Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #436702 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 176 pages

From Booklist
It is oh-so-easy and oh-so-convenient to count on Reader's Digest crafts. To count the ways: one, clear and consistent directions that anyone can translate into a professionally finished crafts item; two, color photographs that do all the work sans words, if necessary; three, sidebars filled with information that is impossible to ignore; and four, plenty of beginning background--tools, equipment, fabrics, techniques--that will allow anyone to jump in and succeed. Such are the benefits of the Complete Guide to Embroidery Stitches, more than 260 of them, each featuring procedures in words, illustrations, photographs, and a helpful hint or two. Along with the 21 different categories come robust instructions for finishing, storing, displaying, and cleaning embroidery. What else is there? Barbara Jacobs
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Customer Reviews

Excellent and very helpful
I found this book to be very helpful. The pictures and diagrams show exactly how each stitch should be done. I highly recommend this book to everyone who does embroidery.

Nearly three hundred stitches from feather to drawn-thread stitches and beadwork
Nearly three hundred stitches from feather to drawn-thread stitches and beadwork receive visual embellishment and step-by-step illustration in the fine Complete Guide To Embroidery Stitches, a compendium divided into five main sections to cover embroidery on fabric, smocking, canvas work and more. From color value applications to step-by-step easy directions, each step receives visual drawings and hints for applications.

Great Book!
This book is wonderful. The pictures are very clear and helpful. It also has all sorts of information about the different types of fabric and string, etc. I recommend for anyone, especially beginners like me! Wonderful book!