The Bottom Line
Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection includes over one hundred colorful Cross Stitch designs created to enhance your holiday celebrations. The designs reflect traditional themes of the holiday, but Sue Cook's use of color gives the designs a unique look that moves them beyond the cookie-cutter Christmas motifs that are found in so many Christmas collections.
Pros
- Wide Variety of Designs
- Designs Range in Size from Small to Large
- Lovely Uses of Color
- Includes Instructions for Completing Many Projects
Cons
- All Patterns are Color-Coded - Some Stitchers Prefer Black and White
- In Some Charts, Color Blocks with No Symbols are Used
Description
- Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection has a wide variety of traditional-themed and unique designs.
- Instructions for various projects are included that may be easily adapted for other Cross Stitch designs.
- The color symbol patterns are easy to read. Many symbol keys are in large print.
Guide Review - Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection
Sue Cook's Christmas Cross Stitch Collection is filled with exuberant holiday charts. Her use of color to create detail and shading is particularly effective. Traditional-themed charts are offered, but so are some unique coordinating charts based on Christmas carols.
Overview of Contents:
This book will be a great resource for stitchers - not only because of the lovely designs, but because of the many projects with clear, step-by-step instructions. These projects may be adapted for any design of similar size and any season.
Overview of Contents:
- Traditional Christmas - detailed stocking design
- Creative Card Making - small motifs suitable for cards and ornaments
- Victorian Christmas - candlelit tree pattern
- Elegant Tree Decorations - ornaments and tree topper
- Spirit of Christmas - silhouette manger scene with colorful angels
- Festive Tree and Wall Hangings - ornament, sachets, and wall hangings
- Winter Wonderland- sunset sledding adventure
- Family Fun - signs, snow globes and even cell phones celebrate the season
- Santa and Friends - Santa-themed count down to Christmas
- Gifts for All - small motifs for plaques and gift tags
- Feast of Christmas - delicious-looking gingerbread house design
- Seasonal Table - placemats, jar bands, napkin rings and more for creating a festive table
- Alphabets and Greetings - a variety of alphabets and charted sayings
This book will be a great resource for stitchers - not only because of the lovely designs, but because of the many projects with clear, step-by-step instructions. These projects may be adapted for any design of similar size and any season.
