Transform the best-loved work of some of the world's most famous artists into cross stitch projects that you will treasure forever; Fifteen beautiful projects based on famous paintings by artists such as Cezanne, Botticelli, Rossetti and Klimt; From a fun spectacles case featuring Mona Lisa's eyes to a glorious interpretation of Van Gogh's Irises, projects include details from pictures and full-size paintings
Introduction 6; Gustav Klimt (Austrian 1862-1918) 8; The Stoclet Palace
Frieze - Fulfilment (precursor to 'The Kiss'; Raphael (Italian 1483-1520) 18;
The Sistine Madonna; Dante Gabriel Rossetti (English 1828-82) 24; La
Ghirlandata; Botticelli (Italian, 1445-1510) 36; The Birth of Venus; John
Singer Sargent (American, 1856-1925) 44; Carnation, Lily, Lily Rosa; Vincent
Van Gogh (Dutch, 1853-90) 50; Irises; Paul Cezanne (French, 1839-1906) 62;
Still Life with Apples and Oranges; Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
68; Views of Mount Fuji: Back of a Wave on the Open Sea off Kanagawa;
Pisanello (Italian, 1395-1455) 72; The Vision of St Eustace; Leonardo da
Vinci (Italian, 1452-1519) 78; Mona Lisa; Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917) 84;
Dance Class at the Opera; Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939) 90; Moon star;
Materials and techniques 98; Gallery Guide 108; Index 110; Acknowledgements
112
Jan Eaton is a well-known needlecraft and textiles designer. She has written over a dozen books including the new edition of Cross Stitch (Art of Crafts), Around the World in Cross Stitch and The Creative Guide to Cross Stitch Embroidery. Jan also runs her own company, Tom Pudding Designs, which produces her exclusive range of cross stitch designs.
