Four of the 23 contemporary sampler designs offer new interpretations of the 17th century spot sampler, originally used by embroiders to record the stitches they employed. Each of these four introduces a seasonal chapter brimming with delightful designs to keep today's embroiderer happily stitching throughout the year. The superb selection of birth congratulations, wedding, home and garden samplers is complemented by a great range of additional smaller projects such as gift tags, trinket boxes and mini pictures which are based on isolated areas of the main sampler. Every design is accompanied by a colour chart and clear instructions. The embroidered samplers and smaller items are all shown in glorious colour photography sure to inspire the contemporary stitcher.
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'...a delightful collection' - Needlecraft 'a must for all cross stitch lovers' - Inspirations
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Helen Philipps studied printed textiles and embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University and taught drawing and design before embarking on a career as a freelance designer. Her skills and interests embrace a wide range of media from embroidery to collage and she has produced greetings cards and ceramics as well as needlepoint and cross stitch designs that appear regularly in stitching magazines. Helen has had two books published by David and Charles. She lives in the Wirral.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Modern Samplers,
By Kate (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Cross Stitch Sampler Book (Hardcover)
This book begins with information about the history of samplers, and each project has an introduction to explain its inspiration. There are a wide range of projects to choose from and lots of helpful advice on how to personalise each one. The colours are well selected and fabric recommendations really enhance each project. The patterns are clear and in colour and are of a good size, although some go over two pages which is always a pain. Some of the samplers have options for adding beads and charms, which gives great variety. The projects are on a range of topics, including seasons and celebrations. I have been delighted with it!
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This review is from: New Cross Stitch Sampler Book (Paperback)
I just received this book and can hardly wait to start stitching some of the samplers. Out of the 23 samplers there are probably at least 15 that I want to do. They are gorgeous and the charts are easy to read. They are colored and with symbols and are very clear. The threads used are DMC as well as a few variegated and overdyed ones. There are band samplers as well as bordered ones plus lots of suggestions for using smaller parts of each one. I am very happy with this book!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Useful, creative,
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This review is from: New Cross Stitch Sampler Book (Paperback)
This book has simple, up-to-date designs that can be easily customized. It also offers many ideas for using parts of designs for other projects.I'm ordering it to make a wedding sampler for my son and his fiancee, but will also use it for other gifts. The samplers incorporate traditional motifs, but with modern color schemes.
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Mill Hill, Stitch Library, Autumn Days Sampler, Sarah's Sampler, William's Sampler, Caron Wildflowers, Elizabethan Garden Sampler, Use the Lettering Library, April Sampler, Pastoral Sampler, Winter's Tale Sampler, Candleford Hall Sampler, Hallowe'en Sampler, Madeira Glamour, Spring Time Sampler, Valentine Sampler, Follow the Spring Time New!
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Finding ideas is the first part of the design process for me and visual stimuli are vital. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mill Hill, Stitch Library, Autumn Days Sampler, Sarah's Sampler, William's Sampler, Caron Wildflowers, Elizabethan Garden Sampler, Use the Lettering Library, April Sampler, Pastoral Sampler, Winter's Tale Sampler, Candleford Hall Sampler, Hallowe'en Sampler, Madeira Glamour, Spring Time Sampler, Valentine Sampler, Follow the Spring Time New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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