The Cross Stitcher's Bible [B0655]

2000 HCDJ in nice clean condition. This is a truly wonderful collection of floral designs from one of the worlds' favorite cross stitch designers, Jane Greenoff. Nine themed chapters offer glorious full-page charted designs featuring everyone's favorite flowers, including roses, lilies, orchids and spring blooms. Focus panels within each chapter highlight techniques to take the designs further with beading, blackwork, blending filaments and other creative ideas. Projects include framed pictures, colorful cushions and quick greetings cards; full making-up instructions are also included. Extensive motif and stitch libraries complement the main project chapters, while also offering further design options and techniques for infinite floral creativity.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "A lovely book full of information on cross stitch and counted embroidery. Suitable for beginners, it includes information on types of material that can be used and how to use embroidery threads and specialty threads and beading. Also suitable for more experienced stitchers, it includes other techniques such as Hardanger, blackwork and pulled thread embroidery. It also includes a number of charts that can be used, as well as ideas on how to create your own charts. Lots of information in here. It would make a nice gift for any cross stitcher!"; "One of the best hand stitching book. Love it. Very easy to understand."