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| OVGS is a non-profit organization that encourages and promotes the practice and knowledge of needlework in all its forms. Members have the fellowship of persons who enjoy needlework and wish to learn and share their knowledge and thereby work towards maintaining higher standards of design, colour and workmanship. The OVGS provides monthly meetings, chapter newsletters, special day and/or evening workshops, a lending library within the Guild, and membership in the national organization, the Embroiderers’ Association of Canada, founded in 1973. |
Book Bits - Notes from the OVGS Library
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Exciting News from the LibraryYou can now peruse the list of books available through the OVGS Libary. Thank you to Pamela Keetch for preparing the files. As new books get added to the Library, the lists will be updated accordingly. Browse by
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By Anne Condie and Pam Keetch |
Please find below book reviews of a new library book and another book that will be of interest to many taking the OVGS 2007 program. Please drop in to the library area at the next meeting and look over our fabulous collection of materials that can be borrowed – a great source of knowledge and inspiration to all! "A-Z of Whitework - Book 1 Surface Embroidery" by Inspirations Books. The 15th book of the popular A-Z series focuses on many common forms of Whitework surface embroidery e.g. Ayrshire, Broderie Anglaise, Candlewicking and others. A brief history of each technique is provided with photographs and characteristics to aid in identifying it. However this is primarily a "how-to" book and is comprised mostly of photographs showing how to form commonly used stitches for each technique. Tips are also provided for fabric and thread selections. There are no patterns provided, but this is an excellent reference book. "Painting With a Needle" by Young Yang Chung (2003) ISBN 0-8109-4570-3. This book on oriental silk embroidery, relatively new to our library, will be of particular interest to those who are taking the Chinese embroidery program workshop. The Korean-trained author, a scholar of East Asian textile arts and history, started out teaching embroidery in Korea and went on to write the first English-language reference book on "The Art of Oriental Embroidery". In "Painting With a Needle" she presents examples of centuries-old traditional embroideries from Korea, China and Japan and discusses the symbolism of motifs and colour in these meticulously worked pieces. Almost every page has beautiful photographs illustrating historic embroideries alongside their contemporary equivalents. Close-up photographs and clear directions make it easy to follow the sixteen stitches taught in the section on stitching techniques, and to see their fascinating effects. A list of suppliers and advice on tools and materials is provided. In the final section of the book there are instructions and patterns for nineteen spectacular projects. (Most are flower pictures, but a few are other articles). They use designs adapted from historic embroideries, and in the detailed photography the stitching truly appears as "needlepainting".
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NEW to the Library 2007, September 07 |
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The library has acquired some new books and they are wonderful! Here is a brief review of the new books.
‘Sampler Motifs and Symbolism' by Patricia Andrle and Lesley Rudnick’. This book identifies and gives meanings for a wide range of symbolic motifs found in American and European samplers. The first section is a dictionary of motifs, with illustrations, some of which are actual cross-stitch patterns. In the second section, patterns for five historic reproduction samplers are included, with the research on their origins. The dictionary would be helpful in the selection of appropriate motifs for designing your own sampler, or for those interested in the study of old samplers. ‘A-Z of Stumpwork' and 'A-Z of Bead Embroidery’ Two more of this excellent and comprehensive Australian series. The Stumpwork book covers the basic stitches and techniques used in raised embroidery, and provides step-by-step photographs and directions for a selection of beautiful projects of both flowers and animals. The Bead Embroidery book gives instruction in the tools and techniques required for a number of different beadwork projects worked on fabric and canvas, and also for making edgings and fringes. Both these books are well worth a look. 'Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth' by Carol Humphrey. Carol Humphrey, Honorary Keeper of Textiles at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England's new book explores the history of samplers and the lives of the Quaker schoolgirls from Ackworth School who made them. The book's many colour photographs detail the development of sampler trends in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including the most famous medallion sampler style as well as darning, map and marking samplers, and gives a fascinating view into the daily lives of the schoolgirls who attended Ackworth. 'Threads of Light - Chinese Embroidery from Suzhou and the Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum' - Los Angeles Fowler Museum of Cultural History. A beautiful book spotlighting the Chinese fine embroidery done by the Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute (SERI). A brief history of Chinese and the development of Suzhou random stitch embroidery is given, as well as a behind the scenes look at the technical aspects of this embroidery style. The main focus of the book is on a collaboration between photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum and SERI to interpret his photographs in stitching. A stunning catalogue of full page colour photographs of the embroideries provides a visual feast for the eyes and an understanding of the detail and complexity of the beautifully executed embroidery. If you have any suggestions for books or other materials that you would like to see added to the library please write down the name, author and ISBN number if possible, and give it to either Anne or Pam, and we'll add it to our library 'wish list'. |
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