Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework

Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Needlework

Author: Reader's Digest Association

Publisher: Readers Digest

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 547

ISBN-13: 0895770598

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Some of us take pride and pleasure in our needlework skills, while others of us have been drawn to sewing crafts but haven't been confident enough to try them. Happily, this book is a gold mine of instruction and inspiration for everyone, whatever your level of skill.


A Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing

A Stylish Guide to Classic Sewing

Author: Sarah Gunn

Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc

Published: 2019-11-08

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1617458732

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The authors of The Tunic Bible craft a “clever guide to the DIY creation of tried and true staples of a woman’s wardrobe . . . truly inspiring” (Publishers Weekly). Discover the secrets to sewing a stylish wardrobe with staying power! This spirited guide walks you through thirty timeless garments to make for yourself, including a must-have button-up shirt, tailored trousers, a flattering A-line dress, and the indispensable modern classic pencil skirt. With a conversational narrative, the authors have created an engaging, informative guide to sewing by tracing the origins of each garment, along with styling and sewing tips, charming fashion illustrations, and a modeled photo gallery. Pencil skirt pattern and instructions included! “This delightfully illustrated book featuring a conversational narrative chronicles 30 beloved classic silhouettes that lie at the core of women’s wardrobes . . . Each garment chapter laced with fascinating facts and trivia tidbits gives new meaning to why we wear what we wear . . . [a] keen guide to creating a fresh collection of timeless garments.” —Elysian “It should be inspirational to those just beginning to sew for themselves as well as those who just aspire to it! . . . With this book in hand, you will both sew and dress with confidence and style.” —Fifty Dresses “This book is so well-written and the illustrations are amazing.” —Girls in the Garden


The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home

Author: Mary Ann Young

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0786549343

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Ever look around the walls of your home and think, Blah! Do you have Martha-Stewart envy? Do you buy decorating magazines by the dozen and just end up throwing up hands at the impossibility of the task of re-doing your home? Fret no more. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Decorating Your Home, Second Edition gives clear, easy-to-understand instruction to turn the most humble abode into a work of art. This brand new, updated second edition has even more photos than before to help you get a picture-perfect vision of your decorating dreams. An all-new chapter on decorating resources on the Web, as well as how to use such hot tickets as e-Bay to get that perfect item for your home at a perfectly low price.


Traditional Weavers of Guatemala

Traditional Weavers of Guatemala

Author: Deborah Chandler

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781732352865

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"Guatemala is a land of contrasts: stunning mountain, river, and cloud forest landscapes with the constant threat of volcanic eruptions, mudslides, earthquakes, and brutal upheavals. Against this backdrop, the indigenous Maya and their Ladino compatriots persist in creating some of the loveliest and most colorful textiles the world has known. Their weaving, spinning, and basketmaking have sustained them economically and culturally against the pressures of change and a thirty-six year armed conflict that decimated their population. In Traditional Weavers of Guatemala, twenty artisans share their personal histories, hopes, and dreams along with the products of their hands and looms"--Inside cover.


Knitting Never Felt Better

Knitting Never Felt Better

Author: Nicky Epstein

Publisher: Nicky Epstein Books

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781936096367

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A guide to felting demonstrates how different fabrics react to the process of transforming wool yarn into a dense, textured material, and includes sample swatches, patterns, stitches, and techniques for creating mosaics, cables, and lace.


Basics Fashion Design 06: Knitwear

Basics Fashion Design 06: Knitwear

Author: Juliana Sissons

Publisher: AVA Publishing

Published: 2010-12

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 2940411166

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'Basics Fashion Design' provides the reader with the fundamental skills, knowledge and inspiration to design and create their own innovative knitted textiles.