The Secret Garden in Cross Stitch


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A collection of stylish cross stitch designs where Thea Gouverneur invites stitchers to share her passion by copying the natural beauty of well-loved flowers through the art of the needle. Her fresh style is charcteristic of European designs.




Do-It-Yourself Stitch People


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Flower Portraits in Cross Stitch


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Thea Gouverneur's Flower Portraits is a delectable selection of cross stitch designs for fifty favourite flowers. Arranged into fields of colour, these designs are certain in inspire beginners and have experienced cross-stitchers rushing for their embroidery frames. Following in the footsteps of the popular Secret Garden in Cross Stitch, these fresh flower portraits will bring the delight of the flowering garden into the home all year round.




Pet Portrait Embroidery


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Learn the art of thread painting from Instagram sensation Michelle Staub Cats and dogs seem to always have a paw planted firmly in our hearts. Capture the life in their eyes and the texture of their fur with a unique embroidered pet portrait! Insta-famous artist Michelle Staub puts a modern spin on thread painting with her easy-to-learn approach. Get started with 4 basic embroidery stitches, and follow the detailed tutorials to hone your skills. Capture awe-inspiring details of your pet with lessons in full-color thread painting or go clean with a simple line drawing—the choice is yours. Learn to personalize your art piece with names, dates, and decorative accents. With 20 sample patterns to customize, you can easily recreate any breed! Paint stunningly realistic pet portraits with just a needle and thread Try your hand at two styles—minimal outlines and incredible full-color renderings Make it modern with floral garlands, personalized banners, and crisp lettering Start today with 4 easy stitches and 20 customizable projects




Thea Gouveneur's Flowers in Cross Stitch


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Two of Thea's best titles in one volume: Flower Portraits in Cross Stitch and The Secret Garden in Cross Stitch. Includes 71 cross stitch designs, with clear colour chart and thread list for each design.




Danish Floral Charted Designs


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Embroiderers will welcome this delightful collection of charted designs by Gerda Bengtsson, considered one of the greatest living designers of counted cross-stitch designs. Here are more than 40 exquisite florals, including such favorites as Buttercups, Anemone, Pansies, Spring Flowers, Iceland Poppy, Crowberry, Lapland Rhododendron, Wild Fruit, Sweet Violet, Lady's Mantle, Stone Bramble, and Hare's-Foot Clover. All of the designs are color keyed to both D.M.C. and Danish Flower Thread embroidery floss, and because the chart makes it easy to vary the size of the design they can be used to decorate anything from small pillows to bedspreads. The patterns lend themselves to use not only in cross-stitch, but also needlepoint, rug-hooking, crochet, and other forms of counted thread embroidery.




Miniature Needle Painting Embroidery


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Annotation. Trish has always been fascinated by miniature art and for years has had a yen to try and embroider smaller pieces. There is something so endearing about little paintings with all the detail and form of a larger piece, not to mention the fact that they are much quicker to stitch! Here she has compiled fresh and appealing designs that depict the pretty, romantic illustrations typical of the Victorian and post-Victorian eras. Each project is accompanied by a detailed thread diagram which shows exactly which colour should be used and where. The small size of the designs allows for great flexibility in their final usea such as group framing, making up into cushions, book covers, quilt squares, needle cases, box lids, tote bags, pockets on clothing and so on.




Ultimate Cross Stitch Projects


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"First published in 2011 in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing Limited in magazine form under the title 'The ultimate Maria Diaz collection'"--T.p. verso.




Stitch People Weddings


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Jo Verso's Cross Stitch Year


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This exciting collection of more than 1000 cross stitch motifs is inspired by the seasons and the many events that make up a year. Individual months offer inspiration for portraying an astonishing range of subjects in stitches - from the weather, customs and festivities, to national holidays, fauna and family days out. From the snowdrop to the rose there's a flower for every time of year. Comprehensive advice is given on materials and equipment, on how to stitch the motifs, and with step-by-step instructions on how to create a personal sampler to record the year's events. Superb colour charts are provided throughout.