Filed under: Books in My Library, Needlepoint and Beyond 27 Lessons in Advanced Canvas Work by Edith Anderson, Needlepoint Books
In a previous post, I pointed out a chapter in Needlepoint and Beyond 27 Lessons in Advanced Canvas Work by Edith Anderson Feisner entitled Variations in which she describes varying a stitch by size, by direction, by proportion, and by combination. In fact, she stitched a small landscape in all white using all variations of only cross stitch.
Since I am working on attaching stones, shells, and various objects, I read the chapter on Stones, Beads, and Found Objects. In addition to detached buttonhole which Dawn Donnelly discussed in her class at the ANG Seminar, Treasures from the Great Lakes, needleweaving is also described to hold a shell.
In the Texture chapter, Edith ranks 25 stitches in 6 categories from smoothest (basketweave) to roughest (Turkey).
The book covers a lot:
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It sounds so comprehensive but broad in applying techniques. Found a copy and EBay and ordered! Thank you!!
Comment by nbuennemeyer October 8, 2024 @ 4:53 pmI hope your not disappointed.
Comment by melitastitches4fun October 8, 2024 @ 5:29 pmI couldn’t possibly be!! ❤ I crave those alternative applications and creative stitches beyond tent/basketweave. I like the out of the box methods!!
Comment by nbuennemeyer October 8, 2024 @ 5:38 pmGot my copy today. Obviously an older book, but beyond the basics, it covers a wide variety of treatments from pulled thread to stumpwork. I am not disappointed. I do have a lot of books, but this was well worth the small amount I paid!! Thanks for the recommendation. Nancy
Comment by nbuennemeyer October 15, 2024 @ 7:41 pmLooks like a great book. I’d love to see the stitched landscape.
Comment by brendasneedlepointstudioblog October 8, 2024 @ 5:07 pm