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Cross-Stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets & Borders Hardcover – January 1, 1994

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Provides patterns for cross-stitching letters in a variety of styles, including floral, antique, country, Victorian, and holiday
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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Better Homes & Gardens Books
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    8.3 x 0.75 x 11.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780696000348
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0696000348
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0696000342
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Better Homes & Gardens Books; First Edition (January 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780696000348
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0696000348
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.75 x 11.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 172 ratings

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Customers find the book has a variety of patterns and alphabets. They find it useful for cross-stitchers, needlepointers, and creative craft ideas. The book includes borders for adding lettering or borders to cross-stitch projects. It also contains sections on holiday projects throughout the year.

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17 customers mention "Pattern variety"17 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the variety of patterns in the book. They find the designs lovely and easy to use. The book provides enough designs to keep them busy for years. It includes cool fonts for cross-stitch projects, as well as suggestions for colors and combinations. Customers appreciate the glossy pictures and helpful tips for creating custom cross stitch projects.

"...bottle alphabet to a lovely chemise with floral border and elegant lettering. Children's themes(for all ages,) are included...." Read more

"...(very cute; one of the baby alphabets uses a design of diaper pins for the letters..." Read more

"...'s Christmas crafts early, and the BIG BOOK has an assortment of patterns from Victorian fancy to whimsical...." Read more

"...This book will help me create some custom cross stitch projects." Read more

14 customers mention "Alphabets"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the alphabets in the book nice. They mention they have many alphabets, including floral, vintage, elegant, baby, and special occasion alphabets. The alphabets include perfume bottles, animals, borders, and suggestions for projects.

"...Some of the alphabets are large, some small, all interesting, particularly for those working pieces with someone specific in mind or wanting a..." Read more

"...Kids Alphabets, Animal Alphabets, Special Occasion Alphabets, Holiday Alphabets (Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas),..." Read more

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

"...There are alphabets in floral, Victorian, antique, country, animal, kids, babies, and holidays. It also contains project ideas...." Read more

9 customers mention "Book content"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book useful for cross-stitchers. They say it's a nice resource for needlepoint and cross stitch patterns, and a must-have for cross stitchers.

"...All in all, a very nice resource...." Read more

"...It also contains project ideas. It's a great addition to any cross-stitcher's library." Read more

"...And the patterns are clear and complete. A very useful book for any cross-stitcher and one I keep going back to for inspiration." Read more

"This is a very nice book, I have been cross stitching for a long time, and this book had alphabets I had never seen before...." Read more

8 customers mention "Border content"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book provides good borders for cross stitch patterns. They say it has alphabets and borders mixed throughout the book.

"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...." Read more

"...those of you who are looking for alphabets and borders, this is a very good book...." Read more

"...But I turned to Amazon and found this BIG BOOK OF ALPHABETS AND BORDERS, which is exactly what I was looking for...." Read more

"I love this book. It has many different alphabets and borders. It even has a section on holiday projects throughout the year." Read more

3 customers mention "Creativity"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book full of creative craft ideas. They appreciate the clever and unusual projects shown in the pictures.

"...It also contains project ideas. It's a great addition to any cross-stitcher's library." Read more

"...is a beautiful volume with lots of glossy pictures of clever and unusual projects. And the patterns are clear and complete...." Read more

"The book is full of possible crafts for me. A great book! Gail" Read more

3 customers mention "Holiday content"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the holiday content in the book. They find it has sections on projects throughout the year, alphabets in various styles for different occasions, and designs that are easy and suitable for every occasion.

"...in floral, Victorian, antique, country, animal, kids, babies, and holidays. It also contains project ideas...." Read more

"...It even has a section on holiday projects throughout the year." Read more

"...of abc you can find here, I love the designs, they are easy and for every ocassion, great" Read more

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's All In There
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2010
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    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.
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  • Celtic Girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars A truly comprehensive resource for alphabets and borders
    Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2013
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    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.
    25 people found this helpful
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  • Free2Read
    5.0 out of 5 stars Something to Treasure
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2015
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    I asked about cross stitch books/transfers at a local crafts store, and the clerk shook her head. Now maybe she was way too young to know. But I turned to Amazon and found this BIG BOOK OF ALPHABETS AND BORDERS, which is exactly what I was looking for. I am jumping into next year's Christmas crafts early, and the BIG BOOK has an assortment of patterns from Victorian fancy to whimsical. No matter what age the recipient of your craft is or gender or purpose of the craft, you will find something unique in this book. I am so glad to have bought it for now and all future cross stitching.
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Elisabeth A.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great variety of patterns
    Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016
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    A very nice variety of alphabets. This book will help me create some custom cross stitch projects.
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  • LJS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Patterns!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
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    This book is full of very appealing alphabets in several styles, for many different occasions. There are alphabets in floral, Victorian, antique, country, animal, kids, babies, and holidays. It also contains project ideas. It's a great addition to any cross-stitcher's library.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • Lisa Myers
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Making My Own Patterns
    Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015
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    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.
    4 people found this helpful
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  • L. Cullen
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is a beautiful volume with lots of glossy pictures of clever and ...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2015
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    This is a beautiful volume with lots of glossy pictures of clever and unusual projects. And the patterns are clear and complete. A very useful book for any cross-stitcher and one I keep going back to for inspiration.
    One person found this helpful
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2016
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    This is a very nice book, I have been cross stitching for a long time, and this book had alphabets I had never seen before. However, most of the patterns didn't have color pictures to show how they look finished.
    2 people found this helpful
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  • Crestbirch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful hardcover book - Excellent Refernce
    Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2020
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    Beautiful book. Arrived in perfect condition. So inspirational. A great resource. Thrilled with purchase !
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  • J M Williams
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2020
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    Excellent book. A little American-centric but full of great ideas, tips, all the alphabets I could wish for.
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  • shane
    5.0 out of 5 stars backstitch
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2020
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    i love the design, some of the backstitch are quitely hard to understand. over all its Good
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  • Teeny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Let's get Started
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2021
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    Beautiful book, lovely patterns.
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  • S. Irwin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Varied offer of alphabets
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2019
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    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...
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