1 Pulled & Drawn Thread Pulled and drawn thread brings lacy openness for conventional cross-stitch. You will remove and reweave linen threads to create the age old stitchers technique. Jean’s 6" x 9" band sampler mixes traditional stitches with the newest in stitching fibers and button embellishment. Designed to be easily personalized with your choice of colors and quotation, it’s a delightfully easy project. Jean Farish Huls, a counted embroidery designer and teacher since 1981, is the founder of the Spirit of Cross Stitch Festivals and hosts the Video Library Series. Running time approx. 80 min.

2 Linen band Master the art of creating simple yet stunning projects easy to finish in a weekend without looking like it. You’ll learn C.A.’s secrets to success with this sachet/ ornament design that can be delightfully feminine or strikingly masculine. The design features a ribbon and chain stitch joining method with you can apply to many future projects. Two color ways a whitework alternative and a choice of finished sized allow you to customize your project. Designs created by C.A.Wells with her distinctive vintage look have been featured in many publications including Victoria Magazine. C.A. teaches worldwide and produces a line of needlework items under the "CA’s Eclectic Collection" label. Running time approx. 60 min.

3 Ruskin Lace Ruskin Lace is an age-old needlework technique that is surprisingly easy to master – especially with Linda’s wonderful and warm instruction. You’ll learn the techniques of cutwork, (cutting away a section of linen) and needleweaving to fill the open linen with a lice-like design. Shown as a needlecase this motif can also be used for a sachet, ornament, ring-bearer pillow, jewelry and more. Linda Driskell was born with a needle in her hand and the joy of teaching in her heart. She is known for her pulled and drawn thread "sampler of the Year" published under her private label, "Needlecrafts Unlimited Co." Linda teaches nationwide at the Spirit of cross Stitch Festivals Running time approx. 90 min.

6 Hardanger Heirloom The roots of Hardanger embroidery are traced from ancient Persia, through the Italian Renaissance on to Norway and finally America. With the immigration of thousands of needleworkers. Linda Abel brings a fresh look to traditional Hardanger embroidery with the use of hand painted fibers and a lively combination of stitches. You’ll learn all about Klosters- the basic building blocks of Hardanger- as well as details like Dove’s Eyes and Picots.

Linda has an active life as a needlework teacher, designer, wife, mother, and grandmother- but her first love is the work she does through husband Bob’s Presbyterian ministry. Linda learned Hardanger embroidery through visits with an elderly church member who was thrilled to pass on her love. And now Linda can do the same with you. Running time Approx. 90 min.

7 Edging Variations Learn the secrets to the Nun’s stitch edging and the Three Sided Fringed edging. Great finishes for bookmarks and other quick projects. Also learn the more elaborate three-sided Scandinavian Edge with finishes Martha’s delightful needlebook. You’ll find yourself looking for projects in which to put Martha’s finishing techniques to work!

A designer who spends as much time in research as she does at the drawing boards, Martha often brings treasures from the past to the stutters of today. For this project, she shares the Bullion Rose and will you creating one in no time at all!

Martha teaches at the Spirit of Cross stitch Festivals and designs for her own company, "Needle Maid Designs, Inc." Running time Approx. 110 Min.

8 Tatting Tatting is a delicate art that magically appears with repetitions and variations of just one stitch! At its peak of popularity 100+ years ago there is a renewed interest today. Learn this technique with the guidance and encouragement of Linda Driskell noted teacher and designer. Her tatting expertise and ability to teach beginner students will allow you to master with "practice, practice, practice" as Linda instructs you to do. Linda is a talented designer in many needle techniques teaching classes nationwide and publisher her designs as "Needlecrafts Unlimited." Running time approx. 60 min.

9 Whitework Whitework yields a rich tone-on-tone design that is perfect for any home décor. Shown as a pillow in this video, Linda’s design would also be suitable for framing. She approaches the project by designing ever increasing squares around a central square so the stitcher can call the work "finished" at any stage.

Additionally, "whitework" doesn’t have to be white. Best represented when the fabric and stitching fibers match as closely as possible, there are many color choices available. The secret to beautiful whitework is the play of light and shadow on the variety of stitches used. Linda Jary, designer and avid collector of antique needlework tools and memorabilia brings energy and her proud to be a Texas drawl to this lively lesson. Approx. running time 90 min.

10 Stitching over One Stitching with a single fiber over the intersection of one linen thread crossing another is seen by many stitchers as a goal-and sometime an unattainable one at that. Maureen Appleton will ease you into this challenge by presenting you with a design motif that begs of the detail that can only be achieved in "on over one" stitching.

She brings us a tantalizing Jamaican Rose, so realistic you must beware that a bee seeking pollen my light on your work at any time! Over twenty shades of cotton floss-all colors stitched in a single strand- are found in this 2¼" X 3½" design, when stitched on a 28ct. linen. She will gently guide you. Encourage you and convert you to the beauty of "one over one" stitching. The "Heart’s Content" so aptly describes Maureen’s design company. She specializes in minute detail found in her samplers, floral and fauna designs. Approx. running time 60 min.

11 Silk on Silk Maureen Appleton’s Hawaiian Hibiscus captures nature’s needlework technique of stitching with silk fibers on silk gauze. A glimpse of this beauty brings out feelings of awe but is also often accompanied by "I can’t make such tiny stitches"

Sit by Maureen for just an hour and she will tell you how you can accomplish this forty-stitches to the inch masterpiece. She’ll share hints and the secrets to excellent stitch techniques-including the use of tools like extra magnification. Many people use magnifier lamps, but it is not unusual for stitchers to adjust easily to the smaller count. Maureen designs under the label "Heart’s Content." Approx. running time 90 min.

Jean Farish Huls host of the Video Library series will take you step-by-step journey to hemstitching that is beautiful in its’ simplicity. She has devised a clear process that guarantees great results with your first attempt. Then you’re on to the magical almost instant splendor of silk ribbon embroidery. Jean’s introductory less with equip you with the skills and knowledge to create many more projects. Concertina and ‘spider" roses, prairie points, plume stitches, the basic Japanese silk stitch and tips on adapting familiar stitches like the chain and stem are all included. Approx. running time 120 min.