Customer Reviews

Celtic Animals Charted Designs (Dover Embroidery, Needlepoint)

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If you're a true fan of Celtic art, you'll probably enjoy these patterns, but be warned; these will not appeal to everyone. Some of the patterns are outstanding in their design; others are just dull. While the interesting patterns out-number the boring ones, the color choices are bland (unless you really LOVE earth tones) and some of the charts are made up of too few stitches to represent the original designs. Still, if these things don't bother you, I strongly recommend this title.

If you like Celtic knotwork and fanciful medieval animals this pattern book is for you. However, the patterns and black, dark, small and hard to read. On the plus side, the animal renderings are really good. I find it necessary to make enlarged copies of the patterns and then color in some of the smaller areas. Al in all, worthwhile.

This book has many different designs available. The designs can be a bit small, and a bit difficult to read. I highly recommend taking these charts and enlarging them before starting work on them. There are a great variety in designs, some will take a while to complete, while others can be completed in much less time.

I like the designs, but the total black and white with tiny blocks makes the patterns hard to read. The designs are good, but lacking in color, so if you feel like playing around with them a bit, this is a great book - especially considering the price. Otherwise, I'd probably recommend staying away from it and going with a more expensive, though much more readable and more colorful alternative.

This book is for those that understand stitchery with ease. The designs are really good to use with anything, even making bookmarks. This book is for the advanced cross stitcher, or embroiderer.

WOW! For the price this book is absolutely wonderful. All the patterns are in black & white, but it's still just as useful as most of the $...-$... celtic cross-stitch books.

This book has a variety of some of the better designs I have seen. I have a many Celtic books and it is hard to find charted animals. I often have to make my own charts from picture books. These are very well charted and you can change the colors to suit your needs. This is a valuable addition to my collection. There are no color pictures in the book so if you need to see the finished product you will not have that available to you. These charts are needlepoint ready as well.

Charts include suggested DMC colors and chart size. Widevariety of chart sizes and complexities. Some pieces includea border design. Easy to follow. Fun resource!!