To go along with the theme, I also got this book. This Royal School of Needlework series is wonderful, with lots of information beyond the specific topic, such as frame types and framing up, transferring designs, and how designs are developed. I delayed getting this one because I'm not inspired by the cover design, but what's inside is worth it. Again, I was inspired to get it by Mary Corbet's review here.
So far all I've done is flip, but I'm planning ahead. Once I complete the crewel piece, I plan to pull out a thread painting design I began in a Tanya Berlin workshop.