Illustrated. Formatted for the Kindle. Linked Contents, footnotes, and Index.CONTENTS 1. EMBROIDERY AND EMBROIDERY STITCHES 1 2. CANVAS STITCHES 12 3. CREWEL-STITCH 26 4. CHAIN-STITCH 38 5. HERRING-BONE-STITCH 47 6. BUTTONHOLE-STITCH 55 7. FEATHER AND ORIENTAL STITCHES 62 8. ROPE AND KNOT STITCHES 71 9. INTERLACINGS, SURFACE STITCHES, AND DIAPERS 83 10. SATIN-STITCH AND ITS OFFSHOOTS 91 11. DARNING 106 12. LAID-WORK 112 13. COUCHING 122 14. COUCHED GOLD 131 15. APPLIQUÉ 144 16. INLAY, MOSAIC, AND CUT-WORK 153 17. EMBROIDERY IN RELIEF 159 18. RAISED GOLD 165 19. QUILTING 172 20. STITCH GROUPS 175 21. ONE STITCH OR MANY? 180 22. OUTLINE 185 23. SHADING 188 24. FIGURE EMBROIDERY 198 25. THE DIRECTION OF THE STITCH 208 26. CHURCH WORK 216 27. A PLEA FOR SIMPLICITY 225 28. EMBROIDERY DESIGN 232 29. EMBROIDERY MATERIALS 242 30. A WORD TO THE WORKER 250 --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.