Embroidery how to's

I have written a short series of embroidery 'how to's' especially for beginners you can find the posts that are published up till now here:

• Stuff you need when you start embroidering 
• How to transfer embroidery patterns to fabric  

Some resources (books and sites) are discussed in this blogpost:  Books I learn stitches from...

 And more embroidery 'how to's' here:

• Lazy Daisy Peacock Feather Stitch
• Two ways to make a Brick Stitch
• The Bullion Knot
• The Open Wave Stitch (on the &Stitches blog)
• Simple Shading in Embroidery
• Basket Weave Stitch Effects