kyoko maruoka

＂You will find 25 fabulous cross stitch designs made by Japanese designer Kyoko Maruoka. There are various designs including animals, flowers, animals, flowers, foods, weather, space, people, scenery, dolls, houses in delicate colours. All designs can be stitched by beginners and advanced stitchers both. With this book, you will be able to make many objects like bags, frames, coasters, cushions, baskets etc stitching these lovely cross stitch charts＂ --

Kyoko Maruoka is the Japanese cross stitch designer behind the ’Gera!’ cross stitch brand. She started cross stitch for making her nephew’s birth sampler in 1997. She enjoyed to cross stitch designs from various countries. Then she started to draw her original patterns in 2006 and sold her patterns all over the world as well as Japan. She especially loves to design cross stitch charts in modern and nostalgic themes. She lives in Tokyo and likes art and reading books!