Judith Baker Montano is a world-renowned author, designer, fiber artist, teacher, and lecturer. Judith resides in Colorado.

Contents Dedication Introduction XX Getting Started with the Basics Fabrics XX Overlays XX Needles XX Threads XX Techniques Embroidery XX Silk Ribbon XX Punchneedle Embroidery XX Cross-Stitch and Needlepoint XX Beads XX Mixed Mediums XX Hoops XX Frames XX Small Sewing Tools XX Transferring Designs XX Enlarging and Reducing Designs XX Washing Finished Work XX Blocking and Pressing XX Adding Highlights XX Storing Tools and Materials XX Metric Conversions XX Design Ideas XX Backgrounds XX Photo Transfers XX Think Like a Painter XX Color XX Montano Color Chart • The Color Wheel Framing Ideas XX Embroidery Stitches 1. Algerian Eye Stitch * 2. Arrowhead Stitch* 3. Arrowhead Stitch—Stacked* 4. Arrowhead leaf * 5. Backstitch* 6. Backstitch—Threaded* 7. Basque Knot* 8. Braid Stitch* 9. Bullion Knot Stitch* 10. Bullion Rose* 11. Bullion Rosebud* 12. Buttonhole Stitch 13. Buttonhole Stitch—Circle* 14. Buttonhole Stitch—Closed* 15. Buttonhole Stitch—Detatched* 16. Buttonhole Stitch—Knotted* 17. Buttonhole Stitch—triangle* 18. Buttonhole Stitch—Up and Down* 19. Cable Stitch* 20. Cast-On Stitch Flower* 21. Chain Stitch* 22. Chain Stitch – Cable* 23. Chain Stitch—Detached Flower* 24. Chain Stitch—Detached Twisted* 25. Chain Stitch—Magic* 26. Chain Stitch—Open* 27. Chain Stitch—Rose also a silk ribbon stitch 28. Chain Stitch—Rosette* 39. Chain Stitch—Russian* 30. Chain Stitch—Spiny* 31. Chain Stitch—Twisted* 32. Chain Stitch—Whipped* 33. Chain Stitched—Zigzag* 34. Chevron Stitch* 35. Chinese Knot* 36. Chinese knotted loop 37. Colonial Knot* 38. Coral Stitch* 39. Coral Stitch—Zigzag* 40. Couching Stitch* 41. Cretan Stitch* 42. Cretan Stitch—Decorative* 43. Crochet Stitch* 44. Cross Stitch* 45. Cross Stitch—Flower* 46. Cross Stitch—St. George* 47. Crown Stitch* 48. Double Knot Stitch* 49. Drizzle Stitch 50. End String Flowers* Do we keep this in? 51. Ermine Stitch* 52. Eyelet Stitch* Eyelet freeform – added in* 53. Featherstitch—Single, Double* 54. Featherstitch—Chained* 55. Featherstitch—Closed* 56. Featherstitch—Leaf* 57. Fern Leaf Stitch* 58. Fishbone Stitch* 59. Fishbone Stitch—Open* 60. Flat Stitch* 61. Fly Stitch* 62. Fly Stitch—Circle* 63. Fly Stitch—Dandelion Seed Pod* 64. Fly Stitch—Leaf* 65. French Knot* 66. Granitos* 67. Head of the Bull Stitch (Tete de Boeuf)* 68. Herringbone Stitch* 69. Herringbone Stitch—Laced* 70. Holbein Stitch* 71. Lazy Daisy Stitch* 72. Lazy Daisy Stitch—Bullion Tip* 73. Lazy Daisy Stitch—Double* 74. Leaf Stitch* 75. Long and Short Stitch* 76. Loop Stitch* 77. Magic Chain Band Stitch* 78. Maidenhair Stitch* 79. Needleweaving Bar* 80. Net Stitch* 81. Open Square Stitch* 82. Overcast Stitch* 83. Oyster Stitch* 84. Palestrina Stitch* 85. Palestrina Stitch—Squared* 86. Pekinese Stitch* 87. Petal Stitch* 88. Pistil Stitch* 89. Raised Straight Stitch* 90. Romanian Stitch* added [I have diagrams] 91. Rosette Stitch* 92. Running Stitch* 93. Running Stitch—Laced or Whipped* 94. Satin Stitch* 95. Scroll Stitch* 96. Seed Stitch* 97. Sheaf Stitch* 98. Snail Trail Stitch* 99. Spiderweb—Backstitch* 100. Split Stitch* 101. Star Stitch* [was the backstitch star stitch] 102. Star Filling Stitch* 103. Stem Stitch* [fix diagram] 104. Stem Stitch—Portugese* 105. Stem Stitch—Whipped* 106. Straight Stitch* 107. String of Pearls Stitch* 108. Sword Edge Stitch* 109. Tufted Flower Stitch* 110. Tulip Stitch* 111. Turkey Work Stitch* 112. Vandyke Stitch* 113. Victorian Pom Poms* 114. Wheat Ear Stitch* 115. Wheat Ear Stitch—Detatched* 116. Wool Rose* 117. Wool Rosebud* 118. Woven Picot* Silk Ribbon Stitches 1. Bradford Rose 2. Couched Rose 3. Decorative Lazy Daisy Stitch 4. 6. French Knot Flower 7. French Knot Loop Stitch 8. Gathered Ribbon Flower 9. Helen’s Antique Rose 10. Iris Stitch 11. Iva’s Rose 12. Jan’s Antique Rose 13. Japanese Ribbon Stitch 14. Joyce’s Fargo Flower 15. Judith’s Curled leaf 16. Judith’s Knotted Flowers 17. Lazy Daisy Rose 18. Lazy Daisy Rosebud 19. Lazy Daisy with Bullion Tip 20. Lazy Daisy with French Knot 21. Leaf Ribbon Stitch 22. Loop Flower 23. Loop Flower—Bud 24. Loop Stitch—Single 25. Montano Knot 26. Pansy Stitch 27. Plume Stitch 28. Raised Ribbon Stitch 29. Rambler Rose 30. Ribbon Split Stitch 31. Ribbon Stitch Pansy 32. Rosette Bud 33. Ruth’s Rosettes 34. Ruth’s Ruched Ribbon 35. Side Ribbon Stitch 36. Spider Web Rose 37. Stab Stitch 38. Straight Stitch Bud 39. Straight Stitch Rose 40. Tube Rose 41. Twisted Loop Stitch 42. Twisted Ribbon Stitch 43. Whip Stitch—Single 44. Whip Stitch—Curved Other Ribbon Techniques 1. Christine’s Blossoms 2. Concertina Rose 3. Elly’s Wire Ribbon Pansy [Have corrected diagrams] 4. Five-Petal Gathered Flower 5. Folded Ribbon Rose 6. Folded Rosebud 7. Freeform Flowers 8. Japanese Wire Ribbon Bud 9. Leaves—Ribbon 10. Mokuba Ribbon Flower 11. Victorian Velvet Pansies 10. Wire Ribbon Fuchsia [I have the diagrams] Advice For Left-Handers XX Crazy Quilt Combinations XX Free-Form Embroidery XX 1. Song for the French Actress 2. Cottage Garden 3. On The Road To Seward 4. Jellyfish View 5. Under The Sea Detail 6. Kauai, Hawaii 7. Ode to Paloma 8. Aguilar Adobe 9. Pinon Pines, Rabbit Brush and Coyote Fences 10. Australian Greenery About the Author XX Bibliography XX