The African Cross Stitch Collection By Trish Burr Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing Edition: Paperback Size: 210 x 280 mm Illustrations: Colour throughout Pages: 112 A collection of cross stitch projects, depicting enchanting images of everyday African life in a semi-realistic, bright, colourful and vivid way, from sunrise to sunset. 25 projects. This is the culmination of years of work and research on African life and its fascinating customs. The works show the wonderful abundance of scenic, plant, bird and wildlife that so naturally subsist in the sunshine filled environment of Africa. Trish Burr has designed a collection of cross stitch projects, depicting enchanting images of everyday African life in a semi-realistic, bright, colourful and vivid way, from sunrise to sunset, and has added little folklore stories to accompany some of the designs. The projects progress form quick and easy designs towards more challenging projects for the advanced stitcher. An additional alphabet chart and motif library are included so that readers can design their own projects. Book contents Introduction. Materials and equipment. Hints and techniques Stitch instructions: Reading a cross stitch chart: Getting started; How to begin and end cross stitch; Basic cross stitch on Aida fabric; Cross stitch on evenweave or linen; Cross stitch on waste canvas; Backstitch; Fractional stitches; French knots; Stitching with beads Finishing instructions: Gauging the size of a design; Washing and finishing your work; Stretching completed work for framing; Making a greeting card; Making a bookmark; Making a scissors-keeper or potpourri sachet; Making a spectacle case; Making a pencil case General instructions for working a design Projects: Starter project; Sunlight card; Twilight card; Welcome card; Congratulations sampler; Welcome sampler; Young rhino bookmark; Young ostrich bookmark; Young warthog bookmark; Chameleon bookmark; Fish eagle bookmark; Big five bookmark; Woman with basket bookmark; Kudu and cheetah bookmark; Guineafowl bookmark; Giraffe and rhinoceros bookmark; Hippo and waterfall bookmark; Ostrich family outing; Rhino family outing; Warthog family outing; Lion family outing; Lion's den; Guineafowl on parade; Giraffe at waterhole; Sunshine sampler Alphabets. Motifs Acknowledgements. Suppliers index. The Textile Directory Bookstore postal charges: UK 1 book = £2.50 2 books = £4.50 3 books = £7.00 4 books or more = £9.00 Overseas 1 book = £6.00 2 books = £10.00 3 books = £14.00 4 books or more = £18.00 Price: £14.99