Customer Reviews

Beginner's Guide to Crewel Embroidery

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This is definately a fantastic book for beginners looking at starting this craft. The book gives you a clear description of the tools you should look at obtaining, then with an embroidery hoop I completed my first piece in two evenings and it looks great! It doesn't have a lot of designs, but has all the basic stitches (step by step) and plenty of inspiration. One design is worked in three different colour combinations and stitch styles giving you all the background you need to start off with Crewel Embroidery.

I really want to emphasise the title. Very basic but equally effective and the projects grow quickly. After you master these I would suggest the A-Z of Crewel Emroidery from Country Bumpkin - more projects and techniques but you'll have the basics already! Definitely worth the price of the book to get you started.

I bought this book to brush up on my crewel work. I found the pictures and explanations of the stitches quite poor. One stitch I have forgotten and cannot remember it by the lack of detail in the instructions. Also, many stitches are missing,a beginner should look for a better book. The pictures of completed works are very nice and once you learn the stitches should be easy for a beginner. This part is worth the price of the book.

I find that this book has among the best pictures of techniques possible without a dvd of the actual stitch being done.
The designs are progressive and appealing. What more can you ask? I even found the slight differences in English wording enjoyable. This is one of the most enjoyable embroidery books one can own. It was my intro to Crewel but not to stitching.

the book enable anyone , even those who are not familiar with crewel embroidery, to easily learn and master the art. The instructions are easy to understand and to follow and the book itself is pleasant to look at and to read

A very good guide for the beginner or even intermediate embroiderers. A very detailed step-by-step instructions, a very good guide for the materials. Although I could have done with one of the more intricate pattern in the book all the floral pattern are just beautiful and very inspiring. A good start for crewel embroidery and jacobean style.

I love this book! I must admit I was a little disappointed when I got it and found it so thin. It's a short book, but still well worth the price. I am in a constant search for new patterns, and this book really pays off. There are some beautiful, wonderful crewel designs in here that are going to keep me busy for quite a while. I just adore them. (There are about 3 that she draws out in black and white and makes it easy to xerox, but there are lots of color plates that also make wonderful designs.)

I just enjoyed it so much, and I learned a lot. There are lots of little tips and hints to be picked up here. I really enjoyed working through the little samplers and practice pieces for stitches she supplies. The book is beautifully made and photographed. I just wish it was longer! Yes, I agree, it is a very beginning book. She really moves quickly through things and they could definately be elaborated a bit more. (For example, she just says you need to make your hoop "tight". I think a beginner could use a little more clarification.)

Overall highly recommended for beginners and for anyone looking to add a beautiful book (with great designs) to their collection.

Very Good Primer for Crewel Embroidery with progressive projects introducing new stitches with each section. I have a number of years of experience with sewing and have dabbled with embroidery on a small scale - mostly just outline type stitches. Wanting to expand into crewel work, I was looking for a book that would allow me to progress with some insight and found just that in this book. Jane's turn of a phrase is a bit quirky for an American reader - I find her charming and understood her well. She has a nice writing and teaching style and is certainly very knowledgable and talented. I'm very satisfied with the purchase of this book and believe a new "stitcher" will be able to follow and learn.

This is an absolutely beautiful book, and more than that, the instructions are simple to follow and the included patterns suit my taste.

I recieved this book for christmas, it is very well put together with lots of examples of stitches throughout the book. Some of the explainations for the stitches are a little confusing when reading through them but once you do them with thread and needle they are fairly easy to follow. There are several pattern designs in the book and pictures of them completed in several different ways and colors. Absolutely love it.