Название: Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy: A High-Country Guide to Natural Dyeing and Making Heirloom Quilts from Scratch
Автор: Sara Larson Buscaglia
Издательство: Abrams
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 75 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Artist and quiltmaker Sara Larson Buscaglia invites readers to her Colorado farm to learn the secrets—and beauty—of making natural dyes from foraged plants and stitching natural-fiber quilts by hand. Learn to make naturally dyed quilts by hand with Farm & Folk founder Sara Larson Buscaglia’s beautiful aesthetic, informed by the extraordinary landscape surrounding her farm. Her creative practice centers on simplicity, working with nature, and using naturally derived materials and processes—and she is sharing that practice for the first time in this book. Farm & Folk Quilt Alchemy explores natural dyeing methods and details the process of creating a quilt from scratch. With an emphasis on the slow and intentional aspects of hand stitching, Buscaglia’s quilts are artful and satisfying to create. By focusing on select dye plants and recipes, which are all ideal for cotton and linen specifically, Buscaglia teaches the reader how to achieve consistent and beautiful results using traditional handwork techniques.

Название: Crochet It. Love It. Wear It!
Автор: Drew Emborsky
Издательство: Leisure Arts
Год: 2010
Размер: 53 mb
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 97
Язык: Английский

Специально для дам автор Drew Emborsky создал 13 ультрасовременных моделей роскошного вязания крючком. Женщины, следящие за модой, всегда ищут идеальное "Маленькое черное платье", и у Дрю есть такое, а также невероятный выбор других обязательных предметов гардероба. Модели включают вечернее платье, кардиганы с завязками и оборками, кокетливые юбки, жилет, модные топы (в том числе в стиле baby doll), асимметричное длинное пальто, жакет в стиле "опера" и шарф с замочной скважиной.

Название: Winter Celebrations: A Modern Guide to a Handmade Christmas
Автор: Arounna Khounnoraj
Издательство: Quadrille Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 47 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Winter Celebrationsis a celebration of the festive season through craft, featuring a beautiful collections of over 20 decorations and gifts that draw upon Arounna Khounnoraj's natural aesthetic. From fir garlands, advent calendars to handmade tablescapes for family gatherings – get ready to hunker down and make yourself a handmade Christmas. In this ultimate maker's guide to the festive season, Arounna will cover a variety of different crafts from embroidery, block printing, sewing and pottery, through 26 projects learn how to make your own wrapping paper, cards, paper garlands and more.

Название: Mini Knitted Toys: Over 30 cute & easy knitting patterns
Автор: Sachiyo Ishii
Издательство: Search Press
Год: 2016
Формат: PDF
Размер: 127 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Let your imagination run wild with the latest title from innovative knitter, Sachiyo Ishii. This charming book contains over 30 fun, simple knitting patterns for a range of cute and cuddly toys. Create simple playthings such as animals, cars, trains, fairies and cupcakes, and then try your hand at larger toy sets, including a castle under siege, an alien invasion, a prehistoric play-scene and a fairytale cottage complete with magical characters! The book is suitable for knitters of all skill levels, and all the patterns require only small amounts of readily available yarn. The book also contains a useful techniques section containing step-by-step instructions for the necessary techniques, including stuffing and sewing up figures, creating knitted eyes and i-cords, and all the embroidery stitches needed to create the facial features and details.

Название: The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery: An Introduction to Glazes, Patterns, Inlay, Luster, and Dimensional Designs
Автор: Emily Reinhardt
Издательство: Quarry Books
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 32 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Join ceramic artist Emily Reinhardt to learn how to decorate pottery surfaces with glazes, gold luster, patterns and marks, inlay designs, dimensional shapes, and much more. Throughout the book, skill-building is front and center, with tips and tricks to help you crack the code and make pieces you’re proud of. Gallery work from some of today’s top ceramics artists is sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first? For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

Название: Подушки. Валики. Пуфы шьем сами
Автор: Керол Зентграф
Издательство: Контент
Год выпуска: 2005
Страниц: 128
Формат: pdf
Размер: 39 мб
Язык: Русский

Самое увлекательное в работе декоратора – подбирать и комбинировать ткани, создавая эффектные ансамбли, множество идей для которых вы почерпнете из книги. Автор Керол Зентграф расскажет, как выбирать ткани и украшения, создавая десятки подушек, валиков и пуфов – от забавных до элегантных. Вы узнаете общие приемы шитья и секреты создания великолепных аксессуаров для каждой комнаты.

Название: Creative Cyanotype: Techniques and Inspiration
Автор: Angela Chalmers
Издательство: The Crowood Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 92 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This practical book is a complete guide to the beautiful process of making cyanotype photograms and photographic prints, also known as camera-less photography and sun printing. It demonstrates the different ways to explore working with cyanotypes using toning techniques, gold leafing, decorative textures and artists' books. Aimed at all artists and photographers, it shows how the traditional method can be advanced to produce inspirational work.

Название: Pinecone Quilts: Keeping Tradition Alive, Learn to Make Your Own Heirloom
Автор: Betty Ford-Smith
Издательство: C&T Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 103 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Pinecone quilts, also known as Pine Burr, are made with folded triangles sewn side-by-side onto a foundation in concentric circles. Educator and quilter Betty Ford-Smith keeps the tradition of pinecone quilts alive by passing on the rich history of the Pinecone quilt and detailed instructions on creating your pinecone quilt. She shares her knowledge of Pine Cone quilting mastery and even some of her beloved teacher, Miss Sue, life's anecdotes and cautionary tales given to her during their quilting lessons together.

Название: The Unofficial Book of Christmas Cricut Crafts: Customized Holiday Decor, Gift Tags, Matching Pajamas, Mugs, and More!
Автор: Amy Pelzner
Издательство: Skyhorse
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 69 Мб
Язык: английский / English

From the creator of Leap of Faith Crafting comes a brand new book, all about making handmade holiday gifts and decorations with your Cricut cutting machine! Throughout the whimsical pages of this book, author Amy Pelzner will walk you through 30 brand-new Cricut projects that can be personalized and given as gifts to friends and family or hung as holiday decor in your own home as the Christmas season approaches. With step-by-step photos and encouraging instructions, you'll be confidently crafting Amy's ideas (or placing inspired spins on your own) in no time at all!

Название: Making Miniature Period Furniture for Dolls' Houses
Автор: Angela Law
Издательство: The Crowood Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 85 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Demonstrating some of the many different miniature making techniques used by miniaturists in the creation of 1:12 scale historically accurate representations of furniture, interiors, and fantasy pieces. Drawing from the author's extensive experience, Making Miniature Period Furniture for Dolls' Houses aims to inspire miniaturists to create not just the projects in this book, but also their own stunning, historically accurate pieces, using influences from throughout history and their imaginations.