How Do I Choose the Best Cross Stitch Book?
Counted cross stitch is a type of needlework in which embroidery is worked on the grid-like surface of an openwork cloth known as aida. While stand-alone cross stitch patterns can be found in many places, including online, in magazines, and as individual worksheets for purchase, many stitchers like to work from a cross stitch book. Choosing the best cross stitch book is typically a matter of assessing one’s experience and tastes and picking out a book geared toward that level and genre. A good cross stitch book will also be well-edited, include clear photographs of the finished product, have well-produced charts, and include accurate color guides for threads. In cross stitch, the stitcher first locates a center from which to work on the aida cloth and then counts from that center the number of squares onto which they need to make their stitches. Eventually the stitches, which typically resemble an “X,” though there are variations, begin to form the desired image. Because one mistake in
