The Crafter's Pattern Sourcebook: 1,000 Classic Motifs for Every Craft from Around the World and Though the Ages

By Mary MacCarthy

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570761418
• ISBN13: 9781570761416
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

Simply, Intricately The Best

Absolutely the best pattern sourcebook I have ever seen. I use it all the time! for inspiration to lead me to the design as well as straight use of the designs in the book... papercrafts, fabric arts, glasswork... Cards, boxes, ceramics, quilts... it's helpful for all!

The Crafter's Pattern Sourcebook

This is a wonderful book with over a thousand designs and motifs that come from a wide variety of cultures. Whether you are looking for a simplistic design or an intricate one, this is your book. It also gives brief descriptions on the techniques necessary to use the designs for stenciling, stamping, painting, beading as well as many of the needle arts. This book is perfect for the advanced as well as the beginner.