This comprehensive book outlines all the necessary equipment, how to select fibers and plant parts, choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing, test color modifiers and the fastness of dyed colors, and obtain a range of gorgeous colors from every plant, from alter to woad, shown in more than 250 swatches.  Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition, is the all-in-one resource for fiber enthusiasts, including knitters, sewers, and weavers; gardeners who are interested in new uses for traditional dye plants; and eco-conscious DIYers who want authoritative information about the natural dyeing process and the plants that are essential to it.

    Every aspect of the creation of a pop-up, known as paper engineering, is clearly and thoroughly covered. All types of parallel folds, angle folds, wheels, and pull tabs are accurately detailed verbally and visually, flat and in dimension. Also included is a history of pop-ups and a step-by-step photographic essay on how a pop-up is made from start to finish. This guided tour is perfect for aspiring pop-up creators, paper engineers, students, and appreciators of this unique art form.

    The perfect reference guide to needlework, Embroidery is a comprehensive guide to inspire and inform sewers of all levels. Find advice on which thread, needles, or fabrics work with which techniques, and take a look at an incredible 200 stitches — with levels of difficulty, step-by-step instructions, and ideas on where and how to use them.This practical guide covers sewing tips for dressmaking, needlepoint, and embroidery stitches, with detailed information simply presented in illustration-rich pages. With Embroidery it's easy to find exactly which stitch is right for your next sewing project.

    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.

    The author also includes information on ropes, their strengths and their uses.'

    The simple fact that cloth tightly compressed into wrinkles or folds resists the penetration of dye is an opportunity--an opportunity to let the pliancy of textiles speak in making designs and patterns.People around the world have recognized this opportunity, producing resist designs in textiles by shaping and then securing cloth in various ways before dyeing. Yet in no other country has the creative potential of this basic principle been understood and applied as it has in Japan. Here, in fact, it has been expanded into a whole family of traditional resist techniques, involving first shaping the cloth by plucking, pinching, twisting, stitching, folding, pleating, and wrapping it, and then securing the shapes thus made by binding, looping, knotting, clamping, and the like. This entire family of techniques is called shibori.Designs created with shibori processes all share a softness of outline and spontaneity of effect. Spontaneity is shibori's special magic, made possible by exploiting the beauty of the fortuitous things that happen when dye enters shaped cloth.Usually it is in response to the fact that a craft is being lost that the need for preserving and documenting it arises. The motivation behind this book is no exception, but the authors have gone far beyond simple documentation. Extensive research and experimentation have led to the revival here of shibori techniques that were once well known but have now been largely forgotten in Japan. In addition to more conventional techniques, the work of contemporary fiber artists in Japan and abroad in shibori textile art and wearable art is presented, to suggest the extent of the creative innovation possible.The 104 color and 298 black-and-white plates include a photographic Gallery of Shibori Examples, based on Japan's largest collection of traditional shibori fabrics. Included also are a detailed guide to basic natural dyes used in Japan, the making and care of an indigo vat, and a list of suppliers in North America, as well as a glossary and bibliography. Now available in paperback, this full documentation of one of the world's most inventive and exciting dyeing techniques continues as a classic in the textile field.

    Awed by Tasha's craftsmanship, they offered to build her a new, larger dollhouse. In Tasha Tudor's Dollhouse, this extraordinary house, complete with goat barn and greenhouse, is presented in full detail. It is a one-quarter-human-scale version of Tasha's own early-nineteenth-century-style Vermont home, Corgi Cottage, in which she exhibits astonishing works of miniaturist art, from musical instruments and Shaker boxes to tiny printed books and cakes and cookies that look good enough to eat. There is antique, museum-quality furniture, a gilded birdcage, and even a working stove. Captain Thaddeus Crane and his wife, Emma Birdwhistle, Tasha's handmade dolls, guide us on a tour that culminates in a joyous Christmas celebration in candlelit rooms and with a decorated tree.

    Its 352 pages and 1100 photographs cover every aspect of fashion and décor sewing. Sections include choosing the right tools and notions, using conventional machines and sergers, fashion sewing, tailoring, and home décor projects. Included are step-by-step instructions for basic projects like pillows, tablecloths, and window treatments. Sewers from beginners to the skilled will turn to this book again and again.

    This volume offers 300 stitches for crochet, and includes basic stitches, lace patterns, motifs, filet, clusters, shells, bobbles, and loops.

    Step-by-step instructions (with lots of pictures) make it fun and easy to paint your own rock tulips, daisies, petunias, daffodils and other flowers. They'll brighten any corner of your home, they make great gifts - and they're guaranteed not to wilt!

    Designed to meet the needs of the basic sewer, Sewing for Plus Sizes guides the reader through such important steps as selecting designs, colors and fabrics that will enhance plus-size figures.

    Jenny Dean's authoritative book reveals all you need to know to grow your own dye plants and to extract and apply the dyes to a wide range of materials from woolen skeins to paper.* Contains clear step-by-step explanations of all natural dyeing techniques, including mordanting and modifying, emphasizing environmental friendly methods.* Features 66 plants with over 250 colour swatches showing the vast and vibrant range of colours you can obtain.* Includes beautiful photography and easy-to-follow text, which combine to provide the complete guide to natural dyeing.

    An excellent introduction.”—BooklistBeads that are multicolored, grooved, feathered or foiled, and decorated with spots, dots, eyes, and stripes: no matter which of these designs in glass you choose, the results will be beautiful. Detailed instructions and magnificent photos, along with scores of valuable tips and tricks, guide crafters through an awesome array of techniques, making this the best guide to glass beading ever. The creative journey begins with making a simple bead; proceeds to easy variations, such as overwraps and raked patterns; and ends exquisitely with beads shimmering with different metals and featuring millefiori, sculpting, and hollowing.The author lives in Skokie, IL.

    Going beyond theory straight to hands-on practice, this studio workbook is devoted to the creation of a large, realistic bronze figure, from initial studies through the complex processes of enlarging, modelling, molding, casting and finishing.

    Includes 14 do-it-yourself projects.

    This long-awaited book by Donald Yance--one of the nation's most respected herbalists--is a major contribution to the literature of natural healing and cancer.

    Beginner marblers will appreciate the step-by-step instruction, intermediate marblers can use the troubleshooting guide to solve problems, and advanced marblers will find ideas and techniques from around the world.

    Now The Workshop, along with Stephanie St. Pierre--who grew up making crafts with her friends the Hensons--presents The Muppets Big Book of Crafts, a collection of 100 great projects plus trade secrets.Filled with full-color photographs and how-to line illustrations, The Muppets Big Book of Crafts is divided into chapters by technique and teaches the basics of drawing, sculpting, sewing, painting, dyeing, woodworking, quilting, puppetry, beading, and more. The results are amazing. A creepy-crawly spider piata filled with baby candy spiders. Elaborate tin can lanterns. A mosaic made of eggshells. Not to mention Groovy Glasses, Suncatcher Bugs, and Awesome Umbrae Scarf, a Wiggly Worm, and Marvelous Maracas. Throughout, tips, advice, and the running commentary of Muppet characters keep the book lively and entertaining.

    Each design includes a full-color chart with stitch count and DMC floss code chart....Will be a welcome addition to Christmas crafts collections.”—Library Journal. “Delectable cross stitch motifs.”—The NeedleWorker.

    A wide array of pattern-related items is presented, including publications and advertising, display dolls, tools, and various forms of packaging. The pattern envelope illustrations are wonderful period drawings of '40s fashions. All who enjoy these great styles will find Blueprints of Fashion to be a refreshing approach and an important first book on this growing field of interest.

    The designs range from simple pincushions and cards to more complicated projects, such as a firescreen and all are illustrated with colour charts.

    From the quick-and-easy Four-Square Pineapple to the challenging Posh Pineapple, a hexagon of richly textured stitches, you'll do great -- just follow the diagrams!

    Embroidered samplers from the Museum's fine collection are used in this lavishly illustrated volume to provide a historical survey of this popular needlework art and a practical guide to the different type of stitches.

    Suitable for individual learning or a classroom setting, the book includes patterns carefully selected with the beginner in mind. Skills are taught in a sequence that helps new quilters learn, practice, and reinforce good technique. For each pattern, hand and machine directions are shown side-by-side, so learners can switch back and forth between the methods as they wish. Unlike other beginners' books that devote little space to color and fabric selections, Quiltmaking for Beginners provides specific guidance for each pattern, so that quilters make the right choices and end up with quilts they love. - Includes 10 piecework and two applique projects, all easy-to-make and tuned to the needs of beginning quilters - Presents machine and hand techniques side-by-side so learners can switch back and forth, completing some steps by hand, other by machine - Features information about color and fabric choices, quilting tools, and resources that many beginners may not be familiar with Lynn G. Kough is a nationally known teacher with a particularly strong reputation for teaching first-time quilters. She travels nationwide to teach at major conventions, workshops, and seminars.

    The detailed plans are based on careful study and measurement of accurate reproductions or originals from European museums. Step-by-step instructions, materials lists, and notes on woodworking, metalworking, carving, and finishes provide the means for creating history in the home workshop. A brief survey of medieval decorating and a directory of sources complete this authoritative book.

    The introduction gives the reader a candid look into the knitting world of the daughter of America’s first famous knitter and author, Elizabeth Zimmerman. Full of original designs, this book includes instructions and charts for 22 sweaters, three vests, four fitted-arch socks, and three convertible-top mittens, each rendered in four-color fashion photography taken on-site at Meg’s home. A section on techniques includes a glossary of relevant knitting terms, the famous EZ Percentage System, and various ways to cast on, bind off, increase, and decrease.

    Norma Gregory shares her designs and has supplied additional elements that can be combined to create hundreds of new images to suit your individual needs. Includes birds, mammals, flowers, herbs, water life, farms and Celtic knotwork.

    Written by the premier decorative painter of our time, this book is the most complete decorative painting resource ever assembled in one volume.

    The children's clothing market has changed remarkably during the last decade, and this standard work has been totally revised and rewritten to reflect new developments, including the increasing importance of knitted fabrics and the fashion consciousness of today's mothers.

    Showcases a variety of dollhouses, shops, and castles from around the world, and presents intricate details about each collection.

    Includes illustrations of techniques and materials and methods. This book is a tribute to those who kept the craft alive over the years.

    They are designed to be made for a wide range of dolls including American Girls and Faithfull Friends.

    Illustrated throughout with four-color photographs, Snowmen offers inspiration and easy-to-follow instructions for constructing fantastic winter wonderlands. Using food and other simple props found in every home, anyone can build these delightful snow charactersfrom classics like Frosty and Santa to clever originals like Snowby Dick the Great White Whale and Jackie SnOw (with kerchief and dark glasses). Carve an Arctic Hearth from a snowbank or build a Winter Palace fit for a Snow Queen. A section on "no-snow" men will inspire the snow-deprived with recipes for Marshmallow Snowmen, Macaroon Men, and beautiful Keepsake Cards to commemorate your cool constructions. Spiral bound with laminated pages that make it perfect for use in the field, Snowmen delivers plenty of fun ways to enjoy winter's glitter.

    Try out the pattern stitches by crocheting one of the 5 projects included, such as the "Show-off Baby Blanket."

    It then moves on to marbling effects, simulating textiles, making frames, building miniature pots, and creating faux stones.Inspirational examples of work from some of the best polymer clay artists in the world will fire your imagination and provide ideas for developing your own designs.

    Readers are taught to layer one medium over another in controlled stages, taking full advantage of the vividness of watercolours, the strength and contrast of ink, and the textures of coloured pencil.

    New to this edition are directions for rolled hems, chalice veils, more specific directions and an improved worksheet for planning shrinkage, special advice specifically for beginners, an updated "Sources and Resources" section, and new patterns.

    Designs feature fairies posing with flowers, mushrooms, seashells, and bubbles, and include tips for construction and a verse that further defines the personality and magic of each of these delightful creatures. These designs can be used with other crafts such as quilting, appliqué, machine or hand embroidery, and silk or china painting. More simplified fairy designs are included for beginners.

    In this volume you'll find an abundance of simple, practical knitting patterns, with an emphasis on socks, mittens, and other small accessories, as well as several lovely counterpane squares. Patterns are exact replicas of the premier needlework magazine from turn-of-the-century England. Each volume is filled with hundreds of vintage projects, illustrations, information on little-known techniques, fashion as it was in the late 1800s and brief histories of needlework.

    The methods in this book are easily adapted to designs of varying lengths and are perfect for embellishing garments, drawing together floral designs and home decoration applications. The reader can put a delicate ribbon trim on a jacket or turn a simple pillow into an heirloom with a band of ornate ribbon trim around the edge.A total of 48 heirloom techniques are covered, with beautiful full-color photos and clear, step-by-step instructions illustrated with drawings. The techniques included here are easy for anyone to do and make great portable projects. Many of the embellishments can be created on a sewing machine, saving time and effort. Trims range from the simple to the ornate for different moods and styles. Many sewers, especially ribbonembroidery enthusaists, will find a wealth of inspiration in this handy book.

    Depicted are interwoven motifs reminiscent of Celtic art, real and mythological creatures, dragon-slaying heroes on horseback, and much more. Illustrators and craftworkers will find this collection ideal for a host of projects.187 black-and-white illustrations.

    Turn any quilt into a smashing success with beautiful borders and bindings Six simple projects teach you techniques for straight-cut, mitered, pieced, and scrappy borders and for sewing perfect bindings.

    This book shows how to make gnomes out of walnuts, twigs, wool and paper, as well as from a variety of other media. It features different types of gnome to keep children amused for hours.

    Features a step-by-step demonstration of how to handle the materials as well as a gallery of works by professional artists--to inspire readers to create their own unique designs. Alphabetically organized by materials and techniques.

    We all want our homes to look great, be comfortable, and reflect our personal taste without investing a lot of time or money. Paint is the solution. It is easy to use; it's the least expensive wall covering you can buy and it instantly creates atmosphere. "The Perfect Palette" offers an absolutely unique approach for selecting paint color for your home. Fifty beautifully illustrated "recipes" or color combinations allow the reader to visualize a ready-made color scheme and photographs will provide a view of the finished product. Until now, choosing paint colors meant going to the paint store and looking through hundreds of paint chips. Author Bonnie Krims has done this for you and carefully selected and combined winning color schemes for your home.

    Everyone loves the old-fashioned charm of these beautifully-tinted, classic illustrations, and each puzzle is accompanied by excerpts of Lewis Carroll's witty word-playing text.Includes seven jigsaw puzzles. - Board book."Each puzzle is accompanied by an extract abridged from Lewis Carroll's inimitable stories, together with a collection of some of his most famous nonsense poems and songs."--Page 4 of cover.

    Techniques, materials needed and advice on completion are comprehensive.

    Bonus: instructions on making a hat stand, so you can display your creations! 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

    This book outline traditional, fundamental design elements and their applications in polymer clay.

    Draw or trace a design on it, color it, cut it out with ordinary scissors, bake it for mere minutes on a cookie sheet in your oven and, presto, your creation shrinks to a third of its original size. What you do with it from there --jewelry, magnets, frame, decoration - is up to your own creative genius. You get six sheets of Shrinky Dinks(R) plastic in this book, along with a mind-boggling collection of ready-to-trace, ready-to-color, ready-to-shrink artwork. Comes with: 38 page book with more than 30 pages of traceable art, 6 sheets of shrink plastic

    As a young man at Oxford he became involved with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, mixing with such artists as Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Holman Hunt and Edward Coley Burne-Jones.Always a man of innovation, Morris soon tired of the subject matter and philosophy of the Pre-Raphaelites. His desire for social reform was also an important factor in his artistic growth and he moved on from painting to the creation of textiles, wallpapers, stained glass and highly decorative furniture. He also set up the Kelmscott Press as a medium for his writing and elegant book design. With Edward Burne-Jones, he set in motion the highly influential Arts and Crafts Movement - thereby implementing an incredible change in the vision of British art. Essential Morris examines his work and vision in detail, from his earliest sketches to his intricate wallpaper designs and furniture.

    The books are looped with colorful chains and name tags for linking together, or they can be tucked into backpacks. Each of the 40 titles is numbered for easy collecting and trading.Crafty rings and bracelets made from everyday items.

    The New Sewing With a Serger will help you serge with confidence!What to look for when purchasing a serger and all about adjusting tension dials for perfect stitches.The book is loaded wth detailed, step-by-step color photographs which compliment the easy-to-follow text. You'll enjoy professional results and you'll also save time and money.

    This book contains step-by-step instructions for 25 projects using these fabrics, including pillows, photo frames, napkins and place mats.

    By breaking down the design to its simplest form, you will discover that you can create very complicated and magnificent patterns. As we describe each egg from beginning pencil lines to the final dye bath, the symbolism and color meanings will also be explained.

    In a similar format to her earlier book, Goddess Embroideries of Eastern Europe,the author recounts Bulgarian women's folk rituals and links them to goddess motifs on their textiles. She displays nineteenth century Carpathian motifs and documents their survival today in mountain villages. Traveling south, she visits the Greek islands and mainland, studying survivals of pagan culture and the folk motifs on ritual cloths and clothing. Techniques, colors, designs, origins and rituals as well as interviews with the folk artists who created goddess textiles; this volume weaves all these elements into the story of women's age-old textile traditions in the Greek and Balkan world.

    In this text, artist and teacher Sarah Hocombe aims to demonstrate how even an inexperienced beginner can achieve stunning results from the start.

    Provides the basic principles and skills involved in producing scrapbooks, including professional secrets to guide you through the steps of becoming a creative scrapbook artist.

    It is divided into six sections to cover design, hand-building, making and using moulds, throwing, glazing and decoration and kilns and firing.'

    Each project has been designed to tolorate big stitches and still rate high on the "look-what-I-made" scale of satisfaction.

    These basic techniques, helpful worksheets, and patterns transform any object into something remarkable and decorative. Delicate ivy trim adorns a keepsake box; roses bloom on a vase; and sunflowers brighten a lamp. Paint magnificent flower-and-vine-covered stepping stones for a garden and special Christmas projects to heighten the holiday spirit. There are even complete room designs! 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10. NEW IN PAPERBACK.

    The book caters for stitchers of all abilities and tastes - from simple star fish designs to the more delicate depiction of an estuary scene where a dragonfly flits through a group of wild irises and reeds - the authors provide all the necessary stitching instructions together with ideas for the use of designs on completion. Easy-to-follow charts combine colour with symbols to help follow the instructions.

    Volume I contains two completely unabridged editions of Priscilla Filet Crochet (books 1 and 2) published in 1911-1914. Many of the patterns contained in these pages are easily adaptable to cross-stitch and needlepoint using the provided diagrams. Filet Crochet from Yesterday is full of patterns that can be used in a variety of ways. Make a bedspread, edge a doily, make linen insertions for a pillowcase, make a bookmark and much more. The crocheter's only limit is their imagination.

    In an age of relative affluence and mass production, it is easy to forget that just over a generation ago, young girls from middle- and working-class backgrounds were routinely taught to sew as a practical necessity. However, not only have the skills involved in home dressmaking been overlooked and marginalized due to their association with women and the home, but the impact home dressmaking had on women's lives and broader socioeconomic structures also has been largely ignored.This book is the first serious account of the significance of home dressmaking as a form of European and American material culture. Exploring themes from the last two hundred years to the present, including gender, technology, consumption and visual representation, contributors show how home dressmakers negotiated and experienced developments to meet a wide variety of needs and aspirations. Not merely passive consumers, home dressmakers have been active producers within family economies. They have been individuals with complex agendas expressed through their roles as wives, mothers and workers in their own right and shaped by ideologies of femininity and class.This book represents a vital contribution to women's studies, the history of fashion and dress, design history, material culture, sociology and anthropology.

    It offers 60 original animal patterns, easy-to-follow instructions, and clear illustrations so construction is quick and easy. The book is divided up into different construction techniques: shifting stuffing, movable arms and legs, and armatures for long, narrow parts. Readers can also learn how to create their own patterns from drawings and photographs.

    More than 75 designs

    Following the hands-on format of Carmen Lomas Garza's highly successful papel picado workshops, this book shows, step by step, how to create beautiful designs and banners by simply folding and cutting tissue paper.Projects you will learn to make include: the Four Cardinal Points, a design reminiscent of the four points of a compass; Tiles, echoing the colorful hand-painted tiles that decorate many Mexican buildings; and The Fan, one of Carmen's favorite designs, featuring leaves, hummingbirds, and flowers. For more advanced students there is a section on using a craft knife safely, and a sample Sunburst project to create.

    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.

    Socks for Sandals and clogs presents a collection of socks designed to be seen. The unique feature of these variously patterned socks is emphasis on heels which show prominently in clogs and sandals.Socks for Sandals and Clogs first appeared as a poster, a sock art to be hung on a wall. A book of instructions accompanied the poster for those wishing to knit the socks for themselves.This new editions brings the poster socks and Anna's instructions and techniques together in a single book - and more. The new Socks for Sandals and clogs includes free-sole socks. Free-sole socks are made with a new technique Anna conceived for making socks with readily changeable soles. A free-sole sock can be knitted with an upper sock of fine yarn and a sole of more durable yarn. When the soles wear out, they can easily be detached and replaced using the free-sole construction."

    There's a "start up" package of stitches -- including backstitch, French knots, lazy daisy, and more -- to practice on fantastic projects like samplers, place mats, and decorated shoes. You'll learn to do it all!

    Give photos and keepsakes a special place with this complete guide to scrapbooking that blend pictures and words to make any story come to life. "Cutouts" are the new element here -- easy and imaginative patterns and templates to bring just the right style and design to any scrapbook, lust follow directions for transferring them onto tracing paper and apply them to your spreads. Then add special features such as embossing, die-cuts, and stickers. Learn how to use basic design principles -- color, placement, and balance -- to develop themes for pages and spreads.

    Illustrations and patterns guide you through making a quilt with designs inspired by botanical prints. The traceable patterns can be used for embroidery, applique, quilting, or wearable art projects.