The Essential Guide to Woodwork

I love this book. The designs are smaller than her first book which could have been a bit daunting for beginners. If you love cross stitching flowers this is really the book for you. I actually got one for me and one for my sister. I have done many of the flowers in this book and in her first edition I have never had a problem with the DMC floss color that others have been concerned with. My best advice is always buy enough for the project in the beginning so when you go back you don't face a different dye lot. If you are a cross stitcher buy this book, you won't regret it.

I've heard some numbers are wrong, so the design doesn't come out as shown in the book. Be careful to buy the right thread color!

This is a book that tries to accomplish a lot -- maybe too much. It covers many areas but often in a limited way. Nevertheless, it is good as a woodworking "survey" book and the material is attractively presented. There are a number of plans in the back of the book, and they are quite varied and different from what one often sees. Be careful, though! The author is not very careful with measurements and if you follow his plans blindly you may find that things don't come together as they should. If you spend some time with the plans first, you should be o.k.

Beautiful book, well layed out, full stitches all the way with elegant results, wide range of colors. I have bought this book a couple of years back and I recommend it to those who love stitching flowers.