Description
A Father B Sampler: Stitches For The 21st Century
by Suzanne Howren
This portable, spiral-bound stitch reference book was compiled by renown needlepoint teacher Suzanne Howren from the legendary Father B’s legendary stitch book. She curated a selection of Father B’s —Reverend Robert Blackburn Jr. — best stitches, backgrounds, and borders to bring his creativity to today’s stitchers.
Consider it a revised edition of the classic Father B Stitches book, with 110 easy-to-read stitch diagrams complete with numbers and letters. All stitches have the original names Father B gave them going back to his first book from 1982.
- 63 pages
- softcover
- spiral binding
- 5.5″ x 8.5″
- published 2019
About Suzanne
Suzanne Howren has taught needlepointers through fun classes and detailed stitch books for decades, sharing her experiences with the widest range of needlepoint threads and needlepoint stitches. Through the years, she teamed up with other talented needlepoint teachers such as Beth Robertson, Ann Caswell, and Tony Minieri. When Suzanne talks, we listen, and our projects are better for it.
Who was Father B?
He really was a Father: The Reverend Robert E. Blackburn Jr. (born in 1921) was an Episcopal/Anglican priest who became a legend in the needlepoint community due to his vast needlepoint knowledge that he shared by teaching, writing articles for others, and writing books. He actually ran a small needlepoint shop out of the basement of his church, selling canvases, threads, and stitching books. He was well-known for meticulously preserving long-lost historical stitches and inventing entirely new ones. His 350-page reference guide, Father B’s 21st Century Book of Stitches, was an innovative, comprehensive stitch encyclopedia when it was published in 1982. It became THE stitch book to have, and was updated several times over the years. He passed away in 2000.
