Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs: The Essential Reference Book (Better Homes & Gardens Crafts) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Better Homes & Gardens Crafts | Publication Date: September 7, 2004

An essential reference and pattern book

This golden encyclopedia of needlework complements the library of every cross-stitcher. Featuring 2001 designs for every occasion and category of stitching¿holidays, alphabets, florals, nature, sports, children, babies, Christmas, animals, and numerous others—each motif collection is accompanied by a clear and accurate color chart and color key. Plus, the book boasts a convenient wire-o format, making it easy for cross-stitchers to follow along.

• Tips for end uses for the designs
• Includes 50 specialty stitch diagrams with instructions
• Cross-stitch tips and specialty stitches to accompany the designs

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696221535
• ISBN-13: 978-0696221538
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,701 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, August 4, 2005

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Karma (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs: The Essential Reference Book (Better Homes & Gardens Crafts) (Paperback)

I absolutely love this book. It has full color examples of each pattern followed by the charts on the very next page. There is a little bit of everything, from cute and cuddly to beautiful and elegant. Simply WOW. Even my two teenage daughters were impressed with this book. The three of us give it SIX THUMBS UP!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You need this one, February 10, 2007

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Tracy Bowser "avid cross stitcher" (Schellsburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs: The Essential Reference Book (Better Homes & Gardens Crafts) (Paperback)

This has designs for everything. I love it. If you like to cross stitch you need this book. It shows you what each designs looks like finished. It has small designs that can be used anywhere or be used together. I have used it to make towels,bibs, breadcloths, for use with waste canvas. This is the best value ever, I wish they would make another one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice addition to a Library, February 2, 2010

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Port Wynn "Yankee" (PNW, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Better Homes and Gardens 2001 Cross Stitch Designs: The Essential Reference Book (Better Homes & Gardens Crafts) (Paperback)

This book has a lot of variety. I gave it 4 stars because it has a real flaw. The charts are too small to read easily and although they are in color, the colors are subtle even when the designs are bold. If you are going to print a small chart to indicate color changes, even subtle ones, you need to keep it easy to see the distinction between colors on the chart. Cross stitch is often hard on the eyes. Some of these pattern charts are ridiculously hard to read and yet the designs are nice. It would have been a lot smarter to sharpen the colors on the charts and increase the size of the patterns. That said, there is a nice selection of everything you might want for building a design for a sampler. If you want an all over piece, this isn't the book for you. There are a lot of choices if you want to put together a large piece but there isn't a ready made full size design in the book. It isn't Donna Kooler but it is a good suppliment. One of the things that I particularly like about this book is that it shows many different background colors for working pieces. And it shows the pieces in a way that you can decide if this works for you or not. It also uses a good bit of outlining and colorshading withing the designs and that is clear on the finished pieces. I like the book and I'm glad that I have it.