A-Z of Embroidery Stitches

Compiled by the expert team at Country Bumpkin, renowned Australian publishers of embroidery books and magazines.

August 2016Embroidery stitch dictionaries are handy books to have on your shelf, even if you only dabble in hand embroidery as an occassional hobby - they are wonderful reference tools amd are great to help you expand your stitching horizons. In this book the clear step by step photography and instructions are easy to follow for beginners. Plus in addition to the stitches, there's also a general overview on getting started with embroidery - transferring designs, choosing needles, finishing your embroidereries..plus tips for left handed stitchers.

• 4 Welcome - fabric beginning and ending thread transferring designs needles8 Algerian Eye Stitch9 Arrowhead stitch9 Back stitch10 Blanket stitchPinwheel double detachedDetached twisted long and short Looped scallops17 Braid stitch18 Bullion knot Rose with bullion centre Susan O'Connor rose rosebudsRose with padded satin centre Bears bow Detached chain combination31 Buttonhole stitch32 Cast-on stitch rose34 Chain stitchTwisted alternating Whipped interlaced Open rosette rose40 Chinese knot41 Colonial knot42 Combination stitch Apple blossom Flower bud44 Concertina rose45 Coral stitch46 CouchingBow Bokhara Lattice Roumanian trellis51 Cretan stitch52 Cross stitchLong armedStraight stitch combination54 Crow’s foot55 Cutwork embroidery56 Danish knot57 Detached chain flowers French knot combination flowerBlanket stitch combination59 Detached wheatear stitch60 Drizzle stitch flower61 Ermine filling stitch62 EyeletsFlowers shaped64 Faggoting65 Feather stitchClosed double and triple Variations single Spanish knotted70 Fishbone stitch raised72 Fly stitch twisted leaf74 Folded Ribbon roseRosebud76 Four-legged knot stitch77 French knotRibbon flower79 Gathered rose80 Ghiordes knot81 Glove stitch81 Grab stitch with ribbon bud82 Granitos82 Hem stitch Antique serpentine85 Herringbone stitchDouble86 Holbein stitch87 Laid work88 Long and short stitch89 Loop stitch Daisy daffodil flower Twisted plumes93 Needleweaving Bar open base picotClosed base picot96 Net stitch97 Outline stitch98 Oyster stitch99 Palestrina stitch100 Pin stitching101 Pistil stitch101 Plume stitch102 Raised cup stitch103 Rhodes stitch circular104 threading Ribbon104 Ribbon stitchRose water lily107 Running stitchWhipped108 Satin stitchBow with split stitch outlinePadded padded berries111 Scroll stitch111 Seed stitch112 Shadow workDouble back stitchClosed herringbone stitch114 Shadow trapunto115 Sheaf filling stitch116 Shisha stitch118 Smocker’s knot119 Spider web rose120 Split stitch120 Split back stitch121 Sprat’s head122 Star stitch122 Stem stitchEncroaching whippedPortuguese knotted raisedRibbon rose127 Straight overcast stitch128 Straight stitch Flower raised130 Stumpwork berry131 Tête de boeuf Stitch131 Thorn stitch132 Thread painting133 Twirled ribbon rose134 Wheatear stitch134 Whipping stitch135 Whipped stitch rose136 Wool rose138 Wound rose139 Woven filling stitch140 Zigzag stitch141 Index144 Bibliography