Antique Furniture Period Needlepoint – Dates Patterns Stiches Etc. / Scarce Book

Description

Lavishly illustrated with color photographs and detailed line drawings, this rare out-of-print book is an in-depth guide to
PERIOD NEEDLEPOINT FOR ANTIQUE FURNITURE
by Madeleine Jarry and Maryvonne Dobry, William Morrow & Co., Inc., NY, 1976.
With a historical introduction, this comprehensive book provides “French needlepoint patterns – including some from museum pieces – from the greatest periods of French interior design, ranging from Louis XIII in the early seventeenth century to Napoleon II (1870).  Included are designs for upholstery for chairs, armchairs, and seat cushions, and for pillows and needlepoint period borders for various decorative purposes.  With clear line drawings for each piece to be enlarged by graph or by photostat, wool colors specified so that you can use American Persian yarn, detailed instructions for measuring for upholstery, and how-to drawings for all the stitches used, this book includes everything to make it possible to reproduce the designs authentically yourself.”  This superb book will benefit the connoisseur of antique furniture, interior design people, and those interested in authentic needlepoint design.
8.9” x 10.1” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  128 pages.
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