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Learn To Do Ribbon Embroidery In Just One Day

by De Selby

American School of Needlework, 1994

softcover, 37 pages

very good condition

our price:   $2.50 plus media mail shipping

Peppering - The Artistic Creations of Philip Pepper - Book 1

(techniques for using both single and double

wing needles, decorative threads, and decorative stitches)

by Philip Pepper

Albright and Company, 1993

softcover, 48 pages

excellent like new condition

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

The Complete Book of Machine Embroidery

by Robbie and Tony Fanning

Chilton Book Company, 1986

softcover, 286 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Reader’s Digest Jo Verso’s Complete

Cross Stitch Course

by Jo Verso

Reader’s Digest,  1996

hardcover, 120 pages

excellent like new condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Countryknits - Complete Patterns and Instructions for 23 Casual Sweaters Inspired by American Folk Designs

by Carol Huber

E.P. Dutton, 1987

oversized spiral-bound softcover, 96 pages

(back cover is missing but book pages are in great condition)

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

Countryknits for Kids - Complete Patterns and Instructions for 25 Casual Sweaters Inspired by American Folk Designs

by Stephen and Carol Huber

E.P. Dutton, 1987

oversized spiral-bound softcover, 110 pages

(first page has small crease and has a blank sticker covering former owner’s name)

our price:   $5.95 plus media mail shipping

Knitting By Design - A Step-By-Step Guide to Designing and Knitting Your Own Clothes

with 16 colorful pages of original patterns

by Mary Anne Erickson and Eve Cohen

Bantam Books, 1986

softcover, 176 pages

good condition

our price:   $6.95 plus media mail shipping

More Designer Sweatshirts with Applique Designs for Women

by Mary Mulari

W.A. Fisher Company, 1991, seventh printing

plastic-comb binding softcover, 60 pages

good condition

our price:   $3.50 plus media mail shipping

100 Weekend Cross-Stitch Gifts

by Barbara Finwall and Nancy Javier

Banar Designs,  Meredith Press, 1993

hardcover, 176 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

McCall’s Needlework Treasury - A Learn and Make Book - 379 Stitches and Needlework Techniques

by the Editors of McCall’s Needlework & Crafts Magazine

Random House, 1964

vintage hardcover, 396 pages

good condition considering age

cover shows some yellowing and

has small taped area on the spine

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Wildflower Designs for Needlework

Charts, Histories, and Watercolors of 29 Wildflowers

by Adalee Winter

Oxmoor House, 1979

softcover, 80 pages

fairly good condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

Wildflower Designs for Needlework

Charts, Histories, and Watercolors of 29 Wildflowers

by Adalee Winter

Oxmoor House, 1979

softcover, 80 pages

fairly good condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

Greetings in Cross Stitch

The Vanessa-Ann Collection

Oxmoor House, 1988

hardcover, 144 pages

good condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

Charted Folk Designs for Cross Stitch

Embroidery - 278 Charts of Ancient Folk Embroideries From The Countries Along The Danube

Dover Publications, 1975

softcover, 77 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $9.75 plus media mail shipping

The Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery

by Judith Baker Montano

C&T Publishing, 1993

softcover, 120 pages

like new condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

Oriental Rugs in Needlepoint - 10 Charted Designs

by Susan Schoenfeld Kalish

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982

hardcover, 127 pages

good condition

first blank page has creases and dustjacket shows some wear

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Audubon Birds in Cross Stitch

by Ginnie Thompson

Dover Publications,  1993

softcover, 64 pages

excellent like new condition

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

Make Your Own Cross Stitch Gifts

by Sheila Coulson

New Holland Publishers, 1994

softcover, 94 pages

very good condition

our price:   $3.95 plus media mail shipping

American Needlework - The History of Decorative Stitchery and Embroidery from the

Late 16th to the 20th Century

by Georgiana Brown Harbeson

Bonanza Books, 1938

hardcover - good condition

no dust jacket

cover has small stain as shown in photo

232 pages

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

The Laces of Ipswich - The Art and Economics of An Early American Industry, 1750-1840

by Marta Cotterell Raffel

University Press of New England, 2003

NEW BOOK

paperback - 156 pages

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Woman’s Day Book of American Needlework

by Rose Wilder Lane

Simon & Schuster, 1963

hardcover -  very good condition

mylar dustjacket

former owner’s name on front endpage

208 pages

$24.95 plus media mail shipping

Meg Swansen’s Knitting -

30 Designs For Hand Knitting

Interweave Press, 1999

hardcover -  very good condition

pages are crisp, intact, and without markings

dustjacket has two small tears

144 pages

$16.95 plus media mail shipping

Spud & Chloe at the Farm - Adorable Projects Plus A Fun Story for Kids - A Knit and Read Book

13 farm-centric projects for the perfect homespun

toys with a story

by Susan B. Anderson

Artisan, 2011

hardcover, NEW BOOK

114 pages

our price:   $4.50 plus media mail shipping

The Needlework Garden - Inspiring Designs for

Creative Embroidery

by Jan Iles

Chronicle Books, 1989

First Edition

hardcover, 141 pages

like new condition

our price:   $4.50 plus media mail shipping

Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework

Editors of Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest Association, 1979

second printing, 1979

vintage hardcover -  very good condition

504 pages

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Better Homes and Gardens - Needlepoint

35 Exciting Projects You Can Make -

Rugs, Pillows, Holiday Decorations, Quickpoint, Bargello, and Petit Point

edited by Gerald Knox

Meredith Corporation, 1978, First Edition

like new condition, 96 pages

vintage hardcover

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Needlepoint Rugs

by Hope Hanley

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971

vintage softcover - First Edition

interior pages are all clean, crisp

dustjacket is worn as shown in photo

161 pages

$ 12.95 plus media mail shipping

The Harmony Guide to Practical Knitting Stitches

edited by Beryl Kempner

Lyric Books Limited, 1992

paperback, 96 pages

very good condition

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

Needlepoint - Techniques & Projects

by the Editors of Sunset Books & Sunset Magazine

Lane Books, 1974

Stitch ‘N Learn Needlepoint Cards included

vintage softcover - fair condition

80 pages - some pages are discolored due to age

and some pages have separated from the binding

but it still provides a good reading copy

our price:  $3.50 plus media mail shipping

At Knit’s End

Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much

by Stephanie Pearl McPhee

Storey Publishing, 2005

softcover, NEW BOOK 320 pages

$4.95 plus media mail shipping

A Show of Hands - Needlepoint Designs by Janet McCaffrey with Nancy Lindemeyer

by Janet McCaffrey

Hearst Books, 1994

hardcover,  127 pages

NEW BOOK

our price:   $3.50 plus media mail shipping

A Show of Hands - Needlepoint Designs by Janet McCaffrey with Nancy Lindemeyer

by Janet McCaffrey

Hearst Books, 1994

hardcover,  127 pages

a new book which pages have slight wrinkling due to exposure to moisture

our price:   $2.50 plus media mail shipping

Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing

Editors of Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest Association, 1981

vintage hardcover -  very good condition

528 pages

$5.95 plus media mail shipping

Sweaters From the Seaton Collection

by Jamie and Jessi Seaton

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.,

First American Edition, 1989

hardcover -  144 pages

very good condition

our price:   $6.95 plus media mail shipping

Kids Knitting - Projects for Kids of All Ages

by Melanie Falick

Artisan, Workman Publishing, 2003

softcover - 128 pages

very good condition

interior pages - crisp - no notes or highlighting

our price:   $3.50 plus media mail shipping

America’s Knitting Book

by Gertrude Taylor

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968

vintage hardcover - 289 pages

very good condition - no dustjacket

no notes or highlighting

our price:   $8.50 plus media mail shipping

The Ultimate Sock Book - Vogue Knitting

History - Technique - Design

by Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine

Sixth & Spring Books, 2007

hardcover -  176 pages

like new condition

our price:   $12.95  plus media mail shipping

Needlepoint for Everyone

by Mary Brooks Picken and Doris White

vintage hardcover, former library book

Harper & Row, 1970

Popular Woodworking Books, 2003

216 pages - good condition

mylar covering over dustjacket

stains on outer edges of pages do not affect reading of the book

$3.50 plus media mail shipping

Kids’ Knits - Irrestible Hand Knits for Infants and Children to Age Five

by Lesley Anne Price

Ballantine Books, 1983

softcover - very good condition

144 pages

$4.50 plus media mail shipping

Needleplay

Highlights from the Television Series “Erica”

by Erica Wilson

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1975

vintage hardcover,  189 pages

good condition -

our price:   $4.50 plus media mail shipping

Needlecraft Designs From Our Best Quilts

20 Favorite Quilt Designs Graphed for Needlework

by Mary Elizabeth Johnson and Zuelia Ann Hurt

Oxmoor House, 1978

softcover - good condition considering age

front cover has small crease

128 pages

$4.50 plus media mail shipping

Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Needlework

Editors of Reader’s Digest

Reader’s Digest Association, 1989

Twelfth Printing

vintage hardcover -  very good condition

504 pages

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Traditional Motifs For Needlework and Knitting

by Carola Forg

Lark Books, 1992

softcover, 168 pages

very good condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Tapestry & Needlepoint

Beautiful Designs for You & Your Home

edited by Gabrielle Weaver

Marshall Cavendish, 1976

printed in Great Britain

hardcover, very good condition

88 pages, no marks or notes

131 full color photos, 44 b&w illustrations

$14.95 plus media mail shipping

Needlepainting a Garden of Stitches

by Eszter Haraszty & Bruce David Colen

hardcover - good condition

dustjacket has tiny tears

Liveright, 1974

114 pages   

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Knitting Today’s Classics - 65 Beautiful Sweaters from

the Studios of Classic Elite

by Kristin Nicholas

Lark Books, 1997

hardcover -  144 pages

very good condition

our price:   $11.95  plus media mail shipping

Crochet for a Beautiful Home

A Collection of Patterns to Treasure Forever

Bruce B. Macomber, Editorial Project Director

Sedgewood Press, Marshall Cavendish, 1987

First Printing stated

like new condition

hardcover, 168 pages

our price:   $5.95 plus media mail shipping

Sweaters from the Maine Islands

16 Knitting Patterns from North Island Designs

by Chellie Pingree and Debby Anderson

Yankee Books, 1991

good condition - pages are clean and crisp

tiny chip on outer spine

96 pages

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

Mary Thomas’s Embroidery Book

by Mary Thomas

Gramercy Publishing, 1936

vintage hardcover - 304 pages

very good condition

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

100 Weekend Cross-Stitch Gifts

by Barbara Finwall and Nancy Javier

Banar Designs,  Meredith Press, 1993

hardcover, 176 pages

excellent like new condition

our price:   $3.75 plus media mail shipping

Hip to Knit - 18 Contemporary Projects for Today’s Knitter

by Judith L. Swartz

Interweave Press, 2002

softcover, 96 pages

like new condition

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Lion Brand Yarns Just Wraps -

30 Patterns to Knit and Crochet

edited by Stephanie Klose and Cathy Maguire

Potter Craft , First Edition Stated, 2006

softcover, 112 pages

like new condition

$3.95 plus media mail shipping

The Mitten Book

by Mary Lamb Becker

Reiman Publications, 1978

vintage softcover, 96 pages

very good condition

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Seminole Patchwork - Principles and Designs

Seminole Research/Design Project, 1980

by Eline Barclay, Evelyn Barclay, Eva Gravel, Jonanna Jacoby, Barbara Kahn, Jeanne Sharp, Victoria Toubey

softcover, 76 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

The Complete Book of Knitting

By Barbara Abbey

Viking Press, 1971

hardcover, 239 pages

interior pages - very good condition

dustjacket shows wear

$7.95 plus media mail shipping

Lopi Reynolds - Volume 17 - Reynolds Yarns

patterns

Reynolds, 1990

wirebound softcover - very good condition

78 pages

$8.95 plus media mail shipping

Erica Wilson’s Embroidery Book

by Erica Wilson

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1973

vintage hardcover

374 pages

excellent condition - pages are clean and crisp

dustjacket shows some wear

our price:   $14.95 plus media mail shipping

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America’s Knitting Book

by Gertrude Taylor

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1968

vintage hardcover,

289 pages -

interior of book - very good condition

dustjacket is worn as shown in photo

our price:   $6.95  plus media mail shipping

Cross-Stitch Samplers

by Jane Kendon

St. Martin’s Press, 1986

softcover, 120 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $6.50  plus media mail shipping

Adorable Knits For Tots - 25 Stylish Designs for Babies and Toddlers

by Zoe Mellor

Krause Publications, 2004

like new condition

144 pages

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

60 Quick Luxury Knits - Easy, Elegant Projects For Every Day in The Venezia Collection From Cascade Yarns

by the Editors of Sixth & Spring Books, 2014

First Edition Stated

like new book

176 pages

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

The Complete Book of Knitting

By Barbara Abbey

Viking Press, 1971

hardcover, 239 pages

interior pages - very good condition

no dustjacket

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

The Needleworker’s Dictionary

By Pamela Clabburn

William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1976

vintage hardcover, 299 pages

interior pages - very good condition

dustjacket has a 1/4” tear

$16.95 plus media mail shipping

Blackwork Embroidery

by Elisabeth Gedes and Moyra McNeill

Dover Publications, 1997

vintage softcover, 116 pages

interior pages - very good condition

no dustjacket

$4.95 plus media mail shipping

Floral Knits - More Than 40 Beautiful Timeless Sweaters To Make

by Nola Theiss & Chris Rankin

Sterling/Lark Book, 1991

hardcover, 144 pages

like new condition

$4.95 plus media mail shipping

Knit Your Own Norwegian Sweaters

Complete Instructions for 50 Authentic Sweaters, Hats, Mittens, Gloves, Caps, Etc.

by Dale Yarn Company,

Dover Publications, 1974

vintage softcover,  very good condition

58 pages - clean and crisp pages

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

The Cross Stitcher’s Bible

by Jane Greenhoff

David & Charles, 2000

hardcover - very good condition

all pages crisp and clear and intact, no

markings or highlighting

two pages have small creased areas towards

bottom of the page

192 pages

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

A Pageant of Pattern for Needlepoint Canvas

by Sherlee Lantz with diagrams by Maggie Lane

Grosset & Dunlap, 1977

oversized hardcover - 

interior pages - excellent condition

front endpage appears to be signed by author

although signature is difficult to decipher!

dustjacket has wear

510  pages

$15.95 plus media mail shipping

Wildflower Album -

Applique & Embroidery Patterns

by Bea Oglesby

American Quilter’s Society, 2000

like new condition

softcover, 96 pages

our price:   $8.95 plus media mail shipping

A Primer of New England Crewel Embroidery

by Catherine A. Hedlund

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Second Edition, 1967

softcover booklet, 64 pages

interior pages - very good condition

cover shows minimal wear

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Designs and Patterns For Embroiderers and Craftsmen

512 Motifs from the Wm. Briggs and Company Ltd.

“Album of Transfer Patterns”

edited by Marion Nichols

Dover Publications, Inc., 1974

vintage softcover, 145 pages

interior pages - very good condition

cover shows minimal wear

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

A Primer of New England Crewel Embroidery

by Catherine A. Hedlund

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Second Edition, 1967

softcover booklet, 64 pages

interior pages - very good condition

cover shows minimal wear

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

Herbs and Medicinal Plants in Cross-Stitch

From the Danish Handcraft Guild

by Gerda Bengtsson

Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979

vintage softcover, 64 pages

interior pages - very good condition

cover shows minimal wear

$24.95 plus media mail shipping

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Reader’s Digest Jo Verso’s Complete

Cross Stitch Course

by Jo Verso

Reader’s Digest,  1996

hardcover, 120 pages

excellent like new condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Beautiful Ragwork

by Lizzie Reakes

Over 20 hand-hooked designs for floors, walls, furniture, and accessories

St. Martin’s Press, 2002

hardcover, 128 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Tatting - A New Look at the Old Art of

Making Lace

by Lael Morgan

Dubleday & Company, 1977

softcover, 110 pages

very good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

Gardening with Silk and Gold

A History of Gardens in Embroidery

by Thomasina Beck

David & Charles, 1997

magnificent collection of illustrations

hardcover, 160 pages

excellent condition

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

A Gathering of Lace

gathered by Meg Swansen

by Thomasina Beck

published by XRX Books,

softcover, 172 pages

interior pages - good condition

small torn area along outside of spine has been taped

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Cross Stitch Designs

Ondorisha Publishers, 1975

vintage softcover, 96 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Cross Stitch Designs

Ondorisha Publishers, 1975

vintage softcover, 96 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $4.95 plus media mail shipping

Learn Lacecraft

by Audrey Vincente Dean

The Main Street Press, 1987

vintage hardcover, 64 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $7.50 plus media mail shipping

John James Audubon’s Birds in Cross Stitch

by Ginnie Thompson

Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1982

vintage hardcover, 96 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $6.95 plus media mail shipping

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History of Lace

by Mrs. Bury Palliser

with 266 Illustrations

Dover Publications, 1984

vintage softcover, 536 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $12.95 plus media mail shipping

Decorative Floral Designs for Needleworkers

and Craftspeople

by Jehan Raymond

Dover Publications, 1986

vintage softcover, 59 pages

interior pages - good condition

front cover has a crease as shown in photo

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Bargello Borders

by Nancy Hall and Jean Riley

Edwards Brothers, 1974

vintage softcover, 160 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $5.95 plus media mail shipping

Wool Stitchery

by Osma Gallinger Tod

Gramercy Publishing Company, 1963

vintage hardcover, 110 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $7.95 plus media mail shipping

Needlecraft Workstation

by Dorothea Hall

produced by Design Eye Ltd., 1992

hardcover, 64 pages

interior pages - good condition

our price:   $9.95 plus media mail shipping

A Primer of New England Crewel Embroidery

by Catherine A. Hedlund

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts,  1963

softcover booklet, 52 pages

interior pages - very good condition

cover shows minimal wear

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

A Primer of New England Crewel Embroidery

by Catherine A. Hedlund

Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

1963

softcover booklet, 48 pages

interior pages - very good condition

$6.95 plus media mail shipping

The Self-Instructor in Silk, Knitting & Crocheting

and Embroidery

Belding Bros. & Co.

Second Edition, 1884

antique softcover booklet, 84 pages

shows wear - a few stains

good condition for a publication that is

137 years old!

$12.95 plus media mail shipping