Unlock your closet's potential with simple wardrobe fixes and refashions to express your style. These basic alterations and step-by-step restyling tutorials will help you fit and reassemble garments into newfound faves. No sloppy shortcuts here -- learn how to alter sweaters, pants, and everything in your wardrobe for a more flattering fit. Take it in, take it up, or let it out -- all on your home sewing machine. Spend less, look better!
C&T Publishing / Stash Books
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9781617450426
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Print book
Online Marketing For Your Craft Business
By Pullen, Hilary
A highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact on the sales and brand awareness of your handmade products to actively grow a craft business.Social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking, outlining the resources and time you need to commit. She will take you through how to identify who you want to connect with, where you will connect with them and what type of things you want to share and say to them, all with relevant examples and case studies.You'll see that when properly planned and managed, you will learn to love blogging and social media as a fun tool that can enhance your creativity, and not be a time-wasting chore!Author Hilary Pullen is a digital marketing consultant and writes for ukcraftblog.
David & Charles
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9781446304891
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Print book
Amigurumi Sweets
By Ichikawa, Miyuki
Delectable dessert patterns to satisfy any sweet tooth.Crochet a variety of sweet things, including key chains, pouches, bag mascots, and more!
VIZ Media LLC
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9781974702138
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Paperback
Create the Perfect Fit
By Mahon, Joi
Create the best fit for your body! In Create the Perfect Fit, Joi Mahon debunks traditional fitting rules and shares her measure yourself, measure your pattern style of fitting to help you achieve the best fit possible. With detailed instructions and illustrations, she'll walk you through the process of measuring your body, applying your measurements to a commercial pattern and creating an exact muslin that will become the base for any future pattern you sew. Learn how one pattern of any size can be adjusted to fit any body type. With Joi's tips and techniques, you'll eliminate fit anxiety and be sewing perfect garments in no time!
Fons & Porter; Spi edition
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9781440239618
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Macrame
By Zedenius, Fanny
In recent months there has been an astonishing resurgence in the striking yet simple craft of macram (first made popular in the 1970s) . In Macram, Fanny Zedenius offers a refreshing twist on the addictive craft. Beginning with the basics, she takes us through all the essentials: what you need to get started, a glossary covering 30 of the most popular knots, tips on how to create different patterns through various knot combinations, and advice on how to hang and display your makes. The book also takes readers through ombre-dyeing, fraying, and customizing with beads, and includes fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for 22 homeware projects such as impressive wall hangings, a beautiful table runner and napkins, whimsical dream catchers, and pretty plant hangers.
Quadrille Publishing
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9781849499408
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Paperback
The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills
By Gehring, Abigail R.
Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdom—creating one of the most comprehensive books on country skills available. This book is compiled of tested and practical experience passed down from generations of farmers and homesteaders.Here readers can learn about:Creating a vegetable gardenCanning and preservingKeeping poultrySoap makingNatural medicineBridge buildingFarm mechanicsCrop rotationCattle and dairyingThe basics of beekeepingForaging for wild foodFertilizing, soils, drainage, and irrigationBuilding a barnAnd much, much more!Success comes to the person who works the most efficiently—not simply the person who works the hardest.
Skyhorse Publishing
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9781629142166
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Book
Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form
By Sweet, Rebecca
Breathe new life into your garden Maybe your garden isn't what it once was. Or maybe it's stunning during the full bloom of summer, but falls apart the rest of the year. Maybe it's crowded, sparse, boring, disjointed... or it just doesn't resonate with you, and you have no idea why or what to do about it. Don't retreat indoors In this friendly guide, acclaimed landscape designer and best-selling author Rebecca Sweet offers simple strategies for transforming established plots and empty spaces into the garden of your dreams--a place that soothes your soul and revives your spirits year-round. Start by identifying problems with your current plantings (such as clashing colors, lack of flow and "one-of-each-itis") , then learn how to inject new life using artful combinations of color, texture and form. At the back of the book, you'll find a thoughtfully curated selection of 78 plants perfect for creating key elements of harmony in your garden. You don't need to be a professional landscaper to put these concepts into play. With this book as your guide, turning blah spaces into breathtaking places becomes fun, easy and perennially rewarding Overflowing with creative examples of how to... Wake up boring beds. Make a cramped garden feel bigger, or bring a sense of intimacy to an expansive area. Downplay eyesores. Create moods ranging from serene to stimulating. Add four-seasons interest. Decide which plants to keep, and which to pull. Thoughtfully integrate hardscaping, structures and accessories. Transform an ordinary garden into one that's memorable and meaningful
Horticulture Books
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9781440330407
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Book
The Colorwork Bible
By Ostermiller, Jessica
With chapters outlining more than a half dozen colorwork knitting techniques, The Colorwork Bible is your updated exploration of both beginner- and advanced-level skills with a vibrant, modern palette and inspired projects. Join knitwear designer Jesie Ostermiller as you learn: A variety of small-scale swatch lessons that help you master a technique before diving into a full size project.Stripes, stranding, Fair Isle, brioche, slip-stitch, mosaic, intarsia, and more! Each technique is featured must-make projects you'll want to cast-on today.Valuable tips and tricks, plus essential information on successfully combining colors for the best possible results. Dig deep into the most colorful technique in knitting with The Colorwork Bible!
Interweave
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9781632506658
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Hardcover
Knitting Projects You'll Purl Over
By Mcclure, Kelly
This collection of how-to projects will take a crafty kid's imagination to the next level. Building on a base interest of knitting, this book will show kids the basics--and beyond!
Capstone Press
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9781515774464
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Library Binding
Ageless Beauty the French Way
By Mueffling, Clémence Von
"A magical guide." -- Aerin Lauder, style and image director for the Este Lauder CompaniesFrom three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair, Skin, Makeup, Sleep, and Perfume.While many women are passionate about the best skin care lines, hair treatments, and beauty practices, Clmence von Mueffling has that passion in her DNA. Both her mother and grandmother were beauty editors for French Vogue, and Clmence proudly continues their legacy in Ageless Beauty the French Way, a luxurious, entertaining, unparalleled guide to every French beauty secret for women from all walks of life. Learn the most effective ways to let your natural beauty shine through; that double-cleansing your face is the only way to go; that there is more to choosing the perfect perfume than you ever imagined; and that a simple, nightly facial massage is the ultimate secret to an ageless, glamorous, youthful face.Weaving wisdom from all three women with insiders tips from top beauty experts, Clmence shares both timeless and age-specific information in three categories -- Jeunesse (15-35) , Plnitude (35-55) , and Maturit (55+) -- creating a wonderful guide that any woman can cherish throughout her life, and pass down to her daughter through the years.
DIY Wardrobe Makeovers
By Stanley, Suzannah Hamlin
Unlock your closet's potential with simple wardrobe fixes and refashions to express your style. These basic alterations and step-by-step restyling tutorials will help you fit and reassemble garments into newfound faves. No sloppy shortcuts here -- learn how to alter sweaters, pants, and everything in your wardrobe for a more flattering fit. Take it in, take it up, or let it out -- all on your home sewing machine. Spend less, look better!
Online Marketing For Your Craft Business
By Pullen, Hilary
A highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact on the sales and brand awareness of your handmade products to actively grow a craft business.Social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking, outlining the resources and time you need to commit. She will take you through how to identify who you want to connect with, where you will connect with them and what type of things you want to share and say to them, all with relevant examples and case studies.You'll see that when properly planned and managed, you will learn to love blogging and social media as a fun tool that can enhance your creativity, and not be a time-wasting chore!Author Hilary Pullen is a digital marketing consultant and writes for ukcraftblog.
Amigurumi Sweets
By Ichikawa, Miyuki
Delectable dessert patterns to satisfy any sweet tooth.Crochet a variety of sweet things, including key chains, pouches, bag mascots, and more!
Create the Perfect Fit
By Mahon, Joi
Create the best fit for your body! In Create the Perfect Fit, Joi Mahon debunks traditional fitting rules and shares her measure yourself, measure your pattern style of fitting to help you achieve the best fit possible. With detailed instructions and illustrations, she'll walk you through the process of measuring your body, applying your measurements to a commercial pattern and creating an exact muslin that will become the base for any future pattern you sew. Learn how one pattern of any size can be adjusted to fit any body type. With Joi's tips and techniques, you'll eliminate fit anxiety and be sewing perfect garments in no time!
Macrame
By Zedenius, Fanny
In recent months there has been an astonishing resurgence in the striking yet simple craft of macram (first made popular in the 1970s) . In Macram, Fanny Zedenius offers a refreshing twist on the addictive craft. Beginning with the basics, she takes us through all the essentials: what you need to get started, a glossary covering 30 of the most popular knots, tips on how to create different patterns through various knot combinations, and advice on how to hang and display your makes. The book also takes readers through ombre-dyeing, fraying, and customizing with beads, and includes fully illustrated step-by-step instructions for 22 homeware projects such as impressive wall hangings, a beautiful table runner and napkins, whimsical dream catchers, and pretty plant hangers.
The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills
By Gehring, Abigail R.
Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdom—creating one of the most comprehensive books on country skills available. This book is compiled of tested and practical experience passed down from generations of farmers and homesteaders.Here readers can learn about:Creating a vegetable gardenCanning and preservingKeeping poultrySoap makingNatural medicineBridge buildingFarm mechanicsCrop rotationCattle and dairyingThe basics of beekeepingForaging for wild foodFertilizing, soils, drainage, and irrigationBuilding a barnAnd much, much more!Success comes to the person who works the most efficiently—not simply the person who works the hardest.
Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form
By Sweet, Rebecca
Breathe new life into your garden Maybe your garden isn't what it once was. Or maybe it's stunning during the full bloom of summer, but falls apart the rest of the year. Maybe it's crowded, sparse, boring, disjointed... or it just doesn't resonate with you, and you have no idea why or what to do about it. Don't retreat indoors In this friendly guide, acclaimed landscape designer and best-selling author Rebecca Sweet offers simple strategies for transforming established plots and empty spaces into the garden of your dreams--a place that soothes your soul and revives your spirits year-round. Start by identifying problems with your current plantings (such as clashing colors, lack of flow and "one-of-each-itis") , then learn how to inject new life using artful combinations of color, texture and form. At the back of the book, you'll find a thoughtfully curated selection of 78 plants perfect for creating key elements of harmony in your garden. You don't need to be a professional landscaper to put these concepts into play. With this book as your guide, turning blah spaces into breathtaking places becomes fun, easy and perennially rewarding Overflowing with creative examples of how to... Wake up boring beds. Make a cramped garden feel bigger, or bring a sense of intimacy to an expansive area. Downplay eyesores. Create moods ranging from serene to stimulating. Add four-seasons interest. Decide which plants to keep, and which to pull. Thoughtfully integrate hardscaping, structures and accessories. Transform an ordinary garden into one that's memorable and meaningful
The Colorwork Bible
By Ostermiller, Jessica
With chapters outlining more than a half dozen colorwork knitting techniques, The Colorwork Bible is your updated exploration of both beginner- and advanced-level skills with a vibrant, modern palette and inspired projects. Join knitwear designer Jesie Ostermiller as you learn: A variety of small-scale swatch lessons that help you master a technique before diving into a full size project.Stripes, stranding, Fair Isle, brioche, slip-stitch, mosaic, intarsia, and more! Each technique is featured must-make projects you'll want to cast-on today.Valuable tips and tricks, plus essential information on successfully combining colors for the best possible results. Dig deep into the most colorful technique in knitting with The Colorwork Bible!
Knitting Projects You'll Purl Over
By Mcclure, Kelly
This collection of how-to projects will take a crafty kid's imagination to the next level. Building on a base interest of knitting, this book will show kids the basics--and beyond!
Ageless Beauty the French Way
By Mueffling, Clémence Von
"A magical guide." -- Aerin Lauder, style and image director for the Este Lauder CompaniesFrom three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair, Skin, Makeup, Sleep, and Perfume.While many women are passionate about the best skin care lines, hair treatments, and beauty practices, Clmence von Mueffling has that passion in her DNA. Both her mother and grandmother were beauty editors for French Vogue, and Clmence proudly continues their legacy in Ageless Beauty the French Way, a luxurious, entertaining, unparalleled guide to every French beauty secret for women from all walks of life. Learn the most effective ways to let your natural beauty shine through; that double-cleansing your face is the only way to go; that there is more to choosing the perfect perfume than you ever imagined; and that a simple, nightly facial massage is the ultimate secret to an ageless, glamorous, youthful face.Weaving wisdom from all three women with insiders tips from top beauty experts, Clmence shares both timeless and age-specific information in three categories -- Jeunesse (15-35) , Plnitude (35-55) , and Maturit (55+) -- creating a wonderful guide that any woman can cherish throughout her life, and pass down to her daughter through the years.