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Stitch Fine Art with this Fun Kit

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Cross Stitch Creations: Fine Art shows you how to recreate classic artwork from the masters in cross stitch.

Take your needle art to the next level and recreate some of the finest masterpieces in history.

From van Gogh to Klimt to Munch, the projects and artists found in Cross Stitch Creations: Fine Art represent a wide range of art movements in the painting world.

Cross Stitch Creations: Fine Art includes a 64-page instruction book that details how to create works originally painted by van Gogh, Klimt, Matisse, Hokusai, and many others:

  • Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue by Piet Mondrian
  • The Swan (No. 16) by Hilma af Klint
  • Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
  • Color Study, Squares with Concentric Circles by Wassily Kandinsky
  • Curtain, Jug, and Fruit by Paul Cézanne
  • Sunflowers (Fourth Version) by Vincent van Gogh
  • Flowers in a Rococo Vase by Paul Cézanne
  • The Scream of Nature by Edvard Munch
  • The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
  • The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
  • The Tree of Life by Gustav Klimt
  • The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai

The kit also includes some materials for making some of the projects, but as you might imagine a lot of colors are involved in some of these projects so there aren’t materials that could be used to make all of them.

Have you seen this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

About the book: 64 pages, 12 patterns, $21.99/£12.99, published by Quarto.

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Designer Spotlight: Flossy Fox Shop

If you like your cross stitch designs full of color and with a bit of an 8-bit video game feel, you’ll want to check out Flossy Fox Shop. This Etsy seller based in Washington state specializes in fantasy creatures, cozy witch scenes, magic and myths, as well as other designs that are sure to delight. 

I know that shop category “cozy witch scenes” caught my attention, so let’s take a look. It’s mostly sampler style designs with lots of little elements, and some are specifically parts of the house like a cozy with kitchen or library. The one shown here is called Bats and Bells, Tea and Spells, and it includes a table in front of a window with plenty of fun creatures like a fox, crow, dragon and cat. 

On the wall there are swords and an axe, and maybe also some drying herbs and a teapot. The design is 82 by 77 stitches and uses 22 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 5.9 by 5.5 inches, or almost 15 by 14 cm. 

The largest category is myths and magic, which includes cryptids, dragons, mermaids, kitsune and other fanciful creatures. Another large group is animals and nature, which is heavy on cats and corgis, as well as foxes.

There’s also a handful of cute bookmarks, some Christmas designs, and a few cute video game inspired designs. They also have a few stitchalongs if that’s something you enjoy. 

These projects are colorful, cute and whimsical, and look like they would be a lot of fun to stitch if you like this style. 

The shop also includes some cute needle minders and washi tape in a similar style if you want to coordinate your stitching. 

Check out all the cuteness at Flossy Fox Shop, and if you stitch up one of their patterns I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Flossy Fox Shop]