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[Heidi J Torres]

On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Beth Zimmerman wrote:

> Your Excellency,
>   Would you like to borrow my Complete Anachronist on 14th & 15th
> Century German Counted Thread Embroidery??  Not that I woul want to add
> to your obsession, but since I share it I wouldn't mind passing it on.


Oh, that is such a good pamphlet!!!!  Do it, Zina!  Take her up on the 
offer.  I am just finishing a pouch done in that style and I'm really 
pleased with it.

I will say this tho: the German Counted Work is both easier and harder 
than regular CCS.  The "counting" can be harder -- yes, I've done a lot 
of pulling out and re-doing.  Also, you need to do this on linen rather 
than Aida.  However, the results are so *rich* and it just looks *so* 
period that it's thrilling watching it take shape.

On the booklet itself, the documentation is excellent!  Especially how 
the author examined all the colors and gives you DMC alternatives.  I 
didn't follow the color recommendations exactly -- I always have to 
change things a little -- but I did use colors that he documents.  The 
result looks so *real*.

Personally, I prefer to create the bolder styles of embroidery to the really 
delicate ones -- not that I don't adore and admire blackwork, whitework, 
etc. and wish I could do it, but this type of embroidery is sort of a 
combination of both.

I urge anyone who enjoys needlework -- either bold or delicate -- to give 
it a try.

Mari ferch Rathyen