STERLING PUBLISHING-Sixth & Springs Books-The New Crewel: Exquisite Designs. One look at these pages and you know that this isn't your grandmother's crewel but a hip contemporary update that will have everyone reaching for a needle and thread. And these projects are easy too because crewel has no counting no grids and no cross- stitch--just beautiful free-form embroidery. Dive right in guided by a basics chapter that explains how to do the different stitches ranging from French knots to laid filling. Novices will swiftly move on to the 30 practice designs all accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions and diagrams and a dozen lovely projects. Make a card or keepsake scrapbook embellished with stitched motifs colorful totes table runners and an elegant tryptich. All in color. Measures 9x9 inches. Softcover: 112 pages. ISBN: 157990680X
