Publisher's Synopsis
Monograms and initials as well as plain needlework all make their first appearances in this volume. The section on monograms and initials covers techniques for appliqué, embroidery, and cros-stitch, and provides two full cross-stitch alphabets for monogrammming. The plain needlework section includes sewing buttons and button-holes, hemming, piping, pleating, fancy lettering, and a variety of stitch variations. For crocheters, the book features doll clothes, bedspreads, and shawls and jackets for ladies. For knitters there are a number of garments for children including gloves, hoods, baby booties, and stockings. More fascinating displays of Mountmellick embroidery complete this volume along with some intriguing crepe paper projects.
