The Great British Sewing Bee is the official tie-in to the highly successful BBC TWO series. The TV series looks for the nations best amateur sewer, watched over by Savile Row tailor Patrick Grant & doyenne of the Womens Institute May Martin.

Capturing the creative energy of the series, the book provides an irresistible collection of over 25 projects covering garments & homewares that will delight sewing enthusiasts everywhere. As in the series, the projects offer something for both sexes & all ages. Garments include a flattering tea dress, pencil skirt, unisex pyjama bottoms & a waistcoat. The homewares & accessories include aprons, a stylish tote bag, laundry bag, a selection of cushion designs & three different window dressings. All are complete with instructions & patterns for sizes 8 to 16.

Including a number of designs from the TV series, technical know-how & insider sewing tips from the judges, this book will help the beginner achieve professional results.



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For burgeoning dressmakers the vast array of fabrics is what both entices the would-be sewer to dress handmade, but it is also what intimidates the first-time sewist when stepping into the haberdashery.

Reflecting the episode themes of the third series of The Great British Sewing Bee, each chapter focuses on a type of fabric & demystifies its properties, suitability & uses as well as providing all the instructions & pattern pieces needed to make a collection of universally appealing garments from that fabric type.

With womenswear sizes ranging from 8
- 20 & menswear sizes ranging from S
- XL, as well as the core garment instructions, this book

Includes:: all the information you need to get started with your sewing machine & understand both your equipment & the pattern pieces.

Claire-Louise's ultimate guide to fitting your own clothes & expert sewing tips from judges May Martin & Patrick Grant will ensure a perfect fit & stunning results.

Measures: 26 x 20.8 x 3.5cm











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Celebrate good times with over 50 street party recipes. From bite sized burgers & veggie snacks & dips to berry ice pops & Union Jack Cupcakes, simply follow the step by step instructions to create a range of sweet & savoury delights that are perfect for adults to make together. ...

The ultimate book of sweetie nostalgia! A colourful, witty & irreverent encyclopedia of all the sweets & crisps of your youth. From Mojos to Rainbow Drops, Space Raiders to Trios, Corona to Kia Ora & everything in between. Fully illustrated with hundreds of wrappers, ads & specially recreated packshots this book will lead you down memory lane until you reach the corner shop, load up a 10p mix up bag & rot your teeth on the contents. The authors have been given access to the archives, factories & warehouses of some of the leading sweet & snack manufacturers in the country & have delivered a book that is packed full of fascinating historical research? ? & lots & lots of sweets. ...

Britain is a place of remarkable beauty & surprising extremes: nowhere else in the temperate world boasts such extreme variety in such a small area. Our humble island has over 10, 000 miles of coastline; iconic animals & birds; & unique spectacles of migration that see wildlife from all corners of the globe descend upon our shores. Here, life is governed by the seasons: each month bringing extraordinary transformations to our land & its inhabitants. This lavish companion to the new BBC One series brings Britain to life, celebrating the vibrancy of the changing year through stunning photography & mesmerising time-lapse sequences, & revealing the unmissable drama & beauty to be witnessed on our very own doorstep. ...

In the junk shop at the end of the street is a dusty old ship in a bottle. & when the world isn't watching, a tiny pirate crew

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Statins are the so-called wonder drugs widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels & claim to offer

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The Comedies with Introductions by Judith Buchanan. These Comedies are among the best loved of Shakespeares

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The opening weeks of the Second World War, & the first blackout
- The Great Darkness
- covers southern Engl&, enveloping the

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Over the Easter weekend in 2015, an audacious gang of criminals robbed a safe depository in London's Hatton Garden, the centre of the UK's diamond trade. Shortly before, electrical cables under nearby Kingsway had caught on fire, disrupting the emergency services in the area. Coincidence? Alarms at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd went off, but the police ignored them. The burglars were caught on CCTV taking jewellery worth up to $200 million.

They had used specialist equipment, taking days to tunnel through the walls of the vault. Within a month nine suspects had been arrested & valuables seized from their homes. They were aged between forty-three & seventy-six, including a father & son.

The question was, were they the same gang that had made a similar daring raid in Hatton Garden safe netting 1.5 million over the Christmas holiday in 2004? The culprits then were never caught. In this fascinating investigation of the case & its aftermath, Gordon Bowers digs deep into the history of heists around the world & questions the motives & methods behind diamond theft.

A fascinating read sure to be perfect for fans of true crime.

This paperback book has 288 pages & measures 19.8 x 2 x 13.2cm







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