A creative person's guide to the longarm quilting businessProfessional machine quilters are in high demand, and you can be one of them! Learn the secrets to success in this dynamic, interactive guidebook for creatives. Chock full of exercises, tips, interviews, graphics, and sample forms and contracts, it's everything veteran longarm quilter Shelly Pagliai wished she'd known before launching her business. Turn your creative skills and passion into a successful business with the author's detailed advice on studio setups, business plans, finding and working with customers, money matters, and more! This book is ideal for anyone thinking about starting or expanding their own professional longarm or custom quilting business. Foreword by Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
C&T Publishing
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9781644030868
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Paperback
Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay
By Kommers, Shelley
The is designed for who are interested in experiencing , including polymer clay, embroidery, and papier-mache. Art Makers: Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay is the ideal follow-up book to Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners. In this inviting, visually appealing book, you can learn to make adorable, whimsical crafts with polymer clay. The author, an experienced art instructor and professional artist, takes you through the complete steps of learning to work with polymer clay, from the tools and materials you will need to techniques, such as molding, mixing colors, and baking. The projects are simple to follow, and include adorable, whimsical subject matter such as: plant potscloud mobilefinger puppetstrinket boxslothand much more! This book is perfect for artists of all skill levels, from beginners to more advanced artists looking to improve their clay-making skills or learn a new technique.
Walter Foster Publishing
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9781600589409
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Paperback
Dressing Barbie
By Spencer, Carol
A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world's most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book - published in commemoration of Barbie's sixtieth anniversary - illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the author's private archive.Dressing Barbie is a dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them. For thirty-five years, Carol Spencer enjoyed an unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer, creating some of Barbie's most iconic looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s.Barbie's wide-ranging wardrobe - including princess gowns, flirty sundresses, and smart pantsuits - combined fashion trends and haute couture with a liberal dose of fantasy. In Dressing Barbie, the successful and prolific designer reminisces about her time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie's creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, and talks about her best and most beloved clothing designs from each decade. But Carol's most impressive creation is her own life. As Handler famously said, "Barbie always represented the fact that a girl has choices" - a credo Carol epitomized. In Dressing Barbie, she talks candidly about how she broke free of the constraints of the late 1950s to pursue a dazzling career and an independent life for herself.Over the course of her successful and prolific career, Carol won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time. Now, Carol is the first member of the inner circle to take fans behind the pink curtain, revealing the fashion world of Barbie, the quintessential California girl, as never before.
Harper Design
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9780062802446
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Hardcover
Creative Crochet Projects
By Pokorny, Stephanie
with a charming, offbeat sense of style, beanies, buntings, scarves, a beehive mobile, and more, coordinating photography, and skill-building tutorialsBeginner-friendly introduction to common stitches and crochet basicsAuthor Stephanie Pokorny has a one-of-a-kind style that has both wide appeal and originalityYou've never seen a crochet book like this before!Whether you want to learn how to crochet or you're looking for fresh, new projects to try, Creative Crochet Projects is for you! Featuring a variety of 12 colorful, fun, and quirky crochet projects with a charming, offbeat sense of style, this project book starts off easy, slowly introducing new techniques one design at a time.Opening with an introduction to the basics of crochet, including materials, tools, terms, and techniques, this crochet project book also includes helpful visual step-by-step instructions for common crochet stitches to get you started.
Landauer; First edition
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9781947163638
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Paperback
Fashioning Masculinities
By Wilcox, Claire
From V&A curators Rosalind McKever and Claire Wilcox, Fashioning Masculinitiesisa visually stunning exploration of how fashion shapes ideas of masculinity. At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion and continuing reflections on gender, contemporary designers are questioning established forms, seeking to liberate wearers from traditional models of masculine dress. This book combines fashion with artistic and broader cultural histories - looking at the designers, tailors, and artists who have constructed and performed masculinity from the Renaissance to the present day. It traces connections across and beyond European menswear, celebrating both rich traditions and daring individualists. Divided into three parts, "Undressed" reveals the role of the body and underwear in fashioning masculinities.
Victoria & Albert Museum
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9781838510114
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Hardcover
Tonne Goodman
By Goodman, Tonne
Throughout her illustrious career, Tonne Goodman has made the famous stylish and the stylish famous. The Vogue fashion director has not only shaped the way women dress and see themselves, but she has also created a nexus in which the worlds of celebrity and style continually collide. Now, in Point of View, Goodman's life and career are explored for the first time. Organized chronologically, this book charts Goodman's career from her modeling days, to her freelance fashion reportage, to her editorial and advertising work, through to her reign at Vogue. The editor's recollections of some of the world's greatest photographers, models, celebrities, and designers of our time are illustrated throughout, with behind-the-scenes fashion photos and shots of Goodman's personal life.
Harry N. Abrams
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9781419734588
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Hardcover
Foolproof Sketching & Painting Techniques for Beginners
By Kuramae, Tomoko
An inspiring guide to sketching and painting the world around you!. Packed with practical tips and advice, this book shows you how to fill your sketchbook or watercolor pad with a variety of everyday items that catch your eye, such as:. Kitchen items like cups, teapots and silverwareToys like Rubik's Cubes and model carsTea sandwiches and roll cakesColorful bottles and containersHousehold items like umbrellas, bottles and candlesClothing and acessories including shirts, hats and umbrellasAnd so much more! Author Tomoko Kuramae provides clear step-by-step instructions on the proportions and perspective of basic objects and clearly explains how to draw dozens of items based on cubes, cylinders and flat shapes from a variety of angles. She then shows you how to bring your finished sketches alive with the use of brilliant transparent watercolors.
Tuttle Publishing
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9780804856225
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Hardcover
The Art of Sneakers
By Dudynsky, Ivan
A unique collection of works from 20 very different creative minds, THE ART OF SNEAKERS shines a light on the next-level creativity springing from the Jordan Generation.Sneaker culture is one of the most dynamic forces in the world. It courses through the zeitgeist via fashion, sports, music - and especially art. Creators operating in a wide range of mediums - from sculpture and graphic design to origami and food - have been inspired by footwear fandom.THE ART OF SNEAKERS (@theartofsneakers) is a celebration of those artists and the movement they are a part of. A unique collection of works from 20 very different creative minds, THE ART OF SNEAKERS shines a light on the next-level creativity springing from the Jordan Generation.One artist deconstructs the most sought-after, exclusive sneakers in the world and turns them into dizzyingly intricate masks.
powerHouse Books
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9781576879559
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Hardcover
Cosplay Crash Course
By Petrovic, Mina
Cosplay lets you step out of your own skin and into someone else's shoes (or boots, or paws...) . This beginner's guide helps you walk that walk with confidence in an awesome costume of your own creation. True to the cosplay spirit of collaboration, Cosplay Crash Course shares favorite tricks and techniques from some of the community's most imaginative artists. Step by step, you'll learn how to turn ordinary fabrics, inexpensive toys, easy-to-manipulate thermoplastics, wigs and other humble materials into original costumes you'll wear with pride. Whether you're making fabulous feathers, metallic armor, wicked horns, lifelike claws or form-fitting boots, this book puts it all within your reach. You'll even learn awesome hair and makeup effects to complete the look.
IMPACT Books
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9781440354793
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Paperback
Quick and Easy Crochet
By Studio, Search Press
100 little fun and simple crocheted gifts to make from best-selling Search Press authors.Crocheting has had a huge surge in popularity in recent years and continues to be a very popular craft, and this book has a very wide appeal both to beginners and more accomplished crocheters. This book represents amazing value, comprising 100 projects from some of our best-selling crochet authors. The book covers a wide variety of themes from beautiful crocheted flowers, beanie hats, Christmas crocheted projects, cute bears, lovely hearts and stylish purses, so there is something for everyone to enjoy. Crochet requires very little in the way of tools and materials, which are widely available from major yarn stores and relatively inexpensive. The techniques used in this book are simple enough for experienced beginners to master, and easy for more seasoned crocheters. Special stitches used are explained in detail, and yarns are described in generic terms, so that readers can use what is available to them, wherever they live. The projects cover a wide variety of themes from Christmas crochet, beanies, hearts, flowers, purses, bears and granny squares. They are simple enough for experienced beginners and will also appeal to seasoned crocheters. The tools and materials are inexpensive and widely available and these charming crocheted items make fabulous gifts for family and friends.
Quilting for Hire
By Pagliai, Shelly
A creative person's guide to the longarm quilting businessProfessional machine quilters are in high demand, and you can be one of them! Learn the secrets to success in this dynamic, interactive guidebook for creatives. Chock full of exercises, tips, interviews, graphics, and sample forms and contracts, it's everything veteran longarm quilter Shelly Pagliai wished she'd known before launching her business. Turn your creative skills and passion into a successful business with the author's detailed advice on studio setups, business plans, finding and working with customers, money matters, and more! This book is ideal for anyone thinking about starting or expanding their own professional longarm or custom quilting business. Foreword by Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay
By Kommers, Shelley
The is designed for who are interested in experiencing , including polymer clay, embroidery, and papier-mache. Art Makers: Make Cute Stuff with Polymer Clay is the ideal follow-up book to Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners. In this inviting, visually appealing book, you can learn to make adorable, whimsical crafts with polymer clay. The author, an experienced art instructor and professional artist, takes you through the complete steps of learning to work with polymer clay, from the tools and materials you will need to techniques, such as molding, mixing colors, and baking. The projects are simple to follow, and include adorable, whimsical subject matter such as: plant potscloud mobilefinger puppetstrinket boxslothand much more! This book is perfect for artists of all skill levels, from beginners to more advanced artists looking to improve their clay-making skills or learn a new technique.
Dressing Barbie
By Spencer, Carol
A legendary fashion designer for Barbie shares the story of her adventures working behind-the-scenes at Mattel, and spotlights the creations that transformed the world's most famous doll into a style icon in this beautifully designed book - published in commemoration of Barbie's sixtieth anniversary - illustrated with 100 full-color photographs, including many never-before-seen images of rare and one-of-a-kind pieces from the author's private archive.Dressing Barbie is a dazzling celebration of the clothes that made America's favorite doll, and the incredible woman behind them. For thirty-five years, Carol Spencer enjoyed an unparalleled reign as a Barbie fashion designer, creating some of Barbie's most iconic looks from the early 1960s until the late 1990s.Barbie's wide-ranging wardrobe - including princess gowns, flirty sundresses, and smart pantsuits - combined fashion trends and haute couture with a liberal dose of fantasy. In Dressing Barbie, the successful and prolific designer reminisces about her time at Mattel working with legendary figures such as Ruth Handler, Barbie's creator, and Charlotte Johnson, the original Barbie designer, and talks about her best and most beloved clothing designs from each decade. But Carol's most impressive creation is her own life. As Handler famously said, "Barbie always represented the fact that a girl has choices" - a credo Carol epitomized. In Dressing Barbie, she talks candidly about how she broke free of the constraints of the late 1950s to pursue a dazzling career and an independent life for herself.Over the course of her successful and prolific career, Carol won many accolades. She was the first designer to have her signature on the doll, the first to go on a signing tour, the first to design a limited-edition Barbie Doll for collectors, and the designer of the biggest selling Barbie of all time. Now, Carol is the first member of the inner circle to take fans behind the pink curtain, revealing the fashion world of Barbie, the quintessential California girl, as never before.
Creative Crochet Projects
By Pokorny, Stephanie
with a charming, offbeat sense of style, beanies, buntings, scarves, a beehive mobile, and more, coordinating photography, and skill-building tutorialsBeginner-friendly introduction to common stitches and crochet basicsAuthor Stephanie Pokorny has a one-of-a-kind style that has both wide appeal and originalityYou've never seen a crochet book like this before!Whether you want to learn how to crochet or you're looking for fresh, new projects to try, Creative Crochet Projects is for you! Featuring a variety of 12 colorful, fun, and quirky crochet projects with a charming, offbeat sense of style, this project book starts off easy, slowly introducing new techniques one design at a time.Opening with an introduction to the basics of crochet, including materials, tools, terms, and techniques, this crochet project book also includes helpful visual step-by-step instructions for common crochet stitches to get you started.
Fashioning Masculinities
By Wilcox, Claire
From V&A curators Rosalind McKever and Claire Wilcox, Fashioning Masculinitiesisa visually stunning exploration of how fashion shapes ideas of masculinity. At a moment of unprecedented creativity in men's fashion and continuing reflections on gender, contemporary designers are questioning established forms, seeking to liberate wearers from traditional models of masculine dress. This book combines fashion with artistic and broader cultural histories - looking at the designers, tailors, and artists who have constructed and performed masculinity from the Renaissance to the present day. It traces connections across and beyond European menswear, celebrating both rich traditions and daring individualists. Divided into three parts, "Undressed" reveals the role of the body and underwear in fashioning masculinities.
Tonne Goodman
By Goodman, Tonne
Throughout her illustrious career, Tonne Goodman has made the famous stylish and the stylish famous. The Vogue fashion director has not only shaped the way women dress and see themselves, but she has also created a nexus in which the worlds of celebrity and style continually collide. Now, in Point of View, Goodman's life and career are explored for the first time. Organized chronologically, this book charts Goodman's career from her modeling days, to her freelance fashion reportage, to her editorial and advertising work, through to her reign at Vogue. The editor's recollections of some of the world's greatest photographers, models, celebrities, and designers of our time are illustrated throughout, with behind-the-scenes fashion photos and shots of Goodman's personal life.
Foolproof Sketching & Painting Techniques for Beginners
By Kuramae, Tomoko
An inspiring guide to sketching and painting the world around you!. Packed with practical tips and advice, this book shows you how to fill your sketchbook or watercolor pad with a variety of everyday items that catch your eye, such as:. Kitchen items like cups, teapots and silverwareToys like Rubik's Cubes and model carsTea sandwiches and roll cakesColorful bottles and containersHousehold items like umbrellas, bottles and candlesClothing and acessories including shirts, hats and umbrellasAnd so much more! Author Tomoko Kuramae provides clear step-by-step instructions on the proportions and perspective of basic objects and clearly explains how to draw dozens of items based on cubes, cylinders and flat shapes from a variety of angles. She then shows you how to bring your finished sketches alive with the use of brilliant transparent watercolors.
The Art of Sneakers
By Dudynsky, Ivan
A unique collection of works from 20 very different creative minds, THE ART OF SNEAKERS shines a light on the next-level creativity springing from the Jordan Generation.Sneaker culture is one of the most dynamic forces in the world. It courses through the zeitgeist via fashion, sports, music - and especially art. Creators operating in a wide range of mediums - from sculpture and graphic design to origami and food - have been inspired by footwear fandom.THE ART OF SNEAKERS (@theartofsneakers) is a celebration of those artists and the movement they are a part of. A unique collection of works from 20 very different creative minds, THE ART OF SNEAKERS shines a light on the next-level creativity springing from the Jordan Generation.One artist deconstructs the most sought-after, exclusive sneakers in the world and turns them into dizzyingly intricate masks.
Cosplay Crash Course
By Petrovic, Mina
Cosplay lets you step out of your own skin and into someone else's shoes (or boots, or paws...) . This beginner's guide helps you walk that walk with confidence in an awesome costume of your own creation. True to the cosplay spirit of collaboration, Cosplay Crash Course shares favorite tricks and techniques from some of the community's most imaginative artists. Step by step, you'll learn how to turn ordinary fabrics, inexpensive toys, easy-to-manipulate thermoplastics, wigs and other humble materials into original costumes you'll wear with pride. Whether you're making fabulous feathers, metallic armor, wicked horns, lifelike claws or form-fitting boots, this book puts it all within your reach. You'll even learn awesome hair and makeup effects to complete the look.
Quick and Easy Crochet
By Studio, Search Press
100 little fun and simple crocheted gifts to make from best-selling Search Press authors.Crocheting has had a huge surge in popularity in recent years and continues to be a very popular craft, and this book has a very wide appeal both to beginners and more accomplished crocheters. This book represents amazing value, comprising 100 projects from some of our best-selling crochet authors. The book covers a wide variety of themes from beautiful crocheted flowers, beanie hats, Christmas crocheted projects, cute bears, lovely hearts and stylish purses, so there is something for everyone to enjoy. Crochet requires very little in the way of tools and materials, which are widely available from major yarn stores and relatively inexpensive. The techniques used in this book are simple enough for experienced beginners to master, and easy for more seasoned crocheters. Special stitches used are explained in detail, and yarns are described in generic terms, so that readers can use what is available to them, wherever they live. The projects cover a wide variety of themes from Christmas crochet, beanies, hearts, flowers, purses, bears and granny squares. They are simple enough for experienced beginners and will also appeal to seasoned crocheters. The tools and materials are inexpensive and widely available and these charming crocheted items make fabulous gifts for family and friends.