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"With Complete Book of Sewing Techniques, New 2nd Edition, learning how to sew has never been easier! Sewing is a creative and rewarding skill that allows you to express yourself through fabric. Jam-packed with essential information for sewing clothing and more, this helpful and beautifully illustrated guide provides an ideal introduction for beginning sewers -- but is also a useful reference for those who already have sewing skills! Featuring easy-to-follow...
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2020.
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Sewing is a time-honored tradition that's functional and purposeful, and is the foundation for almost all clothing and accessories as we know them today. While most books dedicated to this topic focus on machine-sewing, there's a simpler side to this craft, and learning the techniques and skills needed to hand-sew open up a wide world of possibilities from hemming your own garments to sewing on buttons to repairing beloved closet items to making your...
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An isnpiring guide to making stylish stuff for your baby, whether by yourself or with a cool Crafty Mamas group. Learn the techniques, from editing digital photos to jewelry basics to mastering the glue gun. These 49 projects are fabulous, fun, and easy--perfect for all skill levels. --back cover.
10) Quilting with a modern slant: people, patterns, and techniques inspiring the Modern Quilt Community
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Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to play with traditions and take liberties with fabrics, patterns, colors, stitching, and the ways in which they all connect. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, their quilts, and their tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity...
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"A globe-spanning history of sewing, embroidery, and the people who have used a needle and thread to make their voices heard. From the political propaganda of the Bayeux Tapestry, World War I soldiers coping with PTSD, and the maps sewn by schoolgirls in the New World, to the AIDS quilt, Hmong story clothes, and pink pussyhats, women and men have used the language of sewing to make their voices heard, even in the most desperate of circumstances. Threads...
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Ten years ago, Caroline Shelby launched a career in the glamorous fashion world of Manhattan. But her success in New York imploded on a wave of scandal and tragedy, forcing her to flee to the only safe place she knows, Oysterville. And in the backseat of Caroline's car are two children who were orphaned in a single chilling moment--five-year-old Addie and six-year-old Flick. She's now their legal guardian--a role she's not sure she's ready for. Caroline...
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[2014]
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Creating Faces - Needle Sculpting from the Beginning is designed as a step-by-step guide that shows you how truly easy it is to needle sculpt, color and create one of a kind doll faces. Each personality develops as the face emerges from the fabric. Please allow me to introduce you to my 4 favorite doll faces - Nosy, Drowsy, Sneaky and Cutie. As you get to know them, I bet you'll discover exactly why they proudly embrace their names. Welcome to my...
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2015.
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"26 Quick Stitched Elements" teaches you how to use the latest shaped beads, seed beads, crystals, and more to make 26 different stitched elements. Then connect and combine these elements using stitching techniques to create 22 colorful and fun earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, a beginner will be able to complete these projects and experienced beaders will love to make these quick pieces using the beads...
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