More about Melita's Books

Melita reviews two more books in her collection--Father B's and SharonG's.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2022/10/28/books-in-my-library-father-bs-21st-century-book-of-stitches-and-sharon-gs-simply-essential-needlepoint-stitch-explanations-sense/

Father B's book comes in various editions.  Suzanne Howren (you know her as one of the authors of the Stitches for Effects series) has taken some of his best stitches and rediagrammed them for modern stitchers.

https://www.needlenook.com/product/a-father-b-sampler-stitches-for-the-21st-century/

SharonG's one of my stitching heroes.  Her SENSE book is small but fabulous and full of good information.

https://needlepointus.com/proddetail.asp?prod=SENSE

Neither book is large but both are worth having.

UPDATE:  Melita picks up Ruth Dilts' Needlepoint 101 and 202.  Both are good books, especially for a beginner at embellishing canvases.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/02/14/books-in-my-library-needlepoint-101/

UPDATE:  Melita has three of Carole Lake and Michael Boren's very useful books.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/09/27/books-in-my-library-painted-canvas-embellishment-an-idea-book-desert-island-stitches-volume-1-ideas-for-small-spaces-and-volume-2-ideas-for-creative-borders-by-carole-h-lake-and-michael-boren/

UPDATE:  Melita also owns a fascinating book from 1980, Edith Anderson Feisner's Needlepoint and Beyond:  27 Lessons in Advanced Canvas Work.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/08/books-in-my-library-needlepoint-and-beyond-27-lessons-in-advanced-canvas-work-by-edith-anderson/

UPDATE:  Making Needlepoint Landscapes looks interesting!  I have a copy of dede Odgen's That's Not Needlepoint and it's quite interesting for those stitching underwater ocean scenes.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/09/making-needlecraft-landscapes-by-mary-carroll-and-thats-not-needlepoint-by-dede-ogden/

UPDATE:  Melita owns a copy of Kathleen Whyte's Design in Embroidery.  I've seen it but it is mostly about embroidery design.  If that's a topic that interests you, you may be able to find a copy in a used book store.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/29/books-in-my-library-design-in-embroidery-by-kathleen-whyte/

UPDATE:  Anna Griffith's An Introduction to Embroidery sounds interesting.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/10/31/books-in-my-library-an-introduction-to-embroidery-by-anna-griffiths/

UPDATE:  Melita owns several of the A to Z series of books.  They are really good, especially the silk ribbon embroidery book to help you create flowers from ribbon.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/11/06/books-in-my-library-a-to-z-series/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

© Copyright October 29, 2022 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Father B Talks Orna

If you've ever wondered what studying under a master of color is like, read what Father B* says here.
http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2017/05/a-special-treat-guest-blog-by-father-b.html

*By the way, this isn't the Father B who wrote wonderful stitch compilations. We are lucky to have a second Father B among us now that we've lost the first.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 21, 2017 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mini Book Reviews

Nimble Needle has a new shipment of books in the shop and have posted a bit about them to help you decide if this is a book you want for your bookshelves. Books profiled include several from June McKnight, Father B's classic, Needlepointing in Your Nest, Trish Burr's Color Confidence, and Meredith Willet and Beth Robertson's book on Knots, Fur and Turkeywork.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/03/books-and-more-books.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.