After over twenty five years in the needlework industry, this is the must have book if you are a cross stitcher and stitch on Linen. This book is the best. The number one book. I FINALLY got mine on Ebay this past week after coveting it for years. I broke down bought it. It was money well spent. The book is out of print and very hard to find. The graphs for different stitches are very well drawn, well explained and if the stitch is not in this book, you don't need to stitch it.