Two-Hour Cross-Stitch: 515 Fabulous Designs

I was teaching my 4 granddaughers how to cross stitch. We started with plastic canvas needlepoint - then moved to 14 count Aida cloth. These designs are fantastic and even the 8 year old could comprehend!!! Only criticism is that they reference DMC color numbers - without stating at least a color name - like pale yellow, light yellow, sunshine yellow, deep yellow - etc. We had to refer to the beautiful COLOR image for reference - which did help. We also had to fill in the background on the ones that were done on colored Aida cloth - to emulate the image correctly. Another hint - color copy the page - to you can make notes and use a ruler to keep you on the right line!!! Each design was about 4 hr for a beginner to complete!

This book is great for small projects. I highly recommend it for someone just getting started or someone looking for quick gift ideas.

I can't find this book in my library and don't remember who I bought it for. There haven't been any complaints, so I'm assuming the recipient is enjoying it.

received as described and on time

It arrived in great shape

THE PROCESS WAS WHAT I EXPECTED. I AM VERY SATISFIED.

This is a great book for a beginning cross stitcher. Many relatively easy little projects. This book, along with two-hour cross stitch animals by same author worth purchasing.

This book of patterns is not very good in my opinion. The patterns are all small with a lot of backstitching.

Book is like new. Was exactly what I was looking for.

Awesome book .Loaded with patterns.Can really quickly.Excellent shape

I bought this book for a total of £2.29 including postage, so it was a must buy really. While it is an older cross stitching book (1994), some the content is still relevant today,but there are a lot of vintage and traditional designs. These are quaint enough to use to teach children. Obviously, there are lots of more modern designs available elsewhere. But these designs would come in handy for a vintage piece or a traditional sampler, or even just learning technique.The charts are easy to follow, and are also enlarged, so are easy to see. The colour guides are for DMC threads, but it is easy enough to colour match as there is an image of the completed, stitched piece alongside the charts to refer to. There are some guides on how to cross stitch at the back, but these aren't the simplest, so I would recommend that if you are a beginner, you should watch a quick youtube tutorial on cross stitching first of all.

This book is a truly excellent resource. The designs are clear and what is awesome is that what the finished design will look like is shown next to the pattern on the page. You don't get this in other cross stitch pattern books that I have bought but you do with this one. I found this so helpful.

I'm really pleased with this book. It is ideal for my project that I am doing. I'm embroidering new hankichiefs with a small cross stitch and then selling them for charity. I'v got so many orders for them.