by Maria Diaz (Metz Press, R155)) Cross stitch books generally offer a generous number of designs and patterns as well as pictures of the finished articles showing how the designs can be applied.

A needle-worker has created a jaw-dropping vision of the Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling in simple cross-stitch. 25 June 2009 • 12:30pm A close up of a part of Joanna Lopianowski-Roberts ...

Vintage French Needlework: 300 Authentic Cross-Stitch Patterns—Flowers, Borders, and Alphabets from Antique Textiles Véronique Maillard, trans. from the French by Rebecca DeWald. Schiffer Craft ...