Cross Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets and Borders

Excellent book. A little American-centric but full of great ideas, tips, all the alphabets I could wish for.

I can never get enough cross stitch alphabets, so this book was very handy, with several very pretty projects and ideas. It will appeal most to lovers of florals and also has some iconic historical alphabets.

i love the design, some of the backstitch are quitely hard to understand. over all its Good

The book was in good shape, and I especially like the chapters with things for babies and children. A couple chapters are a bit old-fashioned, which some might prefer...

Beautiful book, lovely patterns.

A very useful book for cross stitchers also some of the patterns could be incorporated into knitting without too much trouble

Great crosstitch book full of ideas and easy to follow.

This is my cross stitch bible! I do a lot of craft work and this has been perfect for it.

For those of you who are looking for alphabets and borders, this is a very good book. Here are the categories: Floral Alphabets, Antique Alphabets, Country Alphabets, Victorian Alphabets, Elegant Alphabets, Baby Alphabets (very cute; one of the baby alphabets uses a design of diaper pins for the letters...remember those?), Kids Alphabets, Animal Alphabets, Special Occasion Alphabets, Holiday Alphabets (Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas), Cross-Stitch Basics, and General Project Instructions. The borders are mixed in throughout the book. On p. 314, the book even supplies a conversion chart so you can figure out the size of your finished project based on what size cloth you use, which is helpful. All in all, a very nice resource. Remember that while some of these older cross-stitch books seem a little dated, sometimes substituting different colors can make all the difference. You can even modernize these using one color (like blackwork and redwork). I bought a used copy that is in great shape, so the value was really good.

Beautiful book. Arrived in perfect condition. So inspirational. A great resource. Thrilled with purchase !

This definitely is a BIG book of Alphabets and Borders and it also has the quality of BH&G behind it. Published in 1994, You name it, it's in there. Not all motifs are illustrated and photographed. Many are. Just not all. But the charting, in black and white, will get you through. These pieces must have been used at some time because each letter grouping and often the letters themselves come with a specific color codeing. There is everything from a perfume bottle alphabet to a lovely chemise with floral border and elegant lettering. Children's themes(for all ages,) are included. There are pictures of specific pieces using the different motifs periodically. Things are organized by theme in the Table of Contents. There is a brief introduction to the designers which is unusual and nice to know. No matter what your taste, this is something I think you'll be glad to have. Some of the alphabets are large, some small, all interesting, particularly for those working pieces with someone specific in mind or wanting a monogram in an unusual lettering for a pillow, sampler, linens or article of cothing. All ages and styles of writing are included. Did you ever know BH&G to leave something out? Didn't think so.

This book has a lot of great alphabets in it. They come in many sizes. I have noticed mistake in some of them though--for example most of the rows of letters will be 13 stitches high but one row will somehow only be 12 stitches high. Hopefully they fixed these issues in later versions of the book. As long as you plan out your pattern before you stitch it's nothing that you can't figure out how to easily fix the problems.

A very nice variety of alphabets. This book will help me create some custom cross stitch projects.