100 Stitches - Stem Stitch / 1936 Recipe Book

The next stitch I have been working on is the stem stitch (stitch #1). This is actually the first stitch that the book 100 Stitches profiles but it isn't a stitch I have had a lot of experience with. In fact, I wasn't exactly sure how to do it before I read this book! It is very easy and a really quick stitch to do.

I have come across a beautiful little book that belonged to my great grandmother. It was published in 1936.

I love the embroidered cover on this book.