THE STITCHES OF CREATIVE EMBROIDERY by Jacquelin Enthoven
was published in 1964 which is why you may not be able to find a copy of it. I
purchased my copy from Ebay.
I purchased this book on hand embroidery stitches because when I purchased a sampler book there were no instructions on how to do many of the stitches. I could not find them, based on the name the image was listed under thus YouTube and Google did not help, nor did the newer books I owned have these stitches listed. I have since purchased at least 3 other classic books on embroidery stitches to which THE STITCHES OF CREATIVE EMBROIDERY is the best purchase yet.
This book is not a “how to” with detailed instructions on how to do each stitch but an overview of various stitches. Though it only has 2 pages (front and back} of pictures in color, this was a luxury in publication during that time, the black and white pictures are worth the price. According to the partially age book cover, this book cost $7.95! Based on the table of contents, see above image, and the 210 pages less the Index of stitches, it is apparent to me that this book is more for information and inspiration and not “how to”.
I appreciate the samplers presented; this book is full of samplers.
I purchased this book for $21.86 USD, it was worth it. I am convinced, if you are going to really become a hand embroidery sewist it is important to explore what they once did years ago. I do own an embroidery machine and I will use it for various projects BUT my desire is to create unique embroidered items that require the nuances attributed to hand embroidery. I have no desire to seek the status of the artisans that created the work seen in museums but I would like to be as good as some of the young sewist that have samplers presented in the videos I have viewed and the classic books I have read.
I cannot say I will not purchase any other books on hand embroidery but if I don’t I am really glad I purchased this one.
WRITTEN by Marsha L Floyd
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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