The Art of Crewel Embroidery

by Mildred J. Davis

Book Overview

1962 Bonanza Books 1st edition 1st printing hardcover with dust jacket as shown. Tight spine, clear crisp pages, no writing, no tears, smokefree. Jacket in New condition too. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B000X1PG6E
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Crown
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hello old friend

I got this book the first time when I was 8 or 9 years old. I found it in sale bin at a book store. At that age it was the designs that fascinated me. Since I couldn't get crewel wool, I put it away. I picked it again after college, & being more mature fell in love with book. It has good stitch diagrams, clearly explains crewel embroidery in simple & understandable ways. The pictures are in black & white, it doesn't take anything away from the book, they're very good pictures. I always intended to use it to start doing crewel embroidery. In between came marriage, a child then divorce. I moved to another state, & left the book behind hoping it would be packed with later things arriving after the move. It didn't & later my ex sister in law did something with it. This book stayed on my mind, I wished I could buy it again. When I saw available through Thrifty Books, I was so happy. Once more I have a copy of one of my favorite books. Lately there's been a slew of books written about Jacobean designs done in alternative threads, & simply reinterpreted with floss & beads. I have a few of those books, the addition of this one will keep me busy for awhile. I was 8or 9 when I first got this book, I'm now 64, why I loved has changed, ideas, & styles may have changed, but I always found a reason to love this book.