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

By Judith Baker Montano

Book Overview

Elegant Stitches covers basic stitches and gives the stitcher clear diagrams and instructions along with dynamic examples in full color. Learn all there is to know about silk ribbon stitches, crazy quilt stitches, compositive stitches, and even left-handed stitches. Compact enough to fit in your work basket, the book is spiral bound--leaving your hands free to work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091488185X
• ISBN13: 9780914881858
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

This Book Inspired Me!

My mom bought me this book for my birthday, she said I needed to learn the family tradition of silk ribbon embroidery. Being a typical 15 year old, I was kindof sheepish about it, but as I started reading, I became captivated by it. I couldn't believe it! It was easy to read, very comprehensive (the other stitch books my mom had were hard to read and kind of boring) and fun! Each stitch is given a clear diagram so I could easily see the pattern. It was unreal! I actually liked something my Mom bought me! I have shared this book with all my friends(especially the girls, because they love guys who can stitch!) I love you Mom, kudos for Judith Baker Montano, I hope she has a follow up to this!

Stitch your way through life

I asked the library for a book on stitches for a left-handed person, and this is one of what they found. Wonderful ! Clear directions and easy to understand. What a wonderful way to spend some of lifes time relaxing.

A clear and concise book with illustrations to inspire.

This is a book of wonderful and inspiring illustrations. The diagrams are clear and concise. The diagrams show how easy it is to add to the stitches with other stitches to make your work grow.Judith has a wonderful ability to make one stitch turn into at least 10 different stitches with her use of colour and beading. This expands the depth of the stitches to make them more interestiing and gives them more width and versatility and interest.A wonderful book and very practical being spiral bound so that it lies flat and stays open while you are trying to reconstruct these stitches.

Beautifully illustrated book.

Physically, Judith's book is beautiful, containing many beautiful color pictures of her stiches. The book is also spiral bound so it lies flat while you are stitching. The book contains many beautiful stiches from beginner to advanced as well as samples of her work. She clearly illustrates each stitch technique. I purchased this book when I first became interested in silk embroidery and feel that it is the only book you will ever need. I highly recommend this book to all levels of silk embroiders.