Celtic Cross-Stitch

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Summary: changed my mind
Review: about this book; the patterns are wonderful but need some adaptation for more traditional colors; the patterns do not give credit to the powerful role of Celtic women but some figures are easily adapted to do so......

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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!
Review: I LOVE the designs in this book! I have several other Celtic design books, and have not found the wide range as seen in this book. No - they are not traditional Celtic designs, but a great adaptation of them. I love the colors, the brief captions about Celtic lore. All in all, I LOVE this book! Great deisgns, and great use of color. Much better than the offerings from Dover Needlepoint.

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Summary: Not for beginners, Not necessarily what I was expecting
Review: Two, and only two complaints here:
1) These patterns are not for beginners. They are full to the brim of half-stitches, which are quite difficult to execute on standard Aida fabric.
2) I got this book hoping for knot designs, and it contains almost none. There were, in fact, only a small handfull of designs that fit my pre-conception of "celtic design."
Aside from that, it's a great book. The illustrations are done very nicely, the charts are full color, and all the little details about materials and counts and everything are in place.
Still... I liked the Reader's Digest published "Celtic Cross Stitch : 30 Alphabet, Animal, and Knotwork Projects" much, much better.