 great book |
| Review Date: September 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Lillian Howard Potter, Silver Spring, Maryland |
| this is an older book and everything is charted in a single color or in two colors (red and black) -- it's not fancy in that way -- but it is just as solid as can be -- there are wonderful patterns small, medium, and large -- lots of borders. great for handtowels, mats/napkins, tablecloths. highly recommend. |
Great Seller
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| Review Date: September 21, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Sharon A. Pierce, |
| The book was just as described. The seller was fast in responding and sending the item. Would do business with again. |
A Wonderful Resource for Traditional European Cross Stitch
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| Review Date: February 17, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Lori Cyr, USA |
| The designs in this book are absolutely stunning, beautiful, and versatile. There is also a great variety of designs one could use for many projects and gifts. The designs are special because they are indeed a kind of historical record of the peoples who stitched them. Some of them had even been stitched with human hair! The only thing that disappointed me is there wasn't much history presented about the designs. I would have also liked to know a little bit about the families who had them as family heirlooms. There was a brief introduction about some of the styles, but it wasn't very organized. I found myself spending some time on writing what I could find about the designs next to the plates so I had some kind of reference to where they came from. However, the authors put a lot of research into presenting as many designs as accurately as possible. According to the book, they had to view some of the finished pieces under a magnifying glass to graph them accurately. If you are of European ancestry and love traditional cross stitch/embroidery desings, and if you want something authentic, special, and creative, then you will love this book. The designs are presented in black and white, and the charts are clear,large, and easy to follow. Also there are LOTS of them. If you worked out of this book alone, you could spend years stitching. In my opinion, this book is worth much more than I paid for it. |
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