Exotic Needlework w/Ethnic Patterns Techniques Inspirations Softback Book ©1978

VINTAGE COLLECTION Exotic Needlework with Ethnic Patterns Techniques Inspirations by Dona Z. Meilach & Dee Menagh ©1978 / Softback Book / English 410 Photographs, 208 Drawings, 30 Color Plates / 280 pages Needlework has for centuries been a popular technique for embellishing garments worn by people of every nation and culture. This book shows how you can adapt beautiful patterns and marvelous motifs of other cultures, ancient and modern, to create individualistic decorations for your own stunning clothing. There are complete basic and advanced instructions for embroidery including Flat Stitches, Looped and Knotted Stitches, variations on the Satin and Chain Stitch and many more. There are illustrations galore of intriguing contemporary applications for traditional cutwork, tambour work, punch needle and sewing-machine embroidery and the tiny Shisha mirrors of India. You'll enjoy the satisfaction of adding exotic flair with an ethnic air to your creations by using beads, silver and gold thread, tassels, braids, and pompons. CONDITION: Original Book Cover: Good Condition, has a scraped imperfection by center top of binding side-only on the cover and does not affect the binding or inside. Bent right lower corner Inside: Good Condition, clean, no marks or notes, but few pages at beginning have a very slight curl on corners lower right corner. Refer to Photos.