Name: Subversive Cross Stitch
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780811853477

Julie Jackson

Needlework is America's most popular craft, with about 38 million stitchers according to the Hobby Industry of America. Subversive Cross Stitch puts a 21st-century spin to this age-old art. Step-by-step instructions for 35 hilarious projects are sure to appeal to the savvy stitch-n-bitch generation.

33 Designs for Your Surly Side

Subversive Cross Stitch

Tara King

Well, the idea gets five stars for jumpstarting interest in reinventing cross stitch. But the patterns themselves seem almost painfully simplistic. Sometimes "Go Fuck Yourself" needs to be on a stark, simple design, and sometimes it doesn't. I wish there were more variety in terms of layout, level of detail, and level of complexity. But it's a fine start.

Shares fifty cross-stitch patterns that express snarky sentiments, and includes four font designs and a discussion of basic techniques.

Subversive Cross Stitch 33 Designs for Your Surly Side

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