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Color Mixing Recipes for Portraits: More Than 500 Color Cominations for Skin, Eyes, Lips, and Hair : Featuring Oil and Acrylic - Plus a Special Section for Watercolor
William F. Powell - 2006
Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
Pretty in Punk: 25 Punk, Rock, and Goth Knitting Projects
Alyce Benevides - 2007
Indulge your girly side with the Ready Steady Go mini skirt, rebel with Feel the Pain wrist cuffs, or channel your inner rock star with the very same Mohawk hat Depeche Mode's Martin Gore wears on stage. Whether you're new to knitting or a veteran desperately seeking patterns with an edge, you'll find projects here for every mood and every genre. With step-by-step instructions, helpful technical illustrations and intarsia graphs, plus high-fashion photos of all the finished projects, Pretty in Punk is the only authority on anti-authority knitting.
Crochet Pattern for tablets, ereaders and cell phones
Alicia Miranda - 2012
Perfect for Beginners level and get awesome ideas and techniques for you experts. Have lots of images to help you easily follow through the pattern.
Zakka Style-Print-on-Demand-Edition: 24 Projects Stitched with Ease to Give, Use & Enjoy
Rashida Coleman-Hale - 2011
This book is packed with 24 delightful projects, all of which can be made using basic sewing, patchwork, applique and embroidery techniques."
Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones
Amy Butler - 2008
this book also features tips on choosing baby friendly fabrics and includes a comprehensive technique section glossary and resource guide. hardcover spiral bound 176 pages. imported.
Scrap Therapy Cut the Scraps!: 7 Steps to Quilting Your Way through Your Stash
Joan Ford - 2011
It grows imperceptibly at first, but soon takes over your sewing room, and, if you’re not careful, your life. Joan Ford is a quilt designer who recognized a need to clear the clutter among her fellow quilters and came up with a fun and effective way to deal with it. Enter ScrapTherapy™, Ford’s feel-good method for organizing the mounds of fabric — from yards and fat quarters to skinny scraps — and turning them into quilts and a wide array of accessories. In this innovative book, Ford offers step-by-step instructions for cutting a fabric stash down to size — quite literally — and provides 20 original patterns for quilts, pillows, table runners, and more.
Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, & Inspiration
Malka Dubrawsky - 2010
In addition to clear directions and step-by-step illustrations for machine-sewn patchwork and quilted projects, Fresh Quilting includes a detailed section of techniques from basic piecing, cutting, and measuring methods to more advanced techniques such as inserting zippers into pillow backs and using bias binding to finish a quilt. Throughout Fresh Quilting, Malka will teach you how to adventurously and confidently mix colors and prints. You'll be inspired to infuse your own brilliant palettes into each project and discover just how irresistible and beautiful contemporary quilting can be!
The Complete Serger Handbook
Chris James - 1997
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.
Canon EOS Rebel T3i/600D for Dummies
Julie Adair King - 2011
This book covers all the dials, menus, and controls, showing you how to use each one. It explains how to change and use various lenses and offers advice on exposure, focus, printing, using flash, sharing photos online, and much more, all with plenty of full-color examples to show what you can achieve.Canon's popular T3i/600D offers a vast array of options for the new dSLR photographer; this book guides you through all the settings, dials, and menusExplains how to use Live View mode and record, edit, and play back videoProvides tips and advice on working with exposure, manipulating focus and color, switching from auto to manual controls, and using lighting creativelyShows how to get photos from the camera to the computer, then edit and manage them using different software packagesIllustrated with full-color photos from the author, showing what you can achieveThis fun and friendly book helps you to quickly and confidently take advantage of the many creative possibilities offered by your new Canon camera.
How To Color Adult Coloring Books - Adult Coloring 101: Learn Easy Tips Today. How To Color For Adults, How To Color With Colored Pencils, Step By Step ... How To Color With Colored Pencils And More)
Ekaterina Chernova - 2016
Do you like cats? And want to learn simple color pencil techniques fast? - Then this book is for you :) “I'm just saving those for a special occasion”. “They are too hard to color.” “I don't know where to start!”.Are your coloring books still sitting on the shelf? Have you had a creative block? It's when you open a coloring book, flip through black and white pages and just put the book back on the shelf.You don't have to be overwhelmed, frustrated, or feel like you have to do some hard work. Those are the very feelings we want to escape when picking up a coloring book in the first place. Coloring was supposed to be easy and fun, right..? Adult coloring books became so popular these days. Many of us has now bought enough coloring books to gather a mini collection which would last for a year of daily coloring. But here is the thing: most of us, grown-ups, have no idea how to color!“So how do I color?” - this is the number one question asked by people who pick up a coloring book. Adults want need examples, a step by step guide, or even a short crash course in coloring. That's just how adult brain works. Sometimes we have no more than half an hour to spare. When you don't know where to start, it becomes frustrating. When you have to put in a lot of thinking and effort into something that was supposed to be fun, this whole coloring thing becomes not that exciting anymore. This book provides easy to follow, step-by-step examples, and coloring basics. Get a walk through the coloring process with an artist. "How To Color Adult Coloring Books - Adult Coloring 101: Learn Easy Tips Today. How To Color For Adults, How To Color With Colored Pencils, Step By Step Color Pencil Examples Of Cat Coloring Pages"
60 Quick Knits: 20 Hats*20 Scarves*20 Mittens in Cascade 220™
Sixth & Spring Books - 2010
In this stunning volume of all-new projects, many of today’s top knitwear designers come together to create an irresistible collection of hats, scarves, and mittens—all in Cascade 220. There’s something for everyone, from an adorable monkey-face hat and a dazzling mosaic pattern scarf to a classic muffler and Fair Isle flower mittens. Knitters will find plenty of inspiration and beauty here!
Rick Steves Budapest
Rick Steves - 2009
Soak with Hungarians in a thermal bath, sample paprika at the Great Market Hall, and take a romantic twilight cruise on the Danube. Wander through the opulence of Budapest's late-19th-century Golden Age. View relics of the bygone communist era at Memento Park. For a break, head into the countryside for Habsburg palaces and Hungarian folk villages.Rick's candid, humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. He'll help you plan where to go and what to see, depending on the length of your trip. You'll learn which sights are worth your time and money and how to get around like a local. More than just reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket.
Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!
Jeff Baker - 2014
Chain mail, also known as chainmail, maille, or chainmaille is a great hobby for any age that doesn't involve just making armor.You can make almost anything from chainmail. Below are just a few examples of what you can make:• Jewerly (Bracelets, Necklaces, Anklets, Earrings, Rings)• Clothing (Bikini tops, Belts, Shirts, Ties)• Art• Armor• Inlays (pictures in your maille)• And much, much more!This introductory volume focuses on getting you up and chainmailing as fast as possible. It’ll zero in on the absolute minimum you’ll need to start weaving within 24 hours as outlined below:• The tools and materials you’ll need• Wrapping wire into coils with a coiling jig you’ll build• Cutting rings from the coils you wound• Weaving one of the most common and easiest weaves from detailed graphic instructions• Practicing the weave learned with three different exercises• Learning the European or Euro 4-in-1 weave• An elegant bracelet project for women or men Chainmail is neither difficult to learn nor expensive. All it takes is a willingness to try something new no matter your age, education, or income! Scoll up and click the "Look Inside" feature on the top left hand side of this page to see what's included in this book.A Personal Note From The Author:This introductory volume blends 10 years of my personal experience chainmailling. When I first started chainmailling, I knew nothing about it except what I'd seen online or in movies; chainmail armor. Not very exciting for the average person but the idea of weaving metal rings into something I could create without any special skills appealed to me. I stumbled across a website with instructions and rings for sale and I've been hooked ever since!
Rulerwork Quilting Idea Book: 59 Outline Designs to Fill with Free-Motion Quilting, Tips for Longarm and Domestic Machines
Amanda Murphy - 2018
Finish up by following Amanda's suggestions for filling in background space with free-motion quilting.
Simple Quilts from Me and My Sister Designs: Easy as 1, 2, 3
Barbara Groves - 2013
Select from 12 strikingly simple quilts and recharge your creative batteries
Discover skill-building projects that move from squares and strips to designs featuring stitch-and-flip corners, half-square triangles, pinwheels, a Rail Fence layout, and more
Enjoy patterns that are just right for quilt retreats and make-in-a weekend gifts