Marie Connolly
MARIE CONNOLLY is the owner of the Stitch DC yarn shops in the Washington, DC, area. Her patterns have been featured in the Stitch 'N Bitch 2007 calendar. She is a mother of two. Stitch your way through the nine months of pregnancy-and have the ... [... more]
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Elegant Stitches
 From Amazon.com: Silk ribbon embroidery utilizes many of the same stitches as more traditional crewel embroidery, but the unique qualities of the ribbon make for a very different look. This beautiful book (conveniently spiral bound to lie flat when [... more]
CDN$25.03
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Roderick Kiracofe
For more than two hundred years, American women have been recording their hopes and dreams, their fears and frustrations in the exacting stitches and exuberant designs of their quilts. The American Quilt shows how these virtuoso textiles, long ... [... more]
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Susan Cropper
From Susan Cropper, owner of the critically acclaimed and wildly popular yarn store Loop, in London, here is a confectionary collection of pretty knit projects from more than a dozen top designers. Using a variety of different stitches and ... [... more]
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Celtic Art in Cross Stitch
Not enough color and content: Much of Celtic art is very colorful, yet I found the examples in this book to often have only 3-5 real color variations. Most of the designs concentrated on crosses and swirls, and of the 75 designs listed, most of them are [... more]
CDN$21.99
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250 Creative Knitting Stitches
Fun to read, useful but...: I regret that this book and the others in the Harmony series don't use standardized chart symbols that I am more familiar with. The color photography is great, however. I think I'd prefer just to own the Barbara Walker series [... more]
CDN$18.02
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The New Knitting Stitch Library: Over 300 Traditional ...
The best handbook: This book is sorted into categories based on the type of stitches. As an experienced knitter, I often write my own patterns. I always come back to this book as as source of inspiration looking for different kinds of stitches, [... more]
CDN$31.95
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Stitches: New Approaches
Classic embroidery book.: This is one of my favorite books on creative embroidery. No patterns. No counting. No cutsey projects. In fact, no projects at all. Just an excellent guide to exploring the possible uses of common embroidery stitches. I must [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook
Any plans for Stitch 'N Bitch 2??: I got this book after seeing an interview with Debbie Stoller on the Today show and have had many hours of knitting pleasure since. The instructions are clear and have helped me to advance my skills. I'd say I'm an [... more]
CDN$20.79
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All Our Yesterdays Cross Stitch Collection
Great Value: This book is a great value for collectors of the AOY pictures. There are just a little over 30 stitching patterns included. While lots of them are small there are enough mid to large pictures for stitchers who like to complete larger [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Lilo And Stitch: Read-Alongs
From Amazon.com: The DVD read-along version of Lilo & Stitch grabs attention with almost too many cool features to collapse into a manageable bite. For starters, you'll need to find your way around a screenful of flags. Feeling unambitious? Listen [... more]
CDN$18.98
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Beading on Fabric: Encyclopedia of Bead Stitch Techniques
Excellent beading book: I first saw this book recommended on a beading site. What a fantastic book for teaching all the basics and then some. I covers threads, needles, types of beads and fabrics. Then it shows you the basic stitches and more advanced [... more]
CDN$29.95
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