Bring a new and exciting look to your cross stitch with this collection of 60 fantasy designs. Hasler takes the subjects of myth, mystery and magic in a portfolio of designs you can recreate in simple cross stitch to produce unusual gifts. Includes a charted design for each Zodiac sign, easy to follow colour chart and step by step instructions.
Mix and match motifs, borders, and alphabets to create your own unique cross-stitch projects. Among these 500 full-color chatted designs are beautiful garden blooms, delicate wildflowers, and a menagerie of animals, including insects, birds, sea creatures, circus friends, jungle and forest denizens, and even dinosaurs and unicorn. There are images to suit every taste and occasion. Guidance is given in planning your project, choosing equipment and materials, stitching techniques, and presenting the finished work. Throughout, the collection suggests different ways to use particular designs. Embellish clothing, towels, or table linens. Stitch exquisite samplers, greeting cards, and bookmarks. Make unique and wonderful gifts, inducting a gardener's apron, curtain tiebacks, cushions, jam-jar covets, and trinket boxes. With so many Fantastic flower and animal designs to choose from, there's no limit to what you can do!
This collection details more than 35 needlepoint designs of a variety of cats. All the designs use tent stitch over a range of canvas sizes, and include all the instructions for completing them. Projects include: a spectacle case, silver tabby key holder, celestial cat rug and a bell pull.
If you're a newcomer to cross stitch, start here! Just one "initial" exercise from these 500 alphabets will act as your passport to the wonderful world of embroidery. Attractive lettered cushions, frills, and mini-samplers give a cozy touch to your home. Stash your sewing supplies in a frame craft box with "A stitch in time" embroidered on the lid. A picnic ensemble -- mats, napkins, and more -- makes lunch even more enjoyable. Send a handmade birthday, wedding, or get-well card. Filled with charm and easy to make, these projects will start you on a lifetime of embroidery! A Selection of BOMC's Crafters Choice Book Club.
A full-maned lion, a seated giraffe, and many more — plus 12 animal border designs perfect for the needlework arts. Complete instructions for 50 delightful charted designs.
43 color-coded charts, complete instructions, and easy-to-follow diagrams enable even beginners to create a wealth of fabulous patterns for a variety of needlecraft projects.
40 distinctive designs include full-length parrots, variety of songbirds, delightful hen and rooster, other motifs. Instructions, color-keyed charts, how-to diagrams.