2879 -  Jesus and the Children—
Three Beautiful Adaptations of Artwork
by Frances Hook
           by Jean D. Crowther

     This book contains designs of three drawings by the well-known Christian artist, Frances Hook. The cover features her beautiful rendition of Jesus And The Children. God Gave Me Night shows a young boy gazing at the stars through a curtained window and God Gave Me Flowers has a small girl in the middle of daffodils with a butterfly. The book includes complete instructions and a floss-needed chart, with color comparisons between floss brands. $7.98

2780 - The Last Supper—
Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece:
A Counted Thread Design
             by Jean D. Crowther

     This recently-restored fresco of Christ and his apostles has been designed for cross-stitching with the emphasis on the figures of the people, leaving the rest of the painting hinted by pastel details and backstitch lines. The book contains a very detailed pattern chart separated into three sections and a small backstitch outline with the traditional names of the apostles indicated for joining the sections. It also includes a short article about Leonardo da Vinci and the history of the painting, a summary of the lives of the twelve apostles taken from early Christian writings and the traditions surrounding them, instructions for stitching and two floss color keys.  $7.98

2876 - Prayer—
Three Beautiful Adaptations of Artwork
by Frances Hook
           by Jean D. Crowther

This book contains designs of three drawings by the well-known Christian artist, Frances Hook. The cover features Jesus at Prayer over a simple meal, Bedtime Prayer has a small boy at the side of the bed holding his teddybear (the bear can be stitched in turkey work which creates a fuzzy texture). God Gave Me Day has a girl seated at a window with her Raggedy Ann doll in her arms. The book includes complete instructions and a floss-needed chart with color comparisons between floss brands.  $7.98

2877 - A Savior Is Born—
Three Beautiful Adaptations of Artwork
by Frances Hook
             by Jean D. Crowther

     This book contains designs of three drawings by the well-known Christian artist, Frances Hook. The cover features a lovely rendition of the Virgin Mary seated on a fringed rug with Baby Jesus in her arms. The other two drawings are a shepherd boy carrying a lamb and the Christ child in the manger, surrounded by three sheep. The texture of the fleece of the sheep is created by colonial knots and the straw in the manger is worked in yarn with crewel stitches. The book includes complete instructions and a floss-needed chart, with color comparisons between floss brands.  $7.98