Publisher Description

Julie Jackson is back and more subversive than ever! This new anniversary edition of her classicSubversive Cross Stitchcelebrates more than 10 years of delightfully snarky, in-your-face cross stitch with 50 full-color patterns including17 brand-new designs, such as "Don't Be Such A Baby" and "Cheer Up, Loser."

Subversive Cross Stitch: 50 F*cking Clever Designs For Your Sassy Sideinvites stitchers of all levels to fully express their bad-ass crafty selves, whether they need to release their inner curmudgeon or let fly with a witty insult. With alphabet charts and easy-to-follow instructions for every design,Subversive Cross Stitch: 50 F*cking Clever Designs For Your Sassy Sideincludes everything you need to get your craft on from the original instigator of subversive stitching.

Author Biography

In 2003, Julie Jackson created Subversive Cross Stitch, a bedrock of the modern craft movementthat pairs old-fashioned samplers with snarky sentiments. Along with this, her second book, kits,cards, and other gift items bearing Subversive designs can be found online and in retail storesaround the world. Kits, supplies, advice, and hundreds of PDF patterns can be found on her site,subversivecrossstitch.com.Julie currently lives in Dallas with her husband and a menagerie of outstanding honor roll pets.

Review

With SUBVERSIVE CROSS STITCH: 50 F8CKING CLEVER DESIGNS FOR YOUR SASSY SIDE "rude cross stitch comes to your very own fingertips."
- Paste Magazine "Perfect for cool parents and hipsters alike."
- The Advocate, online "By taking this old-fashioned technique, and even some old-fashioned designs, but adding in updated sayings, her designs balance precariously on that line between awful and awesome."
- BUST, online "Getting your stitchy snark on is so easy, you'll wonder why you haven't been doing it for years!"
- MAKE Magazine "What's appealing about the patterns featured is that they have a real sense of humour and irony about them."
- Textile Artist "The glossy pages feature photos of the finished products on the left-hand side with patterns on the right, if you're so inclined to put needle to canvas yourself. Otherwise, the 50 different sayings do quite well as a mini coffeetable book, or a nice gift for the friend who's not afraid to combine the whimsical with a straight shot of sass."
- Red Eye Chicago "Julie has a new book coming out TODAY and it's even better than her first!"
- Tanis Knits As Seen On:
Yahoo! DIY, the Yahoo! main page, The Colbert Report, and Stella Magazine

Review Quote

With SUBVERSIVE CROSS STITCH: 50 F8CKING CLEVER DESIGNS FOR YOUR SASSY SIDE "rude cross stitch comes to your very own fingertips." - Paste Magazine "Perfect for cool parents and hipsters alike."

Description for Sales People

Jackson's needlework has been seen on Graham Norton and in magazines such as The Guardian, Blueprint and FHM. 50 new patterns, from passive-aggressive to downright angry to snarky fun. Perfect housewarming gift for any craft fan.

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