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Trade in your sad sack for a flashy new backpack in brilliant kraft-tex—the textile that looks like leather but sews like fabric. Weaving kraft-tex into beautifully textured panels, you'll learn advanced bag-making techniques: adding interior and exterior zippered pockets, a cargo pocket, adjustable...

Learn to make beautiful old fashioned lingerie. This book is illustrated with black and white drawings and diagrams. Contents Include: Equipment, Materials, Cutting Out; Details of Stitchery and Seams; Openings; Edges; Decoration. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before....

Take yourself on a pinwheel journey. Learn how to make unique pinwheels starting with the easy and working your way up to more challenging. Let these 8 unique quilts inspire you to stitch new and exciting quilted projects. You'll never think of pinwheel blocks in the same way once you explore these...

Learn how to make kaleidoscope quilts using large-scale print fabrics! Easy Stack is a quick-cutting, fabric-efficient way to make great kaleidoscope quilts that are rotary cut and machine pieced. Using only 4 fabric repeats and easy-to-cut strips, you can create 3 kinds of fun and unique blocks....

Borrow from history for your next quilt with ninety free-motion quilting designs reinterpreted from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century quilts. Honor the elegance of the past with collector Bill Volckening and quilter Mandy Leins, who modernizes motifs such as the orange peel, feathers, and quatrefoil...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban. Easy to digest and aimed at the beginner, this guide is perfect for the amateur milliner and constitutes a must-read for anyone intent on handcrafting turbans. The information contained herein is primarily for...

Learn the best methods and techniques to ensure your pockets are properly positioned, flat, and neatly sewn.

“Children and Misses Garments” is a classic guide to tailoring and dressmaking, focusing on producing clothes for women and young girls. With charming illustrations and simple, step-by-step instructions, this wonderful volume will appeal to anyone with an interest in making authentic vintage clothing....

Big Embroidery is all about stitching beautiful designs up fast using yarn instead of embroidery thread. Designer and author of Modern Folk Embroidery, Nancy Nicholson, has created a collection of stunning designs based on traditional crewel work, and adapted them for a modern audience using everyday...

Show off your large-scale prints and add a WOW factor to your quilts. Take advantage of the surprising designs that appear as you stack and cut triangles, diamonds, flat pyramids, gem shapes, and more. Each beautiful block design frames a unique kaleidoscope hexagon, for stunning results! Select from...

GESCHICKT EINGEFÄDELT Kein anderes Hobby ist so im Trend wie Schneidern und Nähen. Hat auch Sie das Nähfieber gepackt und wollen Sie sich Ihre individuellen Lieblingsteile selbst gestalten? Dann bietet Ihnen dieses Buch die nötige Starthilfe. Guido Maria Kretschmer, Star-Designer und Gastgeber...

Questo tutorial ti permette di realizzare una romantica pochette che si adatta a mille usi, della dimensione di circa 16x22,5cm con una piccola targhetta decorativa in stoffa. Include il cartamodello da stampare.

Foto tutorial per la realizzazione di un cesto in feltro alto 40 cm da utilizzare come porta-gomitoli con tasche interne per accessori e ferri da maglia.