Teresa Wentzler pays tribute to the Year of the Dragon with a beautiful, Oriental-inspired cross stitch design. Features a turquoise and gold dragon surrounded by the Chinese symbols for happiness, longevity, virtue, and wisdom. Generous beading.

This popular book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with an updated design and preface on the author by the illustrious embroiderer Mary Corbet. A needle art that dates back over a thousand years, goldwork embroidery involves sewing with lavish metal threads. It has been prized and often used by religious orders and royal households for its opulence and the way the light glimmers and plays on the beautiful metallic designs. Those in love with this brilliant style of embroidery can now create their own with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide. Through calm and deliberate instruction, Chamberlin's book aims to teach the reader how to create a personal sampler - a piece of embroidery containing a mixture of designs and stitches, which shall provide a basis for future projects and enable readers to continue on their goldwork journey. With multiple stitch techniques - from simple laid stitch to the more complex basket stitch, several design motifs with corresponding templates that can be used, and a luminous gallery of finished work interspersed throughout, Chamberlin's work gently introduces beginners to the exquisite needle art of goldwork embroidery.

Teresa Wentzler fans will love this stunning cross stitch piece featuring images and icons of Egyptian gods and goddesses. This challenging but rewarding cross stitch project comes with full-size chart and color photography of the finished piece.

Containing unique reproductions of samplers and smalls from private collectors and museum collections, this DVD edition features one-of-a-kind antique needlework projects from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, as well as antique-inspired designs. Also featured are well-researched articles profiling sampler makers, sampler-producing schools, needlework tools, museums and the various historical events that have shaped needlework. Some of the articles and projects cannot be found anywhere else, making this DVD essential to any collection. The DVD incudes full-color photography, easy-to-read charts and complete instructions.

Teresa Wentzler's fans know they can always rely on her for truly elegant and original projects in cross stitch. This lovely composition of chintzware on lace will add feminine beauty to any room. The design features a whimsically flowered teapot, matching cup, and a plate of raspberry tarts topped with whipped cream. The tablecloth is edged with hardanger, and the border repeats the teapot's floral motif with hardanger corner accents. The fold-out chart is computer-generated in black and white with color enhancements for the backstitching and specialty stitches (hardanger, kloster block, eyelet, doves' eye, buttonhole stitch, and diagonal satin stitch). The abundance of quarter stitches makes this a project for experienced stitchers. Stitch count 164w x 141h.

Needlework ... an obsession since the beginning of time. A passion for needlework Factoria VII tells the story of beautiful, sophisticated neddlework juxtaposed with a rustic, industrial cottage. Twelve extraordinary needlework projects. One texture-rich, stone and wood cottage. The passion continues as a new adventure awaits within ... Back cover.

Teresa Wentzler's masterful creations never fail to evoke a sense of wonder and delight. But there's something special about this pair of designs--the beautiful birds and fantasy foliage are worked entirely in whole cross stitches and use very little backstitch. That means the rich shading will come to life on your fabric more quickly than Wentzler designs of comparable size. You'll soon see these exotic creatures proudly posing on pillows or in frames. Stitch count for each design is 160w x 160h. Some stitches use blended colors of floss. Each black-and-white chart is divided into four sections. Models worked over two threads on 28-count Zweigart® Cashel linen; finished size of each design 11.5 x 11.5. Teresa Wentzler's Brilliant Plumage (Leisure Arts #3936)

Faye Whittakers All Our Yesterdays cross stitch designs are among DMC Creative Worlds best-selling kits; an ever-popular line that has been running for ten years. This book's 40 delightfully nostalgic designs depict charming images of bygone days, and reflect upon the pleasure and excitement of childhood holidays and occasions from the turn of the 20th century. Includes clear color charts and photographs, easy-to-follow stitching instructions and inspiring project ideas for adapting the designs. Fayes original watercolors are featured throughout the book, alongside nostalgic rhymes and sayings that will evoke lasting memories of bygone days.