A-Z of Wool Embroidery

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

• General information 4Stitches and techniquesAlgerian eye stitch 6Back stitch 7Battlement couching 8Berlin work 9Blanket stitch 10Blanket stitch – detached 11Blanket stitch – looped 12Blanket stitch – pinwheel 12Blanket stitch – twisted detached 14Brick and cross filling 15Bullion knot 16Bullion knot – loop 17Bullion knot – rose 18Canvas work 20Chain stitch 20Cloud filling stitch 21Colonial knot 22Coral stitch 23Couching 24Cretan stitch 25Crewel embroidery 26Cross stitch 27Detached back stitch 28Detached chain 29Ermine filling stitch 30Fishbone stitch 30Florentine embroidery 31Fly stitch 31Fly stitch leaves 32French knot 33Ghiordes knot 33Granitos 35Laid work 36Long and short stitch 37Moss stitch 38Needlepoint 39Outline stitch 39Palestrina stitch 40Pompom 41Rope stitch 42Rosette stitch 43Roumanian stitch 44Running stitch 45Satin stitch 46Scroll stitch 47Seed stitch 47Soft shading 48Spider web rose 49Split stitch 50Split back stitch 50Stem stitch 51Stem stitch – whipped 51Straight gobelin stitch 52Straight stitch 52Tent stitch – continental 53Tent stitch – half cross 54Trellis couching 55Velvet stitch 56Wool rose 57Woven filling stitch 59Designs 60Patterns 112Index 126Acknowledgements 128

The A-Z Series is being reprinted as classics and form a veritable library of easy-to-use comprehensive guides that have stood the test of time. This one is all about the stitches used in wool embroidery and how you can incorporate them into stitch designs. Instructions are clear with numerous stitches shown in photos plus tips and more. 60 stitches are shown with step-by-step instructions. The book is further enhanced with project designs that you can follow. The designs are mainly of flowers or animals and use a variety of stitches. I like the Crewel Sampler by Jean Harry and the Pansy by Carolyn Pearce. The patterns for all 29 designs are given at the back of the book.