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"Crochet Southwest Spirit is a breath of fresh air for your crochet repertoire, offering laid-back bohemian style inspired by natural landscapes. Peaceful color palettes--drawn from the mountains, mesas, valleys, deserts, rivers, and rock formations of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona--bring a relaxed vibe to these beginner and intermediate patterns." -- Back cover.
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222 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm
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A colourful collection of crochet patterns for unique accessories and home decor. From craft sensation Molla Mills and Laine Publishing, Crochet Crush features 23 contemporary patterns for incredible home decor and accessory pieces that you will use, wear and love for years to come. Crochet has certainly made a comeback, and no wonder - it's a playful, mindful and easy craft; its sturdiness allows you to create wear-intensive items like carpets and...
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72 pages : illustrations (colour), 1 portrait (colour) ; 28 cm
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"Beaded Friendship Bracelets is an exciting, beginner-friendly guide that will show you tons of awesome ideas for making beautiful bracelets using all kinds of beads and other materials for your friends and family. You will discover over 100 fun and easy beaded bracelet designs, plus tons of trendy techniques to try, knots to know, expert tips, step-by-step instructions, and high-quality photography to help you along the way and ensure success. Learn...
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190 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Thirty projects with detailed photographs and instructions to construct patterns with various natural fibers, including cotton rope, felted wool, silk ribbon, jute, recycled fabric, and more. There are knotted projects suitable for bigger eight-inch pots, small four-inch pots, vintage bottles, and even air plants. Including a practical beginner's section of knot basics; an introduction to weaving; customizable variations to add playful beads, funky...
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95 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Bargello stitching is a form of needlepoint and making a comeback. There is a project for everyone, whether you are new to bargello, or are an original bargello fan. Tina Francis shows you how to combine bold, bright colours in attractive, almost psychedelic patterns to create the illusion of 3-D. Use her easy-to-follow charts and approachable instructions to create 15 projects including cushions, wall art, pincushions, bangles and a brooch. Bargello...
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144 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm
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"This very easy guide opens up the wonderful world of twisted stitches to knitters of any ability, even complete beginners. It is an indispensable introduction to all kinds of stitches, from simple mock cables to intricate bobble-textured plaits, for both cable panels, accents, and all-over repeats. Learn the basic techniques and practise the stitches with clear instructions and step-by step photos - then use your skills to make all kinds of specially...
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159 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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"A third volume of imaginative, adventuresome mitten and sock patterns from hip, young Finnish knitwear designer Lumi Karmitsa. The highly anticipated third installment of this popular set takes knitters on a brand-new and freshly exhilarating journey, filled with color and imagination: roaring tigers, cunning foxes, wide-eyed fawns, whirling flowers, and so much more! With Lumi Karmitsa's creativity, inventiveness, and unforgettable color combinations...
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Have you ever wanted to hold a fox, a penguin, or an alligator? Have you ever wanted to see a jackalope or a phoenix? Have you ever wanted to go on adventures with a unicorn or a dragon? With chunky yarn, a few essential techniques, and a desire to learn, you can crochet your own woodland critters and mythical creatures. In their TikTok videos, Sarah Csiacsek (@fanaticalfibers) shows their followers how to get hooked on crochet, and in Chonky Crochet...
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143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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A comprehensive guide to understanding colorwork and knitting your first sweater with multiple colors. Get ready to try this great knitting style and make beautiful garments! With the help of author Anna Dervout, you'll soon have colorwork spilling off your needles with ease, as you create delicate, modern patterns for women and children alike to wear.--
11) The perfect fit: creating and altering basic sewing patterns for tops, sleeves, skirts, and pants
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191 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Design, draw, and alter sewing patterns to achieve the perfect fit in your homesewn garments! Every body is different, and standard sizes certainly do not fit all! You're going to spend hours making your homesewn garment, so you want to be sure the final product will fit flawlessly. This starts with a pattern that is drawn to your (or your model's) exact measurements. With The Perfect Fit as your guide, you'll learn the necessary skills for altering...
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142 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Norwegian knit designers -- and sisters -- Heidi Eikeland and Mette Hovden discovered entrelac by chance, without even knowing what the technique was called. It was only after searching long and hard for more patterns that included the textured blocks that they realized they'd happened upon an entry in Norway's official "red list" of endangered handcrafts: a traditional design element so rarely worked in contemporary patterns that knowledge of it...
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vii, 308 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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"Paper artist and teacher Helen Hiebert compiles a one-of-kind collection of 40 unique projects, each using just one sheet of paper, combining decorative paper techniques like marbling, stamping, and stenciling with dimensional techniques like origami, cutting, folding, quilling, stretching, weaving, and pop-ups"--
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79 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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From Alisha and Roisin McDonnell, the entrepreneurs behind Sew Botanical, Embroidery: Learn in a Weekend is an easy way to get into this popular craft--with instructions, templates, and contemporary projects that will guide you along the way. Embroidery covers the materials you need to get going, offers simple introductions to the key stitches, and includes ten contemporary projects that evolve in complexity. Each project has a template to be copied,...
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Sew cute! volume 2
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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"From self-taught artist Delilah Iris, Sew Cute!: Tiny Felt Cuties & Creatures includes more than a dozen patterns for making tiny animals, dolls, dollhouses, props, adorable gifts, and miniature play sets. The projects can be created as stand-alone finished works, but they can also be used to complement each other in a complete set for use in a tiny miniature world!" -- Back cover.
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188 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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"TAKE YOUR KNITTING TO THE NEXT LEVEL. Domino knitting has taken the crafting world by storm, with its flexible modular structure--easy-to-join squares, combined and recombined--and boundless design potential. Now, Vivian Høxbro, a Danish knitting expert with decades of design experience, takes the principles of domino knitting and applies them anew, with striking, dynamic results. Dive into quick, straightforward lessons for knitting endlessly adaptable...
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168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
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Do you have a closet full of clothes that you no longer wear? Do you have a pile of scrap fabric from previous crafts lying in a corner? Don't contribute to the landfill when you can learn how to make beautiful rag rugs from your throw-away fabrics! Rag rug making is approachable and fun for crafters of all ages! With no loom and no machines required, rag rug making is a timeless homesteading tradition that emphasizes upcycling scrap materials and...
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144 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm
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"In this fun and practical introduction to hand and machine applique, well-known TV personality Sarah Payne leads you through a series of techniques to build up your skills. Each chapter includes a number of different-sized step-by-step projects, including a height chart, pet feeding mat, quilt, cushions, baby play mat, bags, wall art and placemats. Sarah discusses both hand and machine applique, as well as raw-edged applique. She also includes information...
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175 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
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"This practical handbook teaches you all the methods needed to make your own lampshades in a wide range of styles -- from the simple drum hard lampshade to the more complex hand-sewn traditional gathered and pleated designs. As well as clear demonstrations, it gives information on frames and fittings, how to work with different fabrics and papers, and showcases how using your own designs offers a truly bespoke approach. Here you will learn everything...
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143 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 26 cm
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"In Wardrobe Embroidery, Warunee Bolstad of @plystreknitwear shows you how to easily breathe new life into your wardrobe by adding embroidery to clothes both old and new. Warunee presents a collection of charming embroidery patterns, ranging from beginner-friendly hearts and daisies to intricate floral arrangements. Use these lovely designs to freshen up worn out blouses and jeans or to personalize plain white t-shirts and boring bags. Colorful step-by-step...
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