--- product_id: 2714834 title: "Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton" brand: "mary thomasjan eaton" price: "731739₫" currency: VND in_stock: false reviews_count: 8 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/2714834-mary-thomass-dictionary-of-embroidery-stitches-the-classic-guide-revised store_origin: VN region: Vietnam --- # Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton **Brand:** mary thomasjan eaton **Price:** 731739₫ **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton by mary thomasjan eaton - **How much does it cost?** 731739₫ with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vn](https://www.desertcart.vn/products/2714834-mary-thomass-dictionary-of-embroidery-stitches-the-classic-guide-revised) ## Best For - mary thomasjan eaton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mary thomasjan eaton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton ## Images ![Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51j708r9OiL.jpg) ![Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61gALQahUrL.jpg) ![Mary Thomas's Dictionary of Embroidery Stitches: The Classic Guide Revised by Jan Eaton - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/415BVxYA50L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Directions lacking *by A***R on May 1, 2019* I'm an intermediate embroiderer. I was looking for some new, unique, different stitches. This book has that. There are stitches in here that I've never heard of and love. As the cover says, over 400 stitches.The first 120 pages are hand embroidery stitches, then it moves on to needlepoint/bargello/canvas stitches, and then a small amount of insertion, pulled fabric stitches.The book is in full color on nice paper. The stitches are shown in a photo and then there is an illustration/diagram on how to stitch it.My problem with the book is that there is only one diagram per stitch, despite how many steps may or may not be in that stitch. This makes following the more complicated stitches nearly impossible. For me, 50% of the stitches I've tried I have not been able to learn from just that one diagram and have had to resort to googling to learn. I'd find stitches that took seven steps/photo's online to teach you, would, in this book, have just that single diagram. There is also a few sentences that explain how you're suppose to work the stitch. Look at my photo and you'll see that the only written directions are the last paragraph and you get just that one illustration despite all the steps needed for that stitch.My next problem with the book is how it's organized. The embroidery stitches are organized by how (supposedly) someone would use them. For instance, one chapter is Outline Stitches while another is Border Stitches. For example, someone has decided that chain stitch is for outlines while broad chain stitch is for borders. So these two very similar stitches are found in two different chapters. If, for instance, I know a chain stitch would work on what I"m doing, but am unsure which chain stitch variation to use, I have to literally flip through almost every single page of this book to see all the chain stitch variations. Even the index is not organized in a way that I find helpful. You can't look up "chain stitch" and then see all the variations listed under it. The index is alphabetical by stitch name, so chain stitch is in C, while Broad Chain Stitch is under B.Because there's so many stitches in the book, it gives me lots of new stitches to try and for those that are too complicated for me to figure out in one diagram, I at least have a stitch name that I can google and learn. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Definitely not a Five Star Book! *by A***R on May 24, 2016* If you are a "visual" person, you may have trouble with this book. I am not a beginner to embroidery/needlework and, after reading all the good reviews, bought this book to learn some of the more complicated stitches. When I actually sat down to study some of them I was very disappointed. Each stitch has drawings meant to show the steps to complete them; however, the drawings weren't really clear so I then read the written instructions, which also didn't help. This was written as a reference book and should have clearer instructions. It most likely will never be used by me. ### ⭐⭐ Lots of stitches, but few detailed instructions *by M***Y on February 17, 2019* Many of the embroidery stitch books provide a 'dictionary' of stitches that both include a photo of the stitch AND/OR a step-by-step chart on how to accomplish a stitch. This book does not. While there is a plethora of stitches here, if you aren't given instructions, what good is it? For instance, a basic stitch--the stem stitch--is photographed and described, but nowhere in the description are there instructions on how to accomplish the stitch! What good is a 'dictionary' without detailed instruction? I don't know why people like this book; it might be a reference for experienced embroiderers--not for people learning how to embroider. 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