Stitch this brightly colored hot air balloon on a fun hand-dyed linen background! The words around the balloon are the traditional “Balloonist’s Prayer”:

The Winds have welcomed you with softness
The Sun has blessed you with his warm hands
You have flown so high and so well
That God has joined you in your laughter
And He has set you gently back gain into
The loving arms of Mother Earth

Stitches: 136 x 149
Finished Size on 28-count: 9.6″ x 10.6″

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This is an amazing view of Bangkok at night!

Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Fantasy cross stitch designs from Pinn Stitch!

Stitches: 600 x 250
Finished Size on 14-count: 43″ x 18″

A4 size tri color chart
Chart marked in distinctive symbols and clear instructions
Both DMC & Anchor color codes

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I saw this image on one of those Facebook quizzes and wow I thought it looked beautiful and how nice it would be if this is converted to cross stitch. No idea whose photo this is though and I hope I’m not infringing any copyrights by posting it here. This is pure adoration but if the owner sees this, let me know and I’ll give full credit!

This Let it Snow QUICK AND EASY Counted Cross Stitch Beginners design can be your inspiration to creative endeavors as you learn to stitch.

Size: 2.25″ x 2.75″

A WHITE KEY OVAL FRAME is INCLUDED. Each kit contains 18-count White cotton Aida fabric, 6-strand cotton floss, self-adhesive mounting board, frame, needle, graph and instructions in English and French.

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HEARTS AND PLAIDS ADD TO A CHARMING QUILT BLOCKS EYEGLASS CASE! This colorful Needlepoint eyeglass case is designed by Maryanne Moreck for the Spec-Taculars Line By Janlynn. The Eyeglass case is pre-finished. Just stitch and it’s complete.

Finished Size: 3.5″x 7″

Each kit contains a pre-finished zippered eyeglass case with heat transferred design on 14-mesh cotton interlock canvas front, 6-strand cotton floss, needle, graph and instructions in English, French, Spanish and German.

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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. Hardcover, 224 pages.

This edition includes:

- This essential guide to cross stitch and other counted thread embroidery techniques brings you up-to-date with all the latest trends, techniques and materials in cross stitch.

- Perfect your existing skills and learn how to combine cross stitch with other counted thread techniques, such as Hardanger embroidery, blackwork, pulled and drawn thread work and hemstitching.

- Discover indispensable advice on choosing and using equipment, fabric and threads, and extend your stitching repertoire with the easy-to-use illustrated stitch library.

- Experiment with the exciting range of companions to cross stitch, including beads, ribbons, charms and embellishments.

- Over 100 completely new and inspiring projects from one of the world’s favourite cross stitch designers, Jane Greenoff.

Reviews

Packed full of essential information…invaluable…’ Quick & Clever Cross Stitch ‘An excellent reference book’ Cross Stitch Collection

I found this book very informative. The how-to pictures are quite good. Another nice thing about this book is the super binding. It won’t get worn out. I highly recommend this book for beginners and experts.

I LOVE Jane Greenoff. As a designer, she gets 6 stars. Her patterns are so prolific and popular that there is a cross stich magazine devoted entirely to her in Britain. I took a class from her a couple years ago in Wisconsin and it was wonderful to spend a weekend with her learning new stitches on several special projects, speaking with her and her husband about their home in England, her designing and the nuts and bolts of how her books are published. I brought several of my own books there and purchased a few more which she graciously signed…. The only reason I gave this book 3 stars is that her publisher keeps printing the same books every year or so with few changes. I have a huge library of books and I need to be very careful to look at my list when shopping to make sure I’m not buying duplicate copies of virtually the same books. (Yes, this is true of a number of her many publications.) So order this wonderful, jam-packed volume because it is FULL of an expert’s myriad stitches. Just be sure to get only the most recent publication.

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