Embroiderers' Guild Bookshop - History

18th Century Embroidery Techniques
Marsh, Gail
Pub. Guild of Master Craftsman Publications
Price £16.95 hardback
This book explores in immense detail the following embroidery techniques, metal threads, silk embroidery, quilting, whitework, tambour and chain, crewel work and novelty threads. Period pieces provide beautiful colour photgraphs to work alongside the insightful text and clever use of quotation. A wonderful historic text and visual resource on 18th century embroidery tchniques that are equally relevant for the current contemporary embroiderer.

5000 Years of Textiles now in paperback
Harris, J
Pub. British Museum Press
Price £16.99 paperback
New in handy paperback format, this comprehensive survey covers the development of textiles worldwide from Egyptian artefacts of 3000 BC to contemporary crafts and furnishings. Invaluable for anyone interested in the history of textiles.

Art Deco Textiles NEW!
Charlotte Samuels
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £19.95 paperback
This book presents a stunning selection of the fabrics which clothed the smart women and furnished the stylish interiors of Europe and America during the age of th Ballets Russes and jazz. The Paris 1925 Exhibition brought the richly exotic designs of Paul Poiret and Raoul Duffy to worldwide attention and the fabrics pictured here trace the Art Deco style as it evolves from the initial vibrant blossoming to a more geometric, avant-garde look. This book is full of stunning full page images of the most inspirational textiles.

Art Deco Textiles : The french designers NEW!
Hard, A
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £18.95 paperback

Art Of Embroidery
Synge, L
Pub. Antique Collectors' Club
Price £45.00 hardback

Ayrshire and Other Whitework
Swain, M
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £4.99 paperback

Baby Wore White, Robes for Special Occasions 1800-1910
Toomer, H
Pub. Heather Toomer
Price £17.50 paperback
A fascinating and charming, well-researched, informed and illustrated book that reviews the history of christening and other decorative baby robes through the 19th century. Recommended for collectors, designers, dressmakers and social historians, it also includes 4 patterns taken from illustrated robes, and 1 original 19th-century pattern.

Corsets NEW!
Jill Salen
Pub. Batsford
Price £20.00 paperback
Available now! A fascinating book that shows the historical patterns and techniques of corset making between 1750 and 1917.

Dress at the Court of King Henry VIII NEW!
Maria Hayward
Pub. Maney
Price £48.00 paperback
This book gives the first detailed study of male and female dress worn at the court of Henry VIII, and covers the dress of the king and his immediate family, the royal household and the broader court circle.

Emblems for a Queen - The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots NEW!
Michael Bath
Pub. Archetype Publications
Price £29.50 paperback
The embroidereis produced by Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) are amongst the best-known and most fascinating examples of historical embroidery left to us today. Michael Bath not only describes and illustrates the surviving embroideries but, using early records, documents a large number of those that have disappeared, creating the first full catalogue of all the known embroideries created by these two remarkable women.

Embroidered with White NEW!
Heather Toomer
Pub. Heather Toomer
Price £19.75 paperback
Available now! The 18th century fashion for Dresden lace and other whiteworked accessories. This is a must read! Heather Toomer has also written "Baby Wore White, Robes for Special Occasions 1800-1910" which is another excellent book worth reading.

Embroideries and Patterns from 19th Century Vienna
Serena, R
Pub. Antique Collectors' Club
Price £15.00 hardback

English Church Embroidery 1833-1953
Schoeser, M
Pub. Watts & Co
Price £22.95 paperback

In Praise of the Needlewoman
Gail Carolyn Sirna
Pub. Merrell Publishers
Price £19.95 hardback
In this beautiful collection of paintings that spans five centuries, the author explores artists' depictions of women engaged in the timeless pursuit of needlework.

Jane Austen Fashion : Fashion and Needlework in the Works of Jane Austen
Byrde, Penelope
Pub. Excellent Press
Price £12.95 hardback

Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Browne, C
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £30.00 hardback

Medieval and Renaissance Fashion NEW!
Raphael Jacquemin
Pub. Dover
Price £17.00 paperback
From chain mail and royal regalia to the costume of common folk in their finest apparell this book shows images in full colour and detail. Any artist or designer looking for period detail will find this book to be a splendid resource.

Needlework and Embroidery Tools
Johnson, E
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £4.99 paperback

Needlework Tools & Accessories, a Dutch Tradition
Sullivan, R
Pub. Antique Collectors' Club
Price £17.50 hardback
The first published history of the tools and accessories produced in Holland and used by needlewomen worldwide from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. With nearly 500 illustrations, all types of sewing tools are represented within their historical context. This fascinating and beautiful book contains many photographs and information never previously published.

Of Household Stuff; The 1601 inventories of Bess of Hardwick
Pub. National Trust
Price £9.99 paperback

Old Sewing Machines
Head, C
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £3.50 paperback

Ottoman Embroidery
Ellis, M & Wearden, J
Pub. V&A Publications
Price £18.95 paperback

Quaker School Girl Samplers from Ackworth
Carol Humphrey
Pub. Needleprint & Ackworth School Estates Ltd
Price £30.00 hardback
Telling the story of the makers and their samplers from the historic Quaker School at Ackworth.

Rigmaroles & Ragamuffins NEW!
Elinor Kapp
Pub. word4word
Price £9.99 paperback
This book offers a collection of textile-related words and phrases that have entered into our everyday conciousness through spoken and written English. An ideal book for those who love textiles as well as those who love words and stories.

Samplers
Clabburn, P
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £4.50 paperback

Stitching for Victory NEW!
Suzanne Griffith
Pub. Marston Books
Price £16.99 paperback
When the Second World War broke out, stitched items suddenly became absolutely vital. A massive production of uniforms and stitched equipment took over factories and raw materials while in the home every scrap of thread was utilised. The stories in these pages are of weddings - most brides had to be content with getting married in their uniform, parachute drops in the dead of night into enemy territory; lice and mud in the trenches; and, regimental insignia embroidered onto pyjamas until the men came home and secret stitches hidden from brutal guards. The book also shows what an important role the Embroiderers' Guild played during the Second World War, and what happend to the Guild during the war. It contains previously unpublished colour illustrations one of which is a piece of work by Queen Mary.

Textile Treasures at the Glasgow School of Art
Liz Arthur
Pub. A&C Black
Price £19.99 paperback
The archives of the Glasgow School of Art contain a collection of textiles that range from medieval stumpwork up through the designs of recent students. This book highlights the history of the collection and some of the wonderful examples that are in it.

Textiles of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Parry, L
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £14.95 paperback
A comprehensive survey of English textiles from 1880-1920, this is a new edition with many new colour illustrations. Published to coincide with the major exhibition at the V&A.

The Arts and Crafts Movement NEW!
Rosalind P Blakesley
Pub. Phaidon
Price £39.95 hardback
A book for makers, historians and anyone interesed in beautiful objects.

The Fabric of Myth NEW!
Comton Verney
Pub. Compton Verney
Price £15.95 paperback
Available now! This is a stunning book bound in fabric and was published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Fabric of Myth" at Compton Verney. In an age when textiles have become part of a throwaway culture, this exhibition uncovers the sometimes long forgotten language of fabric and highlights the currency which the medium retains. The themes from these myths are explored in work from 400BC to the present day by artists as diverse as William Morris, Henry Moore, Bispo Do Rosario and Louise Bourgeois. We love this one in the Guild Bookshop!

The Goodhart Samplers NEW!
D. Bromiley Phelan, E. Hansson, J. Holdsworth
Pub. Needleprint & Ackworth School Estates Ltd
Price £40.00 hardback
This is a truly awe-inspiring book! To start with you can unfold the jacket of the book to reveal a chart of a Scottish Sampler (1757) charted by Erica Uten. The Goodhart Samplers is a tribute to Douglas Goodhart who gifted to the nation, one of the most beautiful sampler collections comprising over 120 stunning examples. Almost every page of this 260 page book contains full colour images of all the samplers including some amazing close ups and details hard to see in real life. All the pieces are documented by renowned needlework historian Dorothy Bromiley Phelan, Eva-Lotta Hansson, Curator of the Royal School of Needlework and Jacqueline Holdsworth, founder of Needleprint, the publisher of this book. Anyone who has any interest in needlework will absolutely love this book. Every page is a delightful feast for the eyes. One of my particular favourites is an 1850 sampler including the words "Helen Price it is my name, and in my youth I work'd the same, and by my work you may plainly see, what care my parents took of me. Age'd 11 years Kirkee East India". Charming!

The History of Beads from 30,000 BC to the Present now in paperback
Lois Sherr Dubin
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £19.95 paperback
A book for anyone capitivated by beads. Bead styles and uses are investigated from prehistoric times to the 20th century.

The Judith Hayle Samples NEW!
Edwina Ehrman
Pub. Needleprint & Ackworth School Estates Ltd
Price £20.00 paperback
Found in museums and private collections are 17th and 18th century samplers stitched by pupils of Judith Hayle and her daughter Rebecca Thomson. In this book Edwina Ehrman of the Museum of London has pieced together their lives, experiences and backgrounds.

The Modernist Textile NEW!
Gardner Troy, V
Pub. Lund Humphries
Price £35.00 hardback

The Needlework of Mary Queen of Scots
Swain, M
Pub. Ruth Bean
Price £10.95 paperback

The Story of Antique Needlework Tools
McConnell
Pub. Bushwood
Price £49.95 hardback

The Tudor Tailor
Ninya Mikhaila & Jane Malcolm-Davies
Pub. Batsford
Price £19.99 paperback
Create historically accurate Tudor costumes from hats to doublets. Patterns and practical instructions included, this book is a must for anyone involved in heritage projects, education and costumes for the stage.

Thimbles and Thimble Cases
Johnson, E
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £4.99 paperback

Tokens of Love: Quaker Pinballs NEW!
Erica Uten
Pub. Needleprint & Ackworth School Estates Ltd
Price £15.00 paperback
A treasure trove of Quaker pinballs and pinwheels with patterns and instructions for knitting, or could be used as cross stitch patterns.

Wearing Propaganda : Textiles on the Home front in Japan, Britain, and the United States NEW!
Pub. Yale
Price £25.00 hardback