Stafford Whiteaker Book order (chronological)

"This authoritative guide is used by people everywhere who need to find a place where the world will not intrude - a place aside to nurture the spirit, heal the body and bring peace. Whatever your beliefs, it offers the greatest choices of retreats, from monasteries to holistic holidays and explains: the purpose of a retreat, what you do on one and how to make the most of it, the many diverse kinds of retreat, from yoga and meditation to Interfaith or Holistic, and the benefit of spiritual exercises for self-development and better health."--Publisher's description.

This book contains a collection of original designs and motifs inspired by the English countryside and is charted for needlepoint and canvas-work embroidery. The motifs featured range from rosebuds, pot marigolds, honeysuckle and sweet rosemary to ripe cherries, crab apples and sloes, elderberries and waterlilies. Illustrations showing essential stitching techniques accompany advice on stitchwork, textures, how to work wool, cotton and silk yarns and some of the worked projects - cushions, chair seats, footstools and rugs, are shown. The accompanying text includes tales, songs and poems of country life. Stafford Whiteaker is the author of "The Complete Strawberry" and "English Garden Embroidery".