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Mary MacCarthy

Droemer Knaur, 2003

2 reviews
Mary MacCarthy

Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1999

The Crafter's Pattern Sourcebook
This is a wonderful book with over a thousand designs and motifs that come from a wide variety of cultures. Whether you are looking for a simplistic design or an intricate one, this is your book. It also gives brief descriptions on the techniques necessary to use the designs for stenciling, stamping, painting, beading as well as many of the needle arts. This book is perfect for the advanced ...

Decorative Stencils for Your Home: An Imaginative Range of Stencils Inspired by the Arts & Crafts Movement

1 review
Mary MacCarthy

North Light Books, 1996

Good instructions, unusual designs for an A&C Movement book.
MacCarthy draws from William Morris and his associates for her inspiration for her extensive stencilling designs. Unfortunately, her choice of colors and the projects she uses to illustrate the designs may strike American readers as more "country" than Arts & Crafts Movement. Still, both her general instructions and those for the projects are clear and useful for the beginning stenciller ...

Simple Trompe L'Oeil: 20 stylish projects using stencils and faux finishes

1 review
Mary MacCarthy

Firefly Books, 2001

Create over twenty designs using stencils and faux finishes
Create over twenty designs using stencils and faux finishes with the help of Simple Trompe L'Oeil, a guide which ranges from a stencilled curtain and a desk box to plates, chests and a key cupboard. The emphasis on step-by-step color photos and instruction and practical projects which go beyond decorative knickknacks makes for an important guide.

Arts and Crafts Stencil Book
Mary MacCarthy

Collins & Brown, 1998

Published to coincide with the major exhibit ion on William Morris'' work at the V & A Museum, this book b rings together a fabulous collection of stencil designs deri ved from the work of William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Mo vement. '