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Design-It-Yourself Clothes
Patternmaking Simplified
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
If you’ve ever watched Project Runway and wished you were a contestant, or you’re simply ready to take your sewing to a new level, Design-It-Yourself Clothes teaches you the fundamentals of modern patternmaking so that you, too, can create your own inspired clothing.
Until now, the aspiring...
Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece
Custom-Color Your Favorite Fibers with Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2010
Discover the colorful joys of hand dyeing your own yarn and fleece. It’s easy, fun, and can be done right in your own kitchen! Self-taught dyer Gail Callahan shows you a variety of simple techniques to turn plain, outdated, or leftover yarn into vibrant “new” fibers using ovens, crockpots, frying...
by Camilla Morton
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
If your resolutions tend to look much the same from one year to another and you are suffering from the suspicion that someone, somewhere is having more fun that you, then you need something to revitalise your lust for life. A YEAR IN HIGH HEELS is here to help.
This book will guide you through...
Everyday Icon
Michelle Obama and the Power of Style
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
In many ways the world has never seen a First Lady like Michelle Obama. From the precedent of her race to the singularity of her style, she has been the object of immense fascination. What she says, what she does, and not least, what she wears, is scrutinized around the world.
Writing at the...
by Erica Domesek
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2011
Its a movement. Its a call to action: reimagine reuse and reinvent. P.S.- I Made This . . . will inspire and encourage readers to embrace the concept of I see it I like it I make it. Part designer DIY part fashion and lifestyle inspiration guide P.S.- I Made This . . . was born from Erica Domeseks...
P.S.-- I Made This . . .(PS I Made This)
I See It. I Like It. I Make It.
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
It’s a movement. It’s a call to action: reimagine, reuse, and reinvent. P.S.- I Made This . . . will inspire and encourage readers to embrace the concept of I see it, I like it, I make it.
Part designer DIY, part fashion and lifestyle inspiration guide, P.S.- I Made This . . . was born...
The Girl on the Wall
One Life's Rich Tapestry
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Jean Baggott is 'the girl on the wall' - a 1948 photograph taken of her when she was eleven - whose life was never going to be remarkable and the pinnacle of whose achievements would come from being a wife and a mother. Almost 60 years later, with her children gone, dealing with the loss of the love...
by Federico Vinciolo
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
Old Venetian lace has always been considered one of the high points of the textile arts, what with its imaginative design, technical brilliance, and universal appeal to all lands and times. It was the ancestor of most of the important laces that have since been made in Europe, and surviving specimens...
Native Funk & Flash
An Emerging Folk Art
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
This delightful 1974 classic is replete with new images, updates on favorite artists, and a thoughtful afterword by the author that reflects on what was at the heart of the ’60s counterculture. Native Funk and Flash sits alongside treasured costume and fashion bibles on the shelves of the great...
How to Make Curtains
Measuring and Making the Perfect Window Coverings for Every Room in Your Home. A Storey BASICS® Title
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Rebecca Yaker, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers this complete introduction to making your own curtains, covering everything from measuring to calculating yardage, choosing the best fabrics, sewing your curtains, adding linings, and selecting the right fixtures and hardware for...
How to Make Slipcovers
Designing, Measuring, and Sewing Perfect-Fit Slipcovers for Chairs, Sofas, and Ottomans. A Storey BASICS® Title
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions. She...
Get Dressed and Be Fab: Simple Tips to Help You Look Fit, Slim and Amazing in Your Clothes
Fashion & Style
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
They say first impressions last a lifetime. But even if it’s not that long, they still matter. Your appearance is the first thing people notice and the thing they remember about you. It may not always be fair, but you are judged based on the way you look – we all are. So it makes sense that the...
by Anon
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
A classic book on Elizabethan embroidery, including many examples of different works and a useful section of technical notes. This book will make a great addition to anyone's bookshelf with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before,...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers.
“The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life...