Needlework Animals: With over 25 Original Charted Designs

Library Journal

The most notable feature of this book is the presentation of native animals in a large pictorial atlas of the world that is worked entirely in cross-stitch on interlock canvas. Individual animals can also be worked separately, in ecological groupings of plants and animals or as letters in a pictorial alphabet. The animal designs are large, colorful, and very realistic. Charts are in full color with character symbols. Colors are keyed to the line of tapestry wools available from Bradley (Needlework Antique Flowers, Crown, 1993) in Wales, which may present a problem for American users. DMC equivalents are given, however, and color matching to the charts is also possible.