100 Essential Embroidery Stitches

Susie Johns

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GMC Publications
01 April 2023

Art & Architecture; Embroidery crafts

Series: 100 Essential Stitches

100 Essential Embroidery Stitches is a handy directory of 100 need-to-know freestyle embroidery stitches to refresh or add to your embroidery skills.

Embroidery is like 'painting' with thread and this book gives you all the techniques you will need to create your own works of art. Whether you are new to embroidery and want to widen your repertoire or just need a comprehensive reference guide to look things up, you'll find everything you need to improve your embroidery skills and feel confident tackling a wide range of projects.

Organised into five main sections, the 100 stitches lend themselves to a variety of different uses. Running stitch, backstitch, chain stitch, split stitch and stem stitch are used for outlining, while others are used for filling and making textures, patterns, motifs and borders. Each stitch is rated for difficulty and is laid out with a decorative stitched sample and clear step-by-step instructions. There are also sections that cover other essential knowledge on tools and materials and preparing to stitch.

Main sections include: Lines and outlines, Bands and borders, Isolated stitches and motifs, Filling stitches, Couching and laid work.

AUTHOR: Susie Johns is an artist and designer who has written dozens of craft books, including Circus Embroidery, Knitted Woodland Creatures, How to Embroider, Fat Quarter: Bags & Purses and Fat Quarter: Vintage. Her patterns and designs appear regularly in consumer craft magazines in the UK, such as Let's Knit, Sew and Let's Get Crafting, and she has written numerous patterns for suppliers such as DMC. She has also demonstrated various crafts on television. She lives in London.

By: Susie Johns
Imprint: GMC Publications
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 275mm, Width: 215mm,
ISBN: 9781784946500
ISBN 10: 1784946508
Series: 100 Essential Stitches
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Introduction Tools and Materials Basic Techniques Lines and Outlines 1 Running stitch 2 Whipped running stitch 3 Laced double running stitch 4 Backstitch 5 Threaded backstitch 6 Double threaded backstitch 7 Stem stitch 8 Cable stitch 9 Split stitch 10 Pekinese stitch 11 Single feather stitch 12 Cretan stitch 13 Chain stitch 14 Coral stitch 15 Petal stitch 16 Wheatear stitch 17 Cord stitch 18 Blanket stitch 19 Buttonhole stitch 20 Overcast stitch Bands and Borders 21 Feather stitch 22 Double feather stitch 23 Herringbone stitch 24 Tied herringbone 25 Interlaced herringbone 26 Chevron stitch 27 Double buttonhole 28 Spanish knotted feather 29 Rosette chain 30 Diamond stitch 31 Rope stitch 32 Zigzag chain 33 Double chain 34 Butterfly chain 35 Portuguese border stitch 36 Raised chain band 37 Closed blanket stitch 38 Closed feather stitch 39 Herringbone ladder stitch 40 Vandyke stitch Isolated Stitches and Motifs 41 Straight stitch 42 Fern stitch 43 Fly stitch 44 Swedish split stitch 45 Leaf stitch 46 Cross stitch 47 Detached chain 48 Fishbone stitch 49 Tête de boeuf 50 Wrapped cross stitch 51 Corded bar 52 Bullion stitch 53 French knot 54 Four-legged knot 55 Woven wheel 56 Whipped wheel 57 Raised cup 58 God’s eye 59 Woven picot 60 Maltese cross Filling Stitches 61 Seeding 62 Fly stitch filling 63 Darning stitch 64 Wave filling 65 Cloud filling 66 Plaid filling 67 Whipped satin stitch 68 Basket filling 69 Split stitch shading 70 Stem stitch shading 71 Buttonhole shading 72 Plate stitch 73 Brick stitch 74 Satin stitch 75 Padded satin stitch 76 Encroaching satin stitch 77 Ceylon stitch 78 Surface darning 79 Chequerboard darning 80 Interlaced cable chain Couching and Laid Work 81 Couched thread 82 Fancy couching 83 Zigzag couching 84 Tied cross stitch 85 Star stitch 86 Thorn stitch 87 Romanian stitch 88 Colcha stitch 89 Bokhara couching 90 Satin couching 91 Jacobean couching 92 Burden stitch 93 Bunched couching 94 Couched filling 95 Laid satin stitch 96 Laidwork trellis 97 Couched circle 98 Sprat’s head 99 Beading 100 Shisha stitch Index

Susie Johns is an artist and designer who has written dozens of craft books, including Circus Embroidery, Knitted Woodland Creatures, How to Embroider, Fat Quarter: Bags & Purses and Fat Quarter: Vintage. Her patterns and designs appear regularly in consumer craft magazines in the UK, such as Let's Knit, Sew and Let's Get Crafting, and she has written numerous patterns for suppliers such as DMC. She has also demonstrated various crafts on television. She lives in London.

Reviews for 100 Essential Embroidery Stitches

"""This is a valuable sourcebook for sewers, darners and knitters who like to add some embellishment to their work. The stitches range in difficulty from simple, such as running, seed and cross stitch, to more complicated and decorative ones, such as stem stitch shading and bullion stitch. The directory is divided into sections according to what the stitches are used for - outlining, filling, borders, etc. Each stitch is explained through clear step-by-step text and photographs, plus there's a comprehensive guide to the essential embroidery tools, materials and techniques."" -- ""Knitting Magazine"""