Elegant Stitches: An Illustrated Stitch Guide & Source Book of Inspiration

Judith Baker Montano brings you this elegant stitch guide that includes all the step-by-step instructions and illustrations you’ll need to create masterpieces in embroidery. Elegant Stitches is imaginative and adventuresome stitching for all needleartists, from beginners to advanced!

• Learn how to fold, twist, stitch, knot, and manipulate thread, yarn, and ribbon
• Understand the basics of working with silk ribbon, punch needle embroidery, and choosing the proper materials
• Glean insight into the art of embroidery with tips and techniques Judith reveals from years of teaching her elegant form of needlework
• Use the beautifully illustrated 117
embroidery stitches and over 130
crazy quilt combination stitches to start your stitching adventure
• Enjoy the full-color pages of new collages and landscapes that will inspire and amaze you

Judith Baker Montano is a world-renowned designer, fiber artist, teacher, and author of The Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Recollections, Craxy Quilt Hand-book, and Crazy Quilt Odyssey, Adventures in Victorian Needlework. She also designs for Fox Hill Workshop, Vogue Patterns, and Bucilla.