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Stitched Postcards NEW!
Christina Rolf
Pub. Search Press
Price £7.99 paperback
Make them, swap them, collect them - these postcard-sized works of art (also known as Arist Mailing Cards) are one of the latest ideas to emerge from the world of mixed media art. This book contains an exclusive collection of some of the best designs, including landscapes, florals, architecture and vintage, with contributions from a number os well-known textile designers.

Patchwork Postcards and Pinboard Quilts
K Guerrier
Pub. Rainbow Disks
Price £10.99
Available now! This CD ROM shows you how to use your favourite fabrics to produce beautiful diminutive quilts.

Machine Embroidery Stitched Patterns
Campbell-Harding, V
Pub. Batsford
Price £15.99 paperback

Wild Women Stitched Art Brooches NEW!
Sarah Lawrence
Pub. Search Press
Price £4.99 paperback
Twenty lady-shaped art brooches to make and keep; and twenty more to give away! Create the basic shape with a variety of media, then give each one a personality with a variety of gorgeous embellishments.

Stitched in Adversity - Samplers of the Poor NEW!
Witney Antiques
Pub. Witney Antiques
Price £15.00 paperback
This catalogue illustrates some of the finest work produced by the poorest girls in adverse conditions. Examples illustrated come from orphanages, asylums, charity schools and schools of industry. Four examples of rare pocket samplers are shown both front and back. Sections relating to Cheltenham Female Orphan Asylum, the George Muller Orphanages, Raines Asylum and Indian Missionary Schools are accompanied by an informative text. Many samplers are directly related to the family background of the young embroidress forming a fascinating social history. 'Stitched in Adversity' is a moving tribute to female endeavours in the late 18th and 19th Centuries and creates a thought provoking catalogue