Cross-Stitch Designs from China

by Carol Phillipson

Book Overview

Take inspiration from this very special collection of strikingly alluring patterns and projects from China. Celebrate Chinese New Year with a wall hanging, featuring all the animals from the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861082231
• ISBN13: 9781861082237
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: GMC Publications
• Length: 165 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

This is a lovely book of Chinese designs

The is a beautiful book containing designs to challenge the beginning as well as the advanced cross-stitcher. Each design includes details of the source of the design as well as some historical/cultural background. Many familiar Chinese symbols are represented including dragons, pagodas, phoenix, and my favorite the Chinese Zodiac with information on what date in a given year the Chinese year started.There are two items that need mentioning but should not prevent the purchase of this book -- 1) the color keys list Anchor floss numbers (this book was written and published in Britian where Anchor is more commonly used.) However, a floss conversion from Anchor to DMC is in the back of the book. 2) Some graphs (many larger designs are provided in both color and black and white)are on a small grid but this problem is easily solved with the enlargement feature on a copier.This is a well researched book with many traditional Chinese designs. Well worth the money.