Wednesday, April 9, 2008

wednesday = books

Just a quick post today to share this recently acquired book:


Title: Embroidery for Fun
Publisher: Ondori
Copyright: 1974





I grew tired of waiting for Ondori books to find me and went out in search of them. All I can say is that I don't know how people functioned before the internet...
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19 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 9, 2008 at 7:15 PM

    what a wonderful book! it's hard to believe the publication date as it looks as current today.

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  2. UnknownApril 9, 2008 at 8:34 PM

    Love the page with the tree and the birds thanks for sharing!!!

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  3. HeatherApril 9, 2008 at 10:07 PM

    oh my goodness those are FUN! let me know if you ever scan any of the patterns in...or are they all just images?

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  4. CandaceApril 9, 2008 at 10:31 PM

    oh good gracious! those turtles stacked on top of each other are killing me!!! insanely awesome.

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  5. AnonymousApril 9, 2008 at 11:47 PM

    I second Candace's comment! So freakin' awesome.

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  6. boobookApril 10, 2008 at 5:34 AM

    that really is the best book i have ever seen!!
    thank you for sharing it

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  7. SkulleighApril 10, 2008 at 8:34 AM

    Oh my! I love all of those! But especially the tree and the little picture-frame-y motifs.

    I might have to try and mimic those motifs for pictures in my Blythe dollhouse once I get it built.

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  8. AnonymousApril 10, 2008 at 8:47 AM

    woo! more trees and mushrooms and now stacking turtles too! the 1970s have never looked so fresh.

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  9. JessieApril 10, 2008 at 11:15 AM

    I love all the little mushrooms!

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  10. smartypantsApril 10, 2008 at 12:15 PM

    I literally drool everytime I see an Ondori book of embroidery. So much fun!

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  11. meetmeatmikesApril 10, 2008 at 5:59 PM

    Oh MY goodness! Look at that! It's so very like the Japanese Embroidery Books we all covet - only from the seventies.. so SO much better! Thanks for showing us these - I've never seen them before and they are LOVELY! Look at the crabs! Snap snap!

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  12. ClaudiaApril 10, 2008 at 7:59 PM

    i'm so in love with this book.
    what a great find :)

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  13. kimApril 11, 2008 at 12:55 AM

    Oh my goodness, I absolutely love that book! Thanks for sharing.

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  14. TabithaApril 11, 2008 at 2:06 AM

    such fun...and I really, really, REALLY want to get into embroidery...so I ordered myself a (what I hope is the same) copy from Amazon. Woo-hoo! Thanks for the tip! This is why I blog.

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  15. AnonymousApril 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM

    hey, you ok? just wondering if everythings alright; though i'm sure you're just busy and have a real life more important than cyberspace!!

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  16. StarlaApril 20, 2008 at 9:25 PM

    oh wow! i'm envious! love the images! i saw a couple on amazon....one going for $77 and the other for $102....wow

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  17. AnonymousApril 20, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    I love these books. I never even hear of them before! They are giving me ideas!!!!!

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  18. AnonymousApril 26, 2008 at 11:00 AM

    i can't believe there's one i haven't seen before! now i have something to search for again.

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  19. Gumbo LilyJuly 22, 2008 at 2:02 PM

    I'm going hunting for Ondori books too. Love all the images you've shared.

    Great site for us hand embroiderers.

    jody

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