{"product_id":"easy-cross-stitch-for-beginners-a-practical-needlework-guide-with-28-simple-embroidery-patterns-step-by-step-stitching-techniques-sampler-designs-9798199822268","title":"Easy Cross Stitch for Beginners: A Practical Needlework Guide with 28 Simple Embroidery Patterns, Step-by-Step Stitching Techniques, Sampler Designs,","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lia Goldner\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Needlework - Embroidery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCross stitch is honest work. What you put into the grid comes back out exactly as you placed it. This book makes sure you place things right from the very first stitch.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou have probably tried to start before, or watched someone else stitch and thought it looked straightforward, and then found yourself staring at a chart that made no sense and a hoop that would not hold tension. You were not missing talent. You were missing a book that actually explains how this works before it asks you to pick up the needle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat You Master Before Pattern One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to read any cross stitch chart from the center outward, accurately from the first row\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThreading, starting without a knot, forming consistent crosses, and ending thread cleanly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete stitch vocabulary: French knots, back stitch, Rhodes stitch, and four others\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to choose fabric count, thread color, and palette with confidence using the DMC system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging multiple colors, thread tangling, and complex charts across long projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinishing, washing, pressing, mounting, and framing completed work so it looks the way it should\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese twenty-eight patterns are not practice runs. Each teaches the skill the next design will demand, and the final two samplers are the kind of work people frame and keep for decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e28 Patterns Built Around Your Progress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight beginner motifs, eight florals, six seasonal pieces, and six showcase designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo complete sampler compositions, including a Heritage Alphabet Sampler project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour original needlepoint motifs on canvas, with complete stitching guidance for each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdult-designed patterns, geometric and botanical, made to display well on any wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo prior needlework experience is assumed and none is needed. Adults who take the time with the instruction chapters become stitchers who keep going long after this book. This craft rewards patience, accuracy, and the willingness to work slowly toward something permanent. A framed finished piece is evidence of exactly that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart with the right foundation. Place the first stitch. The grid does not lie.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968436486295,"sku":"9798199822268","price":2180.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199822268.webp?v=1782917974","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/easy-cross-stitch-for-beginners-a-practical-needlework-guide-with-28-simple-embroidery-patterns-step-by-step-stitching-techniques-sampler-designs-9798199822268","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}