A-Z of Embroidery Stitches

Immediately after browsing through this book, I got out my stash of thread and tried some stitches. A great, super book. Very excellent, detailed instructions and photos. I can now make beautiful embroidered roses. I have been embroidering since I was 5 and there are so many stitches in this book for me to perfect. The spiral binding makes the book lay flat so you can easily follow the directions. I LOVE THIS BOOK.

awsome book

If you are new to hand embroidery, this is the book for you, It truley is an A t Z book, it also has great close up pictures of each step of the stitch. It will show you the needle going in and where the thread should be located at by where the needle is. Really a great beginner book.

stitch book

I was pleased with the information in this book its exactly what I was looking for

GREAT for flower work, not a full A-Z "handbook" though

I rated this a 3 because I was expecting more of a complete A-Z stitch guide, which this was not. HOWEVER, this had an amazing array of floral motifs and stitches, included a lot of ribbon embroidery techniques, along with some of the basic foundational stitches. It also included very helpful "Hint" sections along the way, giving additional info on things like working with certain threads or fabrics, etc., and it had a really great section on choosing needles.

The photos and instructions for each stitch were great. It should be no trouble to follow and perfect these stitches with a little practice.

If you are looking for a few foundational stitches, and to learn some really unique techniques for florals (including using ribbon embroidery), this is the book for you.

If you are looking for more of a handbook, or reference book on the foundational stitches, their variations, etc. I found the The Embroidery Stitch Bible (Betty Barnden) to be a better reference. I'll leave a full review on that book's page.

A-Z Embroidery Stitches

One in a series of stitchery books. Just love it. It is so detailed, I don't know of a much better book to learn from