Cross Stitch from the Dark Ages

Craft needlepoint projects inspired by the weird and wonderful art of the Dark Ages, from bestselling author and renowned spooky cross-stitch designer Lindsay Swearingen. A Pestilence of Dark Designs. If you want your dark side to shine year-round, this collection of medieval cross-stitch patterns is sure to give your space the gothic touch it's dying for. Bestselling author Linday Swearingen delivers 25 new patterns that will transport you to the age of the Black Plague, medieval mischief, and more. Capture the fear of plague times by creating a mischievous rat, paying homage to the doctors and their iconic black cloaks and masks, or stitching an image of death itself. Create fabled creatures like griffins and unicorns, or lean into your spooky side with oddities like an esoteric Hand of Mysteries dripping in blood, a snail-cat hybrid, a many-handed bat, or two peasants fighting to the death. If you can never get enough creepy vibes, gothic art, and medieval history, you finally have a chance to craft a haunting gallery of momento moris. Grab your sharpest needle and darkest thread to venture back to one of the eeriest eras of all time.