Books & Magazines

Just Cross Stitch, Christmas 2024 edition. 

Rondjes in Stapelsteek – het nieuwe boek van Nan van der Storm.

De Stapelsteek (in het Engels brickstitch) ziet er eenvoudig uit. Als vulsteek is hij dat ook. Maar er motieven in borduren is een andere zaak. 

Dit boek legt duidelijk uit hoe de Stapelsteek in motieven gemaakt moet worden. Het boek bevat meer dan 50 rondjes en andere motieven, plus een leuke variant op de Stapelsteek. Het boek staat weer vol met patronen; uiteraard worden ook de gebruikte kleuren genoemd. U treft ook veel borduurvoorbeelden aan, van de schrijver zelf en van Facebook-gebruikers die meededen met de stitch-a-long.

Full colour, 28 pagina’s.

Op veler verzoek: 

Een heruitgave van Het grote Stoppenboek! Als beginner kunt u het uit dit boek zeker leren.  
U beschikt met het boek over meer dan 25 beschreven stoppen, inclusief een mooie eindstop met alle geleerde onderdelen erin verwerkt.  

Kleurendruk, 48 pagina’s.

 

A comprehensive collection of red on white designs for those who love the genre. 17 beautiful projects, Including large intricate designs, tradional samplers, and many small, easy to make projects, including Christmas decoration.
 

In this book of no less than 75 pages, many classic sampler motifs have been collected. Ideal if you want to put together your own sampler!

 

De Randjes are inextricably linked to Soed Idee and continue to attract people! A while ago I bought three red school cloths from one maker “Tona Janse” from Hellevoetsluis. 2 patches are dated 1908 and 1909, the third is probably from 1910. It is clear that this concerns 3 years of craft education. The patches contain a lot of Edges (and a few alphabets and number series), which increase in difficulty. Some edges are familiar and others are completely new. I was able to combine them relatively easily into one whole “Tona's Edges” (coincidentally, my mother-in-law's name was also Tona and she was a fanatic embroiderer!) 

Tona's Randjes are a complete pattern of both the complete version and the adapted version on tape, published in a beautiful book.

The book is in both Dutch and English.

Softcover, full color, A4 format, 20 pages.

One of the main features of Hardanger embroidery is the openwork, and within that openwork are countless stitches that can be used to embellish and decorate. This book brings together the widest range of Hardanger fill stitches ever compiled.

It includes both traditional and modern stitches, from the very simple to the incredibly complex, all broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions with diagrams for each step.

There are color-coded left-handed (red) and right-handed (blue) instructions for each stitch. A Hardanger band sampler project contains many of the stitches. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow, making it easy to learn. Whether you are a student who performs best by seeing (the illustrations) or reading (the words) or both, you can succeed with the instructions in this book. You learn to avoid problems and have the confidence to correct any mistakes you make. Yvette Stanton's expert instructions will get you started creating beautiful Hardanger embroidery fill stitches.

The project pictured will be a Hardanger band sampler, which will include many of the stitches demonstrated in the book. There will also be historical information on Hardanger fill stitches, including photos of historical and contemporary examples; information about materials and equipment and tips and tricks, including really important information about voltage.

English book by Yvette Stanton with only Hardanger fill stitches

With clear step-by-step instructions and diagrams.

Paperback, A4 format, 280 pages.

You can do Hardanger embroidery! Have you always wanted to try Hardanger embroidery but thought it looked too difficult? Or have you mastered the basics and want new challenges? This manual will take you step by step from novice to advanced stitcher, with helpful diagrams and hints and tips at every stage. There are stunning Hardanger projects, graded beginner, intermediate and advanced, to guide you to your next level of expertise. You will refer to this Hardanger embroidery book again and again.

Elegant Hardanger Embroidery: A step-by-step manual for beginners to advanced by Yvette Stanton

• 64 pages
• Paperback
• 195 x 275 mm / 7 5/8 x 10 7/8 in
• 170+ step-by-step illustrations
• 15 beautiful projects
• 1st published 2002, 2nd edition published 2005
• ISBN 978-0-9757677-0-2 (13 digit), 0-9757677-0-4 (10 digit)

Complete package "Marietjes Purse". In the package you will find the book and the necessary materials.

Book details:
* 16 pages
* In both Dutch and English
*Softcover
*A4

MATERIALS IN PACKAGE

• 32 ct. Weeks dye Works “Straw” 45 x 68 cm / 18 x 27 inches
• Classic Colorworks “Cherry Cobbler” (4 skeins)
• Classic Colorworks “Deep Blue Sea” (1 skein)
• Weeks Dye Works Woolfelt “Camel” 16 x 17 cm
• Quilting fabric Moda French General Solids 13529-23 for the lining 25 x 55 cm
• 1 skein of DMC 3777 for the cord

Marietje Brouwers, born somewhere in the Netherlands in 1908, stitched a small purse with a sampler on the backside at the age of 12. “JB” and “AvG” are presumably her parents.  

In 2022, I bought the framed purse at Marktplaats. Inspired by the purse, I designed a matching needle book and a scissor fob, creating a lovely sewing or embroidery set.  

MATERIALS USED   

• 32 ct. Weeks dye Works “Straw” 18 x 27 inch 

• Classic Colorworks “Cherry Cobbler” (4 skeins) (DMC 3777) 

• Classic Colorworks “Deep Blue Sea” (DMC 931) 

• Weeks Dye Works Woolfelt “Camel” 

• Quiltfabric Moda French General Solids 13529-23 for lining 

• DMC 3777 to crochet the strings 

• Cotton fusible lining 

• Sheeps wool or stuffing of your choice 

• Buttons (from Grannies buttonbox

French book : French General 43 accessories à coudre by Yoko Kubodera.

Are you, like me, a fan of the beautiful fabric collections of the well-known American brand French General?

So this book with full-size patterns will stimulate your irrepressible desire to get started! In fact, it offers about forty models to make with these beautiful fabrics, characterized by a French touch, available in cream, red and blue shades. Kits, bags, pouches...

A multitude of chic and trendy accessories with incredible charm that you will enjoy sewing and using every day!

The book is in French, but the step-by-step explanation with illustrations is so clear that this will work even if you do not master the French language.

Paperback, 80 pages

Huck borduren, boek bevat zoveel meer dan de motieven van Facebook. Namelijk:
· Een reeks motieven voor gastendoekjes en handdoeken;
· Een hoofdstuk waarin ik u handvatten geeft nieuwe randen te ontwikkelen - zo eenvoudig en zo leuk!
· En last but not least: een hoofdstuk over Beiers bont borduren.
Het boek is weer een en al illustraties en patronen, ook nog verluchtigd met werk van mensen uit de Facebookgroep
60 pagina’s, full colour.

Boek is vanaf 16 oktober te koop maar is ook verkrijgbaar op de merkwaardig dag op 14 oktober

Benodigde materialen
In dit boek worden de patronen van een lap in Huck techniek gegeven, maar diezelfde patronen
kunt u ook toepassen op Aïda band van 10 centimeter breed.
Als u de lap van bladzijde 12 (of van de achterkant van dit boek) wil maken:
• Mijn lap was 14 count dat is 5,5 bundeltjes op een centimeter. Uw Aida borduurstof moet
dan een lap ter grootte van 50 bij 75 cm zijn, daar zitten ruime zijkanten bij inbegrepen. Bij
fijnere Aïda kan een kleinere lap volstaan, bij grovere Aïda moet u een grotere lap nemen.
• Houd er bij de afmetingen rekening mee dat de randen 48 hokjes breed zijn, drie kolommen
naast elkaar en 8 hokjes tussen de kolommen (= 3x48 +2x8 = 160), dus de te borduren
breedte van uw lap is 160 bundeltjes van de Aïda stof.
Als u op band wil werken:
• Aida band 150 cm lang, minimaal 10 centimeter breed waarin 55 hokjes in de breedte. Deze
breedte hebt u wel nodig, want de randen zijn 48 hokjes breed. Het meeste band van 10
centimeter breed telt 57 hokjes.
Verder hebt u nodig:
• Naald met stompe punt.
• Benodigd garen: ik heb voor de hele lap vier kleuren DMC gebruikt, gewerkt met twee
draadjes van het splitsgaren. Bij heel fijn Aïda werkt u met één draadje, bij grover Aïda
mogelijk met drie. 
• Mijn kleuren (in hoofdstuk 2): hoofdkleur rood DMC 498, daarnaast blauw DMC 791 voor
wat accenten; verder 335 donkerroze en bij één rand heb ik kleur 818 (lichtroze) nog gebruikt.
U kunt natuurlijk - en graag - ook eigen kleuren kiezen.

Cross stitch book by Shakespeare's Peddler "Most Humble Hands" 

This 40-page book is full of even more eye candy than "Red Letter Day," with a scrapbook-y feel and lots of photographs and art. Eight samplers are reproduced for this book, and photographs of the originals are included. This has been about a year in the making, and I thank everyone who helped -- my model stitchers, husband, friends and family. It's been a labor of love!

This sampler "Ivlie Godefroid" caught my eye because of the beautiful colours. Upon closer inspection, the sampler turned out to be full of nice motifs. A landscape with a church, butterfly, shepherdess with all her creatures and the more traditional motifs such as the reclining deer in the garden, a ship, cradle, etc.
The sampler is not dated but was probably made in the mid-19th century in Belgium, France or Luxembourg.
I charted the sampler and used a number of motifs to make a pin drum, pin cushions and needle book. These are all in this beautifully designed book.

Sampler size: 249W x 226H cross stitch (32 x 29 cm on 16 thread linen)
The book contains the pattern of the sampler, all patterns and work descriptions of the pincushions and needle booklet.

The book is softcover, A4 format, in Dutch and English and has 32 pages. In addition, a handy separate thread card has been added with the legend.

When you say "Soed Idee" you say "Randje per Week", "RED" and "Pincushion Club".
And if you throw all those elements into Simone's brain with a good dose of inspiration, you get "Simone's Smalls"!
Simone designed a number of small embroidery projects ("Smalls"), inspired by the Randjes and embroidered them all in her favorite color red. Such as a pindrum, biscornu, mattress cushion, needle roll, etc. Finished with a beautiful French General fabric, it became a beautiful collection!

All patterns with complete work descriptions are in the new book "Simone's Smalls". The book is in both Dutch and English and also contains a bonus pattern for a small sampler.



Details:
* 40 pages
* In both Dutch and English
* Soft cover
* 21 x 21 cm

A few years ago I bought this beautiful antique sampler "GH1857" that stands out because of the use of color. This was the inspiration for the Pincushion Club of 2020-2021. By popular request I have now also put the entire sampler on a pattern and published it in this beautiful book together with the patterns of the Pincushion Club.
The book contains the pattern of the sampler, all patterns and work descriptions for the pincushions and needle book and an alphabet for the personalization of your project. Size Sampler: 301W x 294H (19" x 18 1/2" on 32 ct fabric)

The book is softcover, A4 format, in Dutch and English, and has 32 pages. In addition, a handy loose thread card has been added with the legend.

DESPITE THE CAREFUL PREPARATION, THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE LEGEND   BELOW AT THE "ATTACHMENTS" YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE CORRECT LEGEND.

If you can't handle the Dutch webshop, please contact me by email, with your full mailing address.

TO FOREIGN CUSTOMERS: 
The books are now also available in foreign countries! In USA at The Attic Needleworks, Hobby House Needleworks, Shepherds Needle, Saltbox Needleworkes, Victorian Rose Needlearts Shoppe. In Australia at The Crewel Gobelin.

TO WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS: In USA the books are available from Hobby House Needleworks and ICG Distributors. Or contact me directly for options.