 | Hand-Stitched Samplers from I Done My Best: 9 Delightful and Quick Projects by Saundra White
Buy used from: $18.95 Darling, whimsical designs. Certainly a book that has brought primitive stitchery to everyone's attention. (For more information, check out my review.) Blackbird Designs, Carriage House Samplings, & La D Da also publish some lovely primitive designs & are available for order through various web sites.
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 | Small Scale Embroidery: In Cross Stitch and Other Techniques (Crafts) by Brenda Keyes
Buy used from: $7.45 Small elegant designs in different styles; all with consistent quality. Designs from Keyes' The out of print title "Exquisite Miniatures" has been repub'd here. Nancy Sturgeon's Threads Through Time 1-over-1 miniature samplers are also dear.
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 | Alphabets & Samplers: 40 Cross Stitch and Charted Designs by Brenda Keyes
Buy used from: $12.10 Good variety of nicely-detailed alphabets & samplers. Maureen Appleton & Linda Driskell also design wonderful samplers. Look for their leaflets in xs stores.
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 | Miniature Embroidery For The Victorian Dolls' House by Pamela Warner
Buy used from: $24.48 Sweet designs show how to make miniature pillows, curtains, bedspreads, & rugs. Easily adaptable for other uses.
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 | Miniature Embroidery For The Georgian Dolls' House by Pamela Warner
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $15.55 All the installments in the "Miniature Embroidery" series by Pamela Warner have a nice variety of projects.
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 | Miniature Embroidery for the Tudor & Stuart Dolls' House by Warner Pamela
Buy used from: $24.95 Ditto. Sometimes you can find Out-of-Print titles in Used Bookstores. That's where I found many on my shelf. : )
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 | Cross Stitch Silhouettes: Over 350 Motifs, Borders and Designs by Adele Welsby
Buy used from: $4.92 Monochrome designs perfect for the medium of cross stitch. Linen or silk gauze (40 count) would compliment these designs beautifully. The French "point de croix" designer dessinsdhc.com also has some lovely silhouette designs in redwork.
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 | The Art of William Morris in Cross Stitch by Barbara Hammet
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $6.71 Small motifs (i.e. flowers, vines, & arabesques) have been taken from William Morris textiles for these patterns. Consistently good designs.
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 | Embroidery & Cross Stitch (Country Crafts)
Buy new: $18.99 / Used from: $14.12 For more 3-dimensional stitches & projects check out the Australian magazine Embroidery & Cross Stitch that published this collection.
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 | Embroider a Garden (Milner Craft Series) by Diana Lampe
Buy used from: $13.70 Really beautiful free-form flowers, using a variety of needlepoint stitches.
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 | Diana Lampe's Embroidery from the Garden (Milner Craft Series) by Diana Lampe
Buy used from: $17.26 Simple projects using different stitches will expand your stitching repetoire.
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 | Little Book of Embroidered Garden Flowers (Milner craft series) by Diane Lampe
Buy used from: $9.17 This is a small book with patterns for wildflowers & other smaller flora.
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 | Embroidered Initials (Milner Craft Series) by Christine Harris
Buy used from: $5.04 Another small book with a beautiful & striking alphabet design set. Each letter design calls for a variety of stitches, such as bullion.
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 | Beth Russell's Traditional Needlepoint by Beth Russell
Buy used from: $22.33 Ornate William Morris designs. I use DMC thread; this book calls for Appleton Tapestry thread. There are conversion charts available, but not in this book.
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 | The Best of Paula Vaughan (Bk. 1) by Paula Vaughan
Buy used from: $4.22 These designs are starting to look a little dated, but they have a nice nostalgia factor to them. As with samplers, these designs go well with antique furniture.
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 | The Best of Paula Vaughan: Book Two (Bk. 2)
Buy used from: $14.95 Designs look very elegant on linen.
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 | Splendid Samplers To Cross-Stitch: 35 Original Projects by Chris Rankin
Buy used from: $7.05 More than a handful of traditional samplers, a few in the Scandinavian style, others feature French chaises, food, & nursery themes.
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 | The Romance of Paula Vaughan by Paula Vaughan
Buy used from: $0.01 Has about five designs total. Colors are very crisp.
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 | Inspiration in Cross Stitch: 40 Gifts and Keepsakes for Christian Celebrations by Dorothea Hall
Buy used from: $0.07 Nicely articulated designs for wedding, anniversary, & baby gifts & keepsakes.
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 | Storybook Favorites in Cross-Stitch by Gillian Souter
Buy used from: $5.02 A cutie. Lots of popular storybook characters.
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 | Marie Barber's 515 Inspirational Cross-Stitch Designs by Marie Barber
Buy used from: $0.03 These designs have nice, vivid color. Quick & easy projects make nice gifts. A good choice for a beginning cross stitcher.
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 | Cross Stitch Borders and Motifs: Endless Ways to Mix and Match Designs Creating Unique Cross Stitch Patterns by Jana Hauschild Lindberg
Buy used from: $7.00 Scandinavian style designs.
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 | House & Garden Samplers by Mary Jenkins
Buy used from: $0.75 Someday I'm going to refer to this book to design my own samplers. Not any time soon, but someday. : )
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 | Miniature Needlepoint Carpets by Janet Granger
Buy used from: $24.99 I prefer Pamela Warner's design colors, but this title has a nice variety of carpet styles as well.
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 | Dolls House Do-It-Yourself: Carpets and Rugs by Sue Hawkins
Buy used from: $4.72 More miniature carpets & rugs with contemporary color schemes.
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| Victorian Embroidery by Freda Parker
Buy used from: $0.96 Nice variety of historically appropriate designs, many with embroidery stitches other than cross stitch.
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| Silhouettes in Cross Stitch by Julie Hasler
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $1.71 Another book with a good variety of silhouette designs.
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 | Embroidered Projects: Step-By-Step Instructions for over 30 Projects (Dolls House Do-It-Yourself) by Sue Hawkins
Buy used from: $4.95 Cute miniature projects that can be incorporated into samplers or larger projects.
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 | Miniature Embroidery for the 20th Century Dolls' House: Projects in 1/12 Scale by Pamela Warner
Buy used from: $10.25 More miniature projects, with a 20th century theme, by Pamela Warner.
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