Celebrity Needlepoint

Celebrity Needlepoint by Joan Scobey. Published by Dial Press, New York, NY, 1974. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Good. Cloth covered boards stained, slight edge wear, corners bumped, overall content excellent. 166 Pgs. LCCN 72-3085. By Joan Scobey and Lee Parr McGrath. Interviews with celebrities who needlepoint in their spare time. They discuss their interest in needlepoint and their favorite designs. They are pictured with samples of their work in color or black and white. The celebrities include: Kathryn Crosby; Julie Eisenhower; Betty Furness; Princess Grace of Monaco; Rosey Grier; Muriel Humphrey; Janet Leigh; Clare Booth Luce; Russell Lynes; Meredith MacRae; Mary Tyler More; Amy Vanderbilt; Betty White; and others. A Needlepoint Refresher Section provides a how-to review: the stitches, bargello, preparing the canvas, enlarging and putting the design on canvass, blocking, and instructional line drawings. Description text copyright 2008 BooksForComfort. Item ID 17106.