Category Archives: Embroidery

The Art & Embroidery of Jan Messent: Celtic, Viking & Anglo-Saxon Embroidery By Jan Messent ISBN: 9781844484096 Review by Sue Bates Jan Messant has many good books to her name but this is by far the greatest and glossiest. If you aren’t reading snippets from it for your embroidery knowledge, it will rest invitingly on [...]

The Art & Embroidery of Jan Messent: Celtic, Viking & Anglo-Saxon Embroidery By Jan Messent ISBN: 9781844484096 Review by Dee Westwood On first sight this beautifully presented book is immediately compelling, as I began reading, and admiring the wonderfully composed photographic evidence and craftsmanship which is literally poured across the pages. At once Messent entices [...]