary Craver, and has lain a while on the shelf, but […]
The first publication is a Berlin woolwork pattern. Iva Innocenti donated the scan, and Steven Stephan made a color chart and a symbol chart for it. Actually, the roses are only half of the donated pattern, but the other half is a bit more difficult to work out and it will follow later. Because Steven […]
Reminder: If you have a lovely item of needlework, from which a pattern could be reconstructed, you might consider taking proper pictures and let us have them, with permission to publish. That’s what I’m asking of ebay sellers who have an item that’s too expensive for us (or just too big to ship, like a […]
Before I get into the new publications, another remark first (just to make sure everybody reads it, since not everybody reaches the last paragraph. Actually, do read the last paragraph this time…) If you have a lovely item of needlework, from which a pattern could be reconstructed, you might consider taking proper pictures and let […]
This week, again three new publications. It looks like I’d best return to the two/three publications at-a-time schedule. There’s more stuff in the pipeline – let’s see if we can at least keep going at this rate. PUBLICATIONS The first on the list is an ebay donation, of antiquesandmooresales, of a very lovely beadwork panel. […]
This week, only three new publications – sorry, there have been too many other things interfering. But they are three lovely ones, and I hope they inspire people to take up a needle and thread – or a blackboard chalk. PUBLICATIONS The first on the list is Cusack’s Blackboard Drawing. It’s a training course for […]
Only four publications this week, since there’s been some administration to catch up with. PUBLICATIONS The first one is an ebay image donation of ebay seller cotswoldcats, a lovely length of embroidery for an unknown purpose, and its charted design.