Stitch personalized gifts for friends and family with this contemporary collection of over 100 letter and number charts. This book allows you to use the charted designs in a variety of ways to inspire you to create your own unique pieces and experiment with different fabrics such as canvas and aida, and also differing threads and yarns. Each letter and number collection has been designed so you can stitch them separately or combine them to make dates and words. There is also a selection of corner designs and ampersands which can be mixed and matched with each collection. To get you started there is a list of all the materials and equipment you'll need as well as a chapter explaining the stitches and techniques used. Felicity Hall's stunning project gallery offers you inspiration for transforming your designs into cushions, gifts, cards and pictures.

Beautifully designed monograms — 350 in all — that can be composed with pairs of letters — to personalize table and bed linens, personal apparel, and more. With crowns; several large and small alphabets with numerals; illustrated instructions. An informative introduction shows how to enlarge or reduce each monogram.

★ Check preview of fonts in the back cover ★ Just imagine all the ways you can use these fun cross stitch alphabets! Try adding monograms or phrases to make your own quotes and phrases. You'll find more than 500 characters of Alphabet and numbers in 12 different styles.f

Contains many illustrated alphabets for themes such as baby, flowers, hearts, Art Deco, dinosaurs, holidays, and more.

The Victorian woman put initials on nearly every piece of linen and clothing she owned ? everything from handkerchiefs and blouses to tablecloths, napkins, and towels. The modern needleworker may not be quite so avid about initialing everything, but initials and monograms are still attractive and popular ways of decorating common items. This book brings you a large selection of alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names from Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine, the most popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era. Each is available in a variety of letter forms, so that you may find the most suitable for your sewing needs: scripts, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, and many more. Although eminently usable for embroidery, there are also a number of alphabets for crochet and needlepoint. You will find these motifs of the highest quality ? both easy to use and productive of professional-looking results. For traditional embroidery and sewing needs, these alphabets, monograms, and names are ideal but you will also find them applicable to a number of modern uses: for decorating blue jeans and hats, for patches, and even a variety of non-sewing needs.