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Cross Stitch / Dressmaking & Tailoring / Embroidery, Needlepoint & Samplers / Fashion, Costume & Style/ Knitting & Crochet / Lace & Tatting / Needlework (General) / Nets, Knotting & Macrame / Printing & Dyeing /Quilting & Patchwork / Rugs & Tapestries / Smocking / Soft Furnishings & Home Crafts / Spinning & Weaving / Textiles (General)

Cross Stitch  
DMC Library - Cross Stitch Embroidery - Small Figures Editions
Th. de Dillmont 1977
4to stapled book 32pp, crsing + v min dmge to tail of sp o/w VG+ 135 gms
(Order reference 6119)
 
£5.00
The Cross Stitch Treasury - Samplers
Greenwich Editions 1st 1995
4to glazed pictorial boards M 310 gms
(Order reference 7187)
 
£5.00
Greetings in Cross-Stitch
Oxmoor House 1st 1988
4to, glazed pictorial boards, v min wr to cnrs of bds o/w VG++ 815 gms
(Order reference 7023)
 
£7.00
Barber, Marie: 555 Little Sayings in Cross Stitch
Sterling Publishing 1st 2000
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/VG++ 785 gms
(Order reference 6711)
 
£12.00
Beazley, Angela: Favourite Farm Animals in Cross Stitch
Merehurst 1st 1996
4to pb 40pp F 155 gms
(Order reference 7728)
 
£4.00
Beazley, Angela: Next Steps in Cross Stitch
Merehurst 1st 1996
large 4to, glazed pict bds M/F 840 gms
(Order reference 4585)
 
£8.00
   
Burdon-Stone, Julie: Wild Animals in Cross Stitch
Merehurst 1st 1997
4to pb 40pp F 160 gms
(Order reference 7730)
 
£4.00
Bussi, Gail: Four Seasons in Cross Stitch
Merehurst rep 1995
4to pb 48pp F 180 gms
(Order reference 7729)
 
£4.00
Christopher, Barbara: Decorative Alphabets Charted Designs
Dover 1988
4to pb 48pp, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 160 gms
(Order reference 5729)
 
£3.00
Eaton, Jan & Mundle, Liz: The Needlepoint and Cross Stitch Directory
Quintet 1st 1995
large 4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w M/M 530 gms
(Order reference 5021)
 
£5.00
George, Amelia Saint: The Needlepoint & Cross Stitch Book - 30 new charted patterns to create your own designs
Conran Octopus 1st 1992
large 4to F/F, ex libris stamp + small name to fep verso + small name to 1/2 title p 840 gms
(Order reference 7438)
 
£6.50
   
Greenoff, Jane: Cross Stitch Castles and Cottages
David & Charles 2nd imp 1989
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/VG++ 660 gms
(Order reference 6082)
 
£6.50
Greenoff, Jane: Cross Stitch Castles and Cottages
David & Charles no date c.1990
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/VG++ 685 gms
(Order reference 6710)
 
£5.00
Greenoff, Jane: Treasures in Cross-Stitch
BBC Books 1st 1996
large 4to, v min crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++ 825 gms
(Order reference 5214)
 
£8.50
Hall, Dorothea: Fairy Tales in Cross Stitch
Merehurst 1st 1992
4to pb 128pp, min wr to edges o/w VG++ 510 gms
(Order reference 4623)
 
£5.00
Harman, Sally: Spray & Stitch
David & Charles 1st 1997
4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w M/VG++ 700 gms
(Order reference 5167)
 
£8.50
Hasler, Julie: Native American Cross Stitch
David & Charles 1st 1999
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w VG++/VG++ 805 gms
(Order reference 7215)
 
£8.50
Jenkins, Steven: Cross Stitcher Magazine Book of Medieval Designs in Cross Stitch
Future Books 1st 1995
4to, glazed pictorial boards VG++ 410 gms
(Order reference 6422)
 
£7.50
Keyes, Brenda: Alphabets & Samplers - 40 Cross Stitch and Charted Designs
David & Charles 1st 1993
large 4to VG++/VG++ 810 gms
(Order reference 5188)
 
£12.50
Kooler, Donna: Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch - 333 patterns for ready-to-stitch projects
Sterling 1st 2000
4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F/VG++ 880 gms
(Order reference 8292)
 
£5.00
Lammer, Jutta: Christmas Cross Stitch
Sterling Publishing 1st 1988
large 4to, v v min dmge to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 635 gms
(Order reference 4056)
 
£6.50
Marsh, Christina: Fairy Tales in Cross Stitch
Merehurst 1st 1996
4to pb 40pp F 155 gms
(Order reference 5717)
 
£5.00
   
Mayhew, Jane Netley: Jane Netley Mayhew's Cross Stitch Animal Collection
David & Charles 1st 2002
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/F 800 gms
(Order reference 6427)
 
£15.00
Minton, Debbie: Oriental Cross Stitch - over 25 exquisite designs inspired by the Far East
Collins & Brown 1st 1999
lrge 4to, glazed pict bds M/F 830 gms
(Order reference 4237)
 
£8.50
Nye, Thelma M (ed): Cross Stitch Patterns
Van Nostrand Reinhold revised edn 1973
sm landscape format 4to, ex lib, wr + sl dulling to bds, wr + crsing to d/w, half of rear foldover mssg but d/w repaired. VG/VG 335 gms
(Order reference 4988)
 
£8.00
Perna, Sharon: Country Cross-Stitch
Sterling 2nd prtg 1991
4to pb 128pp, v min wr to edges o/w VG+ 435 gms
(Order reference 4632)
 
£5.00
Perna, Sharon: Treasury of Cross-Stitch Samplers
Sterling 1st 1987
large 4to, v v min wr to d/w o/w F/VG++ 760 gms
(Order reference 5337)
 
£5.00
Polansky, Iva: Cross Stitch Calligraphy
Kyle Cathie 1st 1994 4to M/F 780 gms
(Order reference 6194)
 
£12.50
Turvey, Helena: Blue and White Cross Stitch
Hamlyn 1st 2001
4to F/F 730 gms
(Order reference 6651)
 
£18.00
Turvey, Helena: Blue and White Cross Stitch - inspired by the designs of Willow Pattern, Delftware and Toiles de Jouy
Hamlyn 1st 2001
large 4to, shop sticker to fep o/w F/F 680 gms
(Order reference 8233)
 
£10.00
Van Zandt, Eleanor: The DMC Book of Cross Stitch and Counted Thread Work
Collins & Brown 1st 1994
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w M/F 935 gms
(Order reference 5336)
 
£5.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It in Cross Stitch
David & Charles (publishing details missing)
4to pb 128pp, title page mssg o/w VG++ 475 gms
(Order reference 5716)
 
£5.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It in Cross Stitch
David & Charles 4th imp 1989
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/F 700 gms
(Order reference 5558)
 
£5.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It in Cross Stitch
David & Charles 4th imp 1989
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w VG++/VG++ 710 gms
(Order reference 7024)
 
£6.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It In Cross Stitch
David & Charles rep 1992
4to pb 128pp, v vmin bmps + wr o/w VG++ 450 gms
(Order reference 3117)
 
£4.75
   
Verso, Jo: Picture It in Cross Stitch
David & Charles new pb edn 1996
4to pb 28pp VG++ 490 gms
(Order reference 4579)
 
£5.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It In Cross Stitch
David & Charles 3rd imp 1989
4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w F/F 700 gms
(Order reference 2630)
 
£6.00
Verso, Jo: Picture It In Cross Stitch
David & Charles 5th imp 1990
4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w F/VG++ 700 gms
(Order reference 2626)
 
£6.00
     
Vikery, Mike: Celtic Cross-Stitch
Sterling 1996 4to M/F 745 gms
(Order reference 7602)
 
£13.50
Watts, Shirley: Design Your Own Cross Stitch to Complement Your Home
Merehurst 1st 1997
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, sl crsing + 2 closed trs to d/w o/w F/VG++ 795 gms
(Order reference 6967)
 
£5.00
Watts, Shirley: Wild Flowers in Cross
Stitch Merehurst rep 1993
4to pb 48pp VG++ 180 gms
(Order reference 5715)
 
£5.00
Whitfield, Catherine: Design for Cross-Stitch
Dryad Press 1st 1964
8vo, min wr + chps to d/w + sm trs + tiny amts mssg o/w VG++/VG+ 205 gms
(Order reference 5330)
 
£12.00
Woodman, Jan: The Magic of the Forest in Cross Stitch and Watercolour
The Watermark Press 1st 2202
square format 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w M/F 890 gms
(Order reference 8223)
 
£14.00
   
   
Dressmaking & Tailoringis now here  
   
Embroidery, Needlepoint & Samplersis now here  
   
Fashion, Costume & Styleis now here  
   
Knitting and Crochetis now here  
   
Lace and Tattingis now here  
     
Needlework (General)  
A Manual of Domestic Sewing Machines
S D L Ltd no date
8vo stapled book 84pp F 140 gms
(Order reference 6989)
 
£5.50
Odhams Encyclopaedia of Needlecraft
Odhams nd (40's?)
4to, no d/w, extremely clean and bright VG++ 1375 gms
(Order reference 3473)
 
£12.00
Beeton, Isabella: Beeton's Book of Needlework
Chancellor Press 1986
8vo, v sl sunning to bds, v small hole to fr of d/w + v sl crsing o/w VG+/VG+. Facsimile of 1870 edn 1145 gms
(Order reference 3513)
 
£10.00
Beeton's Book of Needlework
Chancellor 1986
8vo, neat prev owner's name to title p o/w VG++/VG++ Facsimile of 1870 edition. 1130 gms
(Order reference 5012)
 
£10.00
Bridgeman, Harriet & Drury, Elizabeth: Needlework - an illustrated history
Paddington Press 1st 1978
4to, v v min bmps + wr to bds, v v min crsing to d/w 1540 gms
(Order reference 4419)
 
£35.00
Butler, Anne: Simple Stitches
B T Batsford 3rd imp 1970
square format 4to, cancelled name (?) to fep, wr + chps to price-clipped d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 630 gms
(Order reference 4994)
 
£5.00
Butler, Anne: Machine Stitches
B T Batsford 1st 1976
4to F/VG++ 465 gms
(Order reference 6805)
 
£15.00
Courtney, Gretel: The Butterick Sewing Machine Handbook - an illustrated consumer's guide to buying, using and caring for any sewing machine
Butterick 1977
8vo pb 192pp, slight wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG+ 245 gms
(Order reference 6801)
 
£5.00
De Dillmont, Therese: Encyclopedia of Needlework
Bracken Books 1987
4to, v sl sunning to d/w o/w VG++/VG++. Reprinted from original DMC edition. 1270 gms
(Order reference 4991)
 
£10.00
Evans, Deborah (ed): The Hamlyn Complete Sewing Course
Hamlyn rep 1992
large 4to, v v min spotting to bds + inside d/w, v v min wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1285 gms
(Order reference 6955)
 
£12.00
Hawkins, Sue: A Victorian Floral Alphabet - in cross stitch, canvaswork and crewel embroidery
David & Charles 1st 1997
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w F/VG++ 825 gms
(Order reference 6424)
 
£5.50
Iles, Jane: The Needlework Garden
Century 1st 1989
4to, sl wr + sunning to top + btm of bds + min bmps, v sl wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG++ 795 gms
(Order reference 5147)
 
£7.50
Jarnow, Jill: The Complete Book of Pillow Stitchery
Simon & Schuster 1st 1979
4to, v v min bmps to bds, sl wr + crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 555 gms
(Order reference 7945)
 
£16.00
Kendrick, A F: English Needlework
A & C Black 1st 1933
8vo, ex lib, no d/w, wr to bds, splits to hnges + wr to corners and hd + tail of sp o/w VG. Scarce. 560 gms
(Order reference 5085)
 
£8.50
Odham's Encyclopaedia of Needlecraft
Odhams Press nd (1950s ?)
large 8vo, no d/w VG+ 1075 gms
(Order reference 5338)
 
£5.00
Ollard, Caroline: The Complete Book of Needlecrafts - Patchwork Quilting Applique Embroidery Needlepoint
Orbis rep 1986
lrge 4to, v min wr to bd edges, min wr to d/w, d/w sp v sl sunned, sm name + date to fep o/w VG+/VG+ 1180 gms
(Order reference 3538)
 
£5.00
Seagroatt, Margaret: A Basic Textile Book
Van Nostrand Reinhold 1st pb 1975 sm 4to pb 96pp, sl darkening to p edges o/w VG++ 265 gms. Signed copy
(Order reference 3524) £7.50
   
Tilling, Meriel: The Observer's Book of Sewing
Frederick Warne 1st 1975
16mo, v sl dulling to white areas of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 170 gms
(Order reference 7958)
 
£5.00
     
Warren, Geoffrey: A Stitch in Time - Victorian & Edwardian Needlecraft
David & Charles 1st 1976
sm 4to, price clipped d/w o/w F/F 550 gms
(Order reference 2706)
 
£12.00
Wolfenden, Joan: The Satisfaction of Stitchery
Peacock Vane 1st 1983 sm date to fep o/w F/F 645 gms
(Order reference 3477)
 
£10.00
Woodehouse, Thomas: Artificial Silk - It's Manufacture and Uses
Sir Isaac Pitman 1st 1927
8vo, no d/w, v min wr to bds, sm name to fr pd o/w VG++ 410 gms
(Order reference 3474)
 
£18.50
   
   
Nets, Knotting & Macrame  
The Basic Book of Macrame and Tatting
Octopus 1st 1973
4to, decorative bds, v min crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++ 500 gms
(Order reference 6442)
 
£7.50
Anderson, R C: The Rigging of Ships in the Days of the Spritsail Topmast 1600-1720
Dover Publications
8vo pb 278pp + 15pp of publisher's ads VG++ 350 gms
(Order reference 7977)
 
£5.00
Fry, Eric C: The Shell Combined Book of Knots and Ropework
David & Charles 5th imp 1992
4to, min bmps + wr to bds, v vmin wr to d/w + v min stning to inside of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 710 gms
(Order reference 4971)
 
£20.00
Lightbody, Donna M: Let's Knot - a macrame book
World's Work 1st UK 1974
price sticker to fep, bmp to fr bd, v vmin crsing to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG++ 380 gms
(Order reference 2703)
 
£4.50
Short, Eirian: Introducing Macrame
B T Batsford rep 1971
sm square format 4to, wr, chps + tiny tr + sl crsing to d/w o/w VG++/VG 480 gms
(Order reference 6315)
 
£5.00
   
   
Printing & Dyeing  
Manual for the Printing of Cotton and other Vegetable Fibres
I G Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft 1st 1936
sm 8vo, min wr to titling o/w VG++ 670 gms
(Order reference 3185)
 
£10.00
The Colouring Matters of the Actien-Gesellschaft Fur Anilin-Fabrikation Berlin - their properties and application in textile dyeing
Berlin 1904
8vo, thick card cvrs with leather spine. Bmps, wr + slight crsing to bds. Wear + dmge to spine, including splits to hinges o/w VG 585 gms
(Order reference 6555)
 
£22.00
     
Manual for the Dyeing of Cotton and other Vegetable Fibres
I G Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellchaft 1st 1936
sm 8vo, min wr to titling o/w VG++ 580 gms
(Order reference 3184)
 
£8.00
50 Years of Calico Printing
Calico Printers' Assn 1st 1949
4to, clth cvred bds with gold titling to fr bd, name to fep, v v min crsing + sl wr to d/w with 1 sm closed tr o/w VG++/VG+ 512 gms
(Order reference 2681)
 
£8.50
Textiles of Tradition ICI 1950s (?)
4to stapled booklet 40pp VG+. A series of advertisements issued by the Dyestuffs Division of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd 135 gms
(Order reference 5500)
 
£6.00
Textiles of Tradition ICI 1950s (?)
4to stapled booklet 40pp, some spotting to cvrs + min crsing to pages o/w VG. A series of advertisements issued by the Dyestuffs Division of Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. 135 gms
(Order reference 5499)
 
£6.00
An Introduction to Modern Textile Printing
ICI nd (1950?)
8vo stapled pb 74pp, v v min dulling to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 120 gms
(Order reference 6038)
 
£6.50
   
In Search of Colour
ICI 1949
4to, glazed pict bds with cloth sp, v v min wr to bds, wr + chps to d/w + sm trs + v sm amt of loss to hd + tail of sp o/w VG++/VG 395 gms
(Order reference 4372)
 
£5.00
Dawson, Pam (ed): The Art of Painting on Silk
Search Press 1st in hardback 1989
large 4to, v v min wr to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 640 gms
(Order reference 5848)
 
£20.00
Green, David: Fabric Printing & Dyeing - a practical handbook
McGibbon & Kee 1st 1972
ex college lib, d/w fixed to bds with self-adh cvr o/w VG+/VG+ 544 gms
(Order reference 2716)
 
£8.00
Hurst, George H: A Handbook of Carpet Dyeing and Cleaning
Charles Griffin 1895
8vo, gold titling to spine, blind stamped device to fr bd, v v min wr to bd edges o/w VG++ 355 gms
(Order reference 6556)
 
£25.00
Kennedy, Jill & Varrall, Jane: Silk Painting - Techniques and Ideas
B T Batsford 1st 1991
large 4to, v v min shelfwear to bds o/w VG++/VG++ 845 gms
(Order reference 7178)
 
£9.00
Kennedy, Jill & Varrall, Jane: Painting on Silk
Dryad Press rep 1990
4to, glazed pictorial boards F 540 gms
(Order reference 7171)
 
£8.50
McClure, Vimala: Fabric Dyeing for Beginners
American Quilter's Society 2003
4to pb 80pp F 295 gms
(Order reference 7628)
 
£9.00
   
Rothwell, C F Seymour: The Printing of Textile Fabrics - Cotton, woollen, silk and half-silk
Charles Griffin & Co. 1897
4to, maroon boards, foldout illustrations of machinery and mounted examples of printed textiles. Fep and endpapers renewed. Name and address to fep dated 1901. VG++ 915 gms
(Order reference 7275)
  £150.00
   
   
Quilting & Patchworkis now here  
   
Rugs & Tapestries  
Creative Rug Making
Marshall Cavendish 1st 1976
large 4to, bmps + wr to bds, sl wr + v min crsing to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 720 gms
(Order reference 3991)
 
£5.00
Victoria and Albert Museum - Notes on Carpet Knotting and Weaving
HMSO 2nd edn 1969
sm 8vo pb 42pp of text + 12pp of plates and diagrams, tape stain to fr cvr + slightly dulled o/w VG+ 75 gms
(Order reference 4606)
 
£5.00
Notes on Carpet Knotting and Weaving
HMSO 4th imp 1961
8vo pb 42pp + 12 b/w plates, v sl wr, prev owner's name plate to fr cvr verso o/w VG++ 75 gms
(Order reference 5855)
 
£5.00
Benardout, David: Care and Repair of Rugs and Carpets
Ebury Press 1st 1987
tall 8vo, glazed pictorial boards, minor water stain to inside d/w o/w F/VG++ 220 gms
(Order reference 6526)
 
£5.50
Coss, Melinda & Soudan, Sylvie: Making Rugs - A Guide to Creative Rug Making
Diamond Books 1993
large 4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w M/F 850 gms
(Order reference 3916)
 
£8.50
Coss, Melinda & Soudan, Sylvie: Magic Carpets -A Guide to Creative Rug Making
Collins 1st 1989
large 4to F/F 900 gms
(Order reference 5213)
 
£6.50
Croot, Ann: Woven Carpets and Rugs
Hamlyn 1st 1974
4to, v v min wr to bds, v v min wr to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 465 gms
(Order reference 6066)
 
£5.00
Cuyler, Susanna: The High-Pile Rug Book
Harper & Row 1st 1974
4to, v min crsing to d/w o/w M/F 690 gms
(Order reference 3074)
 
£8.50
Davies, Ann: Letts Contemporary Crafts - Rag Rugs
Letts rep 1995
4to, glazed pictorial boards F+ 570 gms
(Order reference 6815)
 
£6.00
Farr, Christopher; Bourne, Matthew & Leslie, Fiona: Contemporary Rugs
Merrell 2002
large square format 4to F/F 1600 gms
(Order reference 4973)
 
£25.00
Grierson, Ronald: Woven Rugs
Dryad Press 2nd edn 1960
ex college lib. 8vo pb 52pp + 8pp of b/w plates, inscrs to fep, dmge to fr cvr, rems of sellotape to rear cvr o/w VG 115 gms (Order reference 3164)
 
£3.50
Knight, Brian: Rug Weaving - Technique and Design
B T Batsford 1st 1980 F/F 606 gms
(Order reference 2786)
 
£9.50
Lewes, Klares & Hutton, Helen: Your Rugmaking
Sylvan Press rep 1950
8vo, no d/w, v v min mrks to bds o/w VG+ 220 gms
(Order reference 5044)
 
£5.00
Mathews, Sibyl I: Needle-made Rugs
Mills & Boon 1st 1960
min bmps, sl staining to eps + pds, name to fep. ex libris plate to fr pd, sl wr to d/w, d/w cvred in self-adh film o/w VG+/VG 604 gms
(Order reference 2590)
 
£4.50
McGown, Pearl: The Lore and Lure of Hooked Rugs
Pearl K McGown 1st 1966
8vo, min wr to bds, crsing, wr, sm trs + sm amt of loss to d/w o/w VG++/VG 794 gms
(Order reference 2707)
 
£20.00
   
North, Anna & Gladwin, Noreen: Rugmaking & Macrame - A Step-by Step Guide
Hamlyn 1st 1974
4to, min bmp to bds, v v min crsing + chps to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 510 gms
(Order reference 3951)
 
£5.00
Peverill, Sue: Make Your Own Rugs - a guide to design and technique
Hamlyn 1st 1989
large 4to VG++/VG++ 925 gms
(Order reference 5215)
 
£9.50
Peverill, Sue: Make Your Own Rugs - a guide to design and technique
Hamlyn 1st 1989
large 4to, VG++/VG++ 902 gms
(Order reference 2775)
 
£9.50
Peverill, Sue: Make Your Own Rugs - a guide to design and technique
Hamlyn 1st 1989
lrge 4to, v v min bmps to bds, closed tr to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 880 gms
(Order reference 3072)
 
£9.50
Phillipson, Carol: Making Miniature Chinese Rugs & Carpets
Guild of Master Craftsmen 1st 2002
4to pb 100pp, v v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 455 gms
(Order reference 7963)
 
£10.00
The Qashqa'i of Iran - catalogue for World of Islam Festival 1976 - Whitworth Art Gallery
Whitworth Art Gallery 1976
4to pb 95pp + 48 colour + b/w plates. V min wr o/w VG++ 480 gms
(Order reference 2691)
 
£20.00
Reed, Stanley: Pleasures and Treasures - Oriental Rugs and Carpets
Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1st 1967
squ format 4to, no d/w, ex lib, fep replaced VG+ 520 gms
(Order reference 6197)
 
£5.00
Reed, Christopher Dunham F'word by Joseph V McMullan: Turkoman Rugs
Fogg Art Museum/Harvard Univ. 1st 1966
4to landscape format, paper cvred bds, v min wr to edges o/w VG++. Letter from Fogg Art Museum laid in. Scarce 424 gms (Order reference 2690)
 
£25.00
Robinson, George: Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries - Carpets
Sir Isaac Pitman 1st 1966
8vo, ex college lib, no d/w, min bmps + wr to bds o/w VG+ 425 gms
(Order reference 7646)
 
£4.50
Sherman, Vera: Wall Hangings of Today
Mills & Boon 1st 1972
ex school lib, sunning to d/w sp o/w F/F 552 gms
(Order reference 2714)
 
£5.50
Ward, D T: Tufting - an introduction
Textile Business Press 1st 1969
8vo, ex college lib, v minor wr to bds, wr, trs + chps to d/w + a portion mssg at hd of spine o/w VG+/G+ 390 gms
(Order reference 7648)
 
£10.00
Wearden, Jennifer: Oriental Carpets and Their Structure - highlights from the V & A Collection
V & A Publications 1st 2003
large square 4to pb 144pp M 860 gms
(Order reference 5131)
 
£25.00
Znamierowski, Nell: Rugmaking
Pan Books 1st 1972
4to p 95pp, v min wr to edges, sl spotting to p edges o/w VG+ 345 gms
(Order reference 3060)
 
£3.50
     
Smocking  
Bird, Madeline: Smocking with Ribbon - a new pleasure
Smickety Smocks 2nd edn 1994 lrge 4to glazed pict bds F 600 gms
(Order reference 4288)
 
£6.50
   
Keay, Diana: The Book of Smocking
Collins 1st 1985 F/F 640 gms
(Order reference 2641)
 
£8.50
Marshall, Beverley: Smocks and Smocking
Alphabooks rep 1981
large 4to, no d/w F 625 gms
(Order reference 5584)
 
£6.50
Marshall, Beverley: Smocks and Smocking
Alphabooks 1st 1980
large 4to, min bmps to bds, v min crsing to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 675 gms
(Order reference 3999)
 
£6.50
 
Soft Furnishings & Home Crafts  
The Book of Soft Furnishing - a handbook for salesmen
Thomas French & Sons 1st 1937
8vo, bmps + sm indents to cloth covered bds, crsing + wr to d/w, some sm pces mssg, grubby o/w VG+/VG 470 gms
(Order reference 5985)
 
£5.50
Sew in a Weekend - Loose Covers & Bedding
Ward Lock 1st 1998
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, min wr to d/w o/w F/VG++ 765 gms
(Order reference 6268)
 
£8.00
Making Stylish Soft Furnishings - choosing and making designer-style soft furnishings for your home
Ward Lock 1997
4to pb 96pp F+ 370 gms
(Order reference 7499)
 
£5.00
   
Bedspreads, Doilies, Curtains, Lampshades, Trimmings
Phildar no date
4to pb 40pp of colour illustrations, 64pp of instructions + large foldout sheet of lace patterns, small tr to fr cvr o/w VG+ 320 gms (Order reference 7984)
 
£5.00
Brumstead, Elaine: The Coats Book of Soft Furnishings
Dorling Kindersley 4th imp 1989
4to pb 176pp F 630 gms
(Order reference 5836)
 
£7.00
Brumstead, Elaine: The Coats Book of Soft Furnishings
Dorling Kindersley 3rd imp 1989
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 930 gms
(Order reference 7176)
 
£7.00
Cargill, Katrin: Katrin Cargill's Curtain Bible
Quadrille 1st 2001
4to, no d/w F 915 gms
(Order reference 4938)
 
£10.00
Cargill, Katrin: Katrin Cargill's Curtain Bible
Quadrille 1st 2001
4to, pictorial cloth cvred bds M 950 gms
(Order reference 5596)
 
£10.00
Innes, Miranda: Decorating with Traditional Fabrics
BCA 1994
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, v v min crsing to top edge of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 880 gms
(Order reference 6013)
 
£7.50
Innes, Jocasta: The New Paint Magic
Francis Lincoln 3rd edn rep 1992
min bmps + wr to bds o/w VG++/F 1130 gms
(Order reference 2987)
 
£10.50
Luke, Heather: Design and Make Curtains
New Holland rep 1996
4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w M/F 650 gms
(Order reference 6266)
 
£5.00
Moore, Gina: Cushions and Covers
Readers' Digest 1st 1997
large 4to, glazed pict bds in similar d/w M/F 890 gms
(Order reference 4942)
 
£6.50
Parks, Carol: Complete Book of Window Treatments and Curtains - Traditional and Innovative Ways to Dress Up Your Windows Sterling/Lark 4th prtg of 1st pb edn 1995
squ format 4to pb 143pp F 475 gms
(Order reference 4536)
 
£5.50
Pyke, Kaye; Landy, Lynn & Stowers, Anne: Kaye Pyke's Classic Cushions
Allen & unwin 1st 1992
large 4to F/VG++ 770 gms
(Order reference 7228)
 
£8.00
Veasey, Christine: Pins & Needles Treasure Book of Homemaking
Christine Veasey Pubs 1st 1955
v min bmps to bds, wr + sl crsing to d/w with sm amts of loss o/w VG+/VG+ 638 gms
Full of plans, themes, motifs and images of the 1950's - ideal for retro enthusiast.
(Order reference 2721)
 
£10.00
Wrey, Caroline: Caroline Wrey's Curtain Style - a complete course with 15 step-by-step projects
Collins & Brown 4th imp 1997
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, name to fep, v v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 825 gms
(Order reference 8198)
 
£18.00
Wrey, Caroline: Caroline Wrey's Curtain Style - a complete course with 15 step-by-step projects
Collins & Brown 4th edn 1997
4to, glazed pictorial boards, v v tiny indents to bds + tiny amt of wr to top cnr o/w VG++ 785 gms
(Order reference 8221)
 
£14.00
     
     
Spinning and Weaving  
Catalogue of Cotton Spinning & Weaving Machinery, with Calculations, etc
Platt Brothers & Co. 13th edn 1929
8vo, v v min wr to edges of sp, corners trimmed from fep o/w VG++. A brief history of the progress made in cotton spinning since the invention of the spinning machine in 1738. 430 gms
(Order reference 5881)
 
£16.00
Anderson, Enid: The Spinner's Encyclopedia
David & Charles 1st 1987
large 8vo F/VG++ 805 gms
(Order reference 5285)
 
£38.00
Bennett, G A: An Introduction to Automatic Weaving
Harlequin Press 1st 1948
sm 8vo, gold titling to sp, min wr to bds, wr to d/w, sm amts of loss. D/w has been lined in weakened areas VG+/VG 370 gms (Order reference 3446)
 
£12.00
Benson, Anna & Warburton, Neil: Looms and Weaving
Shire Publications 1st 1986
Shire Album No. 154, 8vo stapled booklet 32pp, sl wr to cvrs o/w VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 6142)
 
£6.00
Benson, Ann: Beadweaving - New Needle Techniques & Original Designs
Sterling/Chapelle 3rd prtg 1993
square format 4to, v min wr to bds, v v min indents to rear bd + d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 665 gms
(Order reference 6233)
 
£6.00
Blount, Mrs Godfrey: The Story of a Homespun Web - A Simple Guide to Spinning and Weaving
Peasant Arts Guild nd (1920's?)
8vo booklet 30pp, crsing, chps + wr to d/w + splits on spine, spotting throughout + sunned o/w G 35 gms
(Order reference 4605)
 
£5.00
Bowen, Kernochan: Four-Harness Weaving
Watson-Guptill Publications 1st 1978
large 4to, wr, crsing + chips to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 1075 gms
(Order reference 6668)
 
£12.50
Bradbury, Fred: Worsted Preparing and Spinning Vols 1,2 & 3
F King & Sons 1920 -1923
sm 8vo, gold titling to fr bds + spines, v minor rbs + wr. Vol 1 is 2nd edn, Vol 2 2nd edn 1923, Vol 3 1st 1922, each VG++ 1200 gms (3 vols)
(Order reference 3457)
 
£28.00
Bridgewater, Alan & Gill: Popular Crafts - Guide to Weaving
Argus Books 1st 1986
4to pb 140pp, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 360 gms
(Order reference 7705)
 
£5.50
Chetwynd, Hilary: Simple Weaving
Studio Vista rep 1975
sm 8vo, glazed pict bds, min wr to bds + v sl dulled o/w VG++ 195 gms
(Order reference 3294)
 
£2.00
Collingwood, Peter: The Techniques of Tablet Weaving
Faber & Faber 1st 1982
min bmps to bds, min crsing, dulling + chps to d/w, date to fr pd o/w VG++/VG++ hard to find 1525 gms
(Order reference 3929)
 
£125.00
Coulson, A F W & Harrison, P W (eds): Manual of Cotton Spinning Volume 1 Second Edition
The Textile Institute/Butterworths 1964
8vo, gold titling to fr bd + spine, minor wr + bmps to bds, small name to fep, wr + chps to d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 545 gms
(Order reference 7644)
 
£7.00
Duchemin, Mad: Handweaving
B T Batsford 1st 1975
4to, sl wr to bds + retailer's sticker to fr pd, wr + chps to d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 550 gms
(Order reference 5852)
 
£10.00
Fannin, Allen: Handloom Weaving Technology
Van Nostrand Reinhold 1st 1979
4to, ex libris plate + previous owner's name and address sticker to fr pd o/w M/F 895 gms
(Order reference 4906)
 
£22.00
Getzwiller, Steve: The Fine Art of Navajo Weaving
Ray Manley 1984
stapled 4to pb 48pp, v min crsing o/w VG+ 230 gms
(Order reference 4636)
 
£6.50
Hjert, Jeri & Von Rosenstiel, Paul: Loom Construction
Van Nostrand Reinhold 1st 1978
large 4to, ex lib, remains of tape to bds o/w VG+/VG+ 860 gms
(Order reference 7278)
 
£20.00
   
Hopwood, Edwin: A History of the Lancashire Cotton Industry and the Amalgamated Weavers Association
Amalgamated Weavers Assn 1969
8vo pb 199pp, name to fep, min crsing + mrking to cvrs o/w VG 514 gms
(Order reference 2708)
 
£10.00
Hutchinson, J W: The Art of Loom Tuning
Hutchinson 1st 1946
8vo, no d/w, maroon bds with dulled gold titling to fr bd + sp, prev owner's name + address to fr pd. 520 ills. VG++ 770 gms (Order reference 5284)
 
£37.00
Jarvis, P R: A Practical Weaving Course
Harlequin Press 1st 1947
8vo, bds v v sl dulled, d/w grubby with wr, chps + small areas mssg o/w VG+/VG 205 gms
(Order reference 7706)
 
£10.00
Marein, Shirley: Off the Loom - Creating with Fibre
Studio Vista rep 1974
4to, ex libris plate to fr pd o/w F/F 485 gms
(Order reference 4908)
 
£8.50
McLaren, Walter S Bright: Spinning Woollen and Worsted
Cassell & Co 2nd edn 1884
8vo, wr + bmps to bds + sp, prsentation plate dated 1885 to fr pd, fr bd sl shaken o/w VG 325 gms
(Order reference 5856)
 
£12.00
Mercer, John: The Spinner's Workshop - a social history and practical guide
Prism Press 1st 1978
8vo, v v min bmps + wr to bds, wr + chps to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 315 gms
(Order reference 3076)
 
£6.50
Mottram, John: Practical Treatise on Building a Cop
D W Bardsley 2nd edn 1914
8vo, gold titling to fr bd, v v min wr to cnrs o/w VG+ 140 gms
(Order reference 7647)
 
£5.00
Nisbet, H: Preliminary Operations of Weaving - 2 volume set - Vol 1 Preparations of Grey or Plain Warps, Volume 2 Preparation of Multi-coloured Striped Warps
Emmott & Co. Vol 1 1914 Vol 2 1924
large 8vo, cvrs with minor wr + staining, name + address to 1/2 title page (vol 1) name to fr pastedown (vol 2) 1500 gms (2 vols)
(Order reference 7600)
 
£60.00
Polkinhorne, R K & M I R: Weaving and Other Pleasant Occupations - as training for hand and eye in the schoolroom
George Harrap 1st 1923
8vo, blind-stamped titling + device to fr bd, gold titling to sp, bmps + min wr to bds o/w VG+ 590 gms
(Order reference 4327)
 
£8.00
Priestman, Howard: Principles of Worsted Spinning
Longmans, Green & Co 2nd edn 1921
8vo, no d/w, green bds, v v min wr to bds, prev owner's name + address to fep 770 gms
(Order reference 5289)
 
£15.00
Rhodes, Mary: Small Woven Tapestries
B T Batsford rep 1990
4to, glazed pict bds, v sl sunning to sp o/w F+ 685 gms
(Order reference 4907)
 
£12.50
Shillinglaw, Phyl: Introducing Weaving
B T Batsford 1st 1972
square format 4to, ex lib, v min bmps to bds, short tear to rear of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 450 gms
(Order reference 6431)
 
£5.00
Simpson, L E & Weir, M: The Weaver's Craft
Dryad 13th edn 1978
4to, no d/w F+ 710 gms
(Order reference 4910)
 
£8.00
Taylor, John T: Cotton Weaving and Designing
Longmans, Green & Co. 1893
sm 8vo, green cloth covered bds which show wear to corners + tail of spine. Spotting to first few pages o/w VG+ 545 gms
(Order reference 5603)
 
£22.00
Taylor, John T: Cotton Weaving and Designing
Longmans, Green and Co. 5th edn 1905
8vo, no d/w, v min wr to edges of bds, Sunday School prize plate to fr pd. VG++ 555 gms
(Order reference 6902)
 
£15.00
Taylor, John T: Cotton Weaving and Designing
Longmans, Green & Co. new imp 1924
8vo, green bds with gold titling to spine, mottled marking to bds, name and address to fr pastedown + handwritten refewrence + same to fep verso, spine sl shaken o/w VG+ 585 gms
(Order reference 8276)
 
£12.00
Teal, Peter: Hand Woolcombing and Spinning
Blandford 1st 1976
8vo, ex libris plate and previous owner's name and address sticker to fep verso o/w M/F 440 gms
(Order reference 4913)
 
£75.00
Walker, Louisa: Varied Occupations in Weaving
Macmillan 1st 1895
8vo, clth cvred bds with red and black illustration to fr bd + red and black titling to sp. Bds dulled, sp sl shaken, sl wr to bds, min dmge to joints o/w VG 334 gms
(Order reference 2687)
 
£12.00
Wilkinson, William: Practical Weaving - a handbook of the principles and practice of shedding (tappets and dobbies)
Nelson 1915
4to, cloth cvred bds, wr + staining to bds, dmge to hd of spine o/w VG 555 gms
(Order reference 7641)
 
£10.00
Woodhouse, Thomas: The Preparation & Weaving of Artificial Silk or Rayon
Sir Isaac Pitman 1st 1929
8vo, ex college lib, min wr to cnrs of bds + hd + tail of spine o/w VG+ 590 gms
(Order reference 7645)
 
£18.50
   
Textiles (General)  
The Complete Stitch Directory - Knitting, Crochet, Embroidery & Needlepoint
Chancellor Press 1st 1988
large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in similar d/w, tiny tear to d/w o/w M/VG++ 990 gms
(Order reference 7197)
 
£8.00
Victoria & Albert Colour Books - Novelty Fabrics
Webb & Bower 1st 1988
8vo, glazed pict bds F 190 gms
(Order reference 4317)
 
£12.00
Introducing Cotton
Textile Council nd (1960s?)
16pp 8vo stapled booklet VG++ 30 gms
(Order reference 5693)
 
£2.00
Needlework School
Fraser Stewart 1st 1988
4to, min bmps to bds, sl crsing + min dmge to top edge of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 795 gms
(Order reference 6779)
 
£15.00
Creative Needlecraft - Textiles, Dress, Embroidery
Forbes Publications 1971
4to stapled booklet 36pp, wr + sl crsing to cvrs o/w VG+ 110 gms
(Order reference 5736)
 
£3.00
Good Housekeeping Sewing Crafts
Good Housekeeping 1979
4to pb 98pp, wr to cvrs o/w VG 280 gms
(Order reference 5730)
 
£3.00
Sewing - The Complete Guide
HP Books 1983
large 4to pb 176pp, v min wr to edges of cvrs + 1 tiny crse o/w VG++ 515 gms
(Order reference 5410)
 
£6.00
Victoria and Albert Colour Books - Novelty Fabrics
Webb & Bower/Michael Joseph 1988
8vo glazed pictorial boards F 185 gms
(Order reference 5562)
 
£10.00
Samuel Crompton 1753 -1827 - The inventor of the spinning mule
Dobson & Barlow 1927
8vo, no d/w, bmps, wr + sunning to bds, fr hnge split o/w VG - many b/w photos. 440 gms
(Order reference 5853)
 
£8.00
   
Odhams Encyclopaedia of Needlecraft
Odhams nd (40's?) lrge
8vo, no d/w, v min wr o/w VG++ 1050 gms
(Order reference 4162)
 
£5.00
Cooking, Knitting, Sewing for Girls
Dean 1977
4to, glazed pict bds, bmps + minor chps to bds, sm cancelled inscr to fep o/w VG+ 515 gms
(Order reference 4187)
 
£5.00
Mill Engine Preservation - 20 years work of the Northern Mill Engine Society
Northern Mill Engine Soc. 1st 1986
8vo stapled pb 40pp, v v min crsing to cvrs o/w VG++ 80 gms
(Order reference 7800)
 
£5.00
Odhams Encyclopaedia of Needlecraft - Illustrated
Odhams nd (late 40's/early 50's)
large 8vo, v v min bmps to bds, chps, wr + sl crsing to d/w o/w VG+/VG- 1070 gms
(Order reference 4609)
 
£10.50
The Vogue/Butterick Step-by-Step Guide to Sewing Techniques
Simon & Schuster 4th imp 1989
4to 414pp, min bmp tom bds o/w VG++/VG++ 1280 gms
(Order reference 5095)
 
£22.00
The Complete Book of Sewing
Colour Library Direct 1998
lrge 4to, glazed pict bds, d/w price-clipped o/w F/F 1550 gms
(Order reference 4483)
 
£12.50
The Vogue Sewing Book - Revised Metric Edition
BCA 1981
4to, 464pp, gold titling to fr bd + spine F/F 1700 gms
(Order reference 5577)
 
£7.50
The Complete Stitch Directory - Knitting, Embroidery and Needlepoint
Artists House 1988
large 4to, glazed pict bds F/F 955 gms
(Order reference 4440)
 
£12.00
Methods of Test for Textiles (BS Handbook No. 11)
British Standards Institution 1963
8vo, cloth cvrs, 'withdrawn from the college library' stamped on fr bd + few handwritten numbers. 3 amendments fixed inside. Minimum wear o/w VG+ 835 gms
(Order reference 5084)
 
£10.00
Good Housekeeping Basic Sewing
Good Housekeeping 1979
4to stapled book 98pp VG++ 275 gms
(Order reference 6108)