From top American and British needlecraft designers, here are more than 25 beautifully colored patterns in needlepoint and crewel that present a glorious range of contemporary and traditional animal motifs. Four-color photographs.

A selection of over 40 designs from some of the best contemporary designers.

This volume of Erica Wilson's stunning needlework designs offers 17 new projects adapted from art and objects in the famed collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, each presented in brilliant graphics and with easy-to-follow instructions. 60 illustrations, 48 in color. 18 charts; 20 stitch diagrams.

Starting with one bunting and ending with ten baby quail, Charley Harper's Count the Birds is the perfect board-book primer for learning numbers, guided by Zoe Burke's rhyming text.

..".concentrates on classical needlepoint: opulent color and clean designs without decorative stitches or exotic fibers....These designs...may easily be converted for cross-stitch...Projects, many with a seasonal theme, includes pillows, pincushions, eyeglass cases, and ornaments....All have full-color illustrations, charts, materials lists, directions, and finishing instructions....Recommended..."--"Library Journal." ..".an addition to your library not to be missed."--"McCall's Needlework."