4) Textiles: Sources For Books, including Out of Print NeedleworkBooks:
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This article is from the Textiles FAQ, by Lara Fabans lfabans@adobe.com with numerous contributions by others.
4) Textiles: Sources For Books, including Out of Print NeedleworkBooks:
Hard-To-Find-Needlework-Books
Bette Feinstein
96 Roundwood Rd.
Newton MA 02164
(617) 969-0942
- Used books in a wide range of textile subjects. Some remaindered books, but
most of the books are used. Sewing, quilting, embroidery, knitting, etc.
Catalogs for specific crafts are available one or two times a year.
Wooden Porch Books
Lois Meuller
RT1 Box 262
Middlebourne, WV 26149
- Charges $3 for next 3 catalogs. Used books I believe.
R.L.Shep
Box 668
Mendocino, CA 95460
- 1990-91 catalog has 1000 items. $2.50 catalog. Books, magazines and
reprints. Books related to the costume and textile arts, including out of
print and hard to find books. Shep has also reprinted a number of older
clothing books, including a couple of books of patterns for Victorian and
Edwardian clothing. Catalog warns that Shep is sometimes slow at shipping; I
believe it suggests 4-6 weeks to fill orders.
Unicorn Books
1338 Ross St
Petaluma, CA 94954-6502
1-800-289-9276 (1-800-BUY-YARN)
707-762-3362; FAX: 707-762-0335;
Hours (as of 3/93): 9am - 5pm Pacific Std Time, Mon - Fri
- Includes basketry, business of crafts, color, costume, dyeing, embroidery,
fabric decoration, fashion, history, ethnic, hand and machine knitting, lace
making, quilting, spinning and weaving, tailoring, pattern drafting, plus even
other stuff. A 48 page catalog of closely-typeset descriptions (newspaper
style), all of fiber-related books. As of 1992 there appear to be separate
catalogs one each for sewing- and weaving- related crafts. Unicorn has
reasonable return policies, cheap shipping, and extensive descriptions. Most
(all?) of the books are new, but many of the books are no longer listed in
Books In Print and are difficult to find elsewhere. There are rarely discounts
given.
Purchase for Less
231 Floresta
Portola Valley, CA 94028
- $2 for catalog. Current sewing and textile books heavily discounted.
Dover Publications
31 East 2nd St
Mineola, NY 11501
- Dover reprints older books that are no longer covered by the original
copyright. Most of Dover's books are low-priced paperbacks. You may wish to
request the Needlework Catalog and the Pictorial Archive Catalog.
Taunton Press
(see address above)
Interweave Press
(see address above)
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