1000 Great Cross Stitch Designs

Cross-stitch fans, rejoice! Here are 1,000 exciting cross-stitch motifs suitable for embellishing clothing, gifts, draperies, or anything else under the sun. The stitches are organized by category, and include such motifs as flowers and foliage, celestial bodies, favorite pastimes and hobbies, and many more. Using a palette of only 30 thread colors, you can turn that ordinary tablecloth into a treasured family heirloom with Christmas-themed embroidery, or add fantasy creatures such as angels, mermaids or playful dragons to brighten a lucky child's outfit. There are instructions for using the provided charts; thread recipes for each motif; and advice for mixing-and-matchin g the motifs to create wonderful samplers or scenes of your own design. With the endless ideas provided, you'll never run out of projects.

A fabulous resource to satisfy the most enthusiastic cross stitcher. Beautifully presented and keenly priced, 1000 motifs organised into easy-to-access categories, so you can find a cross-stitch design for every occasion, whether it be a special personalised Christmas gift, a Valentine or birthday card, a sampler to celebrate a wedding anniversary or the birth of a baby. As any cross-stitcher knows, some designers get carried away when it comes to recommending threads, author Maria Kelly never falls into this trap - all her exquisite designs can be created using a palette of 30 colours or fewer. A resource section in the back of the book gives the DMC thread recipe for each of the 1000 designs used.