- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Guild of Master Craftsman; illustrated edition edition (Oct 1 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1861081448
- ISBN-13: 978-1861081445
- Product Dimensions: 27.6 x 21.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#39,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Cross-Stitch
- #72 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Textile Arts
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With more than 100 traditional Celtic themes—knots, spirals, braids, animals, plants, artifacts, and lettering—plus projects for a series of attractive household items, this manual is an embroiderer’s delight. Making this celebration of color, texture, and needlework easy to utilize are wonderfully helpful charts, technical advice, and photographs. Embroider a cushion with four knotwork variations; a “Stanwick Man,” taken from a bronze horse-head mount found in Yorkshire; towels; cards; and more.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful collection of celtic treasures,
This review is from: Celtic Cross Stitch Designs (Paperback)
Carol Phillipson has put together a wonderful book full of craft ideas. Her patterns are based on many different examples of Celtic art. While you will find knotwork and other borders here, you'll also find animal forms, an illuminated alphabet and various unexpected designs taken from jewelry, manuscripts and stonework. Phillipson includes several ideas for the use of each pattern, as well as giving the reader an idea where the pattern came from. All in all, a delightful, as well as useful, book for any stitcher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful collection of celtic treasures,
By P. Kelley Strang - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Celtic Cross Stitch Designs (Paperback)
Carol Phillipson has put together a wonderful book full of craft ideas. Her patterns are based on many different examples of Celtic art. While you will find knotwork and other borders here, you'll also find animal forms, an illuminated alphabet and various unexpected designs taken from jewelry, manuscripts and stonework. Phillipson includes several ideas for the use of each pattern, as well as giving the reader an idea where the pattern came from. All in all, a delightful, as well as useful, book for any stitcher.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy and imaginative cross-stitch designs,
By Petra - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Celtic Cross Stitch Designs (Paperback)
To me, this book came as an esthetic relief. Tired of flowers, I was thrilled to discover elegant minimalism of this book. All designs are tastefull and come accompanied with a discription of where the design came from - helmets, scabbards,torques. It includes apstract borders and small images for stitching where you please, along with several more complicated images of celtic animals, human faces and such, that look marvellous when framed. Recommended for beginners (charts are in color and easy to read) and for more experienced stitchers because this collection is far from dull.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful source of celtic designs,
By J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Celtic Cross Stitch Designs (Paperback)
This is a book for both the cross stitch beginner as well as more experienced stitchers looking for inspiration. There is a lovely mix of simple motifs, as well as more challenging pieces inspired by the Book of Kells.The book is a delight to leaf through, and many of the designs (especially the knotwork) lend themselves to other projects. For example: I've worked a number of the knots (in silk on linen) as bookmarks for gifts. Highly recommended. Jennifer Cameron-Smith |
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