Flowers, Birds, and Unicorns: Medieval Needlepoint (Candace Bahouth)

A stunning and unusual book! We have only raves for this author/designer who surrounds herself with "a perpetual spectrum of color and inspiring design." She does the same with these pages illuminating them with woven tapestries, rugs, medieval paintings, stained glass, photographs, pottery fragments and other influential items. The 11 cushions, 2 vests and the 10 motifs which could be used as coasters, purses, glass cases, pincushions, boxtops or whatever you imagine. Mythical birds and beasts, filigree patterns, enchanted gardens, symbols and patterns with medieval inspirations are worked in tent stitch from color charts.