Mary’s Whimsical Stitches Volume 5 is the newest volume in the series. It’s filled with the content you love, with a focus on background stitches. Content includes:

  • Close to 200 background stitches, both large and small, including updated and sequenced diagrams from the #whimsicalwednesday blog and a cache of previously unpublished stitches from class projects and private lessons.

  • Guidance on selecting the right background for your project.

  • Five chapters of stitches, including Balanced, Layered, Pattern, Small, and Straight.

  • Navigation insight is provided for most stitches to help a stitcher confidently manage them. Insight includes sequencing, how to minimize visible threads from the back of a canvas, and/or offers explanations on how to approach variations of the same stitch (as needed).

  • The popular chapter and alphabetical indexes are included in Volume 5. Full-coverage stitches are called out in the indexes, making them easier to find.

Contact your favorite needlepoint retailer to pre-order your copy now!

 

Other Volumes in the Mary’s Whimsical Stitches Series

Volume 1 offers a wide variety of stitches:

250+ stitches including the most popular and updated sequenced diagrams from my blog, including QR codes to take you to a stitched sample (select stitches).

A cache of all-new stitches from my personal projects and classes.

Seven chapters of stitches, including Balanced, Diagonal, Layered, Oblique, Small, Straight, and an all-new chapter on Border ideas.

A primer on the basics of needlepoint, including Plain Needlepoint (Basketweave and Continental), French Knots, Cross Stitches, Padding, and three Beading techniques.

Volume 2 continues the popular format established in Volume 1:

Seven chapters of stitches, including Balanced, Diagonal, Layered, Oblique, Small, Straight, and an all-new chapter on Beading ideas.

Updated in 2026 to include QR codes to take stitcher to stitched samples for select stitches. (Added a few new stitched samples in new edition.)

The popular chapter and alphabetical indexes are included in Volume 2. Full coverage stitches are now called out in the indexes so they will be easier to find.

Volume 3 continues the format in Volumes 1 and 2 and offers additional insight.

Upgraded navigation insight on many stitches to help a stitcher confidently manage the stitch.

Seven chapters of stitches, including Balanced, Diagonal, Layered, Oblique, Small, Straight, and an all-new chapter on Pattern Stitch ideas.

Updated in 2024 to include QR codes to take the stitcher to stitched samples for select stitches.

The popular chapter and alphabetical indexes are included in Volume 3. Full coverage stitches are called out in the indexes so they will be easier to find.

Volume 4 is the first volume to focus on a specific area of stitches.

Includes a contemporary collection of just over 200 small stitches.

Five chapters of stitches, including Classics, Balanced, Diagonal, Layered, and Straight stitches.

Detailed insight into how to select the perfect small stitch and a primer on the classic stitches.

The debut of QR codes for stitched samples. (Now available in all five books.)

The Essentials

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.

Volumes 1-5 are available from your favorite needlepoint retailer! Visit here to download the Essentials guide to help you along your needlepoint journey. I hope you enjoy making my whimsical stitches your own, and stay tuned for additional collections and guides to come!