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Best of Teresa Wentzler: Fantasy Collection

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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.

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.

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!!

I'm a huge fan of Teresa Wentzler and I'm now in the process of trying to find out of print issues of her designs. When this was published I instantly purchased it, as it contains patterns no longer available. If you enjoy challenging cross stitch patterns with heirloom quality results don't hesitate to purchase this product (or any Teresa Wentzler design).

I'll keep it simple but reiterate that these designs are incredibly beautiful but very time-consuming and difficult to stitch. All the charts are in black and white and most of the pieces require at least thirty or more colors of thread, so if and/or when you decide to purchase or work from this book be sure that you're willing to devote a lot of time and effort to the projects to do them justice fully. If you're willing to put in the effort, you will be wonderfully rewarded. This is truly the best set of patterns that I own.

I love Teresa Wentzler's cross-stitch designs and if you love to stitch, you will too. The amount of detail she works into this collection of fantasy designs is superb! I especially love her dragon designs. If you love to cross-stitch and if you want something to challenge you to do your best...buy this book!

I bought this book without knowing which of Teresa's patterns were in the book, and I am very pleased with the selected pieces! These patterns will definitely challenge stitchers, but they are so gorgeous they are absolutely worth the effort. This book is very much worth the reasonable price! I would say this is a must-have for Teresa Wentzler fans.

I fell in love with the unicorn pattern included in this book a while ago and finally decided that I had to have it... and seeing that just that pattern is $7 and this book, with bunches of other fun patterns, is about $18, it wasn't a difficult decision to make about which one to get. The patterns are easy to read and, while challenging, do not look tedious. I have done some of Teresa's other works before and was very impressed with the results, and I am really looking forward to starting my unicorn (and about half of the other patterns included in this book). This is a must-have for fantasy lovers.

This book has wonderful color photos of the project it holds. The charts are easy to follow and the designs are outstanding. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the fantasy world and enjoys to work cross stitch.

I received this book in less than 2 weeks from the UK and it arrived in fantastic condition! It was as if I had purchased it in the year of publication. Obviously, I am very happy with this purchase and would definitely buy from this seller again.