A friend sent me Sheila Paine`s book Embroidered Textiles, Traditional patterns from Five Continents ,,,,, Rizzoli, 1990.
Thus i have a wonderful time readfing and looking at pictures ,,, mirjam
New [to me] embroidery book
Nov 11, 2008
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Sounds lovely Mirjam. I recently grabbed a copy of Stitching a Legacy. Lovely pieces to look at...
Cheryl
Cheryl
Thank you Cheryl .. i really enjoy reading all kinds of books about Crafts , I find it interesting to compare between embroideries [and woven pieces] from different parts of the world ,, mirjam
I love looking at some the Native American/Indian pieces. I've gotten to see and hold some lovely moccasins.
Cheryl
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Cheryl when i read this comment , i reemmber how facinated i was to see that many of the patterns of Bedouins , Simile or look very much , like the patternd Native American tribes used ,,, I than had some looking into other NUMAD `s patterns ,, it seems that many of the Numad people in dry parts of the world , have similar patterns /forms in the their textiles and other crafts.. mirjam
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