"Including material previously published by Search Press as: Beginner's guide to drawn thread embroidery / by Patricia Bage; Beginner's guide to Hardanger by Jill Carter; Beginner's guide to goldwork by Ruth Chamberlin; Beginner's guide to stumpwork by Kay Dennis; Beginner's guide to silk shading by Clare Hanham; Beginner's guide to crewel embroidery by Jane Rainbow; Beginner's guide to Mountmellick embroidery by Pat Trott; Beginner's guide to blackwork by Lesley Wilkins"--Title page verso.