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Stitch-opedia: The Only Embroidery Reference You'll Ever Need
There is nothing as beautiful as a wonderfully-worked embroidery design, either used to adorn clothing or as an embellishment on a home accessory. Now a new generation is rediscovering the pleasures of the centuries-old craft. Written for beginners and experts alike, Stitch-Opedia describes in detail hundreds of embroidery stitches. Each stitch is grouped into sections tha...more
Spiral-bound, 256 pages
Published
May 11th 2010
by St. Martin's Griffin
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This book was reviewed by Sandy at QUILTING FOR THE REST OF US, podcast. The illustrations of the stitchery alone is worth the price of the book. I am very happy I purchased this book. I am with Sandy when she says she wanted more historical information about the needlework. I too wanted more information about the source of the embroidery.
I remember doing this type of needlework for my daughter on the heirloom dresses I made. THEN SHE GREW UP and wanted STORE BOUGHT clothes like the rest of...more
This book was reviewed by Sandy at QUILTING FOR THE REST OF US, podcast. The illustrations of the stitchery alone is worth the price of the book. I am very happy I purchased this book. I am with Sandy when she says she wanted more historical information about the needlework. I too wanted more information about the source of the embroidery.
I remember doing this type of needlework for my daughter on the heirloom dresses I made. THEN SHE GREW UP and wanted STORE BOUGHT clothes like the rest of...more
Billed as "the only embroidery reference you'll ever need"--well, maybe for some people, but I always like more than one point of view--it's not a bad place to start. The stitching instructions, and, most importantly, the visuals are clear and easy to follow. But what I like best about it is the set-up. The stitches are grouped in chapters talking about the particular style of embroidery they are associated with--blackwork, crewel, etc--and as a result they made sense to me in a way I hadn't exp...more
The title might be true.
I was particularly interested in the freestyle embroidery chapter. I usually only use 3 different stitches for all of my work. This book has instructions for at least 60 in just this chapter. If I ever want to get more sophisticated, this is where I'll turn.
I was particularly interested in the freestyle embroidery chapter. I usually only use 3 different stitches for all of my work. This book has instructions for at least 60 in just this chapter. If I ever want to get more sophisticated, this is where I'll turn.
Nice that it has a covered spiral binding so it lays flat. Good reference for Tweens & Teens Friendship, Farms & Fiber Arts camp.
This book is an exhaustive overview of the types of embroidery. I was looking for things like letters, not stitch types. Guess I'll keep looking.
Awesome reference books!
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