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ACKNOWLEDGNIENTS

I am indebted to the stitchers who use and like my books and tell their ffiends, as well as the booksellere, yam shop ownere, podcastere, bloggere, and sales people who spread the word.

After all these yeare, my wonderful husband only occasionally complains about the sguare footage and hours altotted to my fiber-related pureuits. My chil dren have grown up with it and so are resigned. All myloveto youall.

Storey editor Gwen Steege weare several dozen hats, yet always maintains her cheerful enthusiasm forwhicheverjob is topmostatthe moment. "Thanks, Gwen, for your unflagging support.

Once again, thanks to Karen Manthey, whose amazing ability to translate words into graphics is unigue in our industry. Judith Durant provided words of advice and encouragement at exactlythe moment I needed them. The other passengere on the piane prob ably leamed morę than they bargained for.

In addition to his skill behind the lens, John Polak draws on a deep well of patience to put up with three female directore at a single photo shoot. Our hand model Kathryn^::Kt" Baldassaro neveronce sighedor rolled hereyes as we took yet another howto picture.

Editor Kathy Brock canfind a misplaced comma in a haystack, and l'm etemallygrateful. This wouldn't be a book withoutthe artistic skills of Cindy McFarland and Alethea Monison, who have taken disparate ele ments and cajoled them into a beautiful whole.

Test stitchere included MollyAndries, Ruth Arnold, Clair Bell, Sharon Cohen, Sharon Dykę, Meg Eck man, Cookie Gates, Claudia Hall, Anna Hulse, Dar cie Huntress, Barbara Kreuter, Janice Lynn, Cathy Mathere, Amy Russell, Jan Scogin, Nancy Simmons, Cindy Patton, Martha Savage, Claudia Wittmann, and Joe Zachry. In particular, Bobbie Mills, a crocheting phenom, stitohed an incredible numberof