Embroidery Books


Stumpwork SeasonsStumpwork Seasons
Best Price: $10.88
This is the best book I've seen (and I have many!) on Stumpwork Techniques. Stitch explanations...
Contemporary Machine-Embroidered Fashions: Transform Everyday Garments into Designer OriginalsContemporary Machine-Embroidered Fashions: Transform Everyday Garments into Designer Originals
Best Price: $3.15
I love to embroider. I look around for blanks all the time, and embroider them to death. So I...
Goldwork Embroidery: Designs and Projects (Milner Craft Series)Goldwork Embroidery: Designs and Projects (Milner Craft Series)
Best Price: $13.81
This book is wonderful. It is full of fascinating information, beautiful pictures and truly...
Traditional Blackwork Samplers (Needlecrafts Series)Traditional Blackwork Samplers (Needlecrafts Series)
Best Price: $10.44
I bought this because of the rave reviews, but for the price of the book, I found it lacking....
Embroidery Machine Essentials - Piecing Techniques: Companion Project Series:  Book 5 (Embroidery Machine Essentials)Embroidery Machine Essentials - Piecing Techniques: Companion Project Series: Book 5 (Embroidery Machine Essentials)
Best Price: $4.78
Embroidery Machine Essentials Piecing Techniques (Embroidery Machine Essentials) EXCELLENT BOOK....


The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection (Milner Craft Series)The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection (Milner Craft Series)
Best Price: $20.19
Part of the "Milner Craft Series", dedicated needlecrafts just won't find an...
Stumpwork FiguresStumpwork Figures
Best Price: $10.54
I purchased this book because I had never heard of the craft before and was intrigued enough to...
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Birds (Masterclass Embroidery)Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Birds (Masterclass Embroidery)
Best Price: $4.95
This book has several beautiful study of birds. The photographs of her own work are truly...
Not Your Mama's Stitching: The Cool and Creative Way to Stitch It To 'Em (Not Your Mama's)Not Your Mama's Stitching: The Cool and Creative Way to Stitch It To 'Em (Not Your Mama's)
Best Price: $1.50
Kate Shoup Welsh, Wiley, 2008, ISBN 978-0-470-09516-4. $14.99 Don't you just love this title?...
Embroidery on Paper for Every OccasionEmbroidery on Paper for Every Occasion
Best Price: $10.68
This is a wonderful book with a variety of patterns. A great addition to any paper embroidery...


Beginner's Guide to Drawn Thread Embroidery (Beginner's Guide to)Beginner's Guide to Drawn Thread Embroidery (Beginner's Guide to)
Best Price: $10.35
You couldn't want more in a book than this little number by Patricia Bage for clarity of method...
Machine Embroidery for Special OccasionsMachine Embroidery for Special Occasions
Best Price: $8.66
*Projects feature a variety of fabrics and threads readily available at local fabric or quilt...
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens (Masterclass Embroidery)Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Gardens (Masterclass Embroidery)
Best Price: $10.32
CatCopyII "*The fifth title in the popular Masterclass Embroidery series *Over 50,000...
Complete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and EmbellishmentsComplete Book of Embroidery: Includes Crewelwork, Goldwork, Ribbon Embroidery, and Embellishments
Best Price: $12.97
This book is wonderful for any embroiderer. It shows in excellent detail how each stitch is...
Threadplay With Libby Lehman: Mastering Machine Embroidery TechniquesThreadplay With Libby Lehman: Mastering Machine Embroidery Techniques
Best Price: $28.98
I love the pictures of the book and very well written! I would recommend this to not just...

Quilt and Embellish in One Step! (In One Step)Quilt and Embellish in One Step! (In One Step)
Best Price: $20.70
It took a little longer to get here than I expected, but it arrived in very good condition. I...
Arts & Crafts Needlepoint: 25 Needlepoint ProjectsArts & Crafts Needlepoint: 25 Needlepoint Projects
Best Price: $7.95
This book is a new edition of "Victorian Needlepoint". It has new pictures, and more...
Getting Started in Punch Needle: 22 Motifs To Make A Miniature Quilt Or Decorative Embroidery AccentsGetting Started in Punch Needle: 22 Motifs To Make A Miniature Quilt Or Decorative Embroidery Accents
Best Price: $3.80
There is always one more craft I want to try and Punch Needle is no exception. I had yet to...
Technique of Porcupine-Quill Decoration Among the North American IndiansTechnique of Porcupine-Quill Decoration Among the North American Indians
Best Price: $5.30
This reprint of Orchard???s 1917 book on porcupine quill decoration is fully illustrated and...
Embellish, Stitch, Felt: Using the Embellisher Machine and Needle-Punch TechniquesEmbellish, Stitch, Felt: Using the Embellisher Machine and Needle-Punch Techniques
Best Price: $18.45

The Techniques of Japanese EmbroideryThe Techniques of Japanese Embroidery
Best Price: $78.00
I purchased this book for my wife who is learning this technique and her words were, 'the best...
Stumpwork Dragonflies (Sally Milner Craft Series)Stumpwork Dragonflies (Sally Milner Craft Series)
Best Price: $14.47
I adore Dragonflies. They are elegent, delicate, jewelry-like beings that sail over quiet ponds...
Stitch Sampler: The Ultimate Visual Dictionary to Over 200 Classic StitchesStitch Sampler: The Ultimate Visual Dictionary to Over 200 Classic Stitches
Best Price: $32.89
This book is fantastic! It is easy to understand with excellent pictures and directions for the...
Kaffe Fassett's Glorious Inspiration for Needlepoint and KnittingKaffe Fassett's Glorious Inspiration for Needlepoint and Knitting
“It’s an ultimate pattern- and color-reference source, absolutely guaranteed...
Redoute's Finest Flowers in EmbroideryRedoute's Finest Flowers in Embroidery
Best Price: $10.93
I have found this book to be a disappointment, but only because I already own Trish Burr's Long...

Early American Embroidery Designs: An 1815 Manuscript Album with Over 190 Patterns (Dover Needlework Series)Early American Embroidery Designs: An 1815 Manuscript Album with Over 190 Patterns (Dover Needlework Series)
Best Price: $2.76
I got this book for ideas for machine embroidery. It is an excellent book with designs I can...
Embroidered Projects: Step-By-Step Instructions for over 30 Projects (Dolls House Do-It-Yourself)Embroidered Projects: Step-By-Step Instructions for over 30 Projects (Dolls House Do-It-Yourself)
Best Price: $7.79
Add style and authentic period detail to your dolls' house with this selection of beautiful...
Machine Embroidery Makes the Quilt: 6 Creative Projects: with 26 Designs: Unleash Your Embroidery Machine's PotentialMachine Embroidery Makes the Quilt: 6 Creative Projects: with 26 Designs: Unleash Your Embroidery Machine's Potential
Best Price: $15.42
What a wonderful book! So many wonderful designs and ideas for incorporating them into quilts.
Shadow Redwork with Alex Anderson: 24 Designs to Mix and MatchShadow Redwork with Alex Anderson: 24 Designs to Mix and Match
Best Price: $6.35
Alex has done it again. The designs in this book are beautiful and can be adapted to many...
A-Z of Wool EmbroideryA-Z of Wool Embroidery
Best Price: $19.95

Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Landscapes (The Masterclass Embroidery)Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Landscapes (The Masterclass Embroidery)
Best Price: $7.00
This book is like art. Not for the beginner and I would have appreciated a little more in depth...
Embroidered Knot Gardens: Using Three-Dimensional Stumpwork, Canvas Work & RibbonworkEmbroidered Knot Gardens: Using Three-Dimensional Stumpwork, Canvas Work & Ribbonwork
Best Price: $13.45
This book has a very attractive cover and the photos inside are just as good. Lots of 'eye...
Briggs' Floral Embroidery Designs CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)Briggs' Floral Embroidery Designs CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art)
Best Price: $8.76
Lovely designs from a late-19th-century archive of needlework patterns include accurate outlines...
Helen M. Stevens' World of EmbroideryHelen M. Stevens' World of Embroidery
Best Price: $5.04
*Helen M. Stevens' Masterclass Embroidery Series books have sold over 50,000 copies to date ...
Decorative embroideryDecorative embroidery
Best Price: $11.39
I really love this book! It has a bunch of fun fresh designs for more novice embrioders. I...

Chinese Embroidery: Traditional TechniquesChinese Embroidery: Traditional Techniques
Best Price: $5.63
I really enjoyed this book - i would enjoy it a little bit more if it comprised some practically...
Contemporary Machine-Embroidered Accessories: Transform Everyday Accessories into Designer OriginalsContemporary Machine-Embroidered Accessories: Transform Everyday Accessories into Designer Originals
Best Price: $15.41
It's a commonly accepted dictum in the fashion world that accessories can enhance any outfit....
Heirloom Embroidery: Inspired Designer Projects with Beautiful Stitching TechniquesHeirloom Embroidery: Inspired Designer Projects with Beautiful Stitching Techniques
Best Price: $16.47
These 25 exquisite hand-embroidery projects are the perfect antidote to today’s...
The Techniques of Indian EmbroideryThe Techniques of Indian Embroidery
Best Price: $89.77
Useful for the more experienced needleworker, but also for anyone with a general interest,...
Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Butterflies (Helen Stevens' Masterclass Embroidery)Helen M. Stevens' Embroidered Butterflies (Helen Stevens' Masterclass Embroidery)
Best Price: $16.59
Readers will learn to create breathtaking butterfly portraits by following the expert advice of...

Needlework Animals: With over 25 Original Charted DesignsNeedlework Animals: With over 25 Original Charted Designs
Best Price: $17.06
This oversized book presents many beautiful charted designs of animals set in their habitats. I...
Wildflower Album: Applique & Embroidery PatternsWildflower Album: Applique & Embroidery Patterns
Best Price: $69.95
With Bea Oglesby's Wildflower Album: Applique & Embroidery Patterns, the needlecrafter can...
Embroiderers' Pattern Book (Embroidery)Embroiderers' Pattern Book (Embroidery)
Best Price: $7.74
It is exactly what I was looking for! It has a lot of different patters and nothing else. I...
New Canvaswork: Creative Techniques in NeedlepointNew Canvaswork: Creative Techniques in Needlepoint
Best Price: $13.99
Classic canvaswork is undergoing a renaissance: inventive embroiderers have cultivated new and...
Making Kumihimo: Japanese Interlaced BraidsMaking Kumihimo: Japanese Interlaced Braids
Best Price: $12.85
The equipment needed to make these kumihimo braids is the Takadai, not Maurudai. It is an...

Exploring Elizabethan Embroidery (Elizabethan Needlework)Exploring Elizabethan Embroidery (Elizabethan Needlework)
Best Price: $23.18
I took this book to a meeting of the Embroiderer's Guild of America (which you should join, BTW)...
Mountmellick Work: Irish White Embroidery : A Survey and Manual With Full Size PatternsMountmellick Work: Irish White Embroidery : A Survey and Manual With Full Size Patterns
Best Price: $13.48
Candlewicking: 24 Iron-on Transfer Patterns and Complete Instructions (Dover Needlework)Candlewicking: 24 Iron-on Transfer Patterns and Complete Instructions (Dover Needlework)
Best Price: $3.38
Two dozen iron-on transfer patterns for hottest "new" form of embroidery: birds,...
Embroidery Machine Essentials - Fleece Techniques: Jeanine Twigg's Companion Project Series #2 (Jeanine Twigg's Companion Project Series)Embroidery Machine Essentials - Fleece Techniques: Jeanine Twigg's Companion Project Series #2 (Jeanine Twigg's Companion Project Series)
Best Price: $11.69
This book covers almost everything a machine embroiderer needs to know about embroidering on...
Handmade Embroidered Bags (Needlecrafts Series)Handmade Embroidered Bags (Needlecrafts Series)
Best Price: $11.77
I have several books on making purses, but with this book you can make beautiful purses in...

Easy Heirloom EmbroideryEasy Heirloom Embroidery
Best Price: $1.18
Fine hand embroidery has always been a popular pastime and is once again gaining momentum. Baby...
Stenciling & Embossing Greeting Cards: 18 Quick Creative, Unique & Easy-To-Do ProjectsStenciling & Embossing Greeting Cards: 18 Quick Creative, Unique & Easy-To-Do Projects
Best Price: $2.95
I have watched stenciling and dry embossing on many craft shows and wanted to give it a try. ...
Creative Hardanger (Milner Craft Series)Creative Hardanger (Milner Craft Series)
Best Price: $10.45
This book is an absolute gem. This is actually my first Amazon review. I was so outraged by...
Painting with Stitches: Creating Freestyle Embroidery by HandPainting with Stitches: Creating Freestyle Embroidery by Hand
Best Price: $7.40
while I give this book three stars, the price is so low in the used seller offerings I would...
The Impatient Embroiderer: 20 Great Projects You Can Make in a HurryThe Impatient Embroiderer: 20 Great Projects You Can Make in a Hurry
Best Price: $10.90
I had picked this book up in Michael's one day near the embroidery and floss section, and jotted...
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