Product Description

This is a completely new and revised edition of the best-selling "Cross Stitcher's Bible", from one of the world's favourite cross stitch designers, Jane Greenoff.This essential guide to cross stitch and other counted thread embroidery techniques includes an extensive illustrated stitch library.Inspiring new projects present exciting stitching challenges, ranging in size from cards to cushions. Versatile motifs and sampler picture designs are all clearly charted and can easily be adapted for other projects.This is the must-have, easy-to-follow companion for all cross stitchers to bring them up-to-date with the latest trends, techniques and materials.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24417 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 224 pages

Review
The definitive manual for thread embroidery techniques. --Quick & Crafty

For anyone who's interested in adding new stitches and more advanced techniques to their stitching repertoire. The New Cross Stitcher's Bible is a mist have. --Cross Stitcher Magazine

About the Author
Jane Greenoff, managing director of the Cross Stitch Guild, is one of the most successful and popular cross stitch designers in the world, and the author of 15 books. Jane lives with her family in a converted barn in Fairford, Gloucestershire.

Customer Reviews

Jane Greenoff Does It Again!
If you do counted stitch work, you NEED this book!
Small enough to fit into a tote/handbag, inside the hardback cover it's spiral bound, meaning you can open it out on a flat surface without needing to weigh down the pages to stop it shutting.
It takes you from the absolute basics right up to complex techniques like creating a mitred folded hem or making ribbonwork roses. If you already have the first version, STILL get this one - it's got all new designs and several new stitches/techniques, and talks about up-to-date equipment like Ott-lites and hand-dyed threads.
Brilliant - this lady is a stitching genius and proves it time and again!

A book to be used again and again.
I have only been cross stitching for 18 months, so I am a relative novice. The advice in this book is useful to me, but would also be helpful to the more experienced stitcher. I have only had the book for 4 weeks, but I have already learnt quite a few things and have been able to put these gems into use, making my cross stitching both easier and more professional.

There is a chapter covering 'Getting Started', which deals with fabrics, threads, working from a chart, etc. Then a chapter called 'Creative Options', which covers more unusual threads and fabrics. The final section is called 'Exploring Choices' and covers using embellishments with your stitching, e.g ribbons and beads. Other sections are an extensive stitch library, a chart library for the many lovely designs in the book, and 'Finishing and Making Up'.

The book lives up to its name being modern, and extremely useful. I would recommend this to anyone who does counted cross stitch.

Everyone should have one.
A must have for all cross stitchers. Excellent beginners section leading to a superb section for moving your stitching forward. Wonderful patterns and ideas to try out. If you have Jane's original cross stitch bible then this book will complement it with all its new designs and ideas. Probably the best book of its kind on the market.