Add a nostalgic touch to everything you sew!
- Over 400 embroidery patterns including animals, ladies, flowers, themed sets, day-of-the-week variations, and more
- Authentic designs are from classic catalogs and magazines of yesteryear, not modern re-designs
- 4 step-by-step projects for making quilts, potholders, and a laundry bag are included
- Basic tips and how-to includes stitches, use of patterns, care of linens, tea dyeing, and more
Inside Vintage Stitching Treasury, crafting trendsetter Suzanne McNeill shows you how to use vintage embroidery to add a nostalgic touch to anything you sew!
Throughout the years, women have decorated our world by stitching artistic designs onto quilts, pillows, linens, laundry bags, potholders, and more. Now you can give new life to these charming motifs of olden days.
Inside this book you'll discover a treasure chest of authentic art embroidery patterns from the classic magazines and needlework catalogs of days gone by. From birds and bunnies to flowers and fruit, days-of-the-week, children's themes and more, hundreds of retro-cool designs are accompanied by gorgeous color photographs, stitching advice, and four step-by-step projects.
With an exciting array of vintage designs to stitch and enjoy, you're sure to find the perfect inspiration here for creating either a thoughtful gift or a new family heirloom—and discover that everything old is new again!
