Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch: French Charm for Your Stitchwork
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- Author：Véronique Enginger
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Summary
Create lovely new once upon a time keepsakes with these 44 cross-stitch patterns， blending the traditional style of France with a charming contemporary simplicity。 The designs are eye-catchingly lovely with their subtle colors， gentle humor， and delicate lines。 They're all here: wily foxes， big bad wolves， city mice and country mice 。 。 。 not to mention princesses， enchanted worlds， and fun rhymes。 Many include multiple scenes and motifs， offering you dozens more components to use in a myriad of ways。 Along with the patterns， enjoy instructions for 22 projects to show off your stitchwork: luggage tags， mobiles， cookie tins， quilts， a cuddly toy with its own sleeping bag， and more。
Reviews
Laura
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Love the beautiful charm of this book。
Inspired 2 Craft
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I always loved fables and fairy tales growing up。 Having my mom tell me a few before bed or just looking through a classic book that had plenty of cute ones， which are always memorable and end with a hidden message。 At that time， I didn't know much about that， just how much I loved each cute tale。 However， as a grownup， I feel that those style tales played a role in understanding the outcomes of a choice and what can happen。No matter， what one thinks of these charming tales， I must say that his I always loved fables and fairy tales growing up。 Having my mom tell me a few before bed or just looking through a classic book that had plenty of cute ones， which are always memorable and end with a hidden message。 At that time， I didn't know much about that， just how much I loved each cute tale。 However， as a grownup， I feel that those style tales played a role in understanding the outcomes of a choice and what can happen。No matter， what one thinks of these charming tales， I must say that his book， Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch is full of joyful colors and memories of my childhood favorites。 Of course， a few I've never heard of。 However， it doesn't really matter， since the patterns inside are just as cute and tell a story worth imagining。 Plus， it makes me want to research and find out the fable or fairy tale that went with this design。 The book is not just a beauty to the eyes， but the patterns of each are very nice layout on the page。 It's truly， easy to depict the necessary colors of thread， the design that is being portrayed in the image through a very clear and large image， as well as with some final results of the complete stitched pattern。 The stitches are even there for the pattern。 Allowing one to use specific stitches to complete each part and get the same results as one sees in the book。 Also， with many to choose from， one can be creating a stitched projects with memorable tales， like the 3 Little Pigs， City Mice and Country Mice， Little Red， Jack， and the Bean Stock， and so much more！ Each as adorable as the tales that are read to children。The final design inside the book is shared on an object for some considerable ways to add flair to a new product or what one can do with the design。 Mostly， each final result is on the left side of the book， as the main pattern for creating them is on the right page。 They basically cover a full two pages， making it easy to open up and keep an eye on the final appearance， while knowing the stitches， colors， and what part of the design you are working on。 Lastly， I'd like to say that the one thing about this lovely book is that it may not be the easiest for beginners， but if you know embroidery and plenty of the common stitches， well this is going to be a piece of cake！ However， it's not too hard to catch up and know what you need to do。 The patterns have no words to follow or descriptions， it's just images that have the small piece of color and stitching style one must use。 Though it's a simple hobby to learn and with this book there are so many cute patterns one can make over and over again。"I have been given a free copy of Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch in exchange for my honest opinion" 。。。more
Virginia
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The patterns in fables and fairy tales to cross stitch are very pretty and easy to follow。 The colors and symbols are both located in the pattern and in floss guide at the bottom of each page。 I think these projects are best for for a baby's nursery。 As a person that cross stitches， I would prefer less straight stitching/outlining。 The patterns in fables and fairy tales to cross stitch are very pretty and easy to follow。 The colors and symbols are both located in the pattern and in floss guide at the bottom of each page。 I think these projects are best for for a baby's nursery。 As a person that cross stitches， I would prefer less straight stitching/outlining。 。。。more
Shayshkers
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The patterns are enchanting and beautiful。
Melody Schwarting
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More delightful patterns from Véronique Enginger。 While this contains some French nursery rhymes that are unfamiliar to me， it only makes me eager to learn them！ So many of these patterns would be great for gifts for children/new mothers。
Jennifer
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Veronique Enginger's Retro Cross Stitch design book is brimming with new fairy tale inspired stitching ideas created with a keen French aesthetic。 There are patterns for an assortment of uses， from smaller motifs for stitching accents to large-scale works that could be framed and hung on a wall。 There are very many really adorable patterns in here， from Little Red Riding Hood to Princesses and Dragons。 The last section of patterns is inspired solely by French fairy tales， which I found interesti Veronique Enginger's Retro Cross Stitch design book is brimming with new fairy tale inspired stitching ideas created with a keen French aesthetic。 There are patterns for an assortment of uses， from smaller motifs for stitching accents to large-scale works that could be framed and hung on a wall。 There are very many really adorable patterns in here， from Little Red Riding Hood to Princesses and Dragons。 The last section of patterns is inspired solely by French fairy tales， which I found interesting to browse through just because I was not familiar。Throughout the book， Enginger includes full color photography for examples of projects that could completed with the designs; instructions for those projects are included in the back。 The grids are well-sized and the symbols are easy to differentiate。 Enginger references DMC floss numbers， making the precise colors she recommends easy to source。While the instructions for cross stitching included with the book are suitable for beginner embroiderers， the patterns themselves are probably more appropriate for those with intermediate experience， as the beautiful designs include a lot of color changes， especially those with a larger scale。 Overall， this is a nice pattern book for anyone who enjoys cross stitching and has a new baby （or older child） to stitch adorable patterns for。 。。。more
Bonnie Kernene
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This is a fabulous cross stitch book！ Great patterns that are easy to read along with great pictures。 The patterns are of fairy tales， fables and French nursery rhymes。 They are fun to follow。 Not very difficult， so most of them would be for the intermediate stitcher， although the beginner would find some that are easy to do。 Another fabulous thing in this book are the ways to finish projects。 There are some great examples too。 I was very impressed with this book。 And I highly recommend this to This is a fabulous cross stitch book！ Great patterns that are easy to read along with great pictures。 The patterns are of fairy tales， fables and French nursery rhymes。 They are fun to follow。 Not very difficult， so most of them would be for the intermediate stitcher， although the beginner would find some that are easy to do。 Another fabulous thing in this book are the ways to finish projects。 There are some great examples too。 I was very impressed with this book。 And I highly recommend this to all cross stitchers。 It will be a treasure in their library。 。。。more
Nicole
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Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch Véronique Enginger is a wonderful collection of fairy tale themed projects with stitching charts and finishing suggestions。 It's perfect for those with knowledge of cross stitching and those interested in stitching up their favorite classic fairy tales。The book is easy to use， organized from which are the fables section and the fairy tales section of the book。 Every project is in a visual format。 A very straightforward and simple guidance， very nice visual pa Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch Véronique Enginger is a wonderful collection of fairy tale themed projects with stitching charts and finishing suggestions。 It's perfect for those with knowledge of cross stitching and those interested in stitching up their favorite classic fairy tales。The book is easy to use， organized from which are the fables section and the fairy tales section of the book。 Every project is in a visual format。 A very straightforward and simple guidance， very nice visual patterns book， which you can easily follow and copy the design exactly。 I love the designs and think the author did a great job reviving the fables and fairy tales of many others and my own childhood with these beautiful cross stitch patterns。I received an ARC from Schiffer Publishing Ltd。 via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Eileen Hall
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I have been cross stitching for more years than I care to remember， from working the usual tray cloths at school to garment motifs， Christmas/Birthday cards etc。This perfect little book surpasses everything I've done！I especially love the fairy tale section， they are not your usual run of the mill "cartoony" illustrations， but timeless designs that will delight my newish granddaughter， and I'm sure your family， for years to come！Very highly recommended。 I have been cross stitching for more years than I care to remember， from working the usual tray cloths at school to garment motifs， Christmas/Birthday cards etc。This perfect little book surpasses everything I've done！I especially love the fairy tale section， they are not your usual run of the mill "cartoony" illustrations， but timeless designs that will delight my newish granddaughter， and I'm sure your family， for years to come！Very highly recommended。 。。。more
Vicki
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I have been a cross stitcher for many years。 I taught myself to stitch when I was expecting my first child and have enjoyed the hobby ever since。 Next to reading， it is my second favorite hobby。 I’ve owned many books， leaflets， and kits。 I have to say that this book， Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch” is more of the better cross stitch books I have seen in years。Not only are there 44 different designs， the book also shows a wide variety of ways to finish your work。 The instructions for the fi I have been a cross stitcher for many years。 I taught myself to stitch when I was expecting my first child and have enjoyed the hobby ever since。 Next to reading， it is my second favorite hobby。 I’ve owned many books， leaflets， and kits。 I have to say that this book， Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch” is more of the better cross stitch books I have seen in years。Not only are there 44 different designs， the book also shows a wide variety of ways to finish your work。 The instructions for the finishing techniques and the supplier of fabric， etc。 are noted in the book as well。The threads used are DMC。 I really appreciate when DMC is used as it is one of the more cost effective flosses available。 If you want to use other materials， generally， other companies will provide an equivalent chart to DMC。The book is well made。 It has a hardcover with an easy， stay-flat， sewn in binding。 I can open to a page easily and the book stays open （rather than having to fight it to stay in that position。 I always feel that a sewn-in binding is a mark of a very well made book。The designs are done with both color coding and symbols。 Most people prefer one or the other。 For my use， I prefer the symbols。I would rate this as a good book for anyone from new to cross stitch to advanced。 There are enough directions to walk a new stitcher through and the subject and the overall designs are so beautiful they will tempt an advance stitcher as well。The designs are based on Fables， Fairy Tales and French Nursery Rhymes。 While I am familiar with the first two categories， I was both unfamiliar with as well as entranced by the French Nursey Rhymes designs。 They made me very curious to learn more about the rhymes。I have already pre-ordered Ms。 Enginger’s Christmas book due out later this year and I be purchasing her Retro book （just out now with 500 designs） in the near future。 When I looked for other books by this artist， I found many French and even Japanese releases。 I hope that the artist and publisher will be providing more of these books and designs in the English language。In addition to the hardbound copy of this book that I purchased on Amazon， I was provided a temporary digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley。 。。。more
Joanne Liddement
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I wanted to review this wonderful book of Fables and Fairy tales cross-stitch designs once i had worked one of the design myself and i was not disappointed。There are 46 designs and 22 projects included in the book。 I chose The Princess and The Pea design to make and i found the chart very easy to follow with clear instructions and thread guide using DMC and i got a perfect finished result。 There are plenty of colour pictures to inspire you throughout the whole book and it is packed with hints an I wanted to review this wonderful book of Fables and Fairy tales cross-stitch designs once i had worked one of the design myself and i was not disappointed。There are 46 designs and 22 projects included in the book。 I chose The Princess and The Pea design to make and i found the chart very easy to follow with clear instructions and thread guide using DMC and i got a perfect finished result。 There are plenty of colour pictures to inspire you throughout the whole book and it is packed with hints and tips so great for a beginner to cross-stitch。The book is divided into three themes: Fables， Fairy Tales and French Nursery Rhymes which you can mix and match to create your own designs。I love this book so much that i bought myself a hardback copy as i will be making many more projects from this book。 #Fables&FairyTalesToCrossStitch #NetGalley 。。。more
Heather
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I LOVE this book。 This is my favorite cross stitch book ever。 There are so many designs and they are all incredibly charming。 There are patterns for just about every fairy tale or fable you can think of， from "The Tortoise and the Hare" to "Beauty and the Beast"。 I have marked at least 30 patterns I want to stitch。 I have already pulled fabric for some， I'm so excited to start。 I also love how the book includes instructions on how to finish projects in the style displayed in the model photos。 Th I LOVE this book。 This is my favorite cross stitch book ever。 There are so many designs and they are all incredibly charming。 There are patterns for just about every fairy tale or fable you can think of， from "The Tortoise and the Hare" to "Beauty and the Beast"。 I have marked at least 30 patterns I want to stitch。 I have already pulled fabric for some， I'm so excited to start。 I also love how the book includes instructions on how to finish projects in the style displayed in the model photos。 There are instruction on how to make a tote bag， a doll， pennant， bookmark， and more。 It even includes patterns to cut out fabric。 The finishing section is a great addition。 I do have two issues with this book， though。 First of all， the charts are not in 10x10 blocks。 They are just big grids。 Not terrible， but a bit harder to follow。 Also， my bigger issue is that there is no stitch count on the charts。 As I said， I was pulling fabric for charts and noticed that I actually had to count the blocks on the grid to figure out the stitch count。 Very tedious， especially when you are excited to start something。 But， the patterns are so great that those issues are in no way a deal breaker。 I highly recommend this book if you like french-style patterns。 Especially if you are a fairy tale fan。 **I received this copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review** 。。。more
Denice Langley
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It had been awhile since my last cross stitch project and I was looking for a project。 I found MANY patterns to keep me busy for the near future。 I'm so glad I requested this book; it meets and exceeds the description。 You'll have a hard time choosing which project to work on first。 It had been awhile since my last cross stitch project and I was looking for a project。 I found MANY patterns to keep me busy for the near future。 I'm so glad I requested this book; it meets and exceeds the description。 You'll have a hard time choosing which project to work on first。 。。。more
Rachel Bridgeman
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This was a beautiful book that I really enjoyed。 Cross stitch is something I like but find a lot of the magazines don't really appeal to me。 Fairy tales and design do ，however，and I feel that this exemplifies a modern take on fairy tales in a very stylish way。 I very much plan on making as many of the designs as possible。 Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this in return for an honest review。 This was a beautiful book that I really enjoyed。 Cross stitch is something I like but find a lot of the magazines don't really appeal to me。 Fairy tales and design do ，however，and I feel that this exemplifies a modern take on fairy tales in a very stylish way。 I very much plan on making as many of the designs as possible。 Many thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this in return for an honest review。 。。。more
Chocolategoddess
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This is one of the best pattern books I've come across。 The designs are absolutely charming， blending the realistic and fantastical into delicate original images。 They have a lot of life and personality to them。 Some are even a bit 'modular'， which would allow you to mix and match border designs， motifs， and images to fit whatever project you're working on。There are three types of designs: fables， fairy tales， and French nursery rhymes。 The fairy tales include all the classics like Beauty and th This is one of the best pattern books I've come across。 The designs are absolutely charming， blending the realistic and fantastical into delicate original images。 They have a lot of life and personality to them。 Some are even a bit 'modular'， which would allow you to mix and match border designs， motifs， and images to fit whatever project you're working on。There are three types of designs: fables， fairy tales， and French nursery rhymes。 The fairy tales include all the classics like Beauty and the Beast， Goldilocks and the Three Bears， Hansel and Gretel， Snow White etc etc， but also some more unusual ones like Peter and the Wolf and Hop o' My Thumb。 I'm not familiar with any of the French nursery rhymes， but they're all adorable， and the designs have a few of the words to stitch alongside。The design patterns themselves are clear and easy to read， with both coloured squares and symbols inside them。 There's a brief set of instructions on making the designs， but it's cross stitch， it doesn't really need more than that。 The instructions for the suggested projects are clear， with small diagrams for each step。The only drawback in this book is that a mere three pages are dedicated to the actual patterns for the fabric in these projects， which means they've drawn them all overlapping each other with different coloured lines。 It's not hugely difficult to untangle them， but it would have been a little easier with only a handful of extra pages。All in all， a lovely book！ 。。。more
Ann
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I’m always looking for small projects that can be stitched on Anne cloth， the squares are 45 X’s。 The images are easy to recognize and the patterns are in color and simple to follow。 Charts give color recommendations。 Got for all skill levels。
Samantha （Booktiamo）
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A lovely little book， full of charming patterns that any fable and fairy tale fan will love for both young and old。 Great patterns that are easy to follow。 22 projects to show off your stitchwork: luggage tags， mobiles， cookie tins， quilts， a cuddly toy with its own sleeping bag， and more。
Andrew Farley
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I knit， crochet， and embroider， but I have yet to try my hand at Cross Stitch。 This book makes me very excited to start。 On top of the 50+ Cross Stitch patters， there are also instructions for multiple projects to add apply the patterns too。 These projects include a tote bag， bookmark， storage pouch， key ring， wall art， beach bag， and many more。 My favorite is definitely the fox stuffed animal with a sleeping bag。 It is the perfect toy for my daughter。Whether you make things for yourself， or as I knit， crochet， and embroider， but I have yet to try my hand at Cross Stitch。 This book makes me very excited to start。 On top of the 50+ Cross Stitch patters， there are also instructions for multiple projects to add apply the patterns too。 These projects include a tote bag， bookmark， storage pouch， key ring， wall art， beach bag， and many more。 My favorite is definitely the fox stuffed animal with a sleeping bag。 It is the perfect toy for my daughter。Whether you make things for yourself， or as gifts for others， this book is an incredible source of ideas。 I would highly recommend this book to anyone new or experienced in the ways of Cross Stitch！I received this ARC from NetGalley for review。 。。。more
Amy Hurrell
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A lovely book of cross stitch projects for lovers of fairy tales and French fables。。
Ramie
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It has been years since I have completed a cross-stitch pattern。 But after being offered this book and another Véronique Enginger book for review， I am going to remedy that。This book is just about perfect for me personally because it combines fairy tale patterns with a super adorable vintage’y look。 While all of the patterns are lovely I especially love the Snow White， Red Riding， Pinocchio， and Alice in Wonderland patterns。 The color choices in this book are adorable （though you could obviously It has been years since I have completed a cross-stitch pattern。 But after being offered this book and another Véronique Enginger book for review， I am going to remedy that。This book is just about perfect for me personally because it combines fairy tale patterns with a super adorable vintage’y look。 While all of the patterns are lovely I especially love the Snow White， Red Riding， Pinocchio， and Alice in Wonderland patterns。 The color choices in this book are adorable （though you could obviously use whatever colors you want）。The book is broken up into three pattern sections （Fables， Fairy Tales， and French Nursery Rhymes） then it also includes a techniques and tips section as well as project instructions。If you are a beginner at cross-stitch， you can definitely complete these patterns。 In fact I feel like these are a great place to start as they’re not too large and could be combined in many different ways。The projects themselves （things like hanging storage， totes， and even a princess hat） are cute but are just a bonus in my eyes as the actual cross-stitch patterns can be used in your own projects as well。It does show you how to make the stitches but they’re just the typical x stitch， 3/4 stitch， straight stitch， and my arch nemesis the french knot。 Nothing too complicated。 You won’t have to learn new stitches if you already know the basics， you’re set。 。。。more
Jenny Houle
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FABLES & FAIRY TALES TO CROSS STITCH is exactly as the title describes。 It is a beautiful and whimsical book of cross stitch patterns， including patterns from the classic fables and fairy tales as well as several French nursery rhymes。 While the instructions in the patterns are in English， be forewarned that the patterns themselves （the ones with words anyway） are actually in French （which the subtitle "French Charm for your Stitch Work" does make obvious， I hope）。 This only applies to in the pa FABLES & FAIRY TALES TO CROSS STITCH is exactly as the title describes。 It is a beautiful and whimsical book of cross stitch patterns， including patterns from the classic fables and fairy tales as well as several French nursery rhymes。 While the instructions in the patterns are in English， be forewarned that the patterns themselves （the ones with words anyway） are actually in French （which the subtitle "French Charm for your Stitch Work" does make obvious， I hope）。 This only applies to in the patterns for the French Nursery rhymes section really。In addition to the cross stitch patterns， which are easy to follow yet intricate enough to keep even an experienced cross stitcher interested， the book also contains patterns for several sewing projects to apply your cross stitch panel to once it's complete， including， but not limited to， a quilt， a project bag， and a messenger bag。I'm still trying to figure out which pattern I'm doing first。 。。。more
Jenny
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Fables and Fairy Tales to Cross-stitch is a nicely-produced book of retro themed patterns。 Each pattern includes a stitched example and a variety of finishing techniques are demonstrated。 Patterns are clearly marked and easy to follow。 The designs are stitched with DMC threads， which is convenient and known to most cross-stitchers。 Someone decorating a nursery or a crafty grandparent would find this book very useful。
DenXXX
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I am reviewing this book for Véronique Enginger， Schiffer Publishing Ltd， and NetGalley who gave me a copy of their book for an honest review。 This was perfect for me as I’m lain up at the moment and can’t go to work so my cross-stitch has come out and I’ve incorporated numerous designs into cards and small projects。 The patterns are easy to follow and clear and all based on fables and fairytales – nothing could be more perfect。
Annie
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Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Véronique Enginger is a lovely collection of fairy tale themed projects with stitching charts and finishing suggestions。 It's 144 pages from Schiffer Publishing and due to release 28th March， 2018。There are several things I really liked about this volume。 The charts are very well reproduced， crystal clear and have both symbols and colour shading on them。 I find that style of chart much easier on my eyes w Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch by Véronique Enginger is a lovely collection of fairy tale themed projects with stitching charts and finishing suggestions。 It's 144 pages from Schiffer Publishing and due to release 28th March， 2018。There are several things I really liked about this volume。 The charts are very well reproduced， crystal clear and have both symbols and colour shading on them。 I find that style of chart much easier on my eyes when stitching for long periods of time。 The overall quality of the designs is very high， on a first look through this collection， I found quite a number which I intend to stitch。I also really liked that this collection （and Retro Cross Stitch by the same author， which I will review soon）， does more than just present the charts， but also includes the patterns for the soft furnishings and pillows and other projects along with clear finishing instructions。Additionally， the text is charmingly retro and whimsical。 The entire collection has a very European flair and of the included fairy tales and rhymes， many will be new to Americans， less so to Europeans。The book includes a wide variety of sizes and complexities in the charts， from tiny spot motifs to full pillow sized vignettes。 Many of the pieces coordinate also， so making up a layette isn't a problem。Available in hardcover format 28th March， 2018。 Lovely pieces， well written instructions。Four and a half starsDisclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher。 。。。more
Rose
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Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch is a wonderful selection of cross stitch patterns and a few projects to finish them out into aprons， wall hangings and bags。 The majority seem small sized without complicated detailing and a simple color selection。 Full Disclosure: I was allowed to read a copy of this book for free as a member of NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased review。 The opinions I have expressed are my own and I was not influenced to give a positive review。
Eva Müller
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The book is divided into three chapters: Fables， Fairy-Tales and French Nursery Rhymes， every one offering between 10 and 20 cross-stitch patterns inspired by them。 Each comes with a photo of the finished cross-stitch。 Most of those are large pictures （ca。 120*130 stitches） illustrating a scene from the story and it would be hard to pick out a small part of it to stitch it as a seperate picture。 But a few are more a collection of smaller images， where it would be easy to take out one to e。g。 dec The book is divided into three chapters: Fables， Fairy-Tales and French Nursery Rhymes， every one offering between 10 and 20 cross-stitch patterns inspired by them。 Each comes with a photo of the finished cross-stitch。 Most of those are large pictures （ca。 120*130 stitches） illustrating a scene from the story and it would be hard to pick out a small part of it to stitch it as a seperate picture。 But a few are more a collection of smaller images， where it would be easy to take out one to e。g。 decorate a card （and the fairy tale chapter even includes a set of small patterns for generic fairy tale images like dragons and witches）。The book also offers instructions for projects that can be made out of the finished cross-stitches: a pillow， a sleeping bag for stuffed animals， a book-cover， an apron and much more。 The instructions call for one specific pattern for each item but since most of those are for the whole images that are all of similar size， nobody stops you from replacing The Princess on the Pea with Snow White on the pillow。Now the pattern themselves are。。。very very cutesy。 I don't think I will make any of the large pictures for myself but stick to decorating smaller items like birthday-cards with butterflies or crowns。 I'm not saying that I was expecting a dark and subverted interpretation of fairy tales。 But it is possible to illustrate those stories and stay true to them without drowning everything in pastels。ARC provided by NetGalley 。。。more
Leyla Johnson
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This is such a fabulous book， I really found it so adorable， retro with a modern application。 The cross stitch patterns are easy to follow and you can make the whole pieces or separate out small parts to make a quicker item。 There are fables and fairy tales depicted very tastefully， with a final chapter on French nursery rhymes。I really love them all， every page I turned it became my favourite until I just decided that I could pick which one I like best。
Lynn Siler
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I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in return for an honest review。I loved the color schemes in this book as well as the multiple suggestions for practical uses of the finished cross-stitch pieces。 The “French Fairy Tale” section is ideal for creating a themed room or area。 The cross-stitch patterns also appear to be perfectly made to use not only the full-page scenes but to easily take parts of the design to use for other projects and the two-color designs are also great for fil I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in return for an honest review。I loved the color schemes in this book as well as the multiple suggestions for practical uses of the finished cross-stitch pieces。 The “French Fairy Tale” section is ideal for creating a themed room or area。 The cross-stitch patterns also appear to be perfectly made to use not only the full-page scenes but to easily take parts of the design to use for other projects and the two-color designs are also great for filet crochet projects。 。。。more
Ettak
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I received this e-book ARC through Net Galley from Schiffer Publishing， in exchange for a truthful review。The book is broken up into three main sections: Fables， Fairy Tales and French Nursery Rhymes。 An American audience will be most familiar with the Fables and Fairy Tales sections motifs。 Perusing the French Nursery Rhymes section might not evoke personal childhood memories for English speakers， and the words in the cross-stitch patterns are in French， but the designs are lovely and perfect f I received this e-book ARC through Net Galley from Schiffer Publishing， in exchange for a truthful review。The book is broken up into three main sections: Fables， Fairy Tales and French Nursery Rhymes。 An American audience will be most familiar with the Fables and Fairy Tales sections motifs。 Perusing the French Nursery Rhymes section might not evoke personal childhood memories for English speakers， and the words in the cross-stitch patterns are in French， but the designs are lovely and perfect for cross-stitch gifts for children。The Aesop's Fable "City Mouse and the Country Mouse" motif made me laugh， as the mice are sharing what appears to be red wine。 Definitely a French-bent on that one:-）Each cross-stitch design is beautifully staged with a color-photograph and comes with an accompanying chart complete with the expected DMC floss legend。Miniature monochrome motifs embedded in each of the larger designs in the Fables section are small enough to complete in an hour and would make useful bookmarks， gift tags， etc。In addition to the cross-stitch designs， the book also has directions and patterns for crafts in which to use the completed cross-stitch。 These crafts would be perfect for a nursery， children's bedroom/playroom/classroom or as gifts。I definitely want to try several of these designs， especially the Pierrot mobile using the "Au clair de la lune" chart。I would classify the cross-stitch patterns as beginner/intermediate levels and the sewing skills for the craft as an intermediate level。 The colors used are classics - not too bold and come off as dreamy to me - perfect for the subject matter and audience。 。。。more
Kerrific Kerr
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