--- product_id: 99074947 title: "Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide" brand: "jan eaton" price: "40.62 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/99074947-mary-thomass-dictionary-of-embroidery-stitches-the-classic-guide store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide **Brand:** jan eaton **Price:** 40.62 DT **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide by jan eaton - **How much does it cost?** 40.62 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/99074947-mary-thomass-dictionary-of-embroidery-stitches-the-classic-guide) ## Best For - jan eaton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jan eaton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide ## Images ![Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81Srrt16nRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Directions lacking *by A***K on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on May 1, 2019* I'm an intermediate embroiderer. I was looking for some new, unique, different stitches. This book has that. There are stitches in here that I've never heard of and love. As the cover says, over 400 stitches.The first 120 pages are hand embroidery stitches, then it moves on to needlepoint/bargello/canvas stitches, and then a small amount of insertion, pulled fabric stitches.The book is in full color on nice paper. The stitches are shown in a photo and then there is an illustration/diagram on how to stitch it.My problem with the book is that there is only one diagram per stitch, despite how many steps may or may not be in that stitch. This makes following the more complicated stitches nearly impossible. For me, 50% of the stitches I've tried I have not been able to learn from just that one diagram and have had to resort to googling to learn. I'd find stitches that took seven steps/photo's online to teach you, would, in this book, have just that single diagram. There is also a few sentences that explain how you're suppose to work the stitch. Look at my photo and you'll see that the only written directions are the last paragraph and you get just that one illustration despite all the steps needed for that stitch.My next problem with the book is how it's organized. The embroidery stitches are organized by how (supposedly) someone would use them. For instance, one chapter is Outline Stitches while another is Border Stitches. For example, someone has decided that chain stitch is for outlines while broad chain stitch is for borders. So these two very similar stitches are found in two different chapters. If, for instance, I know a chain stitch would work on what I"m doing, but am unsure which chain stitch variation to use, I have to literally flip through almost every single page of this book to see all the chain stitch variations. Even the index is not organized in a way that I find helpful. You can't look up "chain stitch" and then see all the variations listed under it. The index is alphabetical by stitch name, so chain stitch is in C, while Broad Chain Stitch is under B.Because there's so many stitches in the book, it gives me lots of new stitches to try and for those that are too complicated for me to figure out in one diagram, I at least have a stitch name that I can google and learn. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive but lacking *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on February 10, 2023* The book is very comprehensive and contains many uncommon stitches, but the directions on how to do the stitches is really lacking. The diagrams are not labeled with entry and exit points and to complicate things even further, the print is so small in the E-version that you struggle to figure out the text. I'll use the book as a reference to look up directions from another source. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent condition!! *by J***L on Reviewed in the United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ on December 14, 2022* The book is in better condition than the seller claims. it is really an excellent guide for to embroidery. 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