Crocheted Crudités with CD includes 41 embroidery designs to help you create the look of hand crochet with your embroidery machine. Purses, a lovely shawl, sachet gift bags, a baby blanket, vests, crocheted pockets and points . . . over twenty projects to create with thread.
Crochet...just the word evokes warm fuzzy feelings awakened from our past. Warm baby blankets when we were small, snuggly slippers that Grandma made us for that special present, a favorite sweater we just can’t bare to throw away...all of this comes rushing back when we think of Crochet. We have taken this time-honored needlework to a new level...Computer Crochet. With the advent of the home embroidery machine and the relatively new, heavier cotton threads, it was only a matter of time before we automated the art of Crochet.
In Crochet Crudités, you will find many exciting projects to create from just thread. This statement is so much fun to say...just thread.  Imagine, making a baby blanket, a potpourri holder, a summer top, and even an entire shawl...from just thread. I can’t tell you how much fun the first class of students had creating with this book and some of the designs included in it.
Along with the multiple projects that are in the book, there is a CD-ROM containing a total of forty-one different embroidery designs. There are thirty-three files for creating beautiful crochet pieces that can be used in a myriad of different ways...and also eight vintage, floral designs for your embroidering pleasure and creativity. You will also find on the CD...the pictures that are printed here in the book. Why is that important? By having the pictures on the CD in JPEG format, you will be able to see the detail when you open them in any graphics program, including Microsoft Paint™. This will give much greater detail than just the small printed pictures available on the color pages.
Besides the great projects that are contained inside, there is a new addiction awaiting you...the heavier threads that comprise the pieces we will be making. Not only the new Sulky Cotton threads, but Perfect Quilter thread by Superior Threads, the 12 and 28 weight cotton Mako thread by Tristan Embroidery Supply and the Colours cotton quilting thread by YLI. All are exciting additions to your thread library. Each one has different colors, slightly different weights, textures and different color variegations. This is the beginning of many happy hours of creating with your sewing machine.
I hope you will enjoy creating some or all of the exciting new types of projects contained herein. I know you will find many to add to your gift giving list and maybe a few to keep for yourself. Happy Crocheting!
-Cindy
SAMPLES
View & Print the Design Pages
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System Requirements needed to use the enclosed CD-ROM . . . You need a computer with a CD-ROM drive.
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This CD-ROM is Formatted for . . .
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PC & MACINTOSH
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The designs contained on the CD-ROM included with this book require you to have a hoop embroidery machine. You will also need the software required by your sewing machine manufacturer to allow the transference of designs from your home computer to your sewing machine. Some examples are:
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PC Designer for Pfaff or Creative Customizing for Pfaff
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All Husqvarna/Viking Software, etc. . .
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All home embroidery software supported.
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In order to utilize the patterns, motifs and techniques included in this book and CD-ROM, you will need the use of a home computer in either PC or Macintosh.
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Refer to the Licensing Agreement on page one of this book.
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A Little About Me and Crocheted Crudités
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3 – 4
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Acknowledgments
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5
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Let’s Talk about Crocheted Crudités
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6
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Getting Started with Threads, Threads and More Threads
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7, 9 & 9
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Getting Started with Supplies – Stabilizers
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10
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Getting Started with Supplies – Needles
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11
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Getting Started with Supplies – Machine Feet
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12 – 13
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Getting Started with Supplies – Miscellaneous
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14
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Getting Started with Supplies – Removing the Stabilizer
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15
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Shopping List
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16
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Let’s Get Started – General Directions
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17
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Getting Ready to Stitch – Machine Setup
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18
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The Projects – Color Pictures
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19 – 22
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Stitching Information for Floral Designs – Color Pictures
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23
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Let’s Sew Crocheted Edges
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24 – 25
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Let’s Create the Crocheted Edges
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26
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The Read Me Text from the CD ROM
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27 – 29
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Using the CD-ROM
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30
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Blue Linen Creation
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31
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Divine Red Top
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32
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Zig Zag Crop Top
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33
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Doll Accessories
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34
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Southwest Triangles Vest
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35
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Crocheted Denim
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36
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Pocket & Points
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37
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Rainbow Sherbet Baby Blanket
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38
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Potpourri Sachets
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39
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Fiesta Gift Bag
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40
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Crocheted Boa
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41
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Summer Days Café Curtain
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42
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Crocheted Purses
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43
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Options for Crocheted Purses
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44
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Purse for 4" x 4 " machines
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45
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Crocheted Chatelaine
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46 – 47
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Embellished Towels
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48 – 49
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Sweet ‘N’ Sassy Hand Bag
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50 – 51
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Pacific Highways Vest
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52
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Summer Crocheted Top
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53 – 54
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Jewell of the Nile Shawl
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55 – 56
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Let’s Talk About Copyright Issues and the CD-ROM
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57
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Suppliers Section
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58
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A Message from Me
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59
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Other Products and Publications
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7575
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Thanks to Supporting Companies
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61
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