Published in 2021
120 pages
Lindsay Swearingen is the author of Magickal Cross-Stitch: 25 Witchy Projects to Enchant Your Home and the fiber artist behind Tusk and Cardinal. Her signature designs are available through her Etsy shop of the same name and have been featured on HGTV.com. She lives in Sacramento, California.
What is this book about?
From spooky skulls to ghoulish graveyards, Lindsay Swearingen gives cross-stitch a dark yet whimsical update. Curious creatures like phantom felines, legendary fixtures from folklore like Baba Yaga and all manner of haunted houses make the perfect subjects for these needlework masterpieces.
Fun and easy to learn, cross-stitch is an art form that truly anybody can master. Lindsay gives you a crash course in the basics to ensure you have all the materials and techniques you need to start off on the right foot. Then, dive into her incredible patterns and stitch yourself some oddities that range from quirky to downright eerie. Anyone with an appreciation for the macabre will swoon for patterns like Lovers’ Graves, which features twin headstones and a heart-shaped weeping willow. Meanwhile, the ghosts, ghouls and ghastly bats of Trick or Treat and Haunted Wings are perfect pieces to hang on your wall to keep the spirit of Halloween in your home year-round.
With moody tones, muted hues and spooky subjects, this collection of bewitching patterns makes it easy to add a little subversive charm to your cross-stitch repertoire.
