DONNA KOOLER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK #15861

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DONNA KOOLER'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK IS THE COMPLETE, AUTHORITATIVE GUIDE TO NEEDLEPOINT, EMBROIDERY, AND COUNTED THREAD WORK. EACH CHAPTER FEATURES A STITCH GALLERY FOR EACH NEEDLEWORK CATEGORY, WITH SUGGESTED USES FOR OVER 400 STITCHES. EACH STITCH, INCLUDING ITS VARIATIONS, IS CLEARLY DIAGRAMMED AND PHOTOGRAPHED UP CLOSE SO YOU CAN STITCH WITH CONFIDENCE. MATERIALS AND BASIC STITCHING METHODS ARE THOROUGHLY EXPLAINED FOR THE BEGINNER AS WELL AS FOR EXPERIENCED STITCHERS WHO WISH TO EXPLORE A NEW TECHNIQUE. FIFTEEN STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS SHOW YOU HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR STITCHING INTO HEIRLOOMS YOU CAN DISPLAY WITH PRIDE. A METICULOUSLY CROSS-REFERENCED INDEX, SOURCE LIST, AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ROUND OUT A VOLUME YOU'LL REFER TO AGAIN AND AGAIN AS YOU PERFECT YOUR STITCHING ART.