Needlepoint books

I have been working my canvas work from an old copy of "The needlepoint book" byJo Ippolito Christensen which I borrowed from the Guild Library.  It is a good book but the presentation is out of date.  How we 'read' has changed so much since this book was written.

In a digital world digital books and especially the use of images, and how we relate to those images, has made subtle changes in all of us.   So, I still want a paper book that I can keep open and refer too without loosing the image because the screen turns off.  After a search of the book reviews I decided to purchase the RSN's guide to Canvaswork.

I read the review from Mary Corbett and was amused by the approach of the Americans in contrast to the English.  Both have their own version which they believe is the best and I'm sure that if I look at books from Europe they will tell me that this is the only way to stitch.    Still, until I can recover my stitching skills I think this is the book for me.  The order is on the way.

Comments

[Carolyn Foley]

I see there is quite a bit of it around at the moment.

[Rachel]

It's not just the presentation that has changed, but the designs used to demonstrate them!

[Carolyn Foley]

You are right.