Needlework Books


The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the FeminineThe Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
If you've ever looked at samplers or thought of the ways in which needlework shaped the lives of...
The Weekend Crafter: Macrame: 20 Great Projects to KnotThe Weekend Crafter: Macrame: 20 Great Projects to Knot
Best Price: $10.00
The projects in this book were boring and not all that well planned. I don't like their...
Antique Needlework Tools and EmbroideriesAntique Needlework Tools and Embroideries
Best Price: $30.46
Glorious Needlepoint: Extraordinary Stitchery Designs from the Author of Glorious KnitsGlorious Needlepoint: Extraordinary Stitchery Designs from the Author of Glorious Knits
Best Price: $7.90
A wonderful book that stimulates the senses. Stretches the imagination to find the design...
Redoute Roses Iron-on Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework)Redoute Roses Iron-on Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework)
Best Price: $15.87
Redout? was botanical painter to the Empress Josephine; transfer his famous roses onto fabric...


Plastic Canvas for All SeasonsPlastic Canvas for All Seasons
Best Price: $11.91
Add a little holiday cheer to your home throughout the year when you stitch up these darling...
Porch & Patio Plastic CanvasPorch & Patio Plastic Canvas
Best Price: $2.95
Plastic canvas moves outside with this fabulous collection of 85 projects for the porch and...
Say It With Stitches: New Embroidery Designs for Letters and WordsSay It With Stitches: New Embroidery Designs for Letters and Words
Best Price: $7.00
Very pleased with this book. I was looking for new type of stitches and this book provided me...
Denim: From Cowboys to Catwalks: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary FabricDenim: From Cowboys to Catwalks: A Visual History of the World's Most Legendary Fabric
Best Price: $8.88
Anyone with an interest in denim will find this wonderful book to be a very easy and...
Helen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year: Exquisite Embroideries Celebrating the Ever-Changing SeasonsHelen M. Stevens' Embroiderer's Year: Exquisite Embroideries Celebrating the Ever-Changing Seasons
Best Price: $4.65
I was so loving this book until I realised it is basically a gallery of her work and with not a...


Cross Stitch Borders and Motifs: Endless Ways to Mix and Match Designs Creating Unique Cross Stitch PatternsCross Stitch Borders and Motifs: Endless Ways to Mix and Match Designs Creating Unique Cross Stitch Patterns
Best Price: $65.00
Embroidered Purses: Design & TechniquesEmbroidered Purses: Design & Techniques
Best Price: $11.53
This is a wonderful book to get your creative juices flowing. It's not so much a pattern book...
Knitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic SweatersKnitting in the Old Way: Designs and Techniques from Ethnic Sweaters
Best Price: $21.00
If you're looking for a book of patterns in the style of, for example, a Bernat folder of...
Machine Embroidery on PaperMachine Embroidery on Paper
Best Price: $7.16
I was looking mainly for technical information, such as choosing paper, thread, needles, etc. as...
150 Extra-Easy Ornaments in Plastic Canvas (Plastic Canvas Library Series, Bk. 9)150 Extra-Easy Ornaments in Plastic Canvas (Plastic Canvas Library Series, Bk. 9)
Best Price: $13.95
My 2 daughters and I love to stitch on plastic canvas. This book is our favorite. There are...

NeedleplayNeedleplay
Best Price: $4.99
Miss Pink is off on a well-earned holiday to a little Scottish hamlet, populated by exactly 6...
Plastic Canvas Seasonal Sensations (Premier Designer Series Collection)Plastic Canvas Seasonal Sensations (Premier Designer Series Collection)
Best Price: $5.31
This is a lovely book, filled with exciting, well-coordinated projects -- some of which are...
Crewel Embroidery: A Practical Guide (Milner Craft Series)Crewel Embroidery: A Practical Guide (Milner Craft Series)
Best Price: $12.95
I borrowed this book from my library and after reading through it, studying the photographs, and...
Better Homes and Gardens Cross Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets & Borders: Cross Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets & BordersBetter Homes and Gardens Cross Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets & Borders: Cross Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets & Borders
Best Price: $35.00
I have this in hardback plus dust jacket in perfect condition and despite what it is worth I...
Make Your Own HandbagsMake Your Own Handbags
Best Price: $24.95
This is a great book. Highly recommended is Celine Dupuy's Simple Sewing with a French Twist!

Fabric Scrapping: Creative and Fun Sewing Ideas for the HomeFabric Scrapping: Creative and Fun Sewing Ideas for the Home
Best Price: $21.24
It’s a question every sewing enthusiast asks—what to do with all those...
The Quilting Sourcebook: Over 200 Easy-to-Follow Patchwork and Quilting PatternsThe Quilting Sourcebook: Over 200 Easy-to-Follow Patchwork and Quilting Patterns
Best Price: $20.00
Absollutely love it. I learn quilting while living abroad and fell in love immediatelly with it....
Magic Dyeing Made EasyMagic Dyeing Made Easy
Best Price: $8.07
Claire Murray, Nantucket Inspirations: Designs, Charts & FolkloreClaire Murray, Nantucket Inspirations: Designs, Charts & Folklore
A charming book for lovers of Needlepoint and Nantucket. Filled with delightful pictures and...
Victorian Embroidery: An Authoritative GuideVictorian Embroidery: An Authoritative Guide
Best Price: $10.18
Domestic and church embroidery from 1830–1901 (quilts, wall hangings, cushions,...

Pillow Talk: Sensational Home Decor Through EmbroideryPillow Talk: Sensational Home Decor Through Embroidery
Best Price: $12.99
Combining home decor industry techniques and standards with the inspiration and creativity of...
Decorative Stuffed Toys for the Needleworker: Instructions and Full-Size Patterns for Embroidered Animals, Dolls and OrnamentsDecorative Stuffed Toys for the Needleworker: Instructions and Full-Size Patterns for Embroidered Animals, Dolls and Ornaments
I have a double major in art and home economics and have collected and used books on doll and...
Old-Fashioned Floral Iron-on Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework)Old-Fashioned Floral Iron-on Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework)
Best Price: $2.62
I purchase iron-on transfer books for the Comfort Blanket Ministry of St. Ferdinand Church. It...
The Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: Techniques and ProjectsThe Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: Techniques and Projects
Best Price: $89.75
This is an excellent book on wheat weaving (corn dollies). Great designs for the beginning and...
Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch CollectionSue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection
Best Price: $5.30
A wealth of festive cross stitch designs to celebrate everyone's favorite time of year from...

The Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: Techniques and ProjectsThe Complete Book of Straw Craft and Corn Dollies: Techniques and Projects
Best Price: $89.75
This is an excellent book on wheat weaving (corn dollies). Great designs for the beginning and...
Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch CollectionSue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection
Best Price: $5.30
A wealth of festive cross stitch designs to celebrate everyone's favorite time of year from...
Beadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original DesignsBeadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original Designs
Best Price: $11.03
I like this book for the varied concepts and color combinations chosen for the numerous...
Two-end KnittingTwo-end Knitting
Best Price: $23.49
this is a good affordable book on twined knitting, the other two are expensive, but perhaps more...
Angels: A Knitter's Dozen (A Knitter's Dozen series)Angels: A Knitter's Dozen (A Knitter's Dozen series)
Best Price: $6.50
Haven't made any yet... tring to decide which one would be first, they are all so pretty. A...

Fun and Fabulous Patchwork & Applique Gifts: 40 Quick-to-Stitch ProjectsFun and Fabulous Patchwork & Applique Gifts: 40 Quick-to-Stitch Projects
Best Price: $0.78
This is a lovely book - the sumptuous photos and delicious colors just made me want to jump...
Beautiful Beaded Gifts: Original Designs for All OccasionsBeautiful Beaded Gifts: Original Designs for All Occasions
Best Price: $0.29
-24 easy-to-make stunning miniature bead projects -Full color photographs show close-up...
The Knitting Goddess: Finding the Heart and Soul of Knitting Through Instruction, Projects, and StoriesThe Knitting Goddess: Finding the Heart and Soul of Knitting Through Instruction, Projects, and Stories
Best Price: $4.98
This book is not just a knitting book--it is one to curl up with and read--the myth adaptations...
Peter Rabbit Iron-on Transfer Patterns: 88 DesignsPeter Rabbit Iron-on Transfer Patterns: 88 Designs
Best Price: $2.04
This is perfect for any Peter Rabbit lover. Exactly what I was looking for as a keepsake quality...
The Knitter's Guide to Yarn Cocktails: 30 Technique-Expanding Recipes for Tasty Little ProjectsThe Knitter's Guide to Yarn Cocktails: 30 Technique-Expanding Recipes for Tasty Little Projects
Best Price: $4.98
Taking their inspiration from the cocktail set, Anastasia Blaes and Kelly Wilson have created a...

The Crochet WorkbookThe Crochet Workbook
Best Price: $61.95
This is an amazing book, looking at crochet more as form than function. This is for the...
The Book of Wheat Weaving and Straw Craft: From Simple Plaits to Exquisite DesignsThe Book of Wheat Weaving and Straw Craft: From Simple Plaits to Exquisite Designs
Best Price: $24.90
Along with a fascinating history of wheat weaving in ancient times, this book offers clear...
Tatting with Anne Orr (Dover Needlework Series)Tatting with Anne Orr (Dover Needlework Series)
Best Price: $2.60
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R15578EZXDV0KW
60 Crocheted Snowflakes (Dover Needlework Series)60 Crocheted Snowflakes (Dover Needlework Series)
Best Price: $3.20
I love these snowflakes! This is the first time I've crocheted with thread and a steel hook......
Better by the Dozen: 12 Blocks, 12 Quilts, Endless Possibilities (That Patchwork Place)Better by the Dozen: 12 Blocks, 12 Quilts, Endless Possibilities (That Patchwork Place)
Best Price: $12.90
I am a hopelessly hooked quilter and this is a WONDERFUL book. The many different settings are...

Distinctive Details: Great Embellishment Techniques for Clothing (Threads On)Distinctive Details: Great Embellishment Techniques for Clothing (Threads On)
Best Price: $4.42
A bargain, because it's not new, and it's very handy to have the techniques (from Threads...
Stitching Pretty: 101 Lovely cross-stitch projects to make (Better Homes & Gardens)Stitching Pretty: 101 Lovely cross-stitch projects to make (Better Homes & Gardens)
Best Price: $2.45
As another reviewer noted, these aren't (for the most part) quick-to-stitch designs, but don't...
Cross Stitch PlusCross Stitch Plus
Best Price: $1.99
Clear instructions, lovely diagrams - a terrific assortment of a variety of techniques. Some...
Brazilian Three-Dimensional Embroidery: Instructions and 50 Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework Series)Brazilian Three-Dimensional Embroidery: Instructions and 50 Transfer Patterns (Dover Needlework Series)
Best Price: $3.45
I have not tried the patterns or instructions in this book. I collected it to place in my hobby...
Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches: Photographs, Diagrams, and Instructions for Over 260 Stitches (Reader's Digest)Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches: Photographs, Diagrams, and Instructions for Over 260 Stitches (Reader's Digest)
Really complete book. When I browse through this book, I have million of new ideas for my work....

Toys Iron-on Transfers (Dover Little Transfer Books)Toys Iron-on Transfers (Dover Little Transfer Books)
Best Price: $0.06
I purchase iron-on transfer books for the Comfort Blanket Ministry of St. Ferdinand Church. It...
Woolcraft (This Morning)Woolcraft (This Morning)
Best Price: $6.95
Scandinavian Charted Designs (Cross Stitch, Needlepoint) (Dover Needlework)Scandinavian Charted Designs (Cross Stitch, Needlepoint) (Dover Needlework)
Best Price: $2.49
Charted designs from Scandinavia are world renowned for their subtle blending of elegance and...
Contemporary WhiteworkContemporary Whitework
Best Price: $13.09
Tracy Franklin is a marvellous stitching and design expert. I attended a class she taught on...
The Guide to Making Ribbon LeiThe Guide to Making Ribbon Lei
Best Price: $7.11
I bought this book specifically to learn how to make one Ribbon Lei for a Girl Scout fundraiser....

The New Anchor Book of Counted Thread Embroidery StitchesThe New Anchor Book of Counted Thread Embroidery Stitches
Best Price: $86.33
The Needlework of Mary Queen of ScotsThe Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots
Best Price: $19.46
Margaret Swain has done a fantastic job of writing what is essentially an historical book on...
Handmade Embroidered PursesHandmade Embroidered Purses
Best Price: $11.87
The unique projects within this accessible reference offer embroiderers of any skill level...
New Anchor Book of Blackwork Embroidery StitchesNew Anchor Book of Blackwork Embroidery Stitches
Best Price: $6.95
The Anchor Embroidery Series offers the perfect introduction to popular embroidery techniques. ...
 
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