Stitch-opedia : the only embroidery reference you'll ever need /

Kendrick, Helen Winthorpe.

Stitch-opedia : the only embroidery reference you'll ever need / Stitchopedia Helen Winthorpe Kendrick. - 1st U.S. ed. - New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010, c2009. - 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 25 cm.

"A Quintet Book"--T.p. verso. Includes index. Spiral bound within casing.

Materials and equipment -- Techniques -- Mounting and framing -- Design -- Types of embroidery. Stumpwork -- Blackwork -- Canvas work -- Crewel work --Freestyle -- Hardanger -- Pulled work -- Listing of stitches -- Projects -- Gallery -- Glossary.

Written for beginners and experts alike, Stitch-Opedia describes in detail hundreds of embroidery stitches. Each stitch is grouped into sections that include: canvas work, crewel work, hardanger, pulled work, stumpwork and much more. Each stitch includes close-up, detailed color photographs, a full-color working diagram, and accurate written instructions. An extremely helpful alphabetical listing with close-up thumbnail photographs appears later in the book allowing the user to cross-reference each stitch.

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