Good resource book. I don't often use this book, but when I do it is for the many stitches it offers. ( )

Not just sewing - this book also covers rug-making, tatting, knitting, macrame, and crochet.

And that's in addition to a great variety of needlework - assissi, bargello, beadwork, berlin work, black work, broderie anglaise, candlewicking, canvas work, card embroidery, composite stitches, crewel work, cutwork, drawn- fabric work, florentine work, gros point, hardanger, hedebo, huck embroidery, insertions, laid work, machine embroidery, metal thread work, monogramming, needlepoint, needleweaving, net embroidery, openwork, petit point, pulled thread work, quick point, raised work, reticella, richelieu work, rick-rack, samplers, shadow work, smocking, stump work, swedish weaving, tambouring, teneriffe, tufting and tufted wool embroidery, turkey work, white work, and wool work.

The other sections go into similar detail, too; and there's a very good glossary. ( )

I LOVE this book!!! The information is fabulous and well laid out. I have used this book as a reference for a multitude of needleworking...tatting, crochet, embroidery, knitting...it has the basics and a nice stitch-pattern selection for them all! If I could only have one crafting book on my shelve (Oh the HORROR of such a thought!) this would be the book I would keep. ( )

One of the best stitchery encyclopedias around. No fiber artist should be without one of these classics. ( )