Coats & Clark's

One Hundred Embroidery Stitches

Victorian Era Crazy Quilt Stitches

Comb Bound Book Republication™

Originally Published in 1964!

Up for bid is another marvelous Dakota Prairie Treasures Comb Bound Book Republication™ of a vintage embroidery stitch guide for Victorian Era Crazy Quilts, clothing, soft home furnishings, linens, "100 Embroidery Stitches!"

We have scanned and reformatted an almost 50-year-old original chockfull of various embroidery stitches used as far back as the first Crazy Quilt fad using pleasing and decorative embroidery stitch designs.

We are pleased to offer you these wonderful Victorian era crazy quilt stitch patterns for your quilting and needlework pleasure! This Comb Bound Republication™ has 36 pages full of 100 various embroidery stitches to assist you in making the most deliciously wonderful traditional and unique quilt and pieced clothing items!

INTO HISTORICAL QUILTING, EMBROIDERY & NEEDLEWORK RE-CREATION?

It contains some very charming patterns for making the Victorian crazy quilts that were so popular in the late 1800's. The degree of needlework difficultly could range from beginner to expert levels depending on the type of embroidery stitches you would choose to utilize!

These patterns may be used for red work, white work, black work, soft home furnishings plus clothing and traditional crazy quilting embellishment! (Original is NOT for sale)

This item is a great resource for those who are historical reenactment enthusiasts, students of historical clothing, fiber and textile arts, etc!

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An excerpt:

"Embroidery has always been a deservedly popular hobby. It stimulates the imagination and at the same time provides an island of calm in the midst of a hurly-burly world.

This comprehensive book of one hundred embroidery stitches will be useful not only to teachers and students but to women of all ages who are interested in embroidery. The stitches have been grouped into families according to their structure, thus making the execution and frequently the final use of each stitch easier to understand.

We believe you will find this book an invaluable aid to your successful progress as a fine embroideress, and we trust it will provide you with as much inspiration as it does information."

Table of Contents:

General Information

Flat Stitches

Stem Stitch

Pekinese Stitch

Cable Stitch

Running Stitch and Laced Running Stitch

Fern Stitch

Satin Stitch

Back Stitch and Threaded Back Stitch

Straight Stitch

Long and Short Stitch

Flat Stitch

Fishbone Stitch

Open Fishbone Stitch

Leaf Stitch

Roumanian Stitch

Herringbone Stitch and Threaded Herringbone Stitch

Double Back Stitch or Shadow Work

Chevron Stitch

Overcast Stitch or Trailing

Cross Stitch

Holbein Stitch

Portuguese Stem Stitch

Eyelet Holes

Looped Stitches

Blanket Stitch or Buttonhole Stitch

Closed Buttonhole Stitch

Knotted Buttonhole Stitch

Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch

Buttonhole Stitch with Picot

Buttonhole Stitch Bars and Double Buttonhole Stitch Bars

Feather Stitch

Closed Feather Stitch

Chained Feather Stitch

Scroll Stitch

Loop Stitch

Vandyke Stitch

Cretan Stitch

Open Cretan Stitch

Ladder Stitch

Fly Stitch

Linked Stitches

Chain Stitch

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Twisted Chain Stitch

Open Chain Stitch

Zig-Zag Chain Stitch

Heavy Chain Stitch

Cable Chain Stitch

Zig-Zag Cable Chain Stitch

Checkered Chain Stitch

Rosette Chain Stitch

Singalese Chain Stitch

Split Stitch

Wheatear Stitch

Knotted Stitches

French Knots

Bullion Stitch

Coral Stitch

Zig-Zag Coral Stitch

Knot Stitch Edging or Antwerp Stitch Edging

Double Knot Stitch

Knotted Cable Chain Stitch

Spanish Knotted Feather Stitch

Composite Stitches

Interlaced Band Stitch

Interlacing Stitch

Maltese Cross

Portuguese Border Stitch

Raised Chain Band

Step Stitch

Striped Woven Band

Couching & Filling Stitches

Couching

Roumanian Couching

Bokhara Couching

Trellis or Jacobean Couching

Sheaf Filling Stitch

Seeding

Spider Web Filling Stitch

Punch Stitch

Drawn Thread Embroidery

Hemstitch

Interlaced Hemstitch

Zig-Zag Hemstitch

Hemstitch with Coral Stitch Clusters

Needleweaving

Double or Italian Hemstitch

Overcast Bars

Woven Bars

Canvas Embroidery

Tent Stitch

Gobelin Stitch

Double Cross Stitch

Long-legged Cross Stitch or Long-armed Cross Stitch

Rice Stitch

Knotted Stitch

Drawn Fabric Embroidery

Star Eyelet

Honeycomb Filling Stitch

Wave Stitch Filling

Diagonal Raised Band

Ringed Back Stitch Filling

Mosaic Filling

Pin Stitch

Three-sided Stitch

Four-sided Stitch

Insertion Stitches

Buttonhole Insertion Stitch

Twisted Insertion Stitch

Knotted Insertion Stitch

Fabric, Thread, and Needle Chart

Fabric

Embroidery Threads

Thickness

Needle Size

Notes

Embroidery Materials

The effective combination of fabric, thread, design and stitch, all carefully chosen for their suitability in relation to each other, produces work of real beauty. To achieve this, the chart on page 3 will help you to select the correct type and size of needle and thread to be used with a variety of fabrics.

Embroidery Threads

Needles

Scissors

Thimble

Embroidery Frames

How to Apply a Coats & Clark's Multi-Transfer Design

Tracing Your Own Design

First Method

Second Method

Third Method

Washing Instructions

Stretching of Embroidery and Tapestry

Types Of Embroidery and Techniques

Free Embroidery

Counted Thread Embroidery

Use of Stitches

Drawn Thread Embroidery

Canvas Embroidery

Drawn Fabric Embroidery

Insertion Stitches

This is certainly a wonderful source of historically valuable designs which are sure to inspire the creative quilter and clothing in you! This is the perfect opportunity to purchase your own version of another wonderful craft instructional revealing our heritage from early America and European cultures! These are beautiful items and sure to delight you and yours! These patterns are great for those who love the authentic embroidery patterns from the 1800's and are here to fulfill your individual quilting needs and artistic whim.

The antique and vintage thread, fabrics, etc., can be found online quite readily. You just have to hunt a little bit! Or, of course, you can utilize contemporary tools and materials found at a nearby fabric, craft or hobby store…