From GoodOldBooks

Needlepoint Design by Louis J. Gartner Jr.


Published by William Morrow and Company, NY in 1970.

The book is in very good condition but the dust jacket is chipped and has tears, some of which have been repaired.

This is the first book ever written on how to design your own needlepoint so you can do the designs you want, instead of having to buy whatever prepared canvas you can find. It is also a comprehensive needlepoint book, with complete information on canvases and wools, how to do the several forms of the needlepoint stitch, and how to prepare a canvas, work your designs, and block the finished product.

There are 191 pages, with index; 40 color plates, and 83 patterns, how-to drawings and photographs. Edition not stated but believed to be a first.

$10.00 USD

Only 1 available

Overview

• Vintage item from the 1970s
• Material: paper
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Sometimes the best things in life are the simplest.  For years my grandmother and I made this together every fall.

Peck of apples (preferably Cortlands)
1/2 cup of water
Pinch of cinnamon

Quarter, core and slice apples into heavy bottomed pot. Pour in water and bring to boil, turn down and simmer until all are mushy.  Run through the larger blades on a food mill discarding the peels.  The pink color comes naturally.  Add cinnamon if desired.  Will keep up to a week in the fridge and freezes well so you can make it now and enjoy it for Thanksgiving.

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Garlic with a Side of Chicken 
(adapted from a recipe in Everyday Food that I have long since lost, so it may not resemble it anyway)

1 or 2 heads of garlic, smashed, peeled, and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup olive oil
Lemon sliced into rounds
8-10 skinned chicken thighs
Fresh chopped tarragon (parsley and basil work well too)

Heat garlic in pot with olive oil.  Bring to bubbling then simmer 10 minutes.  Allow to cool.  Toss oil with chicken, lemon and herbs. Season with salt and pepper.  Let sit a half hour.  Heat oven to 400.  Dump chicken mixture into a roasting pan and bake until cooked through, turning once, about 40 minutes.

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That and this lovely soft sculpture creation by ChatNoirStudios inspired the following bit of nonsense.

I baited my breath
to attract the bats
to move into the belfry

along with the cats.

My breath has abated
my brain has been batted
The belfry is scented 
with an aroma that's catted.

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