Best of Teresa Wentzler: Fantasy Collection [Paperback]

Teresa Wentzler (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Arts (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574861867
• ISBN-13: 978-1574861860
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #437,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely gorgeous, June 18, 2001

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Elaina Nader "(Oxley)" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Teresa Wentzler: Fantasy Collection (Paperback)

This book contains ten of the most fabulous fantasy designs I have ever found. Teresa Wentzler's designs are stunningly complex, intricate, and challenging, but the results are oh so beautiful.

For anyone who may be wondering, the Wentzler designs included in this book are:

Rapunzel; Day and Night (depicted as two ladies in flowing garb); Magical Night (pegasi draw a sleigh through the sky); Carousel; The Castle Sampler; Stroke of Midnight (Cinderella flees from the ball); The Castle (pictured on the cover); Pegasus; Unicorn

Picking a favorite out of these is next to impossible. I bought it on account of the gorgeous dragon in The Castle, but fell equally in love with the Unicorn, a wistful nighttime scene to be stitched on black fabric, and the Pegasus, who poses next to a forest pool with wings held high. Wentzler's designs are like oil paintings in their use of light, achieving an especially fine, sunlit effect in Pegasus and Rapunzel. There isn't a weak one in the entire bunch. The photos of the finished pieces are very nice, and this book would be worth getting just as an art book.

If there is any drawback to these designs, it's that they are on the difficult side to stitch. There is no color used on the charts, so you just have to keep track of all those different little markings, and Wentzler designs require a lot of blended threads and quarter stitches. Bear in mind the results are worth it! Beginning stitchers should not so much avoid this book as tuck it away in their collections as something to look forward to stitching once they have had more practice.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even if you already own the leaflets..., April 9, 2003

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"ladywyvern" (Lebanon, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Teresa Wentzler: Fantasy Collection (Paperback)

Even if you already own all or most of the individual leaflets that are in this collection, this book is well worth buying. The greatest improvement over the original leaflets is that the different colors of backstiching are all marked differently--no more guessing!

If you've never done any of Teresa Wentzler's designs, be forewarned that they are quite a challenge, but the results make the effort worthwhile. They contain a level of intricate detail that I have rarely encountered in cross-stitch patterns.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Options abound here!, July 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of Teresa Wentzler: Fantasy Collection (Paperback)

What a wonderful book! Clear, concise patterns that give so many options. You can either choose to do the entire Pegasus in the clearing, or just him in another setting, picking out other elements from other designs in the book, or by himself! This is just an example of the versatility of TW's designs. All however, are exquisite in their intended state.

Easy to follow(even at 3 in the morning and bleary eyed, I had no problem understanding the explanations), and not 'quaint' ; she approaches the topic of mythology in needlework in a very sober, mature manner. Bravo!!