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All Our Yesterdays Cross Stitch Collection: 33 Charming Designs from Bygone Days
Produced in association with DMC Creative World, one of the world's leading thread manufacturers. In 2007 DMC will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 'All Our Yesterdays' cross stitch line. 'All Our Yesterdays artist', Faye Whittaker is one of DMC's most successful designers and cross stitchers have voted her designer of the year on three occasions. Faye Whittaker's All Our Yesterdays cross stitch designs are among DMC Creative World's best-selling kits; an ever-popular line that has been running for ten years. This book's 40 delightfully nostalgic designs depict charming images of bygone days, and reflect upon the pleasure and excitement of childhood holidays and occasions from the turn of the 20th century. Includes clear color charts and photographs, easy-to-follow stitching instructions and inspiring project ideas for adapting the designs. Faye's original watercolors are featured throughout the book, alongside nostalgic rhymes and sayings that will evoke lasting memories of bygone days.
- GenresCrafts
112 pages, Paperback
First published August 10, 2007
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About the author
Faye Whittaker
8 books4 followersFaye Whittaker was born and raised under the shadow of Mt. Taranaki, in a province of Aotearoa (New Zealand) renowned for dairy farming.
When she first left school, Faye was engaged as a Court Clerk, in the Justice Department, where she became fascinated with an aging lawyer who was the curator of the Law Library at the rear of the Courthouse. He was a tubby amiable man, and the staff looked forward to his daily visits at morning-tea. Faye gained the impression he lived alone in a large house – though he didn’t speak much about his private life. Although he befriended and encouraged Faye to take up study and become a lawyer, she did what so many of her generation did. She married young, had three children and consequently it was many years before she finally gained a degree in Social and Community Work from Massey University. Faye is currently the Director of a Tertiary Education Organization in New Zealand specializing in career counseling, and one-on-one education for early school leavers and long-term unemployed. Faye guesses there are some brief acquaintances during one’s life that make a lasting impression. The thoughtful, caring lawyer from her Court days was one who has remained with her, and he eventually became a central figure in her first novel For a Fee of Two Shillings.
Other Titles by the Author, include books for health:
Intricious: Inspiring—Nutritious—Delicious
The Rheumatoid Triangle: The Complaint—The Cause—The Cure
Rheumatoid Remedies: Natural Therapies to Heal
When she first left school, Faye was engaged as a Court Clerk, in the Justice Department, where she became fascinated with an aging lawyer who was the curator of the Law Library at the rear of the Courthouse. He was a tubby amiable man, and the staff looked forward to his daily visits at morning-tea. Faye gained the impression he lived alone in a large house – though he didn’t speak much about his private life. Although he befriended and encouraged Faye to take up study and become a lawyer, she did what so many of her generation did. She married young, had three children and consequently it was many years before she finally gained a degree in Social and Community Work from Massey University. Faye is currently the Director of a Tertiary Education Organization in New Zealand specializing in career counseling, and one-on-one education for early school leavers and long-term unemployed. Faye guesses there are some brief acquaintances during one’s life that make a lasting impression. The thoughtful, caring lawyer from her Court days was one who has remained with her, and he eventually became a central figure in her first novel For a Fee of Two Shillings.
Other Titles by the Author, include books for health:
Intricious: Inspiring—Nutritious—Delicious
The Rheumatoid Triangle: The Complaint—The Cause—The Cure
Rheumatoid Remedies: Natural Therapies to Heal
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November 28, 2017
Going through a few cross stitch books looking for a new pattern to work on.
November 14, 2020
Fabulous book if you like cross-stitch and nostalgic images. My copy is from the library but I think I am going to have to go out and buy it!
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