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As makers, we tend to learn different stitches over time without thinking much about how they relate to one another. But when Natalie Chanin and her Alabama Chanin and The School of Making teams began to look at needlework closely, they realized all stitches are based on geometric grid systems--and by using grids as guides, they could make learning stitches, even seemingly elaborate ones, as easy as child's play. In The Geometry of Hand-Sewing Chanin...
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2013.
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Celebrate With a Stitch includes over 20 stylish projects featuring Mandy Shaw's unique motifs for births, birthdays, weddings, Christmas and other celebrations.
Mandy uses trendy, retro, and vintage fabrics and colorways, which together with her "folksy" style appeals to all ages of sewists.
Perfect for all abilities, with clear step-by-step instructions and stitch diagrams for both right and left handers, this title also includes instructions
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Decorate your home for Halloween with projects made from 5 easy and stylish block motifs, including skulls, spiderwebs, and spooky eyes! Make use of your favorite trendy Halloween fabrics as you sew pillows, runners, place mats, wine bags, and more, many of which can be made in a weekend, an afternoon, or even a couple of hours. Plus, add a modern touch with unusual, sophisticated elements like selvage accents.
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First Tori Sinclair's predecessor -- who wasn't keen on retiring in the first place -- indicates that she's going to make some wonderful changes when she substitutes at the library so Tori can help a friend in the hospital. Then Tori nearly flatlines herself when she watches a woman go into cardiac arrest at the hospital. The woman is Vera, her philandering ex-fiancé, Jeff's, great-aunt. Tori does what she must: she calls Jeff to let him know about...
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2018.
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Stitch up a storm with more than 30 new stash-friendly projects from quilt and fabric lovers favorite creative force: Spoonflower. Discover all that you can make with just a yard or two! Spoonflower a design-your-own/print-on-demand fabric company known for its unique, clever, and must-have designs presents simple step-by-step instructions that are accompanied by templates and pattern pieces. Here are dozens of brand-new projects designed to be completed...
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2017.
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This essential handbook offers detailed, step-by-step instructions that cover the basics of sewing costumes (which often require skills not found in standard sewing guides) to help even the most novice sewists create the costumes of their dreams. A skilled crafter and avid cosplayer, Gillian Conahan walks readers through finding inspiration online and through their fandom; shares insight into translating character art into real-world garments; and...
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2015.
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125 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Jane Bull's Get Set, Sew is a beginner's guide to mastering your sewing machine with 20 easy projects. The latest in Jane Bull's successful series of craft titles, Jane Bull's Get Set, Sew is a clear, fresh, enjoyable introduction to sewing on a machine.
14) Sewn hats
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35 hat patterns for every age, gender, and fashion sense
Sewn Hats is a collaboration of hat designs from 29 of the industry's most-loved fabric designers, pattern designers, and bloggers. The collection features a variety of hat patterns for all genders, sizes, ages, and fashion sense. Seamstresses will find options in a vast array of styles that use a wide variety of fabric types, from felt to silk, corduroy to cotton, and everything
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"One simple stitch can bring new life to hundreds of your favourite things! Boro is the Japanese straight stitch used to repair and reinforce fabrics that is the basis for Sashiko. It is a favourite among visible mending enthusiasts because of its simplicity and because it adds an intriguing textural element to favourite garments and home furnishings. In this new book, Sashiko expert Harumi Horiuchi shares her ideas for using boro to patch holes and...
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"[This book] is packed with 50 original patterns, easy-to-follow instructions, plus fonts and extras you an use to create your own designs."--Page 4 of cover.
Jackson delivers all the snarky, cheeky cross-stitch you crave! Her original patterns include easy-to-follow instructions, plus fonts and extras you can use to create your own designs. Both on-trend and timeless, these are designs you will turn to again and again. -- adapted from back cover....
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[2010]
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400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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This book covers the basics of sewing by hand or machine, along with five other time-honored crafts techniques, and step-by-step instructions for more than 150 projects. The book features two main parts to help readers brush up on the basics and take their skills to a new level. First, the Techniques section guides readers through sewing, appliqué, embroidery, quilting, dyeing, and printing. Following that, the Projects A to Z section features more...
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"Give your resident young designer all the tools she needs to create five cute outfits that will take her from home to school to hanging out and back again. From the owner of the NYC sewing studio Pins & Needles comes the definitive guide to mood boards, fashion design, and sewing for girls."--Provided by publisher.
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