Childhood Days in Cross Stitch

Inspired by memories of childhood, this cross-stitch book includes a range of samplers, paperweights, cards, small pictures, pendants, and pincushions to make for children s rooms. There are also cross-stitch borders for items such as children s clothes, curtains, cushions, and pram-covers. The projects are complemented with ephemera drawn from old children s books, games, and toys, and many illustrate poems or traditional nursery rhymes. There are more than 50 designs suitable for both beginners and experienced needleworkers. Each design is accompanied by a color photograph of the finished object and a stitch-chart, together with straightforward making-up instructions.

Inspired by memories of childhood, this cross-stitch book includes a range of samplers, paperweights, cards, small pictures, pendants, and pincushions to make for children s rooms. There are also cross-stitch borders for items such as children s clothes, curtains, cushions, and pram-covers. The projects are complemented with ephemera drawn from old children s books, games, and toys, and many illustrate poems or traditional nursery rhymes. There are more than 50 designs suitable for both beginners and experienced needleworkers. Each design is accompanied by a color photograph of the finished object and a stitch-chart, together with straightforward making-up instructions.