Preserved intact for centuries by the permafrost, these mediaeval garments display remarkable similarities to western European costumes of the time. Previously, such costumes were known only from contemporary illustrations, and the Greenland finds provided the world with a close look at how ordinary Europeans dressed in the Middle Ages. Fortunately for Norlund's team, wood has always been extremely scarce in Greenland, and instead of caskets, many of the bodies were found swaddled in multiple layers of cast off clothing. When he wrote about the excavation later, Norlund also described how occasional thaws had permitted crowberry and dwarf willow to establish themselves in the top layers of soil. Their roots grew through coffins, clothing and corpses alike, binding them together in a vast network of thin fibers - as if, he wrote, the finds had been literally sewn in the earth. Eighty years of technical advances and subsequent excavations have greatly added to our understanding of the Herjolfsnaes discoveries. Woven into the Earth recounts the dramatic story of Norlund's excavation in the context of other Norse textile finds in Greenland. It then describes what the finds tell us about the materials and methods used in making the clothes. The weaving and sewing techniques detailed here are surprisingly sophisticated, and one can only admire the talent of the women who employed them, especially considering the harsh conditions they worked under. While Woven into the Earth will be invaluable to students of medieval archaeology, Norse society and textile history, both lay readers and scholars are sure to find the book's dig narratives and glimpses of life among the last Vikings fascinating.

    Packed with modern computer-aided designs, cutting-edge advice on tools, supplies, and fabrics as well as a new, inspirational fabric gallery, and hundreds of specially commissioned full-color step-by-step photographs--the book maintains its original appeal, while enticing a whole new generation of readers.

    In this handy, easy-to-follow reference, she guides you through all the basics while providing hints, tips, and suggestions base don her 20-plus years as a college instructor, pattern designers, and author.In each concise chapter, Claire shares fabric facts, design ideas, workroom secrets, and her sewing checklist, as well as her sewability classification to advice you on the difficulty of sewing each fabric. Color photographs offer further ideas. The succeeding sections offer sewing techniques and advice on needles, threads, stabilizers, and interfacings. Claire's unique fabric/fiber dictionary cross-reference over 600 additional fabrics.An invaluable reference for any one who sews, "Sew Any Fabric" provides practical, clear information for novices and inspiration for more experienced sewers who are looking for new ideas and techniques.

    This book highlights important sewing choices, including choosing fabrics, selecting appropriate alteration tools, and finding styles that are most flattering.

    2 female figures — with separate attachable heads for each star — model exquisite gowns created for Leigh (Gone with the Wind), Turner (Ziegfeld Girl), Dietrich (Shanghai Express), others. 2 dolls and 30 full-color costumes.

    The designs include the easy round bowl and the fast square bowl. All the bowls are reversible and washable and are made using regular interfacing or Timtex to provide shaping and flexibility.

    The book includes techniques for creating patterns for knit fabrics; basic dress blocks and how to adapt these to different fabric patterns and types of garment (for example, maternity dresses); sleeves; basic blocks for men’s vests and jackets; size grading for tops and dresses and the fundamentals of pattern layout. This manual prepares the reader to apply these concepts—along with their own intuition and creativity—to constructing patterns.

    Jane Townswick reveals her secrets for blending an array of colors to achieve a painterly look. A dozen blocks show how to stitch realistic renditions of roses, orchids, poppies, and more. Create visual depth with inking, shadowing, and stippling. A photo gallery features quilts from the author's inspired students.

    The scope encompasses fabrics, equipment, quilt design, cutting and stitching techniques, patchwork and piecing, applique, sashing and borders, machine quilting, hand quilting, finishings, and the display and care of quilts. The designs range from traditional favorites (like Log Cabin) to the latest innovations (like origami quilting): More than 300 color photographs explain techniques step-by-step and showcase wonderful quilts. Both practical and inspiring, The Quilter's Companion will become the definitive resource for a widely popular craft.

    

    The CD-ROM includes ten designs and artwork, involving 20 projects as well as additional techniques and an idea gallery.

    This comprehensive collection features: - more than 400 illustrations and photographs- step-by-step instructions and complete patterns- quilting basics- oversized 9 1/4" x 11"-" A featured selection of Grafter's Choice Book Club.

    Clear diagrams supplement detailed step-by-step text. It includes details on producing backgrounds, often using experimental or unusual materials, frames, masks and high-relief panels.

    Readers assess the qualities they wish to project through clothes and learn how to focus on what works, all in preparation for the ultimate goal: buying the right clothes and dressing on their own. With color illustrations throughout, this series of “private consultations” works as a companion book to the author’s popular fashion bibles.

    Instructional sewing book for making bags and totes

    A completely color-coded primer to Bucks Point, known as the “Queen of English Lace.” An exhaustive reference tool for lacemakers, complete with instructions, patterns and photographs.

    Offers students and industry professionals detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations for grading pattern pieces for women's and men's apparel.

    An invaluable tool for training students and professionals in this area, Complete Guide to Size Specification and Technical Design, includes an overview of terms, procedures, and career opportunities in technical designs. The user will learn how to measure sample garments, create fully graded spec sheets, and fit garments.

    This charming volume of over 300 full color photographs is devoted to beautiful, meticulously handcrafted garments in a myriad of designs: unpretentious, complicated, serious, and whimsical. Lively geometric patterns, stars and flowers, kittens and butterflies, trees and acorns, prayers and blessings are all presented in the cross stitch section alone. Another section is devoted to rickrack decoration, including regular rickrack, miniature and jumbo rickrack, as well as rickrack-cross stitch combinations. Yet another section is filled with techniques that include aprons with pulled thread patterns, smocking, Teneriffe Lace, and stairstep borders. This lavish volume includes engaging, informative captions with values and is a must for all textile designers and collectors of vintage household linens.

    The good news is that there are many right answers These six quilt projects--based on simple, traditional-style blocks--show readers how to stretch their artistic ability and build their color confidence. Quilters will discover dozens of "right answers" for constructing original designs, choosing vibrant colors, keeping backgrounds fresh and interesting, and developing an individual style that makes each quilt really sparkle

    Using her simple NO-FAIL@ rotary cutting and piecing techniques, Nancy Johnson-Srebro provides an array of brand-new block patterns that co-ordinate with her original Block Magic designs or work on their own. Here are 50 blocks in four different sizes featuring people and pets, holidays, toys, home and garden, nautical themes, and even a moon rocket. Nancy's QUILT MAP@ concept provides infinite ideas for mixing, matching and embellishing blocks to create a variety of gorgeous quilts. She also gives scores of easy hints and tested tips that should make sewing the blocks easier.