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| Welcome to Needlecrafts | |
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| An Ancient Craft with Modern Appeal | |
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| Get Hooked on the Basics | |
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| The History of Needlework | |
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| Embroidery | |
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| Varieties of Style and Purpose | |
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| Make Way for the Practical | |
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| Man vs. the Machine | |
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| The Twentieth Century | |
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| Keeping It Alive Today | |
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| Pretty and Useful | |
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| Modern Uses at Home ... Not Just for Toaster Covers! | |
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| Expand Your Wardrobe | |
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| Just for Show: Needlecraft as Art | |
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| Well-Designed Needle Art | |
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| Embroidery vs. Needlepoint: What's the Difference? | |
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| Choosing the Right Design for You | |
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| Design Basics | |
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| Choosing Color: A Needleworker's Powerful Tool | |
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| Simple Science of Color | |
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| Color Your World | |
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| Getting a Feel for Texture | |
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| Bringing It Together | |
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| Proportionally Speaking | |
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| It All Hangs in the Balance | |
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| You've Got Style: Use It! | |
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| Embroidery Basics | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| The Material World of Embroidery | |
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| Nice Threads! | |
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| The Fine Points of Needles | |
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| Taut and Tidy Frames | |
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| Little Extras Make a Big Difference | |
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| Kits: Packaged Goods | |
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| Technique Chic | |
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| Consider Yourself Framed! | |
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| Setting Up the Hoop Frame | |
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| Mounting Odd Shapes | |
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| Binding the Frame | |
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| Preparing the Straight-Sided Frame | |
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| The Nitty-Gritty Basics | |
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| Cutting and Binding | |
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| Preparing the Threads | |
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| From Start to Finish | |
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| Helpful Tips | |
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| Enlarging and Reducing Designs | |
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| Transferring a Design | |
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| Freehand Embroidery | |
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| Tracing with Dressmaker's Carbon | |
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| Hot Iron Transfer | |
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| Basting Through Tissue Paper | |
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| Tracing-Paper Templates | |
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| In Stitches | |
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| At First Stitch | |
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| Flat Stitches | |
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| Running Stitch | |
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| Double Running Stitch | |
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| Backstitch | |
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| Stem Stitch | |
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| Straight Stitch | |
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| Satin Stitch | |
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| Seed Stitch | |
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| Encroaching Satin Stitch | |
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| Crossed Stitches | |
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| Basic Cross Stitch | |
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| Long-Armed Cross Stitch | |
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| Herringbone Stitch | |
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| Basket Stitch | |
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| Zigzag Stitch | |
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| Leaf Stitch | |
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| Looped Stitches | |
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| Chain Stitch | |
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| Lazy Daisy | |
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| Blanket Stitch | |
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| Checkered Chain Stitch | |
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| Open Chain | |
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| Feather Stitch | |
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| Cretan Stitch | |
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| Knotted Stitches | |
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| French Knot | |
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| Coral Stitch | |
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| Bullion Stitch | |
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| Scroll Stitch | |
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| Zigzag Stitch | |
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| Four-Legged Knot | |
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| Knotted Chain Stitch | |
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| Initially Speaking: The Art of Monogramming | |
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| Making It Your Own | |
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| The A to Z of Monograms | |
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| Know Your Alphabets | |
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| Stitching Simple Letters and Monograms | |
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| Padding Your Lettering | |
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| Braid and Ribbon Lettering | |
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| Using Openwork | |
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| The Simplicity of Samplers | |
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| Advanced Embroidery | |
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| Combining Stitches and Special Effects | |
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| Special Techniques | |
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| Couching | |
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| Laidwork | |
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| Smocking | |
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| Smocking Stitches | |
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| Stem Stitch | |
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| Cable Stitch | |
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| Honeycomb Stitch | |
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| Beadwork | |
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| Stitching with Beads | |
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| Applying Sequins | |
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| Combining Stitches for Special Effects | |
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| Crewelwork | |
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| Stumpwork | |
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| Whitework | |
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| Blackwork | |
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| Designing Your Own Embroidery | |
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| The Forming of Forms | |
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| Inspiration for Designs | |
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| Cultivate Your Ideas | |
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| Now File Those Ideas | |
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| Helpful Hints for Preparing Your Design | |
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| Design Decisions | |
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| Type of Fabric | |
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| Outlines | |
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| Voiding | |
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| Backgrounds | |
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| Color and Thread Combos | |
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| Different Color Effects | |
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| Pictorial Embroidery | |
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| The Embroiderer's Finishing Touch | |
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| Necessary Tools | |
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| The Finishing Touch | |
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| Blocking | |
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| Mounting | |
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| Framing | |
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| Professional Framers | |
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| Getting It on the Wall | |
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| In the Wash | |
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| Keep Away, Moths! | |
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| An Easy Embroidery Project from Start to Finish | |
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| Small, Simple, and Sweet: A Sampler | |
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| Getting Acquainted with the Materials | |
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| The Fabric | |
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| The Needle | |
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| The Thread | |
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| Helpful Tools | |
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| Reading the Chart | |
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| The Stitch | |
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| Preparing Your Thread | |
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| Preparing Your Fabric | |
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| Ready, Set, Stitch | |
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| Framing | |
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| Grids to Make Your Own | |
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| Needlepoint Basics | |
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| Needlepoint Tools of the Trade | |
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| Your Canvas | |
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| Mono Canvas | |
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| Double or Penelope Canvas | |
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| Interlock and Rug Canvases | |
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| Plastic and Paper Canvas | |
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| To the Point: Needles | |
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| Yarn | |
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| Frames | |
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| The Little Extras | |
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| Needlepoint ... Ready to Go | |
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| Kits | |
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| Hand-Painted Designs | |
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| Charts | |
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| Trammed Canvas | |
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| Stored but Ready to Go | |
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| Needlepoint Tips and Tricks | |
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| Fragile ... Handle with Care! | |
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| Take a Stab at Stitches | |
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| Thread Tech | |
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| Transferring Techniques | |
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| Using Dressmaker's Carbon | |
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| The Homemade Light Box Trick | |
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| Transferring with Markers and Paints | |
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| Charting a Design | |
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| Just Point and Stitch | |
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| Tent | |
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| Half-Cross Stitch | |
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| Continental Stitch | |
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| Basketweave Stitch | |
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| Diagonal | |
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| Gobelin Stitch | |
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| Encroaching Gobelin | |
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| Working Graduated Diagonal Stitches | |
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| Condensed Scottish Stitch | |
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| Checker Stitch | |
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| Byzantine Stitch | |
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| Crossed | |
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| Basic Horizontal Cross Stitch | |
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| Diagonal Cross Stitch | |
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| Oblong Cross Stitch | |
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| Rice Stitch | |
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| Straight | |
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| Upright Gobelin Stitch | |
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| Gobelin Filling Stitch | |
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| Random Long Stitch | |
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| Long and Short Stitch | |
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| Star | |
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| Large Algerian Eye Stitch | |
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| Looped | |
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| Velvet Stitch | |
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| Bargello Design | |
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| Effects of Color | |
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| Bargello Basics | |
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| Fundamental Zigzag | |
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| Adding Curves | |
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| Catching Waves | |
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| Fish Scales | |
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| Two-Way Bargello | |
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| Four-Way Bargello | |
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| Charting Your Own Designs | |
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| Advanced Needlepoint | |
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| Designing Your Own Needlepoint | |
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| Inspirations for Needlepoint Ideas | |
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| Sampling Samplers | |
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| Freehand Design | |
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| Drawing Directly on Canvas | |
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| Stitching Directly on Canvas | |
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| Super-Size It! | |
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| Adding Your Own Flair | |
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| Backgrounds | |
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| Not-So-Plain Jane | |
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| Blended Tones | |
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| Marbled Backgrounds | |
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| Patterned Backgrounds | |
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| Unworked Backgrounds | |
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| Shading Techniques | |
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| Creating Texture | |
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| Direction of Stitches | |
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| Changing Tone | |
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| Raised Effects | |
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| Just Bead It! | |
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| Touching Up Borders | |
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| Border Effects | |
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| Shaped Borders | |
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| Corners | |
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| Overflowing Borders | |
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| Finishing Your Needlepoint | |
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| Necessary Tools | |
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| The First Step: Blocking | |
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| Joining Needlework Pieces | |
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| Mounting Techniques | |
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| Framing Your Work | |
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| Hanging Your Needlepoint | |
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| Clean but Don't Scrub! | |
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| An Easy Needlepoint Project from Start to Finish | |
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| Making a Dollhouse Rug | |
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| Getting Acquainted with the Materials | |
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| The Canvas | |
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| The Needle | |
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| The Yarn | |
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| The Chart | |
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| The Stitch | |
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| Ready to Start | |
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| Finishing | |
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| Where to Go from Here? | |
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| Grids to Make Your Own | |
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| Getting Crafty | |
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| Beyond Needle and Thread | |
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| Perseverance in a New Hobby | |
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| Never Give Up! | |
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| Making Time for Your New Craft | |
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| The Comfort of Needlework | |
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| Sharing Ideas | |
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| Joining or Starting a Craft Group | |
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| Chatting Online | |
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| Submitting Designs to Magazines | |
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| Volunteering with Children ... Sharing and Winning | |
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| Help Out at Nursing Homes | |
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| More Than a Hobby | |
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| Give It Away | |
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| Selling Your Work | |
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| Is Selling for You? | |
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| Determining Your Market | |
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| Where to Sell Your Wares | |
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| Craft Fairs | |
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| Mom-and-Pop Shops | |
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| Selling on the Internet | |
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| Exploring Other Crafts | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Resources for Novice Needleworkers | |
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| Supplies: A Local and Global Source Guide | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |