101 Weekend Cross Stitch Gifts [Hardcover]

Lesley Teare (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2005

No matter what the occasion, you can cross stitch the perfect present in a weekend or less - every time. Whether you have 2 hours or 2 days, this wonderful resource allows you to choose the perfect present and start stitching straight away. 101 gift ideas include those for babies and children, wedding celebrations and anniversaries, special days to remember, celebrations throughout the calender and Christmas. Each themed spread' features inspirational photographs of the gift ideas using a selection of the cross stitch designs from the easy-to-use colour charts pictured opposite. The additional motifs provided allow you to vary the gift ideas for each lucky recipient. With a comprehensive guide to making up the projects from commercially available products, and simple-to-stitch ideas too, you will never be short of a gift idea no matter how little time you have before the big day!

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About the Author

Lesley Teare trained as a textile designer, with a degree in printed and woven textiles. She has been one of DMC's leading designers and her cross stitch designs appear regulary in magazines including World of Cross Stitch and Cross Stitch Magic. She has contributed designs to three David & Charles titles, Cross Stitch Greetings Cards, Cross Stitch Alphabets and Cross Stitch Angels (April 2004). Lesley lives in Hitcham, Suffolk.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715319450
• ISBN-13: 978-0715319451
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,320,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, January 12, 2007

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Xena "bead chick" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 101 Weekend Cross Stitch Gifts (Hardcover)

This book has been so wonderful -- the projects really ARE quick and many of the motifs are beautiful. Although I'm a slow stitcher, I've already stitched three projects from this book in the last six months and I'm getting ready to add another. If you're looking for a book with lots of ideas, this is the one.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Is OK for ideas, February 4, 2008

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Brenda L. Anderson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Weekend Cross Stitch Gifts (Hardcover)

The patterns are mostly childlike in nature and very simple. It's got a few nice adult patterns but not many.

Although it does give you some pretty intersting ideas for making gifts granted I made some of the ideas but with other patterns.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of useable ideas, March 3, 2008

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Jeannie Carkeet (Turlock, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Weekend Cross Stitch Gifts: Over 350 quick-to-stitch motifs for perfect presents (Hardcover)

I love this book! It's full of ideas and easy to follow instructions. I bought it for the pattern ideas and designs, but it's full of cute gift ideas...VERY do-able. The patterns are simple and easy to follow, great for completing in a weekend. However, with a little imagination, the patterns can go together to create more complex designs. Beginners will appreciate that the back of the book has a section with basic stitching techniques and instructions on how to complete some of the projects. All in all, I'm very happy and got just what I expected.