Retro Cross Stitch: 500 Patterns, French Charm for Your Stitchwork
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Summary
Enter this deliciously vintage universe of 500 patterns and add a touch of nostalgia to your stitchwork。 Re-create designs from 1800s and 1900s fashion houses and milliners' catalogs。 Take your cross stitch on a bon voyage into the past with traveling motifs like trunk labels of exotic destinations and railroad advertising posters。 Other sections of patterns feature tea and coffee motifs， and daily life in vintage terms。 Many of the designs include multiple scenes and motifs， offering you hundreds of components to use in a myriad of ways。 Throughout， be inspired by "mood boards" of completed motifs， along with photos of projects that will show off your creations in daily life。
Reviews
Inspired 2 Craft
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The book， Retro Cross Stitch is filled with so many different styles patterns for one to cross-stitch for themselves。 This is something I've always loved when it comes to personalizing and adding a touch of love to an object， whether it's a pillow， article of clothing， towels， and so many other items！ This book to me is something that allows one to use beautiful decorative designs， in this case， retro-style patterns， and use them to dazzle up anything they like。The best part about this book is t The book， Retro Cross Stitch is filled with so many different styles patterns for one to cross-stitch for themselves。 This is something I've always loved when it comes to personalizing and adding a touch of love to an object， whether it's a pillow， article of clothing， towels， and so many other items！ This book to me is something that allows one to use beautiful decorative designs， in this case， retro-style patterns， and use them to dazzle up anything they like。The best part about this book is that there are so much adorable items one can stitch inside！ This is a nice hardcover book with so many creative creations that really can be endless with which is used alone， together， or just to add to different items。 I just love that the basis is revolving around the French charm， which really is what pulled me in to take a look at the book。 Additionally， I feel it has a bit more flair with the French designs being part of the retro patterns and reminds me of the fashions， food， people， and many other objects or styles that are related to the past。 Especially， like ones seen on a movie or TV shows。For example， there is a beautiful bakery shop， full of baguettes and little designs for creating croissants or even a paperboy， handing out papers。 You can find classic items like phones， typewriters， cameras， and all in their large and unique shape， not the ones we have now but those classic designs。 I almost get the feeling， well partially of Les Miserable when it comes to the time zone and also just a PBS show that relates to a historical time period。 No matter， there are just so many images that one can design over and over。Finally， the adorable stitched pattern in this book is something worth creating。 No matter if it's just one part of the design on the page or multiple， maybe even using just the food varieties， clothing， or travel， this book has plenty to enjoy and try。 I do know one thing， I just can't wait to put a few of my favorite French charms from this book on fabric。 "I have been given a free copy of Retro Cross Stitch: 500 Patterns， French Charm in exchange for my honest opinion" 。。。more
The Book Squirrel
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This is a big book of vintage motifs that will keep a stitcher engaged for ages。 It's best if you're looking for small motifs and if you have imagination about how to use them in projects。I really liked the fans and corsets and flowers， and there are some various fonts that are very pretty。However， I would have liked the book to have more images of the finished work and different projects for their use。 This is a big book of vintage motifs that will keep a stitcher engaged for ages。 It's best if you're looking for small motifs and if you have imagination about how to use them in projects。I really liked the fans and corsets and flowers， and there are some various fonts that are very pretty。However， I would have liked the book to have more images of the finished work and different projects for their use。 。。。more
Cyndi
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lovely patterns。 So many beautiful flowers。 Easy to follow instructions with lovely vintage patterns。 I especially loved the coffee and tea section。
Samantha （Booktiamo）
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This lovely book full of french art， flowers and all thing retro， is a great book for anyone who loves retro french and would make beautiful work for your home。 Easy to follow patterns。 Recreate designs from 1800s and 1900s fashion houses and milliners’。 Designs that can be used on their own or you could compile them together to make a scene。
Zoë Gulliksen
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This is a great book to have in your collection if you are a cross stitch aficionado！ It's very intricate and detailing， so not to be tackled for the newbie stitcher。 But the designs are inspiring and absolutely charming！ This is a great book to have in your collection if you are a cross stitch aficionado！ It's very intricate and detailing， so not to be tackled for the newbie stitcher。 But the designs are inspiring and absolutely charming！ 。。。more
Jo
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#RetroCrossStitch #NetGalley #Home #DYI #RetroA colorful and beautiful 101 course of cross-stitch。 The catalog contains a large number of vintage to give a chic touch to any project。
Jennifer
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Veronique Enginger's Retro Cross Stitch design book is brimming with new 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。 My favorite were the airplanes， the Orient Express， and the Asian-inspired patterns。 Throughout the book， Enginger includes full color photography for examples of projects that could completed with the designs; instructions Veronique Enginger's Retro Cross Stitch design book is brimming with new 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。 My favorite were the airplanes， the Orient Express， and the Asian-inspired patterns。 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 likes the French aesthetic of the designs。 。。。more
Vicki
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I have cross stitched for many years and own a lot of patterns and encyclopedia style compilation books。 I am a little bit jaded when it comes to new design books。 In many ways， the designs all begin to look the same。This book， is another thing altogether。 I have recently purchased the Fables and Fairy Tales by Ms Enginger and based on how much I enjoyed that book， I pre-ordered her Christmas book and picked up this book as well。The designs range from small to full size pages。 You can design you I have cross stitched for many years and own a lot of patterns and encyclopedia style compilation books。 I am a little bit jaded when it comes to new design books。 In many ways， the designs all begin to look the same。This book， is another thing altogether。 I have recently purchased the Fables and Fairy Tales by Ms Enginger and based on how much I enjoyed that book， I pre-ordered her Christmas book and picked up this book as well。The designs range from small to full size pages。 You can design your own sampler style project using any number of the designs in this book and they will all match well together。 The designs are definitely retro but will a European flair that I have not seen in a US published book before。What I have been really impressed by is the minimal use of backstitch in most of the designs。 Usually， a book of small design uses intensive backstitch to give definition to the design。 In this book， it is only used as part of the design element。 As I am not one who loves backstitching （though， as hard as it is to believe， there are those who do love it）， these designs are perfect for me。I’ve looked at this designer’s previously published books which have been made available only in other languages and sincerely hope that she and the publisher will make those books available in English as well。 。。。more
Nicole
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Retro Cross Stitch Véronique Enginger is a beautiful collection of 500 charts for motifs with a French retro flair to cross stitch。 The designs are varied and include many smaller designs as well as some larger pieces。 Scattered throughout are finished examples stitched onto various articles like linens， bags， framed pictures and labels/cards。 A Touch of Nostalgia， Chocolate， Tea， Coffee， Fabulous Journeys， and Fashion。 Most of the designs are small， which are perfect for crafters to use in a my Retro Cross Stitch Véronique Enginger is a beautiful collection of 500 charts for motifs with a French retro flair to cross stitch。 The designs are varied and include many smaller designs as well as some larger pieces。 Scattered throughout are finished examples stitched onto various articles like linens， bags， framed pictures and labels/cards。 A Touch of Nostalgia， Chocolate， Tea， Coffee， Fabulous Journeys， and Fashion。 Most of the designs are small， which are perfect for crafters to use in a myriad of ways。 With color stitching charts and DMC floss numbers provided， the patterns are easy for even a beginner to be able to follow。The book has page after page filled with individual patterns grouped together by common subject。 The trend towards lazy days during the 1800， parasols and high button boots， tea service and time at the boardwalk or the beach are beautifully imagined。 The sections are A Touch of Nostalgia， Chocolate， Tea， Coffee， Fabulous Journeys， and Fashion。 Most of the designs are small， which are perfect for crafters to use in a myriad of ways。 With color stitching charts and DMC floss numbers provided， the patterns are easy for even a beginner to be able to follow。I received this ARC from Schiffer Publishing Ltd。 via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Eileen Hall
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I enjoy all types of cross stitch and this book of retro patterns will make a great addition to my workshelf。I would like to thank Schiffer Publications and Netgalley for allowing me to review and add to my knowledge。
Carmen Ledford
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Retro Cross Stitch is a delightful collection of vintage cross stitch patterns。 The book contains over 500 full color patterns， basic instructions for cross stitching， and several pictures of completed projects。 There is a variety of large and small projects， but I most look forward to completing the smaller projects as gifts。 In fact， my first project will be to sew a tea towel and add the teapot design from this book as a border。 The patterns cover everything from travel to sewing to fashion t Retro Cross Stitch is a delightful collection of vintage cross stitch patterns。 The book contains over 500 full color patterns， basic instructions for cross stitching， and several pictures of completed projects。 There is a variety of large and small projects， but I most look forward to completing the smaller projects as gifts。 In fact， my first project will be to sew a tea towel and add the teapot design from this book as a border。 The patterns cover everything from travel to sewing to fashion to food and drink， all in a vintage style。 This is a great book for anyone interested in cross stitch with a vintage flair。I received an advance reading copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 I was not obligated to write a positive review。 。。。more
Reeca Elliott
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I love every single pattern in this book。 The patterns are more vintage than retro， makes them right in my wheelhouse。 They are super colorful and very easy to use。 There are also lots of teapots。 I adore teapots！ In the above picture， the teapot pattern I am working on is very similar to the teapot I own。I ordered a hard copy of this book today。 I would rather hold the book。 Easier to stitch from than a piece of paper which gets bent and faded。This book is great for any cross stitcher。I receive I love every single pattern in this book。 The patterns are more vintage than retro， makes them right in my wheelhouse。 They are super colorful and very easy to use。 There are also lots of teapots。 I adore teapots！ In the above picture， the teapot pattern I am working on is very similar to the teapot I own。I ordered a hard copy of this book today。 I would rather hold the book。 Easier to stitch from than a piece of paper which gets bent and faded。This book is great for any cross stitcher。I received this book from Netgalley for a honest review。 。。。more
Mel （Epic Reading）
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When I get a new cross stitch pattern， book or magazine generally I'm super excited for at least one section of it。 Especially when it's a book with lots of motifs or project options。 Cross stitch is my number 1 crafting passion！ Unfortunately when I opened up Retro Cross Stitch I felt really let down。 The motifs in this book might be a bit unique （like the typewriter ones） but the reality is that they are no different than what you can find in the average cross stitch magazine that specializes When I get a new cross stitch pattern， book or magazine generally I'm super excited for at least one section of it。 Especially when it's a book with lots of motifs or project options。 Cross stitch is my number 1 crafting passion！ Unfortunately when I opened up Retro Cross Stitch I felt really let down。 The motifs in this book might be a bit unique （like the typewriter ones） but the reality is that they are no different than what you can find in the average cross stitch magazine that specializes in smaller motifs。 With no actual large projects or designs， no sampler usage examples for the motifs and little to no truly unique items I was let down。 Maybe if you have a specific thought in mind for corsets， typewriters or flowers you would find this book's patterns useful。 But for me they fell a bit flat。 DefinitionsThe biggest let down for me was to discover that this was not retro at all！ In fact it's vintage。 Now you might be thinking， what's the big deal？ Or what's the difference？ Retro tends to be bold 60's， 70's and 80's patterns and trends。 Vintage is back to the late 1800's - early 1900's when corsets were king， women couldn't walk around alone and having a job or voting were definitely not in the cards for us ladies。 Quite a difference in my mind。 While I love vintage more than retro （usually）; in this case I felt Retro Cross Stitch missed the mark whether it was truly retro or vintage。 Some cute towels， babies bibs， or other kitschy items might be inspired from this book but otherwise it's likely to collect dust on your shelf; or at least on mine。 For this and more of my reviews please visit my blog at: Epic ReadingPlease note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via Net Galley。 This is an honest and unbiased review。 。。。more
Sharon
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Schiffer Publishing and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Retro Cross Stitch: 500 Patterns， French Charm for Your Stitchwork。 I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given。Retro Cross Stitch is a book full of vintage designs， with sections such as A Touch of Nostalgia， Chocolate， Tea， Coffee， Fabulous Journeys， and Fashion。 Most of the designs are small， which are perfect for crafters to use in a myriad of ways。 With color stitching charts and DMC fl Schiffer Publishing and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of Retro Cross Stitch: 500 Patterns， French Charm for Your Stitchwork。 I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given。Retro Cross Stitch is a book full of vintage designs， with sections such as A Touch of Nostalgia， Chocolate， Tea， Coffee， Fabulous Journeys， and Fashion。 Most of the designs are small， which are perfect for crafters to use in a myriad of ways。 With color stitching charts and DMC floss numbers provided， the patterns are easy for even a beginner to be able to follow。The problem with the book is that most of the designs do not show the finished look， only the color charts。 It is difficult to get a clear picture of how the patterns will look when they are completed， making it harder for readers。 Cross stitching is a visual art and not having photos of the stitched items is a negative。 I personally use the photos of the finished project when I am working， as charts sometimes can seem muddled and confusing when the design is complicated。 Many of the designs are cute and fun， which can be a great way for newcomers to the art to get their feet wet。 As the author is very prolific， I am interesting in seeing what other types of design books are offered。 Readers who enjoy the look of retro patterns may find this cross stitch book to their liking。 。。。more
Patricia Reyes
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The author has a real knack for creating adorable vinatage’y patterns。 In this particular book that means things like an Art Nouveau alphabet sampler （I’ve never been a friend of alphabet samplers， but the letters are super useful anyway）。 There are many floral themed more traditional pieces but there are also patterns like old cars， a jazz band， flappers， artists， planes， tributes to old school scientists， toys， teapots， coffeepots， foods， and more。 One of my favorite sections of this book focu The author has a real knack for creating adorable vinatage’y patterns。 In this particular book that means things like an Art Nouveau alphabet sampler （I’ve never been a friend of alphabet samplers， but the letters are super useful anyway）。 There are many floral themed more traditional pieces but there are also patterns like old cars， a jazz band， flappers， artists， planes， tributes to old school scientists， toys， teapots， coffeepots， foods， and more。 One of my favorite sections of this book focusses on Women’s clothing and accessories。 。。。more
Ryan
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In all reality， these patterns are beautiful， but just not for me。 I would never make them。 First off they are just little cross stitch patterns batched into themes。 Very few full wall hanging type of patterns。 However， I know this book would get checked out from the library by both novice and expert cross stitchers。
Louetta
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I love Cross stitch and I love things that have an old fashion feel to them。 This book combines both those loves in one。， My favorite patterns are the botanicals， but there are also people， travel， objects， clothing， places and cultures。。 All the patters are lovely， and the pictures are of very high quality。 。 I can"t see the book being really recommended for a really new cross stitcher， because it does not include instructions or patterns so one would have to be familiar with the technique of c I love Cross stitch and I love things that have an old fashion feel to them。 This book combines both those loves in one。， My favorite patterns are the botanicals， but there are also people， travel， objects， clothing， places and cultures。。 All the patters are lovely， and the pictures are of very high quality。 。 I can"t see the book being really recommended for a really new cross stitcher， because it does not include instructions or patterns so one would have to be familiar with the technique of cross stitch to use， but a lovely book to look at all the same。 I am considering a hard copy of this book because I see it being well used and even being passed down to my daughters。 。。。more
Andrew Farley
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Cross Stitch is a vintage hobby， so what could be better then some AWESOME vintage patters？ This book answers that question with a loud， "Not much！" From start to finish， this book is jam-packed with beautiful patterns。 Being new to Cross-Stitch， I love the fact that the patterns in this book range in difficulty from easy to quite complex。 This difficulty variance means the book will stick with me as I grow in the craft。The book starts with instructions， and then flows right into patterns for no Cross Stitch is a vintage hobby， so what could be better then some AWESOME vintage patters？ This book answers that question with a loud， "Not much！" From start to finish， this book is jam-packed with beautiful patterns。 Being new to Cross-Stitch， I love the fact that the patterns in this book range in difficulty from easy to quite complex。 This difficulty variance means the book will stick with me as I grow in the craft。The book starts with instructions， and then flows right into patterns for nostalgia， edibles， traveling， and fashion。 Though the book doesn't include instructions on how to make the items to which you will add the cross stitch patterns， it is filled with picture of examples to get your creativity flowing。I highly enjoyed this book， and I would recommend it to anyone interested in cross stitching regardless of skill level。I received this book from NetGalley to review。 。。。more
Jessica
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Whenever I read books about cross stitching or see kits the colors are always to bright or gaudy for the design for me。 This book doesn’t have this problem。 The colors are perfect for each design。 There is a balance between the design and colors and what you see with your own eyes ‘in real life’。 The designs are retro & reminds me much of what I associate with empherma paper products。 I have attempted in the past to do cross stitching but not since I was a kid have I wanted to do it as bad as I Whenever I read books about cross stitching or see kits the colors are always to bright or gaudy for the design for me。 This book doesn’t have this problem。 The colors are perfect for each design。 There is a balance between the design and colors and what you see with your own eyes ‘in real life’。 The designs are retro & reminds me much of what I associate with empherma paper products。 I have attempted in the past to do cross stitching but not since I was a kid have I wanted to do it as bad as I do when I look through this book。 If I ever get back to doing cross stitch like I do my knitting or crocheting I will look into buying this book and any others by the author。I received this book from netgalley。com for a honest review。 。。。more
Ramie
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Nothing like getting two different books （by the same author） to review to revive a love of a craft you haven’t bothered with in years。 The author has a real knack for creating adorable vinatage’y patterns。 In this particular book that means things like an Art Nouveau alphabet sampler （I’ve never been a friend of alphabet samplers， but the letters are super useful anyway）。 There are many floral themed more traditional pieces but there are also patterns like old cars， a jazz band， flappers， artis Nothing like getting two different books （by the same author） to review to revive a love of a craft you haven’t bothered with in years。 The author has a real knack for creating adorable vinatage’y patterns。 In this particular book that means things like an Art Nouveau alphabet sampler （I’ve never been a friend of alphabet samplers， but the letters are super useful anyway）。 There are many floral themed more traditional pieces but there are also patterns like old cars， a jazz band， flappers， artists， planes， tributes to old school scientists， toys， teapots， coffeepots， foods， and more。 One of my favorite sections of this book focusses on Women’s clothing and accessories。 If I had to choose between the two books I was given to review， I’d pick the author’s Fables book。 This one is just as gorgeous。 I just have a love of fairy tales。 But there are really no bad patterns in this book。 。。。more
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。 Easy to follow patterns， beautiful pictures and just right to decorate book marks and cards。 I loved the retro feel to all the patterns and can see me returning to this book again and again in the future。
Melissa Dee
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This beautiful book by Véronique Enginger will delight fans of vintage advertising posters， french motifs and antique fashion designs。 I was particularly taken by the trunk labels， and the tango dancers， and look forward to several cross-stitch projects to decorate project bags as sampled in “Retro Cross Stitch”。
Annie
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Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Retro Cross Stitch by Véronique Enginger is a big and beautiful collection of 500 charts for motifs with a French retro flair to cross stitch。 The designs are varied and include many smaller designs as well as some larger pieces。 Scattered throughout are finished examples stitched onto various articles like linens， bags， framed pictures and labels/cards。There are multiple themes included in the collection， broadly gathered into the chapters: A Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 Retro Cross Stitch by Véronique Enginger is a big and beautiful collection of 500 charts for motifs with a French retro flair to cross stitch。 The designs are varied and include many smaller designs as well as some larger pieces。 Scattered throughout are finished examples stitched onto various articles like linens， bags， framed pictures and labels/cards。There are multiple themes included in the collection， broadly gathered into the chapters: A Touch of Nostalgia Chocolate， Tea， Coffee Fabulous Journeys FashionThe entire collection runs to 192 pages， hardbound。 There are multiple motifs per page and the charts have both symbol and color， making them very easy to follow。The botanicals （example pictured on the cover） are really appealing and classy and would make wonderful hostess gifts stitched onto a wine bottle cover or napkin set。While there are pictured examples of finished projects throughout the book， neither patterns nor instructions are included， they're just guides for further inspiration。The photography， as always， is clear and high quality。Five starsDisclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher。 。。。more
Ann
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This is a wonderful book for any cross stitcher。 It has vintage clothing patterns as well as shoes， bathing suits， hats， umbrellas and so much more。 A basic pattern that is then embellished with frills and size variations。 Patterns are charted and easy to read。 Great gift for any crafter。
Eva Müller
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This review can also be found on my blogWhile there are medium-sized and large patterns in this book， a lot are really tiny motifs: tea-cups， flowers， stamps， bottles…all in a nice vintage-style。 There’s also a fair number of small patterns that are almost identical but for the colour scheme。 Now， I don’t mind either of these things。 I’m more likely to add a cute little motif to a birthday-card than to stitch a whole sampler （I don’t have any wall to hang it on anyway） and the motifs are the per This review can also be found on my blogWhile there are medium-sized and large patterns in this book， a lot are really tiny motifs: tea-cups， flowers， stamps， bottles…all in a nice vintage-style。 There’s also a fair number of small patterns that are almost identical but for the colour scheme。 Now， I don’t mind either of these things。 I’m more likely to add a cute little motif to a birthday-card than to stitch a whole sampler （I don’t have any wall to hang it on anyway） and the motifs are the perfect size for small projects。 I’m also fine with the near-identical patterns。 Sure everybody can just replace one colour with another but that doesn’t mean that the colours work well together。 It’s nice that someone else has done the work of picking matching colours for you。My issues with this book are somewhere else: there’s barely any pictures of the finished projects。 Sure， I’m not expecting pictures of every single finished item， including the tiny ones that are only a few stitches wide。 But for the larger motifs， I would like to have a better idea of the look of the finished item than the pattern alone can give me。 It is coloured so you have a rough idea of how it will look but ‘rough idea’ isn’t enough for 10+ hours of work。And on another note: Dear Authors。 Google Translate is not your friend。 People who actually speak the language are。One section has travel-motifs， including one that has Russia in Russian written on it。 Only in the pattern， it’s spelled Россйя when it should be Россия （transcribed that would be something like Rossjja instead of Rossija）。 A few pages later there’s a caviar-box that says икрá （ikra） with a stress-mark over the last letter， which is how you would find the word in a dictionary but not anywhere in print。 My guess is the author just looked up the word in some online-dictionary and the и/й is also just a stress-mark and no competent speaker told her that a） she wouldn’t have needed it and b） it makes it look like a different letter。Other patterns also contain text in Spanish， possibly-Hindi， Japanese， Greek， Chinese and probably some other languages I just missed but I am very reluctant to stitch these since I assume the author took as much care with proof-reading those as she did with Russian。 I don’t want to make a card for one of my multilingual friends only to hear:There aren’t too many motifs with texts （that aren’t in French， but I do assume the author knows her own language） so I am not loosing out too much but this kind of sloppiness still bugs me。 And， as said， there really aren’t enough pictures of finished objects。 I enjoy the motifs in this book more than those in the author’s other book （Fables & Fairy Tales to Cross Stitch） which was too pastel for my taste but it at least showed how the end product will look。ARC provided by NetGalley 。。。more
Rose
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Retro Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger is a treasure trove of patterns without the fluff。 The book has page after page filled with individual patterns grouped together by common subject。 The trend towards lazy days during the 1800， parasols and high button boots， tea service and time at the boardwalk or the beach are beautifully imagined。 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 expresse Retro Cross Stitch by Veronique Enginger is a treasure trove of patterns without the fluff。 The book has page after page filled with individual patterns grouped together by common subject。 The trend towards lazy days during the 1800， parasols and high button boots， tea service and time at the boardwalk or the beach are beautifully imagined。 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。 。。。more
Alexis
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This book will appeal to those cross stitchers that love retro designs。 I love antique patterns and samplers， and this book hit every mark for me。 There are a broad amount of categories to choose from such as people， travel， objects， clothing and places and cultures。 Some of the old fashioned ladies look just like patterns I pick up from the second hand store from the actual time period。 The patterns can be worked alone， as depicted in the book with some of them adorning hand towels， or bags， or This book will appeal to those cross stitchers that love retro designs。 I love antique patterns and samplers， and this book hit every mark for me。 There are a broad amount of categories to choose from such as people， travel， objects， clothing and places and cultures。 Some of the old fashioned ladies look just like patterns I pick up from the second hand store from the actual time period。 The patterns can be worked alone， as depicted in the book with some of them adorning hand towels， or bags， or together to make a sampler or frame-able art。 The fact that the writing on the patterns is all French adds another level of antique charm for me， as well as reminding me of high school French。 I would highly recommend this book if you like antique patterns， or want to stitch something that will look classy on your wall。 。。。more
Leyla Johnson
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A beautiful book on cross stitch designs which can be used for small or large projects and gifts， or as a learning tool for someone staring out with cross stitch。 The designs are charming and depict the retro era， and just by looking at some of the project made， will encourage trying some out on various items。 They are small， therefore quick to make and do not test the patience of either a beginner or someone who just want to complete something in a short time。I really love the layout and the ex A beautiful book on cross stitch designs which can be used for small or large projects and gifts， or as a learning tool for someone staring out with cross stitch。 The designs are charming and depict the retro era， and just by looking at some of the project made， will encourage trying some out on various items。 They are small， therefore quick to make and do not test the patience of either a beginner or someone who just want to complete something in a short time。I really love the layout and the examples are very inspiring。 ， 。。。more
Claire
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Not what I was expecting， but still worthy of five stars。 This is more “retro vintage” than what my idea of retro is （“retro funky”）。 It has charming designs， and I’m absolutely planning on stitching some of the patterns from the Coffee & Tea section。 Think ~cute old French aesthetic~， and that’s exactly what sort of patterns are in this book。
Carey’s Reviews
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