Downloadable eBooks
New eBooks are added to this page regularly!
eBook Vintage Bedouin Fallahi Cross-Stitch
Downloadable eBook with transcribed Fallahi cross-stitch patterns from two 19th-century Bedouin dresses from Egypt. I used several of the patterns to create a biscornu pincushion and a needle booklet.
eBook 17th-century Linen Vestments from Tyrol
Explore a group of linen vestments with silk embroidery made in Tyrol in the 17th-century. The embroidery is characterised by a variety of Bayeux stitches that create really nice, sharp points. The eBook includes the historical background, (video) instructions for eight flowers and a list of museums to see the originals.
eBook Diaper Patterns
When I demonstrate diaper pattern couching, people always ask if I have the complete pattern in my head, since there is nothing drawn or printed on the fabric. And even with my explanation, people don’t always fully understand how it is done. So, let me explain how I do it.
eBook Long-armed Cross-stitch
Patterns based on a 12th-century chasuble from St. Blaise in Germany (now kept in St. Paul im Lavanttal, Austria). This particular chasuble is completely stitched in long-armed cross-stitch – the precursor of our modern cross-stitch.