Foundation Deck: Hand Embroidery Companion Cards - Jessica Long

The Foundation Deck is an amazing resource for both beginner and experienced stitchers. The cards introduce 30 foundational stitches and explore the relationships between them. Pull a card for inspiration, education or reference while working on a hand embroidery project. 

The Foundation Deck includes a deck of 31 cards: 30 foundational hand embroidery stitches plus one key card.

Each stitch card includes:

• A diagram illustrating how to perform the stitch accompanied by a written description
• Codes designating stitch family, stitch use, and relative difficulty
• A photo of the stitch and stitch variations
• Tips and tricks
• A QR code linking to an online video tutorial 

Your purchase also includes a set of 7 hand embroidery sampler patterns that utilize all 30 stitches included in the deck. These patterns explore the relationships and categories established in the cards:

• Samplers 1-3: Each sampler uses stitches of the same relative difficulty
• Samplers 4-6: Each sampler focuses on a different stitch use
• Sampler 7: This sampler includes all 30 stitches arranged in a tree to explore stitch families