The needlepoint book
By: Jo Ippolito Christensen
Edition: Third edition. First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 537
ISBN-13: 9781476754086
Subjects: Canvas embroidery
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-516) and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started. Basic information ; Basic procedures; title: Interpreting the painted canvas. Choosing a design ; Choosing colors ; Choosing stitch techniques ; Choosing fibers and threads ; Choosing stitches ; Choosing background treatments ; Choosing embellishments ; Putting it all together; title: Blocking and finishing. Blocking ; Finishing; title: The stitches. Straight stitches ; Diagonal stitches ; Box stitches; Cross stitches ; Tied  stitches ; Eyelet stitches ; Leaf  stitches ; Line  stitches ; Decorative  stitches ; Ribbon  stitches ; Open  stitches.