Article: The needlepoint kit collection.(paintings by Gustav Klimt)(Buyers guide)

The backgrounds in Gustav Klimt's paintings have fascinated decorative artists for over a hundred years. They seem as intoxicating now as they must have seemed to Fin-de-Siecle Vienna in the 1890's. Rich and sparkling they merge mosaic-like blocks of color with swirling oriental pattern and they make magnificent needlepoint pillows.

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Needlepoint is the new knitting inspiring a whole new generation of stitchers. Candace Bahouth, one of the world's leading textile designers, has brilliantly adapted Klimt's patterns to produce this wonderful range of pillows mixing ...

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