Early American Crewel Design (International Design Library)

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Summary: Crewelwork designs
Review: I found "Early American Crewel Design" to be a very good pictorial resource. It did not contain a lot about the history of crewelwork, or any references for the sources of the various designs for history buffs or reenactors. But, if you are looking for inspiration or traditional American designs, this is a good basic design book.

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Summary: Pretty patterns
Review: I really like the patterns in this book. I love the colonial look, well duh, it's a colonial craft... I also use the patterns on background pages in my scrapbook. I just stich them right onto plain cardstock (poke small holes with an exacto knife). Very nice book, I wish there were a bit about the history of American crewel.