Surround yourself with beautiful knits in every room in your house! Patterns are styled and grouped by room to create a unified look for your Living Room, Porch, Master Bedroom, Guest Bedroom, Office, Kid's Bedroom, and Nursery. All pieces are created using big needles and easy-to-learn stitch patterns, so you can be enjoying your knits in no time. Every room has at least one textured chunky blanket for comfort; other patterns include cushion covers, pillows, baskets and others, all in coordina...
The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook
by Kristina McGrath and Sarah Walworth
Knitting patterns are notorious for inaccuracies in measurements and confusing directions-but no more! The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook sets new standards for clear, accurate pattern writing, walking aspiring and experienced designers alike through each must-have component of a thorough, well-written pattern, including how to devise and present gauge, charts, and sizing information that is correct and easy-to-follow. With a focus on how to make patterns accessible to contemporary knitters-e...
This collection of kaleidoscope blocks made a stunning display on museum walls; now you can make them for your own walls too! In this workbook, you'll go "behind the seams" to learn Paula's design approach and fabric selection process, as well as her drafting and construction methods. Includes patterns you can follow for all 12 one-block quilts!
Needle Felting from Ducks to Dragons, Bears, Minis & More
by Liza Adams
This new book by Liza Adams brings fresh new creatures to life, including a striped cat, a yellow duckie, a dragon, an elephant, a doll, plus instructions to create monster balls, sleeping animals, miniature bears and bugs, and a tiny topiary. She reviews the basics, but also gives step by step instructions for different shaped ears, wings, and beaks. To make your pieces even more versatile, she teaches techniques such as adding weight for stability and using pipe cleaners to build structure. Br...
More doodle stitching from embroidery star Aimee Ray! This addition to the popular series features 20 beautiful one-of-a-kind projects. Looking for a fresh take on framed hoop art, colorful home decor, and stitched samplers? Then Aimee Ray has fun and exciting ideas to bring your embroidery to the next level. Learn how to make your palettes bolder and brighter with tinting techniques; transfer a photo to create a realistic family portrait; stitch a crystal or birthstone onto fabric; and much mo...
The handloom--often no more than a bundle of sticks and a few lengths of cordage--has been known to almost all cultures for thousands of years. Eric Broduy places the wide variety of handlooms in historical context. What influenced their development? How did they travel from one geographic area to another? Were they invented independently by different cultures? How have modern cultures improved on ancient weaving skills and methods? Broudy shows how virtually every culture, no matter how primit...
Readers of this book will learn how to create intricate-looking quilts using only simple precut fabrics and eleven easy weaving techniques. Featuring step-by-step instructions and illustrative photographs, this book will help quilters of all levels to master these weaving techniques.
A craft richly steeped in history and tradition, punch needle is changing the global craft landscape so quickly, it’s hard to miss. Whereas some crafts take much time and expertise to master, you can pick up a punch needle and complete a project in less than an hour, with no prior skill needed. It requires just one easy-to-use tool, a background fabric, an embroidery hoop or frame, and yarn. Punched pieces make excellent wall hangings, pillows, ornaments, stool covers, chair cushions, purses/pou...
Pam Powers, author of Dress-to-Impress Knitted Scarves, brings her impeccable sense of style to this collection of 25 boot cuffs and leg warmers. You will want to make a pair (or two) for every day of the week. Boot cuffs are just the thing to add a little spice to your style! Peeking just over your boot tops, they can be lacy, sporty, thick and warm, or delicate and feminine. Best of all, they are easy-to-knit tubes with minor shaping--no tricky foot as with a sock--so they knit up fast. They...
Journal Your Life's Journey
by Blank Book Billionaire and Journal Your Life's Journey
Wool Painting Tutorial "Red Bullfinch" (Painting with Wool, #1)
by Jay Ball and Oksana Ball
Knitting is in demand like never before, and here comes a very special book that will please many! 45 unique and creative knitting patterns, all of which can be knitted in several sizes. Here are patterns for both children and adults, to the romantic as well as the rock star. The designs are thoroughly explained with clear diagrams and good photo, so even those who have not knit much will be able to try their hand. Easy to learn--easy to knit. The book also contains many great tips and advice on...
Explains how to apply designs to the surface of textiles by hand methods such direct dyeing, stencil printing, and needlework.
A modern approach to homesteading-no farm required Food recalls, dubious health claims, scary and shocking ingredients in health and beauty products. Our increasingly industrialized supply system is becoming more difficult to navigate, more frightening, and more frustrating, leaving us feeling stuck choosing in many cases between the lesser of several evils. Author Deborah Niemann offers healthier, more empowering choices, by showing us how to reclaim links in our food and purchasing chain...
Botanical Notebook Collection (Botanical Notebook Collection, #1)
by Botanical Notebook Collection
Fabrics in Fashion Design: The Complete Textile Guide. Third Updated and Enlarged Edition
Intended for fashion students and fashion designers, this fabric book is indispensable for sourcing and selecting textiles for fashion. It will guide you to the perfect fabric for every design, helping you find the ideal material to achieve the desired effect and recommending different ways to use it. With a revised and updated selection of photographs from fashion shows that exemplify current fashion trends in which the collections of such renowned designers as Givenchy, Stella McCartney, Vuitt...
Fun and wearable weaving patterns! Simple Woven Garments is both a pattern book and an idea book for creating simple woven shapes and turning them into everyday, highly wearable fashions. Readers will enjoy classic woven styles and nods to today's style trends in a collection of 20 woven garments (and 4 variations) for the "what's next" weaver. This guide will help weavers create fabric that works for the intended garment, is easy to weave, and is above all beautiful. Authors Sara Goldenberg a...
The ultimate guide to creating and styling modern macramé projects in the home from top creative tastemaker and sought-after macramé artist Emily Katz. Macramé--the fine art of knotting--is an age-old craft that's undergoing a contemporary renaissance. At the heart of this resurgence is Emily Katz, a lifestyle icon and artist who teaches sold out macramé workshops around the world and creates swoon-worthy aspirational interiors with her custom hand-knotted pieces. Modern Macramé is a stylish, c...