Treasures in Cross-Stitch

Historical needlework has long been admired for its creativity, intricacy and skill and many pieces have since become valuable collector's items. Inspired by these beautiful antiques held in museums and collections around the world, successful author Jane Gwenoff has created over 50 superb cross-stitch projects with a diversity of style and theme. She has drawn upon such authentic sources as Hardanger embroidery, Amish quilting, hand-painted Berlin charts, Navajo woven rugs and a seventeenth-century band sampler, and has transformed everyday projects into dramatic pieces of stitchcraft.Graded to suit different skills, the projects contain clear instructions to enable beginners and experienced cross-stitchers alike to try out the colourful array of designs featured in the book. Illustrated with over sixty colour photographs and charts and over forty diagrams, Treasures in Cross-stitch also contains sound advice and practical information on materials and equipment, how to do cross-stitch, additional stitches, washing and ironing, making up and finishing techniques, and mounting and framing. With so much creativity and expertise at your fingertips, now you can make a present of the past and create treasures for the future.