Learn to sew 26 fresh, contemporary designs, all using just half a yard of fabric. Debbie Shore has a passion for sewing, and her fresh, contemporary designs coupled with simple, easy-to-follow instructions make this book a recipe for success. All of the projects use just half a yard of fabric, making them ideal for using up scraps and oddments left over from other projects or sold off cheaply by your favourite fabric store. All you need is a sewing machine and a basic sewing kit, and in no tim...
Think beautiful antique boxes. Think vintage, monogrammed, art nouveaux, and just about any box that fits your needs. Add cardboard, fabric, tissue, lace buttons, and other decorations. You are now on your journey to crafting and enjoying unique boxes that reflect your artistic flair. Keep them, use them, or give them as gifts. These personal creations will draw ohs and ahs and last for years to come. This practical guide offers step-by-step instructions, actual-size patterns, and over 200 imag...
This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions and colorful photography, Print It! teaches kids how to enjoy the craft traditions of printing. Amy Appleyard offers her expertise in professional design and crafting to kids in a way that they love, and helps you share the joy of creating beautiful prints of all kinds with a new generation of young crafters.
Learn to create unique textile art using vintage embroidery and cloth to preserve treasured memories! Features 15 step-by-step projects and showcases a variety of techniques—including hand embroidery, embellishing, collaging, quilting, and more! Vintage cloth, found objects, embroidery, layered cloth and hand-stitching are all artfully combined by Tilly Rose to create unique textile artworks that tell a story, record a special event, or celebrate a memory of a special person or place. Till...
A fun and beginner-friendly introduction to using resin to cast and craft stunning pieces of artwork and personalized accessories and decor. Resin, a synthetic liquid substance that dries and hardens, has taken the online crafting world by storm. Though traditionally used as a paint primer or a coating for countertops and floors, resin has gained popularity for being a versatile medium for craft projects with a few simple techniques and easy-to-find supplies. If you're ready to try resin art, th...
Replacing buttons, darning socks and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, these techniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp wardrobes with personal flair—hello, visible mending—and sustainability. In Wear, Repair, Repurpose Lily Fulop welcomes beginner and experienced makers with projects to refresh their wardrobes, make the most of thrift store finds and give worn-out cloth new life. Illustrated step-by-...
"Recycled Home" features 50 stylish craft projects for the home, using discarded or repurposed materials. Step-by-step illustrations guide you through each project, and no special skills are needed. From quick fixes taking half an hour to a patchwork throw to spend a weekend on, you'll find something beautiful for every room in your home. With chapters covering every room, the book features everything from making cushions and bedlinen to turning an old crate into a bathroom cabinet or constructi...
Dubbed the "LeBron James of plant styling..." by "Good Morning America", Hilton Carter now shows how you can make, style, decorate and care for your own stunning plant-inspired interior with his 25 step-by-step DIY projects and plant hacks. In plant and interior stylist Hilton Carter’s previous books he has given us glimpses into stunning plant-filled homes where ivy and creeping figs hang miraculously from ceilings, mosses grow effortlessly to create living walls and succulents flourish plante...
This holiday season, Anna Getty - environmental advocate, writer, heiress, television personality, chef, mother, and organic living expert - helps families reduce their carbon footprint without sacrificing style or tradition. In "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas", Anna advises on how to best choose a tree (real or fake?), mitigate the negative effects of necessary travel, organize and recycle post-holiday, and more. She shares her favorite holiday craft projects and entertaining ideas: pinecone...
Learn the art of visible mending—a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice—to repair the clothes and belongings you love! Mending Life, a beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout, encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them. Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, you’ll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro (creators of the pop...
'Playful and joyous and packed with Laura's gentle warmth and wicked humour. Loved it!' MILLY JOHNSON'A lovely, uplifting story' DEBBIE JOHNSON'Laura Kemp's signature warmth shines through to create a book that is like a big, warm cwtch' DARCIE BOLEYN'Warmed my heart, flipped my tummy and dampened my eyes. Lovely!' JO CLEGGOne chance encounter might just change everything...On the day that Betty meets Guy, her life is changed forever. She never thought she'd see him again, but a few months later...
Sew your own capsule wardrobe to see you through the week to the weekend! Revitalise your wardrobe with this capsule collection from sewing expert Rachel from the House of Pinheiro. The collection includes the perfect separates to take you through the working week to the weekend including a jumpsuit, day dress, trench two piece, kimono dress and versatile shirt dress. Rachel includes a main pattern for every day of week and then offers variations for how to dress it up for a meeting or down fo...
Blazed Wax is a comprehensive and colourful guide to contemporary candle making from friends and designers Ruby Kannava and Emma Cutri, with twenty-five projects for beautiful candles and candleholders that will light up your life. Candle making is an ancient craft, but modern candle making is all about incredible shapes and surprising colour combinations. This book brings together everything you need to start making your own sculptural candles at home – from mould-making using everyday items...
This series plants a long-term love of craft. Each book is by an established artist in the craft medium. Featuring 15 projects with clear step-by-step instructions and colorful photography, Weave It! teaches kids one of the oldest worldwide craft traditions. Using natural and recycled materials, Maria Sigma, a professional tapestry weaver, helps you share the joy of creating beautiful woven items with a new generation of young crafters.
A collection of beautiful blooms for embellishing garments, accessories and homewares. Everything is coming up roses with this delightful collection of flowers to knit and crochet. The perfect way to use up scraps of yarn or practice using novelty yarns, you can use them to decorate clothing, hats, bags and belts, embellish home accessories, or make a beautiful bouquet as an unusual display piece. Choose from simple spiral roses, pretty poppies, elaborate layered blooms, and fabulous felted flo...
Never throw away a plastic bottle again with this brilliant book of recycling crafts and creations. Make monster skittles, an awesome jet pack, silly cress heads and even a wearable pirate ship. Plastic just got a whole lot more fantastic!
Half Yard Gifts is the latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore, and the next book in her best-selling half yard series. It contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric. The book contains gifts for all your family and friends: the projects range from pincushions, bags and paperweights to aprons for budding chefs, kneeling pads for gardeners and tool belts for DIY-enthusiasts. The projects are made in a range of prints and styles and use a range of...
