This is a new title from the author of the bestselling Couture Sewing Techniques". It provides the techniques & knowledge to create garments with true designer professionalism. Couture industry-insider Claire Shaeffer offers home sewers the techniques & knowledge to create garments with true designer professionalism. This book & DVD set contains a complete workshop in the fitting & tailoring sewing secrets of professional designers the same curriculum that has made Shaeffer's in-person classes smash-hit sell-outs. The DVD offers an in-depth tailoring workshop with Shaeffer & the book presents the class in printed form along with intriguing details about the couture garments shown & information on the construction methods used by such renowned designers such as Chanel Dior Balenciaga & more." ...

This title helps you learn the timeless skills & techniques of sewing designer quality fashions & creating one of a kind custom fitted pieces that have shape strength & beauty. Illustrated Guide to Sewing: Couture Techniques" guides readers through the characteristics that separate basic sewing from couture such as a custom fit meticulous handwork & quality construction. Starting with an overview on important topics such as working with fine fabrics custom fitting garments & hand stitching readers will go on to learn how to create one of a kind fashions that have shape strength & beauty with close up chapters on creating couture collars necklines sleeves & more." ...

Your wedding day is a day you will remember forever & so it has to be perfect. While dress flowers & carriages all play their role when it comes to the reception the cake will undoubtedly be the star of the show. Now that the days of the obligatory three-tier white-iced fruit cake are long gone the cake can be as glamorous as exciting as stunning as your imagination allows. From luxurious baroque designs to the most stunning minimalist creations this collection of Mich Turners amazing wedding cakes will inspire any bride-to-be. Whether you want an exquisitely regal cake with a beautiful tear-drop design combined with tightly packed roses; a more lush almost sculpted concoction of sweeping fans of white chocolate interspersed with real flowers; a chic & sweetly pretty h&-painted floral design; or a tiered arrangement of tri-coloured individual cakes each topped with a rose there is a tantalising collection here. Mich also showcases a range of beautiful wedding mementoes including cookies tiny cakes & favours. Divided into eight chapters covering a full spectrum of classic creative & contemporary styles Couture Wedding Cakes will not only inspire you but will also give you all the information you need to make these cakes yourself. Whether you choose a romantic fairytale-like cake a chic number that is style itself or a show-stopping confection of chocolate & flowers you will be guided step-by-step through all the stages to create a breathtaking wedding cake that will be admired by all. ...

It is 1918 & the world is at war. But this feels a million miles away for Laurel Shelton. In the house where her parents toiled & died in the wilds of the Appalachian Mountains Laurel aches for her life to begin. & then one day a stranger is discovered in the cove near her house. What follows is an unforgettable story of love fate & divided loyalties. ...

Humanity has always believed it is the only intelligent species of life in the universe. But while excavating in Israel an archaeologist unearths a tomb that has remained hidden for 7 000 years. Inside lies a secret of such magnitude that the story of mankind is instantly rewritten
- & its future thrown into terrible danger. Only one man can piece history back together again. Only one man will risk everything to prevent a catastrophe that could tear the world apart. That man is Ethan Warner.
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The magic of the old Covent Garden Market is evoked through Peter Ackroyds introduction & Clive Boursnells marvellous photographs taken over the course of numerous & extended visits to Covent Garden in the 1960s & 1970s. The book

Includes:: a preface by Clive Boursnell & the words of some of the market people whom the photographer interviewed at the time. There will be an exhibition of Clive Boursnells photographs of Covent Garden to coincide with publication.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's 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. ...

* A best-selling anthology of over 400 covers from one of the most acclaimed record labels of all time. * Complete compliation of the original Blue Note volumes * A timeless collector's piece for all music fans The Cover Art of Blue Note Records is Graham Marsh & Glyn Callingham's classic collection of the finest record sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Note record label. This new edition is the complete compilation of the original volumes published nearly two decades ago. Including every cover essay & photo that appeared in the original volumes this collection is bound to appeal. Iconic covers of artists such as Herbie Hancock Thelonious Monk Miles Davis John Coltrane Sonny Rollins & Art Blakey make this anthology an evocative piece of Jazz history. With over 400 of the best covers in the record label's history & a selection of short essays this is a comprehensive guide for all Jazz fans & anyone interested in classic design. ...

A BBC Radio 4 dramatization of an Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Called in to investigate a murder at an Elizabethan manor house Dalgliesh soon discovers that there is no shortage of motives. As he investigates the complex secrets & powerful passions of village & family life come into play. ...

St Cedds Church fete had been held in the grounds of Martingale manor house for generations. As if organizing stalls as well as presiding over luncheon the bishop & the tea tent were not enough for Mrs Maxie on that mellow July afternoon she also had to contend with the news of her sons sudden engagement to her new parlour maid the sly single mother Sally Jupp. On the following morning Martingale & the whole village are shocked by the discovery of Sally Jupps body. Investigating the violent death at the manor house Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh is embroiled in the complicated passions beneath the calm surface of English village life. ...