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Super Subversive Cross Stitch: 50 Fresh as F*ck Designs by Julie Jackson
5.0
Super Subversive Cross Stitch is a fan, sassy book of patterns for both newbie and experienced stitchers. The book opens up with a list of recommended materials to get you started and also illustrations on basic stitches. The photographs and illustrations are clear and well focused, but the author also includes a link to her website if learning from videos is more your style. The patterns themselves are all rather simple, though some do offer some advanced and different techniques if you’d like to give them a try. The patterns themself range from holiday to work related to political, and they even include some you may want to gift to (Squirrelfriends might be my favorite pattern in the whole book).
I appreciated that most patterns only use a handful of floss colors. Some crafts require quite an investment in materials (knitting I’m looking at you), so I love how this isn’t too cost prohibitive for people. The author also recommends DMC floss, which is readily available at big box stores, so you should have no problem finding the recommended colors. The last section of the book is about creating your own patterns, including different fonts and banners, which I thought was a great addition. You can tell that the author is really passionate about cross stitching and helping others build their skills up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for this advanced copy. I can’t wait to get stitching and will definitely be recommending this to my fellow crafty friends.
I appreciated that most patterns only use a handful of floss colors. Some crafts require quite an investment in materials (knitting I’m looking at you), so I love how this isn’t too cost prohibitive for people. The author also recommends DMC floss, which is readily available at big box stores, so you should have no problem finding the recommended colors. The last section of the book is about creating your own patterns, including different fonts and banners, which I thought was a great addition. You can tell that the author is really passionate about cross stitching and helping others build their skills up.
Thank you to NetGalley and Sasquatch Books for this advanced copy. I can’t wait to get stitching and will definitely be recommending this to my fellow crafty friends.