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Title: Inexpensive Supplement to Needlework Library -- Motifs
Review: This is an interesting book in that there are very few photos of the completed pieces - only the photos you see on the front and back covers (photos printed on inside of covers, too)! The book is filled with hand-drawn black-and-white charts on 10ct grid, three to five charts per page. Similar motifs are grouped together. There is a symbol key with color suggestions, but no DMC or Anchor numbers. The designers encourage you to experiment and substitute colors.Most of the charts are fairly simple in shape and color scale. They are sweet, but not cutesie. When I use the book, I make several working copies and color the symbols in with colored pencils to get a feel for how the finished design will work. This is an inexpensive and interesting way to get a variety of motifs to stitch, and may be useful as a supplement to your stitching library.
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