cathy of california: erica wilson stitch samplers, 1973

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erica wilson stitch samplers, 1973

i have been working very closely with erica wilson this past week. well not actually erica wilson herself but rather one of her books. erica wilson's embroidery book as been at my side providing me with invaluable reference for a project i have been hired to work on.

(images from erica wilson's embroidery book, scribner's, 1973)

March 25, 2011 | Permalink

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i LOVE her work! Her books are awesome!

Posted by: cheryl | March 25, 2011 at 11:55 AM

I have some awesome embroidery books from the 40's to the 70's. It's lovely to see the freedom of the style of embroidery in those books coming back into modern publications too.

Ondori did great embroidery motif collections in the 70's.

Posted by: Sarah | March 26, 2011 at 12:58 AM

ondori books from the 70s! must go in search of them right now.....

Posted by: cathy of california | March 26, 2011 at 08:16 AM

Ooh la la! My library actually has this book...just reserved a copy. Thanks for the tip!

Posted by: Charissa - The Gifted Blog | May 19, 2011 at 02:37 PM

OMG I have one of her books. "Needleplay". I'm passionate about needlework myself. Oh how I LOVE your blog. THANK YOU.

Posted by: Annette Navarro | July 16, 2011 at 12:15 PM

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