Consisting of both traditional and contemporary techniques, this beautiful book is loaded with enticing and accessible photographs that show you everything you need to know about working with over 200 stitches.
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Lucinda Ganderton designs and writes with extensive experience on the traditional craft of needlework. She has written, illustrated, and designed textiles for several books, including The Complete Guide to Needlecraft.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Stitch Dictionary covering many types of embroidery,
This review is from: Stitch Sampler (Paperback)
This is not a new book, but is one which is new to me. I have to admit I ignored it because
I figured it was embroidery on cloth, not on a counted ground. But there is lots here which is worthwhile. First off, there is a needlepoint section, which has about 75 stitches divided into groups. Then there are dozens of other stitches, grouped by function (border, filling and openwork). Every stitch is photographed in color, showing not only the completed stitch, but one or more photos showing construction. From a needlepointer's point of view. even the non-needlepoint stitches are useful. They are all stitched on evenweave fabric. To adapt them to needlepoint, just count threads. At the beginning of the stitch dictionary there is a gallery which pictures every stitch, lists it name and tell the page where it can be found. This makes looking for a stitch so easy. I keep thinking of great ways to use these new stitches.
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Nice reference book for stitches. I was looking primarily for needlepoint stitches; this book includes stitches for embroidery and crewel, but does have a fairly good selection for needlepoint. The colored pictures are wonderful to show the entire stitch and the explanations are included. Very nice book.
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...I will accomplish every stitch in this book! Beautiful, colorful photos and great instructions for both the beginner and experienced stitcher. This is a must for your embroidery / needlepoint library.
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The book is divided into six chapters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magic chain, wave filling, woven star, zigzag chain, needleweaving bars, bullion knot, chevron border, double knot, powdered filling, repeat these two stitches, upright stitches, isolated stitch, geometric filling, repeat these two rows, work the following rows, evenweave fabric, tie stitch, diagonal stitch, looped stitch, thread intersections, link stitch, textured fillings, slanting stitches, hack stitch, needlepoint stitches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Open Cretan, Broad Cross, Japanese Darning, Twisted Lattice Band, Buttonhole Eyelet, Threaded Back, Close Cretan, Raised Chain Band, Closed Feather, Mosaic Filling, Straight Milanese, Romanian Couching, Closed Buttonhole, Russian Filling, Double Herringbone, Overcast Eyelet, Couched Filling, Zigzag Clusters, Window Filling, Knotted Insertion, Broad Chain, Scalloped Edge, Diagonal Woven Band, Square Eyelet, Interlaced Band Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The book is divided into six chapters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magic chain, wave filling, woven star, zigzag chain, needleweaving bars, bullion knot, chevron border, double knot, powdered filling, repeat these two stitches, upright stitches, isolated stitch, geometric filling, repeat these two rows, work the following rows, evenweave fabric, tie stitch, diagonal stitch, looped stitch, thread intersections, link stitch, textured fillings, slanting stitches, hack stitch, needlepoint stitches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Open Cretan, Broad Cross, Japanese Darning, Twisted Lattice Band, Buttonhole Eyelet, Threaded Back, Close Cretan, Raised Chain Band, Closed Feather, Mosaic Filling, Straight Milanese, Romanian Couching, Closed Buttonhole, Russian Filling, Double Herringbone, Overcast Eyelet, Couched Filling, Zigzag Clusters, Window Filling, Knotted Insertion, Broad Chain, Scalloped Edge, Diagonal Woven Band, Square Eyelet, Interlaced Band Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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