Customer Reviews

Sam Hawkins' 520 Christmas Cross-Stitch Designs

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This is a great book with beautiful designs and illustrations. One thing a cross-stitcher looks for (after) he/she looks at the pictures is what the measurements of the picture will be. No where in this book is there mention of what size (in grid form) the design is or what size it would be finished in various size material. Why is this?

Although some of the designs are lovely, on the whole they are nothing most people would want to spend time doing. On the other hand, the designs for the Twelve Days of Christmas are delightful as are the letters that you can stitch. Some of the santas and other people are mis-shapened and look odd, but others are very nice. It is very much a 50/50 hit or miss book.

This book is full of wonderful designs that are a snap to work up. I used scraps of cross stitch fabric and left over floss to make small designs that I sewed into gift bags made from Christmas fabric. There are so many wonderful designs it is hard to pick out a favorite. They also make great package ties and the designs can be grouped on a larger piece of fabric to make a nice wall hanging. This book gets used every year and I still have many more I want to stitch. Sam Hawkins is a talented designer.

Sam Hawkins, well known for his Precious Moments art work, has done it again. A large, colorful book of Christmas and inspirational cross stitch patterns. But there is more. Around each pattern there is an appropriate quotation (with its source) that could be used in a number of ways. Anyone skilled in calligraphy, could use the thoughts to illustrate a greeting card. Another innovation is one floss chart for each page of designs, with 3 or 4 designs to a page. Besides the angels, nativities and Santas, one finds other expressions of Christmas art ranging from the simple to the more complex. A thoroughly delightful book and a valuable resource.

I love the book.I have use it to make stockings for the family.It's easy to use,anyone can do it.I change the colors because I like to use alot of reds and greens.I designs are just so beautiful.I love it.

This book arrived today and it seems to be a great resource for your library. The only drawback is that there is only one page and the front cover to show how each design will work up. They are festive and there is a wide variety. Also, each page is presented in color chart as well as DMC color floss codes for the page. There is a small introduction to cross stitching.

I bought this book because I needed a book of Christmas design, and I thought it would be perfect companion book to go with Sam Hawkins' "501 Cross Stitch Designs," a book that I love. And while this book has a lot of good designs, the patterns are done in color, not black & white symbols, which makes it harder to copy and enlarge for stitch work--I'm one of those who use a copy and a highlighter to mark off what I've done. I also wish that the book were divided into sections for easy reference.