Bead Embroidery

Essential Stitch Guides

by Shelley Cox

This series of Essential Stitch Guides has been produced in close collaboration with the RSN with the aim of providing a set of definitive works on traditional embroidery techniques.

Genres: Nonfiction, Crafts, Collections

96 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Rhiannon D'Averc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Generally good guide and lots of pretty things to look at. I did feel a bit disappointed when I tried the various stitches out on a sampler: many of them, particularly the diagonal patterns, have very little to distinguish them and look almost identical in practice with the same thread colour. Still, a useful resource for some new ideas.

[Joanne Hayward-Lavallee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great primer for beginner bead embroidery.

[Wendy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have recently purchased this book. Same author, also spiral bound but a total different cover. The date of publication is 2013 so presumably it is planned to re-publish this book with a new cover in 2014. Good basic instructions, no projects, some of the photography should perhaps be enlarged for better close up detail. I personally could have done without the rather expansive section of counted thread stitches.