Crafters Pattern Sourcebook: 1001 Classic Motifs for Every Craft

by Mary McCarthy

This dazzling sourcebook of motifs is packed with designs suitable for all the most popular crafts, from stenciling, decoupage, and stamping to cross stitch, applique, and knitting. Inspired by designs from around the world and through the ages, there are motifs to suit every requirement and taste. Whether stenciling a Shaker design onto a wall, embroidering Chinese symbols, or knitting a Scandinavian-style ski hat, you will find just the pattern you need. The motifs are arranged into easy-reference sections--North and South America, Ancient Greece and Rome, Egypt and Africa, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia, Britain, Northern Europe, and Asia--and each section opens with five projects introducing ideas for designs. Grids allow you to convert motifs into various craft designs, and there is a techniques chapter telling you exactly how to do it. With a thousand striking motifs to choose from, your only problem will be deciding which one to use!

Genres: Crafts, Reference

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

People note American writer Mary Therese McCarthy for her sharp literary criticism and satirical fiction, including the novels The Groves of Academe (1952) and The Group (1963).

McCarthy studied at Vassar college in Poughkeepsie, New York and graduated in 1933. McCarthy moved to city of New York and incisively wrote as a known contributor to publications such as the Nation, the New Republic, and the New York Review of Books. Her debut novel, The Company She Keeps (1942), initiated her ascent to the most celebrated writers of her generation; the publication of her autobiography Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in 1957 bolstered this reputation.

This literary critic authored more than two dozen books, including the now-classic novel The Group , the New York Times bestseller in 1963.

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Reviews

[Marsha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book accessible with easy to follow instructions and a wonderful collection of motifs from a large variety of sources.

[Ami · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice reference, with sources listed in the back.