Elegant Stitches: An Illustrated Stitch Guide and Source Book of Inspiration

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Summary: Lovely book of lovely stitches
Review: This is a complete book of stitches with ideas for using them. Many color illustrations to inspire your creativity. This would be a much appreciated gift for any needleworker.

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Summary: The ONLY instructional embroidery book
Review: This is the only book you will ever need to buy for learning individual embroidery stitches. Never mind it was written with a bent towards silk ribbon embroidery. With hand embroidery becoming a lost art, especially in quilting, references are becoming harder and harder to find. I have spent alot of time (and money) accumulating a large library of turn of the century instructional embroidery references and in comparison, Judith Montano's book is right on the money. It is the most complete, comprehensive, and easy to understand book on the market. My first copy is so worn out, that I purchased a "back-up" just in case! It is a nice portable size with a spiral binding. FABULOUS for laying out flat when your hands are otherwise occupied with needle and thread. This is the ONLY stitch dictionary you will need to buy!!