Volume 1 of a new book seris Mary Legallet is planning for needlepoint reference of stitches. Each stitch has a diagram in color and notes about execution and use.

This volume is organized by:

• Essential Stitches
• Balanced Stitches
• Borders
• Diagonal Stitches
• Layers Stitches
• Oblique Stitches
• Small Stitches
• Straight Stitches

Mary says that most of the stitch names she has made up, when she could not find "proper" stitch names.

The book is spiral bound so it will lay completely flat when open. The charts are on 8.5x5.5 pages so a good size, which one per page for the most part.

You can find Mary @ www.whimsicalstitch.com.

To support all stitchers, especially those who have recently discovered (or re-discovered) needlepoint, The Essentials is for you.

This free guide is an updated version of the Essentials Chapter from Volume 1 of Mary’s Whimsical Stitches (basic needlepoint stitches and stitch compensation techniques) enhanced with top-line information on needlepoint materials and tools, how to handle threads, and other helpful needlepoint resources.

For more information and to download, visit here.