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Excellent details for a new stitcher

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020

Clear, easy to follow, directions for hundreds of stitches. Includes: basic instructions, alternate stitch names, color pictures, materials, uses, some technique variations, an excellent index, ... and (my favorite) a gallery of stitches. This shows pictures of a collection of each stitch offered in this book. Single stitches are detailed in their generally half page diagrams. The gallery offers a mass of each stitch to allow you to imagine its use in your stitching projects.
Chapters include: Materials, Tools, and Techniques, Line and Border Stitches, Filling Stitches, Openwork Stitches, and Needlepoint Stitches.
Negative is that the font is a little small for old eyes.

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AmCust Premillenium

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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2015

Illustrations are in black and white. I did not investigate enough. Didn't think I had to.

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Beulah

Excellent details for a new stitcher

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2020

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Jane in MilwaukeeTop Contributor: Jewelry Making

Excellent, clear and helpful stitch diagrams

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2012

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I have myriad needlework books but this is one I turn to consistently to add freshness to my stitching. It's one of the very best stitch guides I own...among dozens.

Since some reviewers seemed not sure what stitches the book included, here are the chapters:

Intro, Materials, Tools & Techniques
Gallery of Stitches...p. 22 [shows every stitch in the book with the page to find its diagrams]
Line and Border Stitches...p. 36 [e.g. back, stem, split and chain stitches]
Filling Stitches...p. 70 [e.g. small repeated stitches to make a "powdered"--filled--area]
Openwork Stitches...p. 94 [i.e. pulled fabric, drawn thread, cutwork, insertion and edging stitches]
Needlepoint stitches...p. 116 to 156--the largest chapter. [e.g. straight and diagonal, cross and star, looped and tied stitches]

I used the excellent directions on hem stitching to design a short course for my Embroiderers' Guild of America group. Lucinda's secret is to use bright colored yarn on wide gauge fabric so you can see where the needle goes. And she shows where the working needle is in every diagram. The average stitch in all hand embroidery entails probably 4 or 5 separate steps; most books only show 2 and then the finished product. Here, the author shows ALL the steps in each stitch including that all-important "how do I begin the second stitch?" The only stitch I can quibble with is the bullion knot, my go-to stitch to evaluate a stitch guide. While I have books that show 5 and even 7 steps, this one only having 3 steps is sufficient because of the close-ups and because the explanation smooths over any lack of diagramming. So this exceptional book is the exception to the rule.

To be able to learn stitches quickly and easily makes me feel accomplished instead of frustrated. Take the fear out of learning new stitches and check out this book.

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embroidery and needlepoint tutorials

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2018

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Easy to understand tutorials for embroidery. it does have a lot of needlepoint tutorials, but I'm not interested in needlepoint. I'd prefer if the book were just about embroidery stitching, but that just me...😊

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Paulette

Great for anyone who loves or wants to learn embroidery

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2020

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Comprehensive sampler of stitches. Shows level of stitch I.e. beginner, intermediate, etc. also shows pictorial diagram of how to do stitch with clear written descriptions. Great guide for anyone who wants to learn or needs a refresher on over 200 stitches.

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Tracy

Stich Away All Day

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2022

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This book shows a wide variety of stitches for hand sewing. A good addition for your library.

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Verify my embroidery stitching

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2019

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As there are many embroidery patterns it makes it easy to see the stitches done. Then you know if you mastered it or not.

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Lucy

I really like this book and how it is catalogued

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2016

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I really like this book and how it is catalogued. The diagrams can be confusing so you really have to read the steps, for me it's just another thing I don't want to do but it's okay, the book is really thorough!!
I would recommend it because of the amount of stitches the book has in it and the thoroughness of the instructions. The few that confused me I just googled and found a bit more info online to help me understand what I was looking at. Overall, not that many really.

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jen999

nice

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2019

good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2019

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The book arrived in two days. It was exactly what I was expecting. The various stitches are explained well with good diagrams.

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lininguff

It is a beautifully done book for the right application

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015

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This book is geared more towards the plastic canvas stitcher but it definitely contains a whole lot of stitches. I was looking for more embroidery stitches so I wasn't as excited about this book as I would have been otherwise. It is a beautifully done book for the right application. It just wasn't what I expected.

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