Embroidery Encyclopedia: Stitches and Techniques for Every Embroiderer
Are you a teacher, someone who needs to guide others in Embroidery techniques? Or are you simply a lone Embroiderer, who wants to reunite with stitches long forgotten. Whoever you are, this look will support you.
I have never come across a bigger or more complete book on this subject. It covers everything from the materials you need to each and every detail diagram to explain well….everything. All the stitches, all the ways of carrying them out, images of how they can be used. There’s even sections on side subjects you may consider working on with the education you now have…smocking, white work, embroidering on surfaces which may be new to you - say wool and finally even how to use the stitches you now know to sew text. It is never ending - maybe this is a symbolism of your own embroidery journey. There will always be a new method, a new stitch, a new idea….one thing for sure is that if you have this guide, you will not need another. It is a life time purchase in my opinion.
No, it is not a handy size to travel with. You will not be dragging it out and about, to say your Embroidery course, or a group you may be a part of. No, it will sit faithfully at home, ready and waiting for you to return. It will be the silent soother for both your frayed fabric concerns and maybe your frayed nerves in turn. It will answer all the embroidery questions you are too embarrassed to ask - the things be believe we should “already know”.