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This comprehensive guide opens the door to the world of embroidery and needlepoint, where you can explore traditional skills and make the most of your creativity. It aims to inspire and encourage, as well as teach the art of stitching—from basic skills, such as cross stitch and satin stitch, to more complex techniques including blackwork, beading, trame, and smocking. Also included is all the advice you'll ever need on planning and finishing, as well as projects that demonstrate many ways to put your stitching skills into practice. Each stitch is photographed in color and described in detail, with clear step-by-step instructions and full-color diagrams. Tip boxes offer expert advice and suggestions, while all the most common pitfalls—and how to put mistakes right—are demonstrated.

This comprehensive guide opens the door to the world of embroidery and needlepoint, where you can explore traditional skills and make the most of your creativity. It aims to inspire and encourage, as well as teach the art of stitching—from basic skills, such as cross stitch and satin stitch, to more complex techniques including blackwork, beading, trame, and smocking. Also included is all the advice you'll ever need on planning and finishing, as well as projects that demonstrate many ways to put your stitching skills into practice.
Each stitch is photographed in color and described in detail, with clear step-by-step instructions and full-color diagrams. Tip boxes offer expert advice and suggestions, while all the most common pitfalls—and how to put mistakes right—are demonstrated.
A one-stop needlecraft reference work, The Complete Illustrated Stitch Encyclopedia includes the following:
• Straight and slanted stitches
• Crossed and crossing stitches
• Laced and whipped stitches
• Looped and knotted stitches
• Composite stitches
. . . and much more

With huge, illustrated color libraries that contain more than 250 needlepoint and embroidery stitches; special techniques such as Florentine and crewelwork; and instructions for planning, finishing and making up, this comprehensive guide is the one-stop needlecraft reference. It will inspire and encourage users, and teach the art of stitching from the most basic skills, such as cross- and satin-stitching, to more complex procedures such as blackwork, beading, tramé, and smocking.

Whether you are a novice or an expert stitcher, you'll find this book an invaluable source for designs and patterns, as well as all the essential stitching skills needed to produce perfect stitches every time.