Designer Bussi (Enchanted Herbal) combines lighthearted designs with inspirational quotes in this low-key cross-stitching guide. After running through a short list of easy-to-find equipment, she gets ...

Designer Greenoff (Everything: Cross Stitch) encourages readers to create their own “masterpieces” by combining the dozens of patterns she offers in this beautiful volume. First, she briefly covers ...

In 2003, Julie Jackson stopped by a craft store to buy a really ornate cross-stitch sampler — the kind with a guide to stitching the alphabet so it could be personalized as a wedding gift — as a kind ...