Danish Pulled Thread Embroidery by E. Fangel

Title: Danish Pulled Thread Embroidery (Sammentraekssyning) with English and Danish Text Author: Esther Fangel; Ida Winckler & Agnete Wuldern Madsen Illustrator: NA Publisher: Dover Publications Date of Publication: 1977 Printing Edition: NA Number of Pages: 100 pages Hardback or Softcover: Softcover Genre: Needlework / Embroidery Highlights: This is an unabridged and corrected republication of the bilingual edition of parts 3 & $ of Danish Embroidery prepared by Selksbet Til Haandarbejdts Fremme; originally published in 1959.From the back of the book: Pulled thread embroidery is now experiencing a great upsurge in popularity; primarily because it represents a vast extension of technique for the embroiderer and can be perfected with a minimum of laborious practice. You can use the pulled thread method in conjunction with other forms of counted thread embroidery to create a whole new range of possibilities and achievements. This book a product of the world renowned danish handworkers guild gives you clear and precise instructions and illustrations for 45 historic pulled thread designs; each accompanied by a photograph of a finished section of embroidery made from this stitch. Many photographs show sumptuous 18th century floral designs and abstracts which are based upon the stitches described in this book. You can reproduce these designs or use them as the basis for your own ideas by simply mastering the stitches which are described and illustrated.There are 84 line drawings and 89 photographs. Condition: Very good. No torn or missing pages. No writing on the pages. Previous owners name is written on inside cover.