This is a guide to embroidery stitches, specifically aimed at crazy-quilters. It's a very small book---just a guess, I'd say no more than four by five inches. But it's spiral bound and it stands on its own, so you can prop it up beside you while you're embroidering, in order to see how to execute the stitches you're doing. The directions are simple and easy to understand, fully illustrated, and directions are given for both left and right-handed folks!
It isn't an exhaustive source for all embroidery stitches, but it has all of the basics, plus many I'd never heard of before. Plenty are designed to be worked in a straight line, in order to cover the seams of your crazy-quilt. Others are meant to fill in the gaps. There's even a section at the end that shows examples of how to combine different stitches with breathtaking results! Most of the embroidery stitches are for use with regular floss, but a few are for silk ribbon, and a few are for wool thread.
Last year, I made a crazy-quilt pincushion, but since I'm not an expert on embroidery, it was rather plain-looking. Thanks to this book, I finally produced a crazy-quilt piece that's richly embroidered and actually LOOKS like a proper crazy-quilt! I couldn't be happier.
Five stars and highly recommended to anyone who wants to learn basic embroidery, or embroidery for crazy-quilting.
One of the few books that show left handed embroidery stitches. View the look inside and you will see all the stitches in this book and towards the end is a sample page that shows left hand on one side, right on the other. This is a stand up book so you can have it open in front of you when you are trying to work the stitch. This book is smaller in size so that it easily fits in the sewing box. Its a bit larger than 1/2 of a sheet of paper. Excellent book!
I bought this book because several girls in my sewing class had copies. There are lots of stitches covered and what is nice it has illustrations for left handed stitchers. The small book has a binder for spine so easy to fold back and stand up while you practice your embroidery. Fits into your purse as well. A handy guide.
This is a handy little book to have. It's 192 pages of excellent info . The instructions are clear drawings ,(with left & right handed pictures) and a little thumbnail of the actual stitch on fabric. The only drawback is with some of the pictures using small stitches ,you can't see the detail very good.Oh well ,I can live with that. Everything is explained really well ,even for a beginner like me. I'm dying to do every stitch in there ! It even shows some ribbon embroidery. This book is worth it's weight in gold.
The spiral binding makes for easy use when following the stitches which are all listed in alphabetical picture index in the front of the book, along with the stitch you will find the page number right by it. Very easy pattern directions. You can also set the book up on the small easel for ease of reading while you sew. Nice book, well worth the money, especially for myself who is just getting back into embroidery and learning to "crazy quilt". May have to purchase another of Baker's lovely books.
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- C & T Publishing-Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool
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Compact guide to 180+ stitches and stitch combinations for hand embroidery, silk ribbon embroidery, and crazy quilting.
I LOVE this little book. It's sturdy and well designed and loaded with embroidery stitches that have left and right handed instructions, one stitch to a page. It fits neatly into my basket and can be stood up. And the alphabetical stitch index at the beginning includes a miniature of each stitch for easy reference. Thank you Judith for an indispensable tool!
I think this Tool is just a must for the free-form embroiderer as they are in a handy flip book. The book stands up so that it is easy to see how to do the stitches whilst embroidering.
Lots of embroidery stitches made easy, with simple drawings to follow for right handed and also for left handed people. I only need this one, very complete. Definitely recomend this!
I was extremely happy when I got this book. I had been to several craft stores, sewing stores, and book stores around where I live and have never found an easier book to follow to aid me in my embroidery. The directions to make the stitches are super simple to follow and the examples to combine stitches to make new stitiches are invaluable and endless. I have never really seen using two colors of thread on one stitch which makes it like a new stitch in itself. The fact that this comes on it's own stand and you can just flip the pages was a great idea. It's not in your way as you are working but it is the perfect tool to help yu remember old stitches and to learn new stitches. It's also small enough to carry with you if you want to work as you go somewhere. A few of my friends are impressed and a little jealous of my new-found embroidery aid.
Easy to understand and follow. Love the fact that it can be stood up which makes it easier to read and practice stitches. Great that she show the stitches for both left and right handed.
Worth purchasing.
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