Cross Stitch Castles and Cottages (A David & Charles Craft Book)

by JaneGreenoff (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1989

  $3.77

  This book features a range of designs inspired by homes and buildings from around the world - from piers to pergolas, castles to cottages. There are over 30 projects with full instructions for making a wide variety of embroideries for both beginners and experts: bookmarks, clutch bags, cushions and many more. All the designs have full-colour charts, with clear explanations of which materials are used and why. The book goes beyond the step-by-step instructions and aims to allow the reader to explore their own creativity. There is advice on choosing alternative fabrics and stitches for existing projects, and how to adapt designs to make new ones, as well as ideas on using a variety of different backgrounds and media with traditional materials.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $11.80

  This range of cross-stitch designs is inspired by buildings around the world, from piers to pergolas, lighthouses to windmills and castles to cottages. There are more than 30 projects, with instructions for making a variety of embroidered gifts, including colour charts and colour photographs of the finished designs. The author encourages readers to go beyond the instructions and follow their own ideas. She gives advice on choosing alternative fabrics and stitches, shows how the designs can be adapted and explains how you can incorporate your own home.