Description
Hand Embroidery Stitches for Everyone, 2nd Edition, is the ultimate stitch guide to embroidery, whatever your level of expertise is.
At 600 pages, this book is a definitive guide to different stitches for various needlework and crafting projects. It has a Picture Dictionary of 306 hand embroidery stitches, including cross-stitching and needlepoint stitches. The technique for each stitch is explained step-by-step with pictures that can be zoomed in to see better and bigger. Each stitch comes with a small description and information on the difficulty level, the uses, and alternate names.
All the stitches are neatly categorized into Stitch Families to make it easy for you to choose the best one for your projects. This eBook is interactive with a clickable picture dictionary and links for easy navigation.
If you are an absolute beginner, there are three entire sections to orient and prepare you for this art. You will find methods to handle needles, threads, fabric, hoops, and other tools, making it an ideal reference guide. This book also gives interesting information on traditional embroidery forms and the origin and history of many stitches, which can inspire learners of all levels to explore more.
A section on helpful tips is a bonus and gives you information that will make your stitching experience better. What’s more? You don’t have to worry about how to practice all these stitches. Find a section on easy and printable patterns, making this the all-in-all eBook for hand embroidery.
The Hand Embroidery Stitch Book includes:
- 306 hand embroidery stitches with step-by-step photographic illustrations
- A categorized picture dictionary with 20 Stitch Families for easy selection
- Helpful tips for a better stitch experience
- Good practices and common mistakes
- All about hand embroidery tools and supplies
- Drawing, tracing, and transferring patterns
- Hooping the fabric, separating the floss, and threading the needle
- Multiple methods for starting and finishing a stitch
- Color wheel and guide for picking colors
- Printable patterns with stitch guides and ideas
- Sample embroidery for each stitch family
- History and maps of traditional embroidery styles
This book in numbers:
306 Stitches | 600 Pages | 2500 Photographs | 20 Stitch Families
Preview: Here is a preview of our bestselling embroidery book [Click here for a PDF preview].
Sarah has been researching and sharing hand embroidery lessons for over 17 years, making it accessible to everyone around the globe.
Molly Fiddler (verified owner) –
This book is a treasure! The moment you open it you can see how much work is put on it and that Sarah put her all to make a book that would help embroiderers of all levels! I would recommend to also watch her videos too to a full experience!
Joyce Fisher (verified owner) –
This ebook is everything any embroiderer needs. So many different stitches, carefully explained with pictures and links to actual video teaching. It is linked to so many places in terms of where each stitch is and how it is used in a project and where to get more details if necessary. It would be good to have it in a hard copy accept that then you couldn’t jump to every link as is possible in an ebook. I highly recommend this book and commend Sarah and her team for an above excellent product.
Lilly Braun (verified owner) –
It is an excellent reference book for beginners to advanced stitchers. Her presentation of each stitch is easy to follow and learn.
I have Sarah’s 1st Edition, which is also an excellent reference book, but I strongly urge you to get her 2nd Edition as it is in much easier to use, plus added stitches. The icon at the bottom of each page makes browsing so much easier. The index at the back lists the stitches alphabetically instead of in stitch families, which makes it easier to find the stitch you want.
I highly recommend the 2nd Edition. Enjoy learning new stitches.
Lisa (verified owner) –
This is a beautiful book. It provides a very complete guide to a wide range of stitches with fantastic instructions and very helpful photos. The organization is excellent so the book is easy to navigate. In addition, it offers a rich with background and introduces readers to a wide variety of stitching styles and designs from around the world. I’m delighted with the purchase.
Tina Luebke (verified owner) –
The perfect resource for a beginner, because you can look up any stitch and follow it clearly. If you print out just that section, you will eventually have the full book. It’s wonderful!
jane (verified owner) –
The last time I embroidered anything was in 4H when I was 15; I’ve forgotten everything I knew. Sara’s book is just the answer to my newfound interest in resuming embroidery again. Great photos, well organized, and especially easy to navigate on a tablet. Thanks for this Sara. Well work the investment!
Sinead (verified owner) –
I love this book and highly recommend it to anyone interested in embroidery, from beginner to advanced. The collection of stitches is extensive, well organised and the instructions are clear and easy to follow.
liliana (verified owner) –
I am 73 years old, My grandmother teached me the first stitches when I was 8 years old. I own a lot of books with stitch collections, but this is the best one ever, thank you.
Jesse (verified owner) –
This book is extremely well organized and I found the steps very easy to follow, with both the pictures and text descriptions. It can be difficult to learn new and complicated stitches without watching a person or video giving you an example, but Sarah’s descriptions were clear enough that I was able to do many new stitches without having to look up any videos!
Linda (verified owner) –
This ebook is a great purchase! I love how Sarah provides step by step instructions that are easy to follow. It is so well organized and includes stitch variations which I haven’t seen anywhere else. Best of all, I can access this amazing resource anywhere I am without packing it!
Jacquelyn Burles (verified owner) –
This is an amazing resource for anyone interested in embroidery, even to those who have embroidered for years. I looked at it thinking it might be interesting and knew immediately that I will be learning from this book for years.
Barbara (verified owner) –
This is the most concise embroidery book ever. The instructions are very clear and the stitch illustrations are easy to follow. I am so happy that I chose the e version for my tablet. Your book has become my travel companion. I just returned from a 4 hour plane flight and needed nothing more to keep me totally engaged. I want to try every stitch! Thank you, Sarah, for your beautiful book.
Jasmine –
Sarah invites you to a magical experience with her energy and experience… These are wonderful books with the content that you can find everything together. It’s a great experience… It’s so nice to review and experience, thank you Sarah.
Ornella Alves Borges (verified owner) –
Riquíssima esta edição de informações, fotos e explicação. Fiz um pequeno mostruário bem introdutório , uma parte bem pequena de pontos dentre tantos deste magnífico ebook.
Vanessa Ng (verified owner) –
Very informative E-Book Embroidery i have ever purchased. It come with step by step and detailed on each stiches and styles. Love the dedicated teaching instruction given by Sarah. Highly recommended to people who enjoy learning new skillset.
Sylvia Fraley (verified owner) –
I gave my friend this book *** this is what she said about it ( Having that to do makes my time there so much more enjoyable. You’ve given me a treasured gift. Thank you.) I think EVERYONE that is interested in making something beautiful would enjoy this book.. EVERYTHING in there is so easy to follow. There is so much easy to follow information that I think HAND EMBROIDERY STITCHES FOR EVERYONE PLUS THE OTHER BOOKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WOULD BE A HAPPY TREAT FOR EVERYONE.
greger anderson (verified owner) –
Once I saw the whole book, I was quite happy to see the detail, precision, and organization of this great embroidery book. I was helped right away to understand one particular stitch that I was having great trouble understanding the steps. I began stitching redwork style on my bandana but included new-to-me chain stitchs in both our signature images and a bluebird. I’m a disabled vet, 62, stroke survivor who needs a creative outlet. I have confidence now to do my new hobby-journey.
Woo Hoo!
I can endorse for anyone to have this treasure in their collection of materials.
Jen –
Clear instructions, great photos and SO many interesting stitches. I love having this as a reference and to spur my own creativity. I also appreciate the labor of love, blood, sweat and tears that must go into producing this book and keeping up the website. Thank you!
Kelsey (verified owner) –
WOW! So many different stitches, and really well-organized. I appreciate how some of the more complex stitches are explained and variations or combinations of simpler ones, and cross-linked in the text so I can review them. Definitely learned a lot of new stitches I’m excited to try out!
maple (verified owner) –
I am just a beginner to hand embroidery and so was looking for something that was clear and yet, would provide interesting stitches that I could grow with as I gained skill. I bought both the books and I find them excellent. The explanations are precise and easy to follow. The second one is encyclopedic but very interesting! These books clearly are a labor of love and created to be helpful to both beginners and experts. And I agree with reviewers who mention the customer service. It is just amazing. Thank you so much and I hope more and more people discover you and the calming benefits of hand embroidery!
Imo (verified owner) –
Really clear instructions and full of fascinating details.
Caroline Vye (verified owner) –
This is the BEST embroidery book I have ever come across. Clear pictures, great instructions, complete and thorough, easy to navigate… it has everything! I can’t believe the price of this book either, Sarah can easily charge quadruple what the cost is. This book will be invaluable for years to come. I’m so excited that I came across this book.
Christine Reed (verified owner) –
This book doesn’t deserve 5 stars, it deserves 10 or more!
I have a lot of embroidery books (Stitches Bible, Stitches Dictionary etc) but I think that this book is the best.
Very well presented, in a logical manner and with the user in mind. The illustrations are very clear and lovely to look at.
I had been hesitating about buying yet another book about embroidery but I have no regrets. I’m totally delighted with this book! Thank you Sarah, I can see so much work and effort went into creating this book for us! x
Larisa K (verified owner) –
This is exactly what I was looking for. Very clear and helpful.
Costumer service also was very good. Thank you Sarah.
Diane (verified owner) –
I have recently taken up embroidery again after too many years to count. I have been attracted to free hand embroidery so I refer to Sarahs picture index constantly. The book is an inspiration to try new stitches and see how it affects the look of the pattern. I was so glad to find this enormous treasure of information on an equally enormous number of stitches.
Mimi (verified owner) –
I just purchased 3 of her ebooks, and teaching myself embroidery. This book is so easy to use, photos are very helpful and I can follow along. She even show photos of the back side of stitches! And it’s more than stitches, it’s about notions and color wheel, which is helpful. This book is worthy of owning to use anytime, whether you’re a beginner or need to refresh the basics.
Joy Saker (verified owner) –
I have bought several embroidery books online, sight unseen, and been bitterly disappointed, but NOW, I have Sarah’s Second Edition, and will never have to buy another embroidery book. This was obviously written just for me, as I could not find one thing I would alter, omit, or add. I have it on a small tablet, which fits in my bag for class, and I am looking forward to showing it off to the other students as the only book they’ll ever need. Thank you, Sarah!
Samie Sears (verified owner) –
[2nd Edition Review]
Happy to have the second edition! I was so sad I missed the email for the discount by 1 day, but it was still worth every cent! I like that the pictures are clear, in color, and Sara explains things well. I have bought quite a few books in the last year (I started embroidery during the quarantine like so many others), and this is my go-to for sure! As much as I love hard copy books, having it on my phone means that no matter where I’m stitching, the book and it’s plethora of information is only a few finger swipes away! I love that it’s organized by stitch type, and I whole heartedly appreciate that the PDF is high quality, containing links to the stitches when clicking on key words or on the images of the stitch itself. Love love LOVE! Thank you Sara!
Patty Gates (verified owner) –
[2nd edition] I bought the first edition when it first came out, and it was really wonderful, so rich and detailed, with an incredible amount of content. I wondered if it could really be worth it to get the second edition. ❤️❤️ I bought it a couple of days ago and am just AMAZED by how much new material is in there. What I really love about Sarah’s approach to embroidery is that it isn’t too fussy. The book has a nice conversational tone, the instructions and diagrams are clear and easy to understand, and the short informative sections about where the stitches come from and how they relate to other similar types of embroidery are interesting and informative. This is not your average embroidery book.
Smitha Thomas (verified owner) –
A fan of Sarah s embroidery and guides. Very clear step by step guide to get anyone started. I have used it for my daughter as well my nieces.. it’s amazing. Hats off to you Sarah, appreciate it
Cynthia Lighty (verified owner) –
I have and loved the first addition, but bought the second anyway. I am glad I did. It really is better and MORE in every way. Please keep updating and improving it. I love the little stories on particular types of embroidery, especially international forms not well known in the USA. Please expand to include more of these, especially more examples of pattern darning, sashiko, Indian embroidery, and Bargello. I also love seeing examples from around the world.
Katerina Kolonelou (verified owner) –
The ebook (second edition) is a wealth of stitches with a lovely format and useful photos. Sarah has done exquisite work – 5 stars and more if there existed!!!
Claudia W (verified owner) –
I am having a wonderful time going through this new book. It is beautifully written with great pictures and samples. I will cherish this book!
Christine (verified owner) –
This is such an excellent book for everyone who does needlework! Sarah does a wonderful job clearly showing and explaining everything in this beautiful book. The new edition is even better than the first. And her customer service is tops!
Deborah C Wolf (verified owner) –
Splendid new version of an already indispensable embroidery book.
Excellent customer service from Sarah.
Her expertise and creativity are gifts to us.