Needlecrafts category: 4727 books
The Curated Closet
A Simple System for Discovering Your Personal Style and Building Your Dream Wardrobe
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Is your closet jam-packed and yet you have absolutely nothing to wear? Can you describe your personal style in one sentence? If someone grabbed a random piece from your closet right now, how likely is it that it would be something you love and wear regularly?
With so many style and shopping...
Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible
The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
In the beginning there was the fig leaf...
and the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mailand corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeans, graphic tee, and sexy pumps you slipped into this morning? Everything! Fashion begets fashion, and...
by Lynette Ranney Black
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2010
Offering numerous ideas to help save sewing enthusiasts time and money, this reference features architectural drawings, organization and storage ideas, and plans to optimize ergonomics. Special attention is also paid to lighting and shelving to increase accessibility and ease use of space, as well...
How to Get Dressed
A Costume Designer's Secrets for Making Your Clothes Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Costume designer Alison Freer’s styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so her solutions have to work fast. In How to Get Dressed, Alison distills her secrets into a fun, comprehensive style guide...
by Jean Leinhauser, Rita Weiss
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2011
Crochet Master Class presents 18 crochet techniques taught by some of the world’s best crochet designers and instructors. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, inviting you to dip in, experiment, and then apply your newfound skills to create a custom piece designed by these crochet luminaries....
Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock
30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Women who love to knit are determined to find time to practice their craft, despite the many roles they fulfill throughout the day. They knit while traveling or commuting, while waiting for their kids, while socializing. Times like these call for projects that are easily transportable and have stitch...
by Margaret Bucklew
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Step by Step Portrait Art Quilts takes you by the hand through every step of creating your own unique art quilt. This book is complete with detailed instructions on how to choose the proper photograph, make your custom pattern, select the best fabrics, create your quilt top, and complete your heirloom...
by Sayjai Thawornsupacharoen
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2013
Crochet pattern to make 7 little animal dolls: a bunny, puppy, bear, cat, ducky, frog and piglet.
Size: the dolls are 2.4 inches/ 6 cm high (excluding ears).
This is an easy crochet pattern and requires knowledge of basic crochet terms.
For materials you can use:
No...
How to Make Custom Sewn Sneakers
The Complete Production Process
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Break's the silence and reveals the secrets to manufacturing custom sneakers.This book is the first of its kind and it's impact will change forever how custom sneakers are made. The book explains in depth , the procedures , the tools , the type of exotic leathers to use. And with Free Access...
Dreaming of Dior
Every Dress Tells a Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2010
Charlotte Smith had already had more than her fair share of fabulous dresses and adventures. She lived life to the fullest in London, Paris and New York before falling in love with Australia and making it her home.
Then she discovered that she had inherited a priceless vintage clothing collection...
by Dāvid Räder
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
These detailed instructions include pictures that show you how to make a pom-pom using novelty yarns (eyelash, fur and fancy yarns).
The difficulty in making pom-poms using novelty yarns (eyelash, fur and fancy yarns) is due to the fact that the structure of the yarn itself is usually looped...
by Nancy Queen, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Chicks, start your sticks! This time it’s all about knitting
Stop letting worry knit your brows, ladies. Let go of your fear of knitting, and take hold of The Chicks with Sticks® Guide to Knitting. With more than 30 simple, chic projects plus simple step-by-step instructions, this book is...
by Mary Brooks Picken
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains an exhaustive dictionary of fashion terms, with instructions for pronunciation, brief explanations, and lists of synonyms. Timeless and comprehensive, “The Language Of Fashion Dictionary And Digest Of Fabric, Sewing And Dress” will be of utility to those involved in...
by Melissa Leapman
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2011
One of the reasons knitting and colorwork master Melissa Leapman first learned to knit was her wish to make one special project—a sweater using Fair Isle technique. Now, for the first time, she brings her passion for advanced color knitting to knitters who want to knit with any and every color of...