Product Description

Embroidery, needlepoint, knitting, appliqué, quilting, patchwork, crochet, rug-making, macramé, and lacework-all taught through step-by-step instructions and photographs and drawings. A reference for the beginner and expert alike.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119431 in Books
• Published on: 1979-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 504 pages

Customer Reviews

Readers Digest comes up trumps again!
I actually bought this book in the mid 1980's and have usedit constantly since!

As the Embroidery Host for BellaOnline, you will understand that I look at lots of "how to" books. This one is one of the best of the bunch if you are looking for a general Needlework book.

This is not a small book - it is large and packed to the gills with information.

This information is beautifully and logically set out, with lots of stitch diagrams that are easy to follow.

The book also covers fabrics, thread, needles and just about everythingthing that you may want information about on Needlecraft.

One of the big plusses is the section on mounting your work, and the one on transferring patterns to fabric.

Buy it - you will not be dissapointed.

Great reference for a beginner stitcher
This book is packed full of information - from projects, hints and tips, and techniques for creating your own designs. The best part: detailed embroidery stitch guides which guide you though each stitch with a combination of pictures (usually 6 per stitch) and instructions. While looking for a needlework instruction book, none of the other books could compare. Either they lacked a variety of stitches or they did not have enough pictures to serve as a self-teaching guide for a visual learner with little sewing experience. Although I was primarily interested in the embroidery section, I love that this book covers a breadth of needlework crafts to explore.

I keep a tightly pruned bookshelf - only purchasing and keeping books that I will refer to again and again. This book made the cut!

Complete Guide to Needlework - Readers Digest
I was so lucky to find this book! It's an older book and I was so afraid that I'd never find it in print, but here it was! It's the most complete crafts book I've ever seen. Lot's a photos, diagrams, examples, easy to follow. If you went into a craft shop and bought the small instruction books, you'd spend 10 times this just to gather all the information included in this book..yes, it's that good. Great for beginners and pros, everyone can find something.