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theavidreaderandbibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book and the series. I read it when it originally came out! This is the first cozy series I ever read!
mschrock8's review against another edition
3.0
Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.
Listening length nearly nine hr
Listening length nearly nine hr
bikes_books_yarn's review against another edition
3.0
The 7th book in the Needlecraft Mystery Series.
This book reminds me of my job in a round-about way. When I read this I was working at a bookstore and we had a book on Hardanger that was from our distributer. It was one of those books that if you had one or two copies it would languish on the shelf - but if you had 10 copies in a pile in the center of the Crafts table it would sell quite well. I milked that book for sales that way for about 2 years. Darndest thing.
So when I read this book I finally got to understand a little bit about Hardanger and cut out work. I never had a clue about what it was but this book opened my eyes to the artistry behind this craft and there was a fun little mystery to boot.
I think that is why I enjoy these books as much as I do. Being a crafty grrl I really like to learn more about crafts surrounding the crafts I already know. Who knows when I might need to incorporate some cut work into my knitting? I think being open to other arts can often get the creative juices flowing.
This book reminds me of my job in a round-about way. When I read this I was working at a bookstore and we had a book on Hardanger that was from our distributer. It was one of those books that if you had one or two copies it would languish on the shelf - but if you had 10 copies in a pile in the center of the Crafts table it would sell quite well. I milked that book for sales that way for about 2 years. Darndest thing.
So when I read this book I finally got to understand a little bit about Hardanger and cut out work. I never had a clue about what it was but this book opened my eyes to the artistry behind this craft and there was a fun little mystery to boot.
I think that is why I enjoy these books as much as I do. Being a crafty grrl I really like to learn more about crafts surrounding the crafts I already know. Who knows when I might need to incorporate some cut work into my knitting? I think being open to other arts can often get the creative juices flowing.
strawberrycasualreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
lakecake's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting entry in this series, because it took the tack of telling the story from multiple perspectives, not just Betsy's. It was kind of cool, but I felt like it also gave it away about halfway through. Didn't exactly ruin the book, but it wasn't as surprising as it could have been. There were some nifty parts in here talking about art and needlework and what makes certain things art vs. just crafts, different for this series as well.
cmbohn's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this one. Betsy gets involved when an artist is killed at a local art show she helped organize. When Betsy breaks a confidence, her friendship with police officer Jill Cross may be dead as well.
leighryks's review against another edition
3.0
Cutwork (Needlecraft Mystery) by Monica Ferris (2004)
writerlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
The little needle crime series that could. In this one we learn about Hardanger (which I love to stitch), cutwork (which I really don't like to stitch but know how to), there's a wonderful little mystery involving modern artists and what makes art... art. Love this series. It doesn't pretend to be anything more than a fun escape and it is a very nice one.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
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