Complete Book of Cross Stitch

Awesome condition. If I hadn't bought it used I wouldn't of known it. Great book!

I really enjoyed this book it has the history of stitching and how it remains both a pratical and asthetic art form. i learned some of the basic techniques and how to finish a project for framing. i really enjoy it. i think it'a good book for any stitcher's library who is interested in the basics to hardanger to the history of thier craft.

This is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the art of cross-stitch and counted thread needlework. Included in this "Needlework 101" type overview is information on cross-stitch, pattern darning, blackwork, pulled and drawn thread work Assisi work and Hardanger. There is a nice discussion on materials and equipment, fabric, fibers, working with a frame, charting your own designs, etc. The second section teaches various cross-stitch techniques and stitches.Charts include alphabets, fruit, animals, florals, sea life, borders and more. The book then presents more than twenty-five creative projects that include step-by-step directions and color charts, as well as a library of seventy-five embroidery motifs. There are nice color photographs of the finished pieces and excellent instructions. The charts, however, appear as in an artist's sketch book. They look like colored pencil on a yellow grid without symbols. Some of the charts are quite small and you would likely need to create an enlarged color working copy. But most of the charts are a good size, and the lack of symbols should not be a problem.This looks like a nice introductory book that can take a stitcher from the beginning to intermediate stages of counted thread work.