Needlecrafts category: 4727 books
Knitting More Circles around Socks
Two at a Time, Toe Up or Cuff Down
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
From the best-selling author of Knitting Circles around Socks, here's an exciting new collection of fun sock patterns! Now learn to knit two at a time on two circular needles, from the toe up!Includes both toe-up and cuff-down knitting techniquesFeatures 12 all-new sock patterns in a range of skill levelsProvides patterns in men's, women's, and children's sizes
Knitting the Perfect Fit
Essential Fully Fashioned Shaping Techniques for Designer Results
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
This is the first book that delves deeply into easily mastered techniques that can be used to adapt and customise any project. Knitting the Perfect Fit is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in learning and perfecting shaping details in their knitting. Acclaimed designer and teacher Melissa...
by Sharon Turner
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2012
350 stitch patterns you'll use again and again
Knitting Stitches VISUAL Encyclopedia gives you quick visual access to a comprehensive collection of stitch combinations that enable you to create your own designs or modify existing patterns with ease. Each stitch is accompanied by a full-color...
Wen Redmond's Digital Fiber Art
Combine Photos & Fabric - Create Your Own Mixed-Media Masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Create mixed-media art quilts starting from your digital photographs. Wen Redmond teaches you to edit images with software, print them onto fabric, and accentuate them with stitching.
by Jessica Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
Do you ever look through fashion magazines or social media and see fashion illustrations and think, “I want to be able to draw like that!”? Do you want to be a fashion illustrator but don’t know where to begin?In “How to create fashion illustrations with confidence”, Fashion illustrator, and...
by Moyra McNeill, Elizabeth Geddes
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Blackwork embroidery was very popular in Tudor times, and it is now enjoying a tremendous revival. A form of counted-thread work, blackwork emphasizes shading contrasts that are possible working with a single color of thread.
This book is one of the best modern works on blackwork. After covering the...
by Virtual Store USA
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Finding the perfect plus size fit isn’t always easy. It is possible though! There are some clear steps to take to get there, but once you do, you’ll be happy you put in the effort of building your wardrobe. Here are some tips on how to really get the wardrobe you need. Consider a new way to find...
Little Needle-Felt Animals
30 Cute and Easy-to-Make Kittens, Puppie
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
it's so simple! get crafting and create your very own adorable needle-felt zoo.
Cute kittens, delightful dachshunds, fabulous foxes, and lovely lions are easy and fun to make when you know how to needle-felt.
Needle-felting is a great craft for beginners and the simplest way to create...
Free-Form Embroidery with Judith Baker Montano
Transforming Traditional Stitches into Fiber Art
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Bestselling author Judith Baker Montano is back with a new comprehensive stitch guide that will take you beyond traditional embroidery. She’ll show you how to create stunning landscapes and seascapes by applying fine art principles to your fabrics, threads, and fibers. Learn how to use these materials...
Embroidered Effects
Projects and Patterns to Inspire Your Stitching
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Now in ebook for the first time ever!
Embroidery empress Jenny Hart taught her legion of fans the basics with the best-selling Stitch-It Kit and Sublime Stitching. Now, for the first time ever in digital format, she takes stitchers one step further with instructions and diagrams for more than...
by Allyne S. Holland
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2012
Smocking, the venerable English peasant craft dating from the late eighteenth century, was a needle technique originally used to adorn the traditional rural work chemise. Today's needleworkers will welcome this collection of 22 beautiful smocking patterns by noted designer Allyne Holland, as well...
by Mary A. McCormack
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2016
Spool Knitting
Few elementary exercises have aroused more interest in the child than the toy knitting; due, perhaps, to its simplicity and his power to do it easily and well.
To some keen observer the little orb-weaving spider may have suggested this form of occupation. Be this as it...
White Work
Techniques and 188 Designs
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
In dozens of countries and in hundreds of varieties, the venerable craft of white work has become a byword for the ultimate form of needlework elegance. Its 3,000-year history encompasses every conceivable form of garment and decorative linen, from peasant blouses to papal vestments and the bridal...
10 Things to do with Embroidery Hoops
Unique and inspiring projects to decorate your home
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
From the introduction:
Framing a piece of embroidery or an appliqued picture used to be a tricky and often prohibitively expensive business. The concept of framing an unumbellished piece of fabirc just because you liked the pattern was pretty much out of the question. I'm not sure when I first...