The author of many knitting classics, Alice Starmore is internationally renowned as a knitwear designer and an expert on knitting technique. In this guide, she presents a fascinating history of Aran knitting and an analysis of the traditional style, in addition to a complete workshop in technique, pattern, and design. "Highly recommended" by Library Journal, this volume offers step-by-step instructions, photographs, and drawings. It provides complete directions and charted patterns for the original edition's fourteen designs — many of them reknit in contemporary yarns — plus a new design. Patterns include the St. Brigid, one of the author's most popular hand-knitted designs, which represents a step forward from Aran knitting into the realm of Celtic design. Brilliant color photographs depict all of the finished caps, sweaters, and shawls. Sixty easy-to-read charted patterns guide readers through the design process and encourage the development of unique patterns. Beginners and experienced knitters alike will cherish this comprehensive guide to a beloved craft.

    Learn the basic techniques for crafting oil-, cream-, and vegetable-based soaps, and then start experimenting with your own personalized scents and effects. Cavitch provides tips for making more than 40 different specialty soaps, showing you how to design colorful marbled bars and expertly blend ingredients to create custom fragrances. You’ll soon be making luxurious soaps at a fraction of the cost of boutique products.Important Notice Early printings of this book contain a recipe variation in a sidebar note on page 36. As a result of further testing, author Susan Miller Cavitch and Storey Publishing strongly recommend that you do not try this variation. Adding honey when you are combining the sodium hydroxide and water may result in a stronger reaction with more intense heat. The mixture may bubble up quickly and come out of the pot, posing a potential hazard.

    This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact c&t publishing.

    For more than two decades, Kaffe Fassett's sumptuously textured, vibrantly colored designs have thrilled readers and inspired them to pile on color and break the rules. In "Glorious Patchwork"--one of his most spectacular and original books--Kaffe presents more than 25 designs that draw on the essence of his colorwork. Divided into five color themes--ranging from soft pastels and leafy gardens to bold circus hues--these stunning designs bear Kaffe's unmistakable stamp. Every chapter includes projects with varying difficulty, so beginners and experienced quilters alike can replicate the masterpiece quilts inside. "From the Trade Paperback edition."

    It is illustrated throughout with clear demonstration photos, Mr. McCreight's beautifully rendered drawings, and examples of exceptional contemporary jewelry. This relaxed yet thorough introduction to the skills of metalworking is a fully revised, expanded and updated edition of Tim McCreight's popular guide for novice metalworkers. As both a fresh presentation of fundamental techniques and a portfolio of the finest contemporary design, Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing is an instant classic in its own right.

    It’s a reference, an instructional guide, and even an inspiration. With humor and years of experience, author Chris James answers questions on threads and threading, which stitch is which, setting the tension, mastering the controls, learning the techniques, working with knits, rolling hems, flatlocking, troubleshooting, and so much more.

    Clear instructions and illustrations teach dozens of variations on classic chains. Contains helpful hints on suitable metals and wire gauges, basic tools, and shaping.

    This collection of show-and-tell recipes includes a marvelous range of surfaces, paints, tools, and procedures for both beginners and professionals.

    See how to intermix colored clays to obtain an even wider range of hues, and the different types of paints and varnishes...for adornment. Techniques for softening the clay, balling and rolling it, working with a knife, and sanding will assure good results."-Doll Castle News.

    Simply trace a design onto your foundation, add oversized pieces of fabric, and sew on the straight lines with your machine! Choose from more than 50 blocks, from panda, giraffe, and rhinoceros to a lion, flamingo, toucan, hippo, koala, parrot, and elephant. Combine any number of blocks to make small or large theme quilts, or piece your blocks into clothing and other projects. Complete instructions, patterns for four quilts, and a special ark block are included.

    During this period, many women stitched heirloom-quilts as a symbol of their life's accomplishments. This beautifulillustrated volume features these historically significant quilts, as well as paintings, maps, photographs, and genealogies.

    A veritable arts-and-crafts encyclopedia, "Disney's Family Fun Crafts" is a treasure of afterschool projects, weekend crafts, holiday decorations, homemade gifts, and other activities guaranteed to thrill and fascinate the whole family.

    Claire's illustrated, step-by-step instructions let you duplicate the design details made famous in expensive ready-to-wear. Plus, Claire's timesaving patternmaking and copying methods can be used to create one-of-a-kind, original garments.Only a few simple tools and patternmaking skills are needed to copy your favorite garments.

    Among topics covered are gauge, wool selection (including techniques for washing and felting wool), casting on, plait edging, ribbed and unribbed cuffs, and a long section on the ever-elusive thumb. Also detailed are techniques for hand-knit mitten cords, finishing, and sizing.

    There are full step-by-step instructions for each move, followed by pictures of lovely examples to inspire you.

    By the 1940s all this had vanished, and Edwards had realized that the country's traditional crafts also were disappearing. He began making drawings and notes of them and published these materials in his native country. How to Make Whips is the American edition of his ninth book. The first section gives instructions for a basic eight-strand whip; the second deals with the making of fine kangaroo hide whips. Other chapters explain the making of bullwhips, snake whips, and whips made from precut lace. Also included are instructions on plaiting names in whips and using plaiting designs for whip handles.

    It features six simple, rotary-cut projects to get you started; covers the basics of fabric choices, equipment and techniques; then walks you through each step of the cutting and piecing process.

    Step-by-step diagrams show how each is constructed and how traditional Jacobean patterns are formed, and trace-off patterns are provided for many designs.

    Special sections address dyeing needles, making lids and handles, techniques, and gathering and storing materials. “Mallow is an excellent teacher with a gift for keeping the subject entertaining and easy to follow.”—Small Press. “Beginners can create a basket by coiling and stitching together pine needles.”—Country Decorating Ideas.

    It includes full instructions for all techniques and stitches.

    From the back cover: ...With the help of this book, you can create your own beautiful beads out of any kind of paper -- construction paper, wrapping paper, newspaper inserts, origami paper, tissue paper -- as well as cotton, fabric scraps, yarn and other inexpensive materials.

    The selection of freestyle stitches is accompanied by 48 motifs, and the stitches are explained in step-by-step instructions and diagrams.

    750...Through the skilled hands and adroit instructions of Swiss cutter Schlapfer-Geiser, it all appears quite simple to do....She patiently explains even the minutest of details of fine scissoring, from simple folds to pasting cuts on eggs, but in few words and with many black-and-white drawings...there are more than 48 pages of...samples to copy and snip..".-- "Booklist. 144 pages, 15 color illus., 200 b/w illus., 7 x 10.

    Carving basics are covered, including selecting tools and materials, transferring patterns, sanding, and finishing. Two progressive projects introduce basic and intermediate carving techniques. An additional 45 patterns provide dozens of mix-and-match designs. Introductions to the history of Welsh and Scandinavian spoon carving provide a rich context for this historical craft.

    Christmas with Victoria collects the year's best, centered on the holiday theme. Gorgeous photographs proclaim, in the words of editor-in-chief Peggy Kennedy, "the many moods of Christmas: nostalgic, pastoral, elegant, or ... pretty." In trademark Victoria style, the expected touches all make their appearance; the ornaments, trimmings, displays, and table settings all feature such elements as yards of pastel ribbons, lots of lacy flourishes, arrays of antique crockery and vintage flatware, the patina of the weathered farmhouse, the gleam of silver candlesticks. An extensive food section (comprising about half the book) supplies tempting recipes for an afternoon open house, a full-fledged winter feast, and a multitude of baked-goods gifts. There's really not much substance to the project component--a few ornaments and stockings, some sachets and garlands, and the like--but everything, as Peggy Kennedy declares, is very pretty. --Amy Handy

    Accessorize a dollhouse with 85 projects and over 200 pieces. ."..imaginative techniques...there are traveling accessories, food, soft furnishings, and electrified lighting fixtures...As a bonus, there are projects for making dollhouse objets d'art, below-stairs brooms and brushes, gas wall lamps, and so much more."-- "Doll Castle News. 176 pages (all in color),

    This comprehensive and award winning handbook covers all the fundaments of dyeing and coloring fabric with the MX fiber-reactive dyes and with textile paints. Many of the techniques can also be adapted for yarn, ribbon, paper, basket reed, and even wood.

    The selection includes examples from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, showing the development of techniques and changing fashions in design. It brings alive the many social reasons for the sampler's manufacture and decoration, from providing an early 'curriculum vitae' to illustrating the accomplishments of young ladies. The introduction and full descriptions explain their significance, style, and materials and all examples are shown in full colour.

    Its 352 pages and 1,000 photographs cover every aspect of machine quilting. Sections include quilt basics, block-pieced quilts, appliqué quilts, special piecing methods, embellishing quilts, and a sampler quilt with related projects. Quilters from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again and again. Revised with new photography and updated content to be more complete, this is the only reference machine quilters will need.

    Create the home of your dreams -- in miniature! Step-by-step instructions will show how to decorate your dollhouse inside and out.

    Patterns are organized into categories such as Flowers, Birds, Sea and Water Life, and Animals. Humorous and hobby-related designs are included, as well as Southwest Designs and Designs for Metal.

    

    Simulating a workshop studio course, this book provides action-photography sequences that enable readers to observe every step a master sculptor takes in building a portrait in clay.

    All the full-sized patterns you need for these projects are included, and there's even a handy pocket inside for storing the patterns. Learn to sew and share in Laura's pioneer experiences—and make some useful and beautiful projects you'll cherish forever.

    Add your own touches to Jewish holiday celebrations with this book of easy-to-make craft projects for the whole year of special days, including Sabbath, Rosh Hoshanah, Sukkot, and others.

    The book combines surface techniques with traditional designs in an exciting way, producing depth and other realistic effects which will delight and instruct embroiderers of all levels of experience. Full instructions, working diagrams, and color illustrations are used to explain the projects, while a separate section on stitches and techniques provides additional support.

    Work your way through these 25 well-crafted projects, making authentic reproductions of classic pieces. With clean lines and timeless styles, this furniture goes well with everything.

    These games and activities are played on dry land You can use your noodles all year long Easy to read with pictures and diagrams

    A truly unique personal journal - inspired by literature's most famous dreamer - in which to gather all of life's inspirations, reveries, and other flights of fancy. Each page of this sumptuously illustrated diary is decorated by Donna Green's evocative watercolor paintings that authentically depict early 20th century life on Prince Edward Island. Heartwarming scenes between Anne and Diana, vignettes of regional flowers and text excerpts which show Anne at her enthusiastic best are sprinkled throughout.ISBN: 0765194384

    

    Start with scarves from lace, sachets from scraps, and cotton pillows with embroidered ruffles before moving on to basic blouses and camisoles. And don't forget the special gift section! 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

    -- 70 projects from 12 popular designs by Mary Engelbreit.-- Beginner to difficult levels of stitching; color charts for finishing the project.

    In this comprehensive guide, professional photographer Kathleen Thormod Carr reveals how to create image and emulsion transfers, step-by-step, and provides detailed pictures to illustrate the sequential instructions. The book also contains beautiful, dynamic examples of these innovative techniques, made by the author and 20 international transfer artists and photographers.

    50,000 first printing.

    Moyes provides all the techniques and tricks to give every pocket a professional look. This well-organized book gives all sewers the inspiration and instruction to design and create beautifully executed pockets for any garment. 32 photos. 60 drawings.

    Create exquisite backgrounds with watercolor washes, ink print, gild, make borders, form images from letters and so much more. Photographs illustrate and describe each method.

    HERBS takes the reader on a delightful and delicious tour of everything herbal from lore and history to growing and using. 80 color illustrations.

    A host of mythological beasts, monsters, and fabulous creatures has been cleverly incorporated into designs for pins, brooches, sword hilts, knife handles, pendants, buckles, rings, combs, and other decorative accessories.Captured here in the rhythmic flow of Art Nouveau's sinuous, curvilinear lines are strange birdlike creatures, grotesque aquatic animals, harpy-like beasts, insects of a very peculiar nature, curious mollusks and shellfish, winged snakes and other fantastic fauna, along with a wealth of plant forms and strange organic shapes.Gathered in this convenient archive, these extraordinary drawings represent a vast source of unusual, permission-free art ― ready to add an intriguing touch not only to jewelry designs and craft work, but also to book and magazine illustrations, posters, signs, and many other graphic projects.

    Easy to follow directions for party handicrafts and food based on excerpts taken from the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

    Julie Hasler's Cross Stitch Projects offers a wide choice of style and color, with subjects ranging from alphabets and teddy bears to flowers and sun-and-moon motifs. Full-color illustrations and simple instructions complement the elegant projects, making this book ideal for craftspeople at all levels of experience who want to create one-of-a-kind items for the home, for children, or for gifts.

    Over the hundred and fifty year history of their popularity in rural North America, thousands of diverse rugs have been made by cottage industries and individual craftspersons alike. Today older rugs are collected and cherished and new rugs are continually being made. This book will be a guide for antiques dealers and novice collectors alike. This handsome new book preserves, for a new generation of interest in hooked rugs, the historical background of the often whimsical designs and instructions for starting a rug of your own. The sections present over 300 color photographs of different rugs in lively geometric, abstract, floral, animal, Oriental and original designs, and factual discussions of the interesting people who motivated the designs. The author takes a look at the prolific rug producers at the House of Burnham, and gives the complete story of the Grenfell mats of Newfoundland and Labrador. The contributions of rug making promoters such as Philena Moxley, Pearl McGown and Joan Moshimer are heralded with examples of their original designs and hand work. After inspiring them with old designs, the author encourages the readers to pick up some burlap, wool rags and a rug hook and follow her step-by-step illustrated instructions to make their own rugs. Then she explains how to preserve the rugs for the future.

    Blending current, popular styles with extraordinary new approaches, the fifth edition of The Encyclopedia of Window Fashions is a must have for designers, from beginner to expert.With more full-color illustrations than ever before, this book presents myriad window treatments for any room in any home from the most simple to the most challenging. Throughout its more than 200 pages, which include detailed sketchings, cost-saving ideas, yardage and fullness charts and the sketchfile method, you will quickly see why this book has become the industry standard for window decor inspiration.

    Summer flowers cascading from hanging baskets. Field mice in search of autumn berries. Acrobatic bluetits providing flashes of color in winter bleakness. Over 50 different projects celebrate the changing of the seasons. These wildlife scenes, all shown in full color, are accompanied by full-color charts and clear, complete instructions. Some projects you work completely in cross-stitch; others include silk ribbon embroidery and beadwork. 128 pages (all in color), 7 1/2 x 10 1/4.

    Great works of art, such as the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow, were created by several artists working together, one drawing in pen and ink and the other filling in the outlines with colour. Here the reader is invited to fulfil the role of painter, while being guided by notes on the history of the designs and on the choice and order of the colours.

    You'll start with the basics, then gradually advance to making a variety of sample projects.

    It explores the ways cloth is used in African societies and the role of cloth traditions in contemporary dress and fashion design. Major forms and styles of the twentieth century are introduced, those which are both cherished in their local context and increasingly sought after by collectors and museums worldwide.

    Now, in Patchwork Persuasion - Fascinating Quilts from Traditional Designs, these ideas are presented so all quilters can create dynamic, imaginative quilts with ease. Explore exciting ways to enhance your quilts' beauty and interest through fascinating block play. Change blocks - by adding or eliminating design lines; removing block sections; rotating, staggering, or floating blocks - and watch intriguing design possibilities emerge. Stretching, squeezing, blending, merging - these block manipulations can be simple or complex. The level of challenge is yours to choose! Over 200 wonderful color illustrations and 18 activities are presented for your learning enjoyment. As well, a beautiful "Quilt Show" of over 100 quilts provides a feast for your eyes and imagination.