Most of you know charted pieces are not my best stitching, but another Jane (Jane Zimmerman) does them beautifully. Have you heard about the series of stitch encyclopedias that she is publishing? They are titled Ultimate Encyclopedia of Canvas Embroidery.
So far there is Volume One (it covers mosaic, cashmere, Scotch, Gobelin, eyelets and plaited stitches for NP) and Volume Two (variations on diagonal, crossed, woven, tied and some miscellaneous stitches) but two more are in the works. Volume Three is going to be about canvas composite stitches while Volume Four is supposed to cover multi-layered, multi-step stitches.
For details on the books, prices, ordering information, etc. just email Jane Z. herself at JaneDZ@aol.com. Needle Nook of La Jolla sells the two volumes that have been published or you can contact Ms. Zimmerman. Click next to see volume two....
http://www.needlenookoflajolla.com/storedir/proddetail.php?prod=9646219
I signed up for a newsletter about the books and just heard through that there is a website planned for the fall (www.janezimmerman.com). And Jane is offering the samplers that illustrate Vol. One and Two as charts. The photograph above is Sampler Two. Each chart is $25 for the instructions and list of necessary threads.
I have to say that photographs don't do Jane Z's samplers justice. They are usually done in silks and metallics in ecru or other neutrals so you have to see them in person to understand the sheen and geometric beauty they express.
The main blog has a photo of Sampler One. You can view it at the link below.
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
By the way, I have no idea why the links in this blog entry are not clickable. I've created them multiple times this morning in an attempt to make them hyperlinks but this feature isn't working here at Blogspot apparently. The HTML code looks perfect, too! Sorry. You can always head over to the blog list on the right and click on my Yahoo 360 blog link there, though.
