Cross Stitch Books and Leaflets

Leisure Arts Care Bears Friends in Cross Stitch has five large patterns that are sure to please fans of any age.

Christmas Cross Stitch - Over 500 Festive Motifs and Designs by Claire Crompton is filled with lovely and cute Christmas motifs from small and simple to large and more complex.

If you enjoy making useful items decorated with Cross Stitch, then you will want to explore Cross Stitch & Felt Purse Ensembles from Kooler Design Studios and Leisure Arts. With designs by Linda Gillum and Sandy Orton that range from cute to classic, these projects will make great gifts too.

Various angel patterns from designers Sue Cook, Claire Crompton, Maria Diaz, Joan Elliot, Helen Phillips, and Lesley Teare.

In Cross Stitch Cuties, David and Charles publishing presents cute designs from Claire Crompton, Joan Elliott, Jane Henderson, Ursula Michael, Joanne Sanderson, and Lesley Teare. Many ideas for finishing the designs are given and charts and ideas for sentiments to use to create cards are included as well.

Though the title might lead you to believe that 500 small patterns are included, the patterns are not tiny motifs - many are rather large and complex. There are plenty of smaller designs too. The patterns are arranged by topic - nature, celebrations, children, and designs from around the world. Each of the patterns also includes an example of how to display the depicted design. In addition, over forty more pages give instructions for finishing completed designs as everything from a bag to a piped pillow to a book cover. Instructions for blocking and framing needlework are included.

With a little practice, this quick to stitch project will result in a work of art featuring Eeyore, the lovable little donkey from Disney.

Dolphins and Whales teems with designs based on ocean life. There are a number of small projects in this leaflet that would be perfect for novice stitchers.

In addition, each of the larger designs may be divided into smaller portions. As a unique twist, several patterns have instructions for using beads to embellish the Cross Stitch design.

Each chapter in Donna Kooler's 555 Country Cross Stitch Patterns begins with the photograph of a large sampler, stitched from the first chart. One or two alphabets related to the theme are also included in each chapter. (Other designs included in the chapter are not pictured as finished designs.)

Donna Kooler's Cross-Stitch Flowers offers floral charts of all sizes and types to stitch. More than 30 projects are included in the book. Designs range from cute to complex.