Celtic Art: In Cross Stitch

by Barbara Hammet

Designer Barabara Hammet combines both practical skill and interpretive vision in this new and exciting collection of cross stitch projects. Drawing her inspiration from the surviving examples of the art of ancient Celtic kingdoms, she's produced a series of stunning re-workings of the classical Celtic swirling shapes and sinuous forms that are at once both modern and timeless. Projects include pin cushions, needle cases, bookmarks, box lids, cushions, table cloths, place mats, and more! And there's many more patterns to suit every level of skill, plus a motif library to provide plenty of inspiration for further projects.

Genres: Crafts, Nonfiction, Reference, Art

112 pages, Hardcover

First published October 27, 2002

Reviews

[Chelsea Sawyers · Rating 3 out of 5]

More project based than patterns. The patterns aren't the easiest to read by are pretty.

[Callie Pyke · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my style of projects

[Lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice designs, clear patterns. I love the addition of small motifs in the back! They aren't standalone patterns but instead very useful for building my own designs.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic Premise: Cross stitch projects that feature Celtic designs.

There are a lot of different skill-level projects in here, but most seemed very suitable for beginners. A lot seemed almost over-simplistic compared to a lot of projects I favor, which was mildly disappointing to me, but probably a relief for a lot of other stitchers. There are some Book of Kells-based patterns, too, for the historical buffs.

[Susan Youngman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! Awesome celtic cross stitch patterns, some based on the Book of Kells. I want to do all the patterns! One of my favorites is The Peacock Picture from the Book of Kells.

[Deb Omnivorous Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book. I am just finishing of a triskel that I got out of it. Sadly it was a library book which is no longer available.

[Louise Carlson Stowell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely ideas for all sorts of projects and easy to read patterns.