Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection: Featuring Hundreds of Original Designs [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Sue Cook (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2000

What do you want to do with your cross-stitch--"write a story" with a needle and thread or embroider a homey sampler to warm up a room? Hold onto holiday memories or tell everyone about your favorite things? Welcome to the most wonderful cross stitch collection, where there's a design for every holiday, every room in the home, and everyone who deserves a one-of-a kind gift. Stitch seashore scenes, "I love you" balloons, a "land of dreams" fairy tale castle and more!

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About the Author

Sue Cook's wonderful designs appear regularly in needlecraft magazines including Cross Stitcher, Cross Stitch Collection and Cross Stitch Card Shop. Recently Sue published her first book, Cross Stitch Inspirations, and so great is the demand for her designs that she has launched her own cross stitch kit company, August Moon designs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles (October 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715309781
• ISBN-13: 978-0715309780
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,106,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice variety of cross-stitch designs, September 15, 2003

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Beth Cholette "doctor_beth" (Upstate NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection: Featuring Hundreds of Original Designs (Hardcover)

This book contains a nice variety of cross-stitch designs and includes suggestions for both small and large projects. It is organized into easy-to-use categories such as "Childhood Days," "Holiday Memories," and "Special Days." Each section includes instructions for specific projects plus a variety of additional designs illustrating the same theme. The instructions are simple and easy to follow, and all of the designs can be adapted into other projects. However, it is important to note that not all designs are pictured, so it is sometimes hard to imagine how a finished project might look. Two basic alphabets are included for those designs that have words. Overall, this is a handy reference book for the creative cross-stitcher.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well done Sue!, February 9, 2001

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Nibs (Stonehenge country) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection: Featuring Hundreds of Original Designs (Hardcover)

Sue Cook has come a long long way from her early, punchy but clumsy designs. Most British designers lack the boldness of American stitching, but Sue has managed to capture the bright and striking texture of good American design. If you like Donna Kooler, you'll like Sue Cook (not the early designs). If she continues to develop, we could have a mix of Kooler and Englebreit - now wouldn't that be something?? Literally hundreds of good, fun designs, a great resource well up there with the Kooler and Hawkins books. Thank you Sue!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Original Options for Creative Stitchers, February 6, 2010

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

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This review is from: Sue Cook's Wonderful Cross Stitch Collection: Featuring Hundreds of Original Designs (Hardcover)

I agree with the earlier reviews. This is a wonderful resource. But, I would like to take it a step farther and say that I found motifs here that I've never come across anywhere else. For example, Sue provides us with detailed but charming bathroom designs, garden fixtures, such as a working fountain, a variety of knot gardens, charming dinosaurs and wizards in purple and orange for Halloween. In other words, novel choices. What's more her charts are large and in vibrant color. Kudos Sue! I've only one other Sue Cook book and it is equally entertaining, but more complex. That is her "Cross Stitch Celebrations Month By Month." She is bright and bold but way simpler than Donna Kooler or what I've seen so far of Jane Greenoff, yet very, very appealing. I enjoy her skill and technique and know that I will find this a workable feast for my fingers.