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We all have that favourite pair of jeans or even lucky socks that we treasure, no matter how baggy or worn they might become. In the movement against throw-away culture and fast fashion, learn how to pick up a needle and rediscover the forgotten techniques and the joy of mending. In Visible Mending, Arounna Khounnoraj explores why we should mend, and how to mend a variety of different fabrics. Work through the book to discover how to repair forgotten pieces and give worn-out clothes a new life....

Michaels is one of the world's biggest specialist retailer of arts and crafts materials - it is the place that hundreds of thousands of crafters head for to get supplies for painting, floristry, home decorating, needleworking, woodworking, glass and fabric crafts. From this definitive source comes an extraordinarily big, beautiful, and encyclopedic collection of needlecraft techniques and 80 colourful projects. Fashion needlecrafts - knitting, crochet and embroidery - are in vogue. These project...

24 quirky, captivating nature stitch designs with complete instructions, full-size patterns, and encouragement to wander your own way. This stitchery spree through nature with master embroidery designer Juno gives you a new way to experience your embroidery: be open, be intentional, follow your own way, and then—like adding magic—watch your stories and ideas express themselves on your fabric. Juno encourages you to open your senses to embroider beyond the visual, and 24 examples of her lovely...

A collection of 365 different sashiko patterns to sew - one for every day of the year. Sashiko sewing expert, Susan Briscoe, demonstrates 365 different sashiko patterns, one for each day of the year - sew all 365 to make a beautiful sashiko quilt featuring all the designs Each sashiko pattern is stitched onto a four-and-a-half-inch square piece of fabric making it very accessible to sew one swatch every day. You can record the date of each sample you stitch in the book to create a record of y...

Crafting just got a whole lot cuter. Like Hello Kitty herself, the twelve patterns in this fun, accessible, cross-stitch kit are all simply adorable. Cross Stitch Creations: Hello Kitty includes a fully illustrated book with step-by-step instructions and photographs of the finished projects, plus fun notes and details about the characters of Hello Kitty's world. A needle, embroidery floss, a six-inch hoop, and cloth for completing two projects comes with the kit, so there's no waiting to get st...

Punchneedle embroidery is an old needle art that is worked through a fabric pattern stretched in an embroidery hoop, forming loops of threads on the side opposite the working surface to create a design. This book shows that punchneedle embroidery is back - and credit for its modern revival must go to today's appealing designs, which result in charming miniature art. Even beginners will soon be able to create these exquisite projects, which showcase timeless motifs; from flowers to primitive star...

Priscilla's contemporary mixed media artworks offer a refreshingly different approach to embroidery, taking stitch to an impressive new level within wire sculpture. Working both two- and three-dimensionally, Priscilla combines colour, stitch, shape and texture, layering to transform surfaces into beautiful, whimsical sculptures full of character, curiosity and charm. With her imaginative use of the needle and her love of retro vintage nostalgia, Priscilla has picked up on an enduring trend, e...

Illustrated with full-colour photographs, artworks and templates, this introduction to the art of machine embroidery explains the basic techniques of the craft and the equipment and materials necessary, and contains 25 step-by-step projects for making garments such as waistcoats, shirts and hats, soft furnishings such as cushions and throws, and accessories such as scarves, bags and buttons.

I felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.At her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom.In sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. In an age when textiles expressed power...

Stitch Magic takes a fresh look at different stitching techniques including pleating, tucking, gathering, ruffling, cutting and folding, making 3D shapes and quilting. Demonstrating the techniques with her own coloured illustrations, Alison Reid explores sixteen exquisite and individual projects, giving textile lovers a number of ideas for using their new stitching techniques to create inventive and unusual textiles.