The Coles Millerand Pen Collection features Fountain pens ballpens rollerballs & pencils in authentic finishes all with chrome ...

The Coles Millerand Pen Collection features Fountain pens ballpens rollerballs & pencils in authentic finishes all with chrome ...

The Coles Millerand Pen Collection features Fountain pens ballpens rollerballs & pencils in authentic finishes all with chrome ...

A great plan a great pattern a great fit a great fabric & a great finish: These are the five fundamentals for perfecting any sewing project. Sarai Mitnick an independent pattern designer setting the high water mark in the industry shares her knowledge of these fundamentals & offers five beautiful projects to go with them. Powerful instruction: A former expert in user experience in the tech industry Sarai Mitnicks Colette Patterns line has gained a great deal of respect for comprehensive clear instruction. Comprehensive resource: The chapters cover sewing techniques planning & fitting working with patterns working with fabrics working with linings finishing techniques--in essence each chapter focuses on what the entirety of another book might cover. Gorgeous package: Pitch-perfect combination of illustration step-by-step photography & beautiful project shots all with a clean lovely design. * Disclaimer: e Book does not include Tissue Enclosures as enclosed with print book. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Deadlier than the Mafia the Camorra never forget & never forgive. She is an Italian accountancy student in London & her boyfriend Eddie teaches at a language school. But the prime reason Immacolata Borelli came to Britain was to look after her gangster brother wanted for multiple murders back home in Naples. For the Borelli clan are major players in the Camorra a crime network more close-knit & ruthless than the Sicilian Mafia. Mario Castrolami is a senior Carabinieri investigator of the Camorra his career dedicated to destroying the corruption & violence of the clans. When Immacolata calls from London to say she is prepared to collaborate with justice
- to betray her own family
- he knows she is setting in motion a terrifying & unpredictable series of events. The Borellis will not lose their criminal empire without a vicious fight. They will use anything & anyone to prevent her from giving evidence against them. Even Eddie & Eddies life.

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Leading artist Mike Bernard reveals every aspect of working with collage paint & other mixed-media approaches from the initial inspiration for a painting through to design colour surface qualities & finishing touches. In particular the book

Includes:: detailed information & advice on useful collage techniques & demonstrates how by starting with paper collage & then working freely with paint & other materials you can develop exciting & original results in interpreting whatever subject matter appeals to you. The book

Includes:: numerous illustrations again covering every step of the working process as well as a wide selection of subject matter -- from urban scenes to winter landscapes -- from around the world. There are step-by-step demonstrations of some of the key techniques as well as location sketches watercolour studies & striking finished paintings. Mike Bernards work

Includes:: exciting textures strong colour & the effects of light & he combines these qualities into original semi-abstract images of landscapes seascapes street scenes still life & figure compositions. His techniques particularly paper collage are important ones for all artists looking to expand their repertoire.





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* Introducing the hottest technique for textile artists today: collagraphy or printing from collage * Packed with hints tips & exercises exploring how to harness this exciting technique in your own work * Illustrated with stunning examples of collagraphy by some of the worlds finest textile artists Learn the secrets of one of textile arts most popular techniques: collagraphy. This comprehensive guide from one of Europes best-known textile artists & teachers contains everything you need to know about the exciting effects you can achieve using the almost endless permutations of collage stitch & print & how you can incorporate them into your own stitched-textile work.

Includes:: invaluable information on making a collagraphy plate using embroidery choosing suitable surfaces for print combining paper & fabric embroidering onto prints & how to work in series. Illustrated throughout with the best examples of contemporary collagraphy in textile art this book is a fascinating introduction to a technique that could become your latest textile-art passion.

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This book is the first in a new series which provides the reader with solid techniques & ideas for unique applications each book covering a popular craft subject area all presented in a appealing visual package organized into 52 units which may but dont need to be explored on a weekly basis. The Lab series offers artists & crafters a new type of format. While the book exposes readers to very hands-on techniques & solid project ideas the approach is fun & experimental. Readers dont need to work through the book in order. Rather they can flip around to learn something new or be inspired. The underlying message of the book is to learn & gain expertise through experimentation & play. There is no right or wrong result yet the reader gains skills & confidence in their medium to take their work to a new level. ...

While training for the priesthood a stint with a hospital chaplaincy team brought Mark face to face with a depth of suffering that blew his young confident faith apart. Years later he was still picking up the pieces but they began to show an entirely different picture of where & how God could be found. The Collage of God is for all who find it difficult to reconcile the realities of life with easy & comfortable notions about faith. In imaginative & beautiful language & illuminated by many"es from modern writers & poets Mark Oakley reconstructs faith as a collage of traditions & texts the myriad experiences of living imagination silence & prayer by which we respond to the grace of God revealed in fragile lives. A contemporary spiritual classic. ...