A Creative Guide to Cross-stitch Embroidery

A guide to cross stitch embroidery which offers more than 50 projects, detailed instructions on basic and advanced sewing techniques and pattern libraries incorporating over 200 designs, borders, alphabets and motifs.;The introduction provides an exploration of the ancient ancestry of cross stitch embroidery and its development as a needlework art. This is followed by a chapter on practical skills giving expert guidance on selecting and using materials and equipment, how to work the basic stitches and follow a chart.;The projects are divided into five main design themes, each making up one chapter: floral designs, ethnic and exotic designs, hearth and home, natural designs, geometric designs. Each of the five project chapters closes with three double-page spreads of full colour charts for additional designs, motifs and borders.