Needlepoint

by Mary & Narcisse Chamberlain & Sol Mednick Martin

Illustrated with numerous nice photographs by Sol Mednick, Galahad Books, New York. Descriptions of many pieces of decorative needlepoint art.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Barbara VA · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the stories! We had The Sound of Music and South Pacific with MaryMartin playing every night for dinner in our house. I never knew that Ms Martin was a needlepointer but this was wonderful and how I would love to visit her shops in NYC and see her beautiful wedding jacket!

[Suebob16 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful vintage book by theater legend Mary Martin. She writes about her favorite hobby, needlepoint. It's really about the various projects she had completed over the years rather than offering any patterns. Martin came up with some really creative uses of her needlework. Fruit and veggie designs become a detail inserted into her carpet. She needleworked canvas cut into pattern pieces to create a bridal jacket for her daughter's wedding. Working on a small piece of very fine canvas with fine silk thread, she freehanded a closeup design of a pair of holding hands of a couple getting married, to signify the long marriage of she and her husband.

The designs may be dated, but this book is really more for reading and inspiration, and I'm sure readers will marvel at what Martin has accomplished.

[Sawy-o · Rating 5 out of 5]

A classic from my mother's bookshelf... I enjoyed the intricate needlework patterns and also thinking about Peter Pan.