Complete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and Embellishments [Paperback]

Melinda Coss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 2000

Here are more than 100 embroidery stitches to learn, all with step-by-step directions, grouped in stitch families. Includes 20 projects, a special techniques section covering crewelwork, beads, monograms and more, plus over 75 design motifs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (January 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076210273X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762102730
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #863,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Add this to your collection - you won't be dissapointed!, June 10, 2001

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Megan R McConnell (CHERMSIDE SOUTH, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and Embellishments (Paperback)

In the past couple of years, there have been some great books written for those who are just learning to embroider. This is one of them.

Each stitch technique is well set out, with great illustrations, and an example for you to sitch using the techniques you learn. It has specialist chapters, and some good designs for you to use in your own work.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced embroiderer, you will not regret adding this to your collection.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great instruction guide, November 13, 2002

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Georgie-Anne Holder "Aine" (NB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and Embellishments (Paperback)

This book is wonderful for any embroiderer. It shows in excellent detail how each stitch is made. Colour photos and diagrams make this book easy to use. You'll come back to it over and over again. Wonderfully laid out and catagorized. A must for any needlecrafters library. Although this book is a wonderful reference for stitches, it is not a good pattern book. The patterns given in this book are more for examples of how to used many of the stitches. Still, I recommend this book as a reference to needlearts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Book of Embroidery, July 17, 2010

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Barbara Black "Barbara Trammell Black" (Athens, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and Embellishments (Paperback)

After many years away from cross stitching, I returned to needlework wanting to learn new embroidery stitches and methods of execution. This book combines execution techniques, diagrams in great detail, color pictures, ideas and patterns. Lay language and commond names as well as the proper names of stitches are included making this as easy as a garden book. I really enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone looking for additional stitches to add to their repertoire. Beginner to advanced will like this book. Most bang for your buck too. I bought a used addition and am very happy with it.