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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Cosplayers rejoice!The Hero's Closet is the ultimate DIY guide to creating unique and fantastical homemade costumes
This essential handbook offers detailed, step-by-step instructions that cover the basics of sewing costumes (which often require skills not found in standard sewing guides) to help even the most novice sewists create the costumes of their dreams. A skilled crafter and avid cosplayer, Gillian Conahan walks readers through
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English
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"After renowned fashion designer Cressida Westcott loses both her home and her design house in the London Blitz, she has nowhere to go but the family manor house she fled decades ago. Praying that her niece and nephew will be more hospitable than her brother had been, she arrives with nothing but the clothes she stands in, at a loss as to how to rebuild her business from a quaint country village. Her niece, Violet Westcott, is thrilled that her famous...
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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The author of Sewing to Sell shares secrets from industry experts on growing your craft business—with 16 new projects you can make and sell!
Making the leap from sewing enthusiast to entrepreneur is a major accomplishment—but many new professionals find themselves facing all new challenges and questions. In More Sewing to Sell, Virginia Lindsay helps readers take their handmade business...
Making the leap from sewing enthusiast to entrepreneur is a major accomplishment—but many new professionals find themselves facing all new challenges and questions. In More Sewing to Sell, Virginia Lindsay helps readers take their handmade business...
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sew sixteen whimsical, handmade gifts for you and your friends.
Add peace to your busy life with a cozy afternoon of zakka sewing. Stitching in her signature style, Minki Kim is back with sixteen whimsical crafts for your must-sew list. With a number of techniques, from quilting and wool appliqué to embroidery, there’s something for every sewist! Advance your skills by installing a variety of zipper styles, bag handles,
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Series
Publisher
Search Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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Description
Discover how to use traditional embroidery techniques from simple cross stitch to pulled thread embroidery—even if you've never embroidered before.
The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins....
The book introduces the reader to many different stitchery techniques from simple cross stitch to intricate pulled threadwork. Some of the techniques are useful for making decorative borders, while others are good for adding spot designs, monograms and lettering, and applying beads and sequins....
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Welcome to the new face of mending! Don't hide patches, make them into bold, beautiful embellishments. Repair holes with colorful thread and a creative darning stitch or use fun embroidery to bring new life to a stained shirt. With detailed step-by-step photography, Kristin Roach teaches you a wide range of patching, darning, and repair stitches using both hand and machine sewing. Revive your wardrobe with these traditional mending techniques to make...
Author
Publisher
David & Charles
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
Give your holiday season a personal touch with beautiful handmade Christmas decorations from the author of Celebrate with a Stitch.
This collection of Christmas wreath and garland projects makes the festive period even more special. Celebrated author and pattern designer Mandy Shaw shares her favorite Christmas sewing projects and shows us how to make beautiful Christmas decorations to bedeck our home at this special...
This collection of Christmas wreath and garland projects makes the festive period even more special. Celebrated author and pattern designer Mandy Shaw shares her favorite Christmas sewing projects and shows us how to make beautiful Christmas decorations to bedeck our home at this special...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this illustrated sewing guide, the celebrated designer shares twelve new patterns with loads of variations for stylish bags of all kinds.
With the patterns in Amy Butler's Style Stitches, you can create everything from chic clutches and delicate wristlets to pretty hobo bags and handy coin purses. Each project is designed with Butler's fresh, modern style and attention to detail. She also includes easy-to-follow instructions for...
With the patterns in Amy Butler's Style Stitches, you can create everything from chic clutches and delicate wristlets to pretty hobo bags and handy coin purses. Each project is designed with Butler's fresh, modern style and attention to detail. She also includes easy-to-follow instructions for...
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Publisher
Creative Publishing international
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
The only curtains book with the current styles and step-by-step, photographed instructions.
The Complete Photo Guide to Curtains and Draperies makes it easy to choose and construct today's most popular window treatments. Color photographs present twenty styles in a variety of room settings, fabrics, trims, and decorative hardware, then show how to DIY. The projects include tailored, romantic, and contemporary curtains and formal draperies
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
In this illustrated collection, the fabric designer shares twenty charming, contemporary projects for the nursery and beyond.
Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones features twenty handmade treasures that are destined to become cherished hand-me-downs for generations to come. There's a snuggly wrap blanket, imaginative plush toys, bright diaper bags, handy travel bibs, and much more.
Beautiful photos inspire, while illustrations...
Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones features twenty handmade treasures that are destined to become cherished hand-me-downs for generations to come. There's a snuggly wrap blanket, imaginative plush toys, bright diaper bags, handy travel bibs, and much more.
Beautiful photos inspire, while illustrations...
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Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
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Description
Extend the life of well-worn, beloved pieces using these creative techniques.
Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these beautiful and sustainable ideas to give them a new life.
With this book, you'll learn how to:
• Repair knitted and...
Author
Publisher
ABRAMS, Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
A stylish embroidery guide for the modern maker, featuring twenty beautiful projects with step-by-step instructions and inspiring templates.
Vibrant color and rich textures abound in Hoop Dreams, a stylish embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author Cristin Morgan of Marigold + Mars outlines the basics of ten classic embroidery stitches and then teaches you how to use them to create twenty beautiful and practical projects for...
Vibrant color and rich textures abound in Hoop Dreams, a stylish embroidery guide for the modern maker. Author Cristin Morgan of Marigold + Mars outlines the basics of ten classic embroidery stitches and then teaches you how to use them to create twenty beautiful and practical projects for...
Author
Publisher
F+W Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
An exciting collection of easy sewing projects for children aged 5–11, including toys, decorations and accessories that kids will really love to make. Your children will have great fun learning important sewing techniques with simple instructions written just for them, and can make loads of exciting things from character softees and puppets, to patchwork balls, blankets, games, masks, and more. Includes all the templates and techniques you
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English
Description
Break Free from Your Sewing Machine
Imagine being able to quilt on vacation, at the beach, or virtually anywhere else you find yourself. Jessica Alexandrakis has traveled the world with her on-to-go sewing kit and small stash of fabric, creating strikingly modern patchwork along the way. Now she shares everything she's learned about this addictive, beginner-friendly technique.
• Sewing kit essentials that you can slip in your...
Imagine being able to quilt on vacation, at the beach, or virtually anywhere else you find yourself. Jessica Alexandrakis has traveled the world with her on-to-go sewing kit and small stash of fabric, creating strikingly modern patchwork along the way. Now she shares everything she's learned about this addictive, beginner-friendly technique.
• Sewing kit essentials that you can slip in your...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
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Description
Enchanting Embroidery Designs invites you to create your own world using bright thread colors and imaginative stitches.
Full of motifs that are both simple and playful, from zany crocodiles, and cuddly cats to big-eared bats and stealthy ravens. This book invites you to be creative with its whimsical designs and step-by-step instructions—whether you use these projects as visible mending techniques or simply to add interest to...
Full of motifs that are both simple and playful, from zany crocodiles, and cuddly cats to big-eared bats and stealthy ravens. This book invites you to be creative with its whimsical designs and step-by-step instructions—whether you use these projects as visible mending techniques or simply to add interest to...
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
The authors of The Tunic Bible craft a "clever guide to the DIY creation of tried and true staples of a woman's wardrobe . . . truly inspiring" (Publishers Weekly).
Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, including a must-have button-up shirt, tailored trousers, a flattering A-line dress, and the indispensable...
Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, including a must-have button-up shirt, tailored trousers, a flattering A-line dress, and the indispensable...
18) Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to expand on traditions and use fabrics, patterns, colors, and stitching innovatively to create exciting fresh designs. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, quilts, tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity - wherever it...
Author
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
A visual encyclopedia of stitches, the Big Book of Embroidery is the essential, go-to reference guide for embroiderers. Understand basic stitches, such as straight stitches, cross stitches, woven stitches, split stitches, and loop stitches, and learn to embroider several details and designs within those fundamental methods. Containing 250 popular embroidery stitches and techniques, detailed close-up photography, and step-by-step illustrations and...
Author
Publisher
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The creator of Gingercake Patterns shows you how to share your passion for sewing with the world by starting a successful home business.
Maybe you started sewing just for fun. But now you’ve developed the skills and vision to turn your creative outlet into something more. Making the leap from hobbyist to professional can be intimidating—but Virginia Lindsay is here to help you get off the sidelines...
Maybe you started sewing just for fun. But now you’ve developed the skills and vision to turn your creative outlet into something more. Making the leap from hobbyist to professional can be intimidating—but Virginia Lindsay is here to help you get off the sidelines...
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