This is a complete resource of techniques for designing & making clothes, whether you are following a pattern, adding embellishements, or designing garments from scratch. Easy-to-follow, highly illustrated instructions explain the essential dressmaking techniques
- & for advanced sewers, couture techniques
- allowing you to work confidently from a pattern to create beautiful clothes that fit perfectly. It features an at-a-glance guide to basic garment shapes & styles, cross referenced with the relevant techniques throughout the book. Suitable for beginners, or those who are already designing or making their own clothes, this is the perfect book for honing dressmaking skills & inspiring fashionable new designs.

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Language English This is a complete resource of techniques for designing & making clothes, whether you are following a pattern, adding embellishements, or designing garments from scratch. Easy-to-follow, highly illustrated instructions explain the essential dressmaking techniques
- & for advanced sewers, couture techniques
- allowing you to work confidently from a pattern to create beautiful clothes that fit perfectly. It features an at-a-glance guide to basic garment shapes & styles, cross referenced with the relevant techniques throughout the book. Suitable for beginners, or those who are already designing or making their own clothes, this is the perfect book for honing dressmaking skills & inspiring fashionable new designs.

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The Essential Sampler Quilt Book The Essential Sampler Quilt Book
- packed with 40 quilt blocks! A celebration of the sampler quilt
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Maia The Eye of the Eagle Counted Cross Stitch Kit Maia The Eye of the Eagle Counted Cross Stitch Kit designed by Rosenstiels. An eagle perched on a rock against the silhouette of the mountains behind. Kit contains carefully sorted Anchor Stranded Cotton, 16 count grey Aida fabric & easy-to-follow charts & instructions. Finished

Size: 11.75 x 11.75 (30cm x 30cm) Supplier product code: 5678000-01076

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The Fabric Selector The first section of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the many different natural & manmade fibers & weaves, including cottons, linens, silks, & wools. Each entry provides a description of the fabric's characteristics, possible combinations, & special considerations when using the fabric on machines. Also included are handy icons that provide a quick reference to the suitability of that fabric for certain projects (i.e. clothes, home furnishings, upholstery, etc.), & useful close-up shots of each fabric. The second section of the book provides valuable information on using the fabric, discussing tools to work with fabric & notions for fabric. A final resources section

Includes:: sizing & measurement charts as well as website resources. This book is indispensable for the sewing/craft room, & the format is small enough to throw into your bag when you are heading to the fabric store. About the Author Dana Willard, author of the popular creative blog MADE, has been sewing & reading patterns since she was 10 years old. As a full time sewer, she now designs her own patterns, using these as a way to test fabrics & their suitability for sewing projects. As a pattern designer, her fabric & sewing knowledge is instinctive & intrinsic, equipping her to make decisions that go beyond manufacturer recommendations & instead make decisions that are most practical for the home sewer. MADE is a medium for her to share these patterns & sewing tutorials with her readers as well as the fabric advice she picks up along the way. Her patterns & designs have been featured in many sewing publications. She lives in Texas with her husband & two children.

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The Fabric Selector The first section of this book provides a comprehensive overview of the many different natural & manmade fibers & weaves, including cottons, linens, silks, & wools. Each entry provides a description of the fabric's characteristics, possible combinations, & special considerations when using the fabric on machines. Also included are handy icons that provide a quick reference to the suitability of that fabric for certain projects (i.e. clothes, home furnishings, upholstery, etc.), & useful close-up shots of each fabric. The second section of the book provides valuable information on using the fabric, discussing tools to work with fabric & notions for fabric. A final resources section

Includes:: sizing & measurement charts as well as website resources. This book is indispensable for the sewing/craft room, & the format is small enough to throw into your bag when you are heading to the fabric store. About the Author Dana Willard, author of the popular creative blog MADE, has been sewing & reading patterns since she was 10 years old. As a full time sewer, she now designs her own patterns, using these as a way to test fabrics & their suitability for sewing projects. As a pattern designer, her fabric & sewing knowledge is instinctive & intrinsic, equipping her to make decisions that go beyond manufacturer recommendations & instead make decisions that are most practical for the home sewer. MADE is a medium for her to share these patterns & sewing tutorials with her readers as well as the fabric advice she picks up along the way. Her patterns & designs have been featured in many sewing publications. She lives in Texas with her husband & two children.

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Bring to life these magical people from the otherworld, using this resource of constructional drawings of heads, hands, bodies & wings, & trace-off outlines you can adapt to suit your own ideas. Whether you are a newcomer to the world of fairy art or a more experienced artist, & whether you are working with traditional media or on a computer, this book is a must-have. About the Author Linda Ravenscroft is an artist of international standing, whose beautifully detailed fairy & fantasy images can be seen all over the world, from fine art prints to exclusive giftware & fantasy art books. Linda became a professional fantasy artist in 1996, & since then her work has been in dem&, with many of her pieces now with American collectors. Linda is the author of How to Draw & Paint Fairyl&, & How to Draw & Paint Fairies, which has sold 200, 000 copies worldwide. ...

The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt In 1922, the very popular The Farmers Wife magazine held a contest asking a simple question: Would you want your daughter to marry a farmer? Author Laurie Hird has excerpt 55 of the top letters submitted to the magazine editors for the contest & has selected 111 traditional 6 quilt blocks & created a tribute quilt to the contest. Each block is fully illustrated as to construction & comes with complete cutting templates (found on the CD). In addition, the reader is provided with complete quiltmaking instructions for the queen-sized sampler quilt (constructed on point) with all 111 blocks, & additional instruction on converting the quilt to lap size, twin size, double, & king size. Introduction, resources & index are included. About the Author Laurie Aaron Hird has been quilting for over ten years & enjoys working with reproduction & 1930s fabrics. Laurie & her family live on six acres in the country of southwestern Wisconsin, complete with animals, gardens, woods & orchard & now you can buy her book The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt. ...

In 1922, the very popular The Farmers Wife magazine held a contest asking a simple question: Would you want your daughter to marry a farmer? Author Laurie Hird has excerpt 55 of the top letters submitted to the magazine editors for the contest & has selected 111 traditional 6 quilt blocks & created a tribute quilt to the contest. Each block is fully illustrated as to construction & comes with complete cutting templates (found on the CD). In addition, the reader is provided with complete quiltmaking instructions for the queen-sized sampler quilt (constructed on point) with all 111 blocks, & additional instruction on converting the quilt to lap size, twin size, double, & king size. Introduction, resources & index are included. About the Author: Laurie Aaron Hird has been quilting for over ten years & enjoys working with reproduction & 1930s fabrics. Laurie & her family live on six acres in the country of southwestern Wisconsin, complete with animals, gardens, woods & orchard & now you can buy her book The Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt. ...