CONTENTS
☆ Materials and eguipment
& Embroidery
Fabrics................................................. 1
Threads................................................ 2
Needtes............................................... 3
Toołs.................................................... 4 ☆ Preparation for work
Enłarging and reducing the size ol a
design ................................................. 5
Translerrmg a design . „......................... 5
Threading a needte and knotting............ 6
Beginning a work and fintshing the end ot thread.................-............................ 7
Pattern in practice................................. 8
Stitch gbssary...................................... 10
* Cross-stitch.............
☆ Double cross-stitch.
☆ Hotoein stitch..........
☆ Needlepomt
it Huck embroidery
☆ AppliqLje
☆ Smockmg
☆ Fnishing .
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Design! Masano Onoe Mryofco Kairte. and M.sako Murakami
Photograph/ Cove« paęo, Tatsuro Hoshino Olher Cfłozatnno Nakamuta and NoOuo Suzuki Yutaka Iseya and ShiniChi Takashi Hagwaift