Samplers for Today by Cecile Dreesmann

The most penetrating look at samplers to date, this book offers a vast reservoir of ideas for needleworkers, who will find literally hundreds of examples here, past and present, of this most personal form of embroidery. Samplers gathered from all corners of the world for this book illustrate every manner of stitchery and provide countless motifs, techniques and stitch patterns from which the needlecrafter can draw inspiration. Unique examples include Yao embroidery from Thailand, chain-stitch samplers from Peru and Yemenite work from Israel. Among the many other techniques examined are drawn thread, canvas work, crewel, applique, patchwork, beadwork, needle painting, blackwork, whitework, stumpwork and couching.

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