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Woman's embroidered silk peasant blouse is made from a Vogue pattern. Instructions and patterns for the embroidery with silk yarn are given in this article. Includes information on stabilizing silk during embroidery.
AMERICAN HOME CRAFTS Spring-Summer 1978 (v.6#2) pg. 53, 94

How to decorate purchased shirts and sweaters with embroidery, crewel work and monograms.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1975 (v.53#11) pg. 55, 102

How to teach stitchery to a child (3 years and up).
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1978 (v.56#3) pg. 198

Beginner's guide to counted-thread embroidery.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1982 (v.60#2) pg. G4

Embroidery stitches. A sampling of stitches that are appropriate touches of handwork for doll clothes. Instructions for French knots, plain feather stitch, double feather stitch, feather stitch with French knots, feather binding stitch, stem stitch, herringbond stitch, buttonhole scallop edge, coral stitch and chain stitch.
CLOTH DOLL Apr-Jun 1991 (v.8#2) pg. 37

Duplicate stitch (an embellishing technique that duplicates the structure of knitted stockinette stitch) so that embroidered designs appear to be knitted in. A description of how to work the basic stitch.
CLOTH DOLL Jan-Mar 1992 (v.9#1) pg. 6

Rose Mary Marie. Part 3. Making a doll dress while learning the basic of silk ribbon embroidery.
CLOTH DOLL Fall 1995 (v.11#1) pg. 18

Waste canvas stitchery. How to stitch a design on delicate or non-washable fabric. Design is stitched through the canvas and then the canvas is pulled out, thread-by-thread.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Sep 1980 (v.11#7) pg. 62

Thirty-two gifts to make that are personalized with the embroidery of the name of the recipient or names of friends. Tips on hand and machine embroidery.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 20 1978 (v.91#13) pg. 113, 205

Glossary of basic embroidery stitches.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Spring-Summer 1979 pg. 16B

Erica Wilson looks at silk and gold embroidery. Covers choosing fabrics, tools to use, and various couching stitches.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1979-Winter 1980 pg. 32

Erica Wilson looks at the embroidery of the Orient. Instructions included for the Oriental Satin stitch and the Pekinese stitch.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Fall 1980-Winter 1981 pg. 16

Stitched finishes in the Guatemalan tradition. Covers overcast edging, figure eight join, shaped figure eight join, buttonhole stitch join, solid buttonhole stitch join, button stitch openwork and buttonhole stitch tassel.
HANDWOVEN Nov 1981 (v.2#5) pg. 29

Embroidery on linen. Tips on including small embroidered details on handwoven linen. Diagrams show how to do a half cross stitch, French knots along the fold of a hem, and true hemstitch.
HANDWOVEN Mar-Apr 1997 (v.18#2) pg. 57

How to blend tapestry and embroidery. Tips on flat surface stitchery, 3-dimensional embroidery, embroidery over empty warp threads, and over balanced plain weave.
INTERWEAVE Summer 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 37

Ideas on combining weaving, applique, and stitchery.
INTERWEAVE Summer 1980 (v.5#3) pg. 41

A Paracus needle technique: the use of wrapping stitches around warp ends.
INTERWEAVE Fall 1980 (v.5#4) pg. 34

An 11" square bouquet of French knots to embroider.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1980 (v.25#3) pg. 111, 152

Twenty-one stitches for decorating seams with embroidery.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Feb 1986 (v.31#1) pg. 12

Floral pillow becomes a sampler of Brazilian embroidery techniques. Seven panels of flowers demonstrate padded satin stitch, couching, Palestrina stitch, French knots, Bullion loop, Boucle bud, and the single and double cast-on stitches. For experienced stitchers only.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jun 1987 (v.32#3) pg. 52, 72

Victorian embroidery details. Thirteen pattern stitches illustrated.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Feb 1990 (v.35#1) pg. 42

Shisha mirror embroidery. Add sparkle to your sewing by attaching small, circular mirrors to clothing and holding them in place with decorative embroidery stitches.
NEEDLE & THREAD May-Jun 1983 (v.3#3) pg. 6

An introduction to Deerfield embroidery. Includes instructions for making a pillow and embroidering the center of a doily.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Jan-Feb 1981 (v.4#1) pg. 4

An introduction to embroidery on perforated paper. Includes pattern for cross-stitch mat for a photograph.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Nov-Dec 1981 (v.4#6) pg. 3

An introduction to Kogin embroidery, a traditional style done in rural Japan. Includes instructions for stitching a table runner and for ornamenting a sweatshirt that has an insert of Aida cloth.
NEEDLEPOINT PLUS #95 Jan-Feb 1990 (v.16#5) pg. 28

How to do freestyle embroidery using traditional stitches. Includes instructions for making a small, triangular purse.
THREADS #1 Oct-Nov 1985 pg. 22

Instructions for a Colcha embroidery stitch, a self-couching stitch that can be adapted to any shape and is a good background filler.
THREADS #6 Aug-Sep 1986 pg. 8

A guide to embroidery stitches for Victorian crazy quilts. Insert includes tips on piecing a crazy quilt.
THREADS #10 Apr-May 1987 pg. 48

Tip: Tambour embroidery stitch explained.
THREADS #12 Aug-Sep 1987 pg. 6

Tip: How to embroider your signature on knitwear.
THREADS #13 Oct-Nov 1987 pg. 13

How to begin a blank area of embroidery without tying a knot in the thread.
THREADS #17 Jun-Jul 1988 pg. 14

Tip: How to get rid of embroidery stitch errors.
THREADS #20 Dec 1988-Jan 1989 pg. 10

Rediscovering the faggoting stitch, an embroidery technique that joins completely separate sections of a garment or other item. Explains preparing edges, making a stitch guide and design considerations. Instructions included for basic, miniature, doubles, miniature doubles, crosscross and weaving stitches.
THREADS #22 Apr-May 1989 pg. 50

Exploring Japanese embroidery techniques. Describes mounting the silk ground fabric on the frame, preparing reeled (unspun) silk and handtwisting it, and forming basic stitches.
THREADS #33 Feb-Mar 1991 pg. 61

Embroidery with texture. Tips on using the satin stitch to embroider garments.
THREADS #46 Apr-May 1993 pg. 61

Silk ribbon embroidery. Includes instructions for making a stem, leaf, buds and a spider-web rose.
THREADS #55 Oct-Nov 1994 pg. 52

Quick-to-make dimensional embroidery. Eleven bouquets feature machine-embroidered foliage and hand-embroidered flowers worked in silk-ribbon and Brazilian embroidery and Russian needlepunch.
THREADS #63 Feb-Mar 1996 pg. 78

Silk-ribbon bobbin work. Ribbon, wound onto the bobbin, is sewn to the fabric with the right side face down.
THREADS #81 Feb-Mar 1999 pg. 53

Embroidery for beginners. Instructions for working the running stitch, outline stitch, satin stitch, long and short stitch, lazy daisy stitch, French knot and back stitch.
WORKBASKET Sep 1980 (v.45#10) pg. 42

How to do shadow embroidery, a Whitework technique.
WORKBASKET Apr 1983 (v.48#6) pg. 6

Chicken Scratch. An antique needlecraft which produce an effect of hand-woven lace on gingham. Also called Tenneriffe Lace, Snowflaking, and Amish Embroidery.
WORKBASKET Nov-Dec 1983 (v.49#2) pg. 22

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