This attractive little book is packed with big creativity for beading and tassel enthusiasts! It presents 20 creative tassel designs that all incorporate crusted beading, a decorative technique that features objects covered with a sewn layer of beads. It's a simple craft that yields exquisite results, and each tassel has its own special variations for the crusting and beaded drops. The projects include an antique pearl tassel, a crusted bookmark, and crusted hairclips and combs.
Beaded tassels and fringes are very popular. This versatile book shows many projects and techniques for decorative tassels, sun catchers and fringe work for lots of applications. Definitive step-by-step illustrations and full color photographs show techniques for embellishing scarves, purses, window coverings, shawls and lots more. A great primer to keep on hand for all your beading projects! Be sure to look for The Beading Book Series: The Best Little Beading Book, The Beaded Lampshade Book, The Magical Beaded Medicine Bag Book, The "Knotty" Macrame and Beading Book, The Beaded Watchband Book, The Beaded Jewelry for a Wedding Book, The Children's Beading Book, The Chain and Crystal Book, The Cat Lover's Beaded Project Book, The Wire Bending Book, The Beading on Fabric Book, The "After 8" Elegant Evening Jewelry Book, The Holiday Beading Book and more. Many of these books are available in kit form, also. There is also a wonderful documentary which complements the series.The Bead Movement is a beautiful program which chronicles man's oldest artform, beads. It is available in 60 minutes, or a 30 min. director's cut. For information or ordering, contact The Interstellar Trading and Publishing Company, Post Office Box 67026, Los Angeles, California 90067; (310) 247-8154, Order Dept. (800) 790-8730, Fax (310) 247-0622, email [email protected]. Visit our website at www.interstellarpublishing.com. Available through Ingram Books and Baker and Taylor Books, Amazon.com or by ordering directly from publisher.
On pillows, tie-back curtains, and even as hanging art, add luxurious tassels to your home s decor. It takes only four simple steps before you start experimenting with color, texture, and shape. Inspiring color photographs, drawings, and easy-to-follow instructions cover two dozen fabulous projects for tassels and most use inexpensive materials and need only a few hours to complete. "
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Designed with both the hand and the machine quilter in mind, this thorough look at ways to paint, bead, trim, and stitch embellishments onto finished quilts brings together diverse media for the experienced quilter. Modern as well as time-honored materials are used to create new works of fabric art. Hundreds of ideas are presented, using techniques including paint and paint sticks, burnishing, beads and buttons, ribbons, tassels, and embroidery. Prep steps for all methods and post-project care are also covered. An "Idea Gallery" at the end of each chapter is not prescriptive the projects are jumping-off places for quilters looking to add color, texture, and pizzazz to their repertoire. The emphasis is on creativity, making the book an enduring source of future inspiration. "
When two small sisters go fishing to the magic pond, they find something much better than a frog or a newt. They find a bog baby. Small and blue with wings like a dragon, the girls decide to make him their secret. I won't tell if you won't. But the bog baby is a wild thing, and when he becomes poorly, the girls decide they must tell their mum. And she tells them the greatest lesson, if you really love something, you have to let it go.
“There’s plenty of variety in both style and technique here, making this an appropriate choice for crafters looking to sample different methods for beading.” —Library Journal Discover the amazing versatility of beadwork in this scintillating selection of more than thirty projects that you can make in just one weekend. From jewelry and clothing to home accessories and embroidered textiles, there’s something here for every taste and level of ability. Projects include lampshades, decorative candles, fringed throws, embroidered table runners, tassel covers, embellished scarves, hair accessories, and more. Big Book of Weekend Beading teaches an exciting variety of methods, from general beadwork to stringing, bead embroidery, and wirework. Simple projects at the start of each section give beginners an instant taste of success, leading them on to try larger-scale projects and more impressive techniques. The projects and techniques are designed and written by a team of experienced bead crafters, each one an expert in her field. “A first-class instruction manual for a popular pastime that is sweeping the nation, a perfect activity for quiet winter weekends.”—The Midwest Book Review “If you enjoy using beads or want to learn how to do beading, the Big Book of Weekend Beading by Jean Powers is the perfect place to start.”—Kelly’s Thoughts on Things
Designed for the beginning to intermediate embroiderer, this workshop-in-a-book presents the basic concepts of this gentle art, and puts them to immediate use in creating a lidded box, striking evening bag, garden-themed journal cover, and more. Learn to select fabrics and transfer patterns, and the best ways to use common stitches. Save hours of frustration with the help of a complete section on project problem-solving. Increasing or decreasing scale is covered, as is color and perspective, and there are great tips for deciding when to use a jump stitch or a camouflage stitch, and ideas for embellishing other crafts with silk ribbon. Additional information is provided for selecting background treatments and fabrics that can add interest to any project.
