Judith Baker Montano's Essential Stitch Guide (eBook)

Judith Baker Montano is a world-renowned Canadian fiber artist, designer, and teacher. She studied art and journalism at California State University and is the best-selling author of 12 books. She and her husband live in La Veta, Colorado. judithbakermontano.com

Contents Dedication Introduction Getting Started with the Basics Fabrics Overlays Needles Threads Techniques Embroidery Silk Ribbon Punchneedle Embroidery Cross-Stitch and Needlepoint Beads Mixed Mediums Hoops Frames Small Sewing Tools Transferring Designs Enlarging and Reducing Designs Washing Finished Work Blocking and Pressing Adding Highlights Storing Tools and Materials Metric Conversions Design Ideas Backgrounds Photo Transfers Think Like a Painter Color Montano Color Chart ⢠The Color Wheel Framing Ideas Embroidery Stitches1. Algerian Eye Stitch *2. Arrowhead Stitch*3. Arrowhead StitchâStacked*4. Arrowhead leaf *5. Backstitch*6. BackstitchâThreaded*7. Basque Knot*8. Braid Stitch*9. Bullion Knot Stitch*10. Bullion Rose*11. Bullion Rosebud*12. Buttonhole Stitch13. Buttonhole StitchâCircle*14. Buttonhole StitchâClosed*15. Buttonhole StitchâDetatched*16. Buttonhole StitchâKnotted*17. Buttonhole Stitchâtriangle*18. Buttonhole StitchâUp and Down*19. Cable Stitch*20. Cast-On Stitch Flower*21. Chain Stitch*22. Chain Stitch â Cable*23. Chain StitchâDetached Flower*24. Chain StitchâDetached Twisted*25. Chain StitchâMagic*26. Chain StitchâOpen*27. Chain StitchâRose also a silk ribbon stitch28. Chain StitchâRosette*39. Chain StitchâRussian*30. Chain StitchâSpiny*31. Chain StitchâTwisted*32. Chain StitchâWhipped*33. Chain StitchedâZigzag*34. Chevron Stitch*35. Chinese Knot* 36. Chinese knotted loop37. Colonial Knot*38. Coral Stitch*39. Coral StitchâZigzag*40. Couching Stitch*41. Cretan Stitch*42. Cretan StitchâDecorative*43. Crochet Stitch*44. Cross Stitch*45. Cross StitchâFlower*46. Cross StitchâSt. George*47. Crown Stitch*48. Double Knot Stitch*49. Drizzle Stitch 50. End String Flowers* Do we keep this in?51. Ermine Stitch*52. Eyelet Stitch* Eyelet freeform â added in*53. FeatherstitchâSingle, Double*54. FeatherstitchâChained*55. FeatherstitchâClosed*56. FeatherstitchâLeaf*57. Fern Leaf Stitch*58. Fishbone Stitch*59. Fishbone StitchâOpen*60. Flat Stitch*61. Fly Stitch*62. Fly StitchâCircle*63. Fly StitchâDandelion Seed Pod*64. Fly StitchâLeaf*65. French Knot*66. Granitos*67. Head of the Bull Stitch (Tete de Boeuf)*68. Herringbone Stitch*69. Herringbone StitchâLaced*70. Holbein Stitch*71. Lazy Daisy Stitch*72. Lazy Daisy StitchâBullion Tip*73. Lazy Daisy StitchâDouble*74. Leaf Stitch*75. Long and Short Stitch*76. Loop Stitch*77. Magic Chain Band Stitch*78. Maidenhair Stitch*79. Needleweaving Bar*80. Net Stitch*81. Open Square Stitch*82. Overcast Stitch*83. Oyster Stitch*84. Palestrina Stitch*85. Palestrina StitchâSquared*86. Pekinese Stitch*87. Petal Stitch*88. Pistil Stitch*89. Raised Straight Stitch*90. Romanian Stitch* added[I have diagrams]91. Rosette Stitch*92. Running Stitch*93. Running StitchâLaced or Whipped*94. Satin Stitch*95. Scroll Stitch*96. Seed Stitch*97. Sheaf Stitch*98. Snail Trail Stitch*99. SpiderwebâBackstitch*100. Split Stitch*101. Star Stitch* [was the backstitch star stitch]102. Star Filling Stitch*103. Stem Stitch* [fix diagram]104. Stem StitchâPortugese*105. Stem StitchâWhipped*106. Straight Stitch*107. String of Pearls Stitch*108. Sword Edge Stitch*109. Tufted Flower Stitch*110. Tulip Stitch*111. Turkey Work Stitch*112. Vandyke Stitch*113. Victorian Pom Poms*114. Wheat Ear Stitch*115. Wheat Ear StitchâDetatched*116. Wool Rose*117. Wool Rosebud*118. Woven Picot*Silk Ribbon Stitches1. Bradford Rose2. Couched Rose3. Decorative Lazy Daisy Stitch4. 6. French Knot Flower7. French Knot Loop Stitch8. Gathered Ribbon Flower 9. Helen's Antique Rose10. Iris Stitch11. Iva's Rose12. Jan's Antique Rose13. Japanese Ribbon Stitch14. Joyce's Fargo Flower15. Judith's Curled leaf16. Judith's Knotted Flowers17. Lazy Daisy Rose18. Lazy Daisy Rosebud19. Lazy Daisy with Bullion Tip20. Lazy Daisy with French Knot21. Leaf Ribbon Stitch 22. Loop Flower23. Loop FlowerâBud 24. Loop StitchâSingle25. Montano Knot26. Pansy Stitch27. Plume Stitch28. Raised Ribbon Stitch29. Rambler Rose30. Ribbon Split Stitch31. Ribbon Stitch Pansy32. Rosette Bud33. Ruth's Rosettes34. Ruth's Ruched Ribbon35. Side Ribbon Stitch36. Spider Web Rose37. Stab Stitch38. Straight Stitch Bud39. Straight Stitch Rose40. Tube Rose41. Twisted Loop Stitch42. Twisted Ribbon Stitch43. Whip StitchâSingle44. Whip StitchâCurvedOther Ribbon Techniques 1. Christine's Blossoms2. Concertina Rose3. Elly's Wire Ribbon Pansy [Have corrected diagrams]4. Five-Petal Gathered Flower5. Folded Ribbon Rose6. Folded Rosebud7. Freeform Flowers8. Japanese Wire Ribbon Bud9. LeavesâRibbon10. Mokuba Ribbon Flower 11. Victorian Velvet Pansies10. Wire Ribbon Fuchsia [I have the diagrams]Advice For Left-Handers Crazy Quilt Combinations Free-Form Embroidery 1. Song for the French Actress 2. Cottage Garden3. On The Road To Seward4. Jellyfish View5. Under The Sea Detail6. Kauai, Hawaii7. Ode to Paloma8. Aguilar Adobe9. Pinon Pines, Rabbit Brush and Coyote Fences10. Australian GreeneryAbout the Author Bibliography