IT'S WEDNESDAY...SNOW WHAT??

Well...another Wednesday...and it's snowing like crazy out.  It was my first chance this new year to go hooking in Holly...but the roads, I'm told, are horrendous....so..here I sit at home.  You'd think I would be ambitious and get some cleaning and reorganizing done...but nope...I'm just sitting here on the old laptop...trying to think of something clever to blog about...nothing clever...but I did want to share something that my dear, sweet friend, Melissa, brought me on her last visit...

It's this vintage/antique  instruction book on just about every kind of embroidery stitch you could imagine.  The first edition was published in 1920, with the seventh impression in 1959..which is the book I have.    It was published in London, England.

Beautifully, illustrated in black and white, with two inserts being in color.  It tells of the use of each type of stitch...whether it be a background stitch, a cross stitch, or a darning stitch.  In the author's own words:

 "Without stitches, there could be no art of embroidery.  They are the means by which fanciful ideas and memories of pleasant things can be figured upon fabrics.".

Such a delightful way of  explaining our joy in stitching, rug hooking, needle punch or just about any form of needlework!

Have a great day...stay safe and warm!

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