In fashion the right colors-and the right combinations-can make the difference between pretty and pretty spectacular! But what makes a winning color combination? Whether you know instinctively or need a little help, Colorwork Knitting gives you the tools you need to explore your love of color and takes the fear out of multicolor knitting. 25 patterns for gorgeous colorwork scarves, gloves, mittens, sweaters, hats, and socks. Five different color techniques-striping, striping with self-striping y...
Rosenbleet's perfect system of ladies' garment cutting
by Joel Rosenbleet
Do you secretly love to play with your food? Whether you're craving peanuts or pizza, you'll find just the thing to hit the spot between the covers of Tasty Crochet. With over 30 crochet patterns on the menu, there's something here to please every palette. In addition to snack items that can be stitched up in a flash, you'll find: patterns to plan a meal for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert; basic crochet techniques to get you started right away; and short "ingredients" lists to make fi...
Animal Baby Bibs from Leisure Arts presents nine cute designs that will make feeding time as much fun as playtime. Smiles and giggles are guaranteed! Kristi Simpson's adorable appliqued crochet creations feature a colourful butterfly, an owl, and the faces of a tiger, zebra, cow, giraffe, elephant, hippo and fox. Each bib is densely crocheted using medium weight cotton yarn and Easy skill level.
In ONE SIMPLE STITCH Helen Stevens begins a crusade to prove that if you can bring your needle up through your fabric, and take it back through to the reverse, you can embroider ...and you can work all the projects in this book. And you don't even need lengthy step-by-step instructions. All the information you need is encompassed by a template, a colour chart and a unique 'directional diagram'. Armed with these three weapons, and one simple stitch, you will slay the dragon which has held you bac...
American Indian Basketry of Northern California
by Christopher L Moser
Butterfly Fairy II
by Kathleen George and Cross Stitch Collectibles
For centuries, French tassels have been an essential decoration adorning the finest furnishings and accessories. This text is intended for anyone with an interest in creative embroidery and home decorating. It provides detailed instructions on tassel-making, unravelling the secrets of the French tassel-making houses so that readers can make tassels that look as professional as the commercially made variety. A unique flip section allows the reader to create a limitless number of designs by mixing...
NEW IN PAPERBACK Building on the success of her previous books, Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear, step-by-step instructions, and there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alison's original and exquisite work to delight and inspire you. Alison 'paints' her threads on to hand-coloured backgrounds, blending her stitches and achieving stunning resul...