Good Housekeeping The Illustrated Book of Needlecrafts

by Good Housekeeping, Cecilia K. Toth

With these lavish illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions, you’ll become a master of all the needle arts—and make beautiful items to use and display. “Crafters discover the joys of appliqué, knitting, crochet, and embroidery in one book. Plenty of step-by-step photographs and precise instructions help crafters make their own garments, accessories, and household items.”— Arts & Crafts.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Knitting, Reference, Sewing, Quilting

256 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1994

About the author

The Good Housekeeping Institute was created to provide readers of Good Housekeeping magazine with expert consumer advice and delicious, classic and contemporary east-to-follow recipes. These ideals still hold true today. The institute team are all experienced cooks, home economists and consumer researchers. They test the lastest products in purpose-built, modern kitchens, where every recipe published in the magazine and its range of bestselling cookery books is rigorously tested so that you can cook any Good Housekeeping dish with confidence.

Reviews

[Elle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned so much from this book. I am already on my second copy. I actually learned how to crochet from this book and before I bought it, the only thing that I really knew how to do was to knit and knit pretty badly. I didn't even know how to cast on correctly. I have also tried my hand at some of the other projects like embroidery. It adds so much to my work.

[Marie Segares · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book. I used it to teach myself to read crochet patterns. Because of the clear photos of each stitch, I was able to learn the names of the stitches I already knew for so many years. There is a good overview of the basics of each of the crafts as well as some exploration of intermediate and advanced projects.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not much on embroidery (what I was looking for) but good pics for learning knitting and chrocheting. Remember this one for chrocheting in circles for kippot.