Cross stitch first became a fashionable
craft pastime in the early 90s, but has remained popular ever
since. Here is a book of a thousand wee motifs to stitch on
their own or combine for larger projects. It also shows even
the novice stitcher how easy and versatile cross stitch is
and how little you need to take it up. The basics are given
at the beginning such as how to work the stitch, plus back
stitch, the different types of fabric available and how to
start. The rest of the book is the motifs which speak for
themselves. Divided up into handy sections, you can find plenty
for Christmas, Easter and other occasions (new baby, birthday,
wedding etc) as well as plants and animals, teddies, national
characters, gardens and more. The theme is firmly cute, with
lots of teddies in more than just their own section and a
bold, simple style. Stitches tend to be whole rather than
aided with lots of partial stitches so this will be good news
for beginners or anybody in a hurry. Each pattern is shown
in color with symbols too and a page at the back shows you
what color to buy from DMC. These tend to be bright rather
than subtle colors so easy to obtain, although a fold out
chart would have been a bonus and eliminated much page flipping.
This would be a great gift for anybody who likes the cute
style and is either a beginner or makes lots of cards or both.
A good way of getting a lot of useful small designs in one
volume.
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