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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 | |