Di tengah deru komersialisme, sebagian besar barang merupakan produk dari pabrik-pabrik besar yang hampir serupa. Seringkali sulit menemukan hadiah untuk seseorang yang spesial, hadiah bersifat pribadi yang unik, dan tak dapat ditemukan di tempat lain. Buku ini mencoba memberikan alternatif lain yaitu menciptakan hadiah buatan sendiri, dalam bentuk kreasi dengan teknik tusuk silang. Tusuk silang adalah salah satu bentuk kerajinan tangan yang paling populer dan bertahan sampai sekarang, dengan kesederhanaannya. Memang dibutuhkan waktu dan usaha lebih mendalam untuk pembuatannya, namun di setiap tusukannya kita dapat menemukan cinta dan dedikasi. Kekayaan budaya Nusantara mengilhami penulis untuk menerbitkan buku ini. Deretan anak-anak Indonesia dengan beragam pakaian daerah semoga dapat ikut melestarikan keberagaman dan kekayaan budaya kita. Amidst the flood of commercialism, most goods are standard products produced by bii manufacturers that look almost similar from one to another. Hence, sometimes this situation makes it hard for us to find a personal and unique gift for someone special, a present which ideally would only be available at a specific store and difficult to get elsewhere. This book tries to offer an alternative solution to such problem.That alternative is handmade gifts, which are made by using cross stitch techniques. Owing to its simplicity, cross stitch has become one of the most popular handicrafts that has survived until now. Indeed, working on cross stitch designs does take more time and effort than buying gifts from stores, but every stitch of the finished design represents the love and dedication of the person who made it. The weolth of Indonesian culture has inspired the authors to publish this book. They hoped that the designs featured in this book, which portray children in traditional costumes from various areas of Indonesia, would contribute to the preservation of the country's cultural diversity and weolth.