Cross Stitch - Everything You Need to Know to Master a Decorative Craft, with 600 Easy-to-Follow Charts and Step-by-Step Photographs (Hardcover)

This comprehensive volume includes all the information a cross stitcher needs. More than 150 decorative projects inspired by the historical styles of Asia, Europe, and the Americas are included. Rich motifs of the Celtic and Medieval eras, simple patterns of the Shakers and ethnic designs of South America, Eastern Europe and Asia sit alongside bold contemporary motifs. Ideas for displaying your work on cabinets, stools, firescreens, pencil boxes, bookcovers and clothing, as well as framed pictures, cushions, pillows and tablecloths are presented. The book is fully illustrated throughout, with all the step-by-step stages and techniques, as well as detailed charts.