Everything you need to know to begin hand embroidery, from choosing fabric and threads to your first stitches.
A guide to the major embroidery traditions, from crewelwork and goldwork to blackwork and stumpwork.
How to select stitches based on what you're making, matching stitch function to design intent.
From a Huguenot lace-maker in 1767 to the world's leading embroidery house: over 250 years of craft in London.
How to wash, press, frame, and store your embroidered pieces to keep them beautiful for years.
An overview of goldwork embroidery: the materials, techniques, and skills needed to work with metal threads.
A practical guide to embroidery threads: stranded cotton, crewel wool, silk, perle cotton, and more.
Practical solutions for puckering, uneven tension, tangled thread, and other common problems.