The A-Z of Embroidery stitches is designed to encourage you to try new techniques, explore new horizions, and above all, to experiment.

400 clear step by step photographs and 20 beautiful designs. With its beginnings in seventeenth century England, stumpwork is today making a revival. Come join us for an exciting journey into the world of raised embroidery.

Instructions for stitches, leaves, flowers and everything you see in the embroidery.

These practical projects show how you can add detail, texture, colour and originality to garments and accessories by incorporating beads into your knitting, crochet and needlework. Learn traditional and contemporary techniques.

The book includes 240 stitches, ranging from cross stitch to assisi and from machine embroidery to quilting, each one illustrated in full colour and accompanied by explanatory artwork.

Featuring a rich selection of inspiring appliqu� pieces, this is primarily a practical, instructional guide that offers a complete grounding in all essential appliqu� techniques: it contains a comprehensive stitch guide and leads the reader through each technique using clear step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow expert guidance.

Sarah Homfray demonstrates the Royal School of Needlework's approach to the ancient craft of Silk Shading. Learn everything you need about the techniques needed, history of the craft and be inspired by work of the highest standards.

In Stumpwork, Kate Sinton brings together all of the major techniques and stitches associated with stumpwork embroidery to produce a stunning book that reflects both her expertise as an embroiderer and her artistic talent.

Traditionally white stitches on white fabric, and encompassing a range of techniques, whitework is both beautiful and elegant. Lizzie Lansberry provides a wonderful introduction combining the traditions with new ideas and contemporary design. She covers raised effects, pulled thread and decorative stitches, drawn thread and cutwork.

It showcases 14 assorted flowers and fruits popular at the time, from the Apothecary rose, borage, heartsease, and periwinkle to redcurrants, barberries, plums, and strawberries.

The projects-such as the Persian Peony Tile and the Turkish Tulip Tile-combine jewel-like colors, rich metallic threads, and glittering beads.

Stumpwork Butterflies & Moths is the third in a series of stitched insect collections. There's everything from surface embroidery in lustrous silks for the Indian Moon Moth to stitched clear plastic for the Glasswing Butterfly.

Nicholas...indulges her love of nature in this book devoted to needlework dragonflies formed from a variety of threads, beads, and delicate fabrics�

Stitch dandelions, buttercups, and butterflies; a deer next to a pear tree; a pinwheel decorated with foxgloves on one side and a dragonfly with metallic wings on the other.

The embroideries include  Corncockle and Dragonfly,� Snowdrop and Cranefly,� and the lovely Venus� Looking Glass and Bumble-bee.� Also provides tracing patterns and a comprehensive stitch glossary.

Hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations will teach embroiderers all about the craft: tools and equipment needed, special beading techniques, creating dimensional designs with appliqu�, mounting their images, and more.

Now in it's fifth edition, this book gives detailed instructions for 29 basic stitches and how to use them to make over 40 flowers, leaves and other items.

Beautiful Roses and Desert Southwest Cactus designs. Traceable patterns, complete instructions and thread lists.