I've already registered a search/want for the Icelandic embroidery book on Abebooks so I'll know the next time it shows up. And while I'm at it I did the same on Ebay, where the chances of another person wanting it the same week are fairly slim.

Thanks so much for the offer of DMC colour information -- as you can see from my crafts library I could probably find another project (lol) but if I absolutely feel I have to do some Icelandic cross stitch I'll send you an SOS!

posted by muumi at 9:13 am (EST) on Apr 29, 2008

I just had a random and belated thought. Not only did your thoughtfulness make LT work for me, I'm also being rewarded for writing a review of a book! Hey. Not bad.

And speaking of rewards for book reviews, did you know that you can sign up as an Early Reviewer on LT and have a chance at receiving free copies of books from the publishers in exchange for promising to write a review?

posted by muumi at 12:58 am (EST) on Apr 29, 2008

Thank you so much for the hint on the Elsa E. Gudjonsson book. It sounds wonderful. Interesting notes on history and techniques! I'm very interested in Icelandic history even without the embroidery. It seems it will be a bit elusive to track down though. Not listed on Abebooks, and Amazon acknowledges its existence but has none on offer!

So kind of you to take the time to tell me about it. This is one of the best things about LT.

I admire your library-so-far. Did you really list nearly one thousand books in a week, with all those images and all those tags? Formidable. I'm going to add it to my interesting-libraries list for the sake of all your unique and nearly unique embroidery books.

posted by muumi at 10:25 pm (EST) on Apr 28, 2008