Cross-Stitch Mandalas: 20 Unique Projects Celebrating Color Stories from Around the World

Immerse yourself in serenity with 20 stunning mandalas for cross-stitch, each inspired by global destinations, blending intricate designs with color symbolism to create beautiful, calming art for your home!

Mandalas are intricate circular designs used around the world to invoke calm through reflection. In recent times, drawing, coloring, and painting mandalas have become popular ways to seek out this inner serenity. It is in this spirit that the talented embroiderer Isabelle Haccourt Vautier offers 20 mandalas inspired by cities and countries she dreams of visiting. Using her imagination and knowledge of the places' histories and traditions, she has created breathtaking mandalas that celebrate the spirit of each destination.

Completed pieces are shown finished in a variety of ways: wall hangings and banners, pouches and totes, pincushions, tea towels, and more. Each design includes a list of fabrics and embroidery floss colors used and detailed cross-stitch charts. Both stitching and admiring these stunning mandalas will transport you to a place of calm and joy!

• 20 beautiful cross stitch patterns from Bulgaria, Moscow, Bora Bora, Botswana, Pondicherry, Santorini, Helsinki, Osaka, the Sahara, Texas, Kuala Lumpur, Belfast, Ibiza, Romania, France, Casablanca, Papeete, Finland, Delft, and Kharkiv
• Each pattern has a section with information about the country or city of origin
• Patterns include finished dimensions, a supply list, strand counts, a color and notated chart, and a large color photo of the finished piece
• Use these beautiful mandalas anywhere! Finished pieces are shown on pillows, wall hangings, purses, tablecloths, and more to spark your creativity
• Each pattern also has an associated stone like rhodochrosite and red jasper with information about its mental and physical properties
• 8in x 10in pages and large color charts make it easier to keep track of your place
• Written and designed by humans, for humans!