Stitch with Love: 11 Simple Stitches & Over 20 Easy-to-Sew Projects Todays newest & most popular needlecraft, stitchery, is an ingenious combination of good old fashioned embroidery, modern quirkiness & contemporary projects. Mandy Shaws unmistakeable style provides a gorgeous collection of stitches & projects, all in natural fabrics in the stylish cream & red colour palette. It

Includes:: a perfect introduction to eleven simple stitches, with step-by-step instruction for both right & left handers. It allows the crafter to create stunning gifts & home accessories which are personal & unique, & also leaving room for inspiration & creativity. About the Author Mandy Shaw is a well known personality within the craft community. She runs Dandelion Designs, a craft design & kit company based in East Sussex. Her work has featured on BBC2s Leisure Hour & she has written for Popular Patchwork & Fabrications magazines. More recently, Mandy appeared on Kirstie Allsopps Homemade Home (Channel 4). She is also the author of Quilt Yourself Gorgeous. She lives in East Sussex.

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February Kit of the Month
- Save over £4.50 with this gorgeous kit. Throughout February we have this kit at a fab price.   Stitch
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Stitch! By Cath Kidston Following the runaway success of Sew!, Cath Kidston has turned her unique designers eye to Stitch! Reinventing the arts of needlepoint & cross stitch for todays crafter, Cath has injected her own distinctive style of cheery, heartwarming, homemaking prints into these traditional crafts. Her blossom rose floral design worked in needlepoint creates the most fabulous clutch bag
- not a million miles away from those seen on the Fendi catwalk this season
- whilst her seventiesinspired pop flowers print makes a funky needlepoint cushion that wouldnt look out of place in any teenagers bedroom. There are plenty of quick, accessible & highly achievable projects throughout the book
- Caths popular quartet of fruit motifs, including the delectable cherries & apples, lend themselves brilliantly to making small cross stitched patches or badges that can adorn anything from a satchel pocket to a parka sleeve. In many projects to complement the stitched pieces, Cath has injected one of her trademark prints
- for example, her polka dot & floral reworking of the needlepoint Union Jack is made up into a cushion using her iconic red dot cotton duck fabric for a backing. The beauty of both needlepoint & cross stitch is that they are worked on a canvas made up of a grid of squares, so
- just like painting-by-numbers
- it is virtually foolproof & a great result is guaranteed. &, as with Sew!, this book will include a unique giveaway kit: an exclusive stitching project for a zip-up purse. With over 20 charted designs to make up in either needlepoint or cross stitch, & over 40 finished projects that incorporate those designs into a variety of stylish items, Stitch! is guaranteed to have Cath fans & crafters everywhere stocking up on tapestry yarns & embroidery silks ready to get stitching. About the Author One of Britains leading & most loved designers, Cath Kidston is best known for her vintage-inspired, colourful prints for the home. Starting with one shop in 1993, she now has over 30 stores & concessions in the UK, two in the Republic of Irel&, seven in Japan, one in Kuwait & she is still expanding her empire. She has previously published three books with Quadrille
- In Print, Make! & Sew!
- & has a hugely successful stationery line. Cath Kidston Ltd is one of the most influential & original design companies to emerge from the UK in recent years. It was announced in the Queens 2009 New Year turnovers list, that Cath Kidston is to be awarded an MBE for services to business in 2010. Author Location: London







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Stitchery ABC Counted Cross Stitch Kit Stitchery ABC Counted Cross Stitch Kit is from Design Works. An ABC design all with images relating to your favourite crafting themes. From A- Applique to Z- Zig-zag! Kit contains everything needed to complete on 14 count Aida. Finished

Size: 16 x 20 (40.6 x 50.8cm) Supplier product code: 2731

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Stitchery ABC Counted Cross Stitch Kit is from Design Works. An ABC design all with images relating to your favourite crafting themes. From A- Applique to Z- Zig-zag! Kit contains everything needed to complete on 14-count Aida. Finished

Size: 16 x 20 (40.6 x 50.8cm) Supplier product code: 2731

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Stitching Angel Counted Cross Stitch Kit Stitching Angel Counted Cross Stitch Kit is an embellished design by Joan Elliot from Design Works & expresses any cross stitchers passion. With the text saying Cross stitchers are x-tra special & lifes a stitch, you can tell everyone of the joys of cross stitching. With great detail, the finished kit pictures all your stitching accessories, from buttons to scissors around the boarder. This kit

Includes:: beads you can stitch onto the picture to decorate it further. Embellished cross stitch has a printed design on the cloth. The difference between embellished & stamped cross stitch, is that you are only stitching small areas on the cloth. These stitches act as highlights or embellishments on the cross stitched piece. They are often faster to complete than any other kit of a similar size, since you dont need to stitch the entire area. This kit

Includes:: 14 count Aida Cloth, embroidery floss, beads, needle & instructions. Finished

Size: 8 x 10 (20.4 x 25.4cm) Suppliers product code: 2704





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Stitching Angel Counted Cross Stitch Kit is an embellished design by Joan Elliot from Design Works & expresses any cross stitchers passion. With the text saying Cross stitchers are x-tra special & lifes a stitch, you can tell everyone of the joys of cross stitching. With great detail, the finished kit pictures all your stitching accessories, from buttons to scissors around the boarder. This kit

Includes:: beads you can stitch onto the picture to decorate it further. Embellished cross stitch has a printed design on the cloth. The difference between embellished & stamped cross stitch, is that you are only stitching small areas on the cloth. These stitches act as highlights or embellishments on the cross stitched piece. They are often faster to complete than any other kit of a similar size, since you dont need to stitch the entire area. This kit

Includes:: 14-count Aida Cloth, embroidery floss, beads, needle & instructions. Finished

Size: 8 x 10 (20.4 x 25.4cm) Suppliers product code: 2704





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Stitchopedia is a concise yet comprehensive reference to decorative embroidery stitches. It starts with a thorough discussion of the different types of materials that can be worked on as well as a discussion of various types of equipment. It then talks about basic techniques, transferring designs, doing your own designs, & how to present finished work. The great bulk of the book however consists of the various stitches & how to do them. They are grouped in sections on blackwork, canvas work, crewel work, hardanger, pulled work, & stumpwork. For all the stitches there are detailed instructions, clear stitch diagrams & accurate detailed colour photographs of the finished stitches as well as examples of the stitches on various textiles. There are also projects included as well as lists of techniques for which the stitches could be used. The book is heavily cross-referenced & it should become an indispensable reference source for everyone interested in embroidery
- whether amateur or experienced embroiderer. Review I love the embroidery at the beginning
- very inspiring, www.karenplatt.co.uk (March 2010)

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