Soft covered book titled THE NEEDLEPOINT BOOK 303 Stitches with Patterns & Projects by Jo Ippolito Christensen, over 1,000 illustrations, 1976, 384 pages.

Whether you are beginning or already advanced in needlepoint, this book will give you the means and the inspiration for thousands of creative designs. Each stitch is accompanied by a photograph, so that you can see how it looks on canvas, and one or more line drawings that clearly show you how to do that specific stitch.
In addition, there are step by step instructions on how to choose your canvas, needles, and yarn, how to prepare your canvas, how to select the stitches you'll use, and how to put your design on canvas. Color, proportion, and balance are also discussed.

Topics include:

• BASIC PROCEDURES
• DESIGN
• FINISHING
• STRAIGHT STITCHES
• DIAGONAL STITCHES
• BOX STITCHES
• CROSS STITCHES
• TIED STITCHES
• EYE STITCHES
• LEAF STITCHES
• DECORATIVE STITCHES

This book is in VG condition, pages intact, and the binding is tight.  Light soiling on the outer page edges. A must have for anyone interested in needlepoint!