Cross Stitch by Jan Eaton

The first three chapters cover the basics, the fourth includes fifteen projects such as birthday cards, jar covers, towel borders, sachets, apron pockets, and the refreshing color combinations of an Elizabethan band sampler. Several lettering and number charts are given so the embroiderer can select and create an original design. Instructions for finishing touches include hemming stitches, finishing edges, laundering, lacing and framing wall pieces--all essential procedures that many books don't include. Thoroughly illustrated with color photos and black and white symbol charts.