Needlecrafts list 6

How to Sew a Button

And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew

by Erin Bried
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Waste not, want not. This crafty guide perfect for anyone looking to enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend...

Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs

144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, and other unexpected shapes

by Edie Eckman
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2012

Move beyond granny squares and get ready for crocheted circles, triangles, hexagons, and stars. Edie Eckman opens up the door to crocheting creativity with more than 140 motifs of every shape and size. Embellish your clothing, linens, housewares, and bags with colorful patterns as you put odd yarn...

Little Panda Amigurumi Crochet Pattern

by Sayjai Thawornsupacharoen
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015

Crochet pattern to create a little panda doll. This panda is inspired by a cooking set to make little Sushi pandas from seaweed and rice. I turned it into a crocheted doll. The book shows you how to crochet a Little Panda yourself. A basic knowledge of crochet is required to make the doll. The...

The Sewing Answer Book

Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask

by Barbara Weiland Talbert
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010

This informative and encouraging guide offers proven solutions to all of your most stubborn sewing problems. With a question-and-answer format that makes it easy to find what you need, Barbara Weiland Talbert includes tips on selecting the perfect patterns, choosing the right size needles, comparing...

Circular Knitting Workshop

Essential Techniques to Master Knitting in the Round

by Margaret Radcliffe
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

Discover the pleasures of knitting in the round! Margaret Radcliffe presents classic circular knitting techniques — including Fair Isle, helix, and tubular — in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. This comprehensive guide provides directions for 35 demonstration projects, so you can...

Stitch 'n Bitch

The Knitter's Handbook

by Debbie Stoller
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012

Knitting is hot, with 4 million newcomers in the last few years joining a core group of 38,000,000 knitters nationwide. And these are primarily young, creative, connected chicks with sticks who are coming together in living rooms, knitting cafes, and chic yarn stores, and making everything from funky...

Lace Knitting to Go

25 Lovely Laces to Use for Edgings, Embellishments, and More

by Andrea Tung
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010

Inside this deck, detailed instructions and color photographs guide knitters through a closetful of light and lacy patterns, while stitch charts provide a quick reference along the way.

All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin

The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011

Inside All Wound Up, New York Times best-selling author and self-proclaimed Yarn Harlot Stephanie Pearl-McPhee spins her third yarn on knitting for the 60 million knitters in North America who collectively spend $45 billion a year on knitting-related merchandise.In her trademark style, McPhee...

Cast On, Bind Off

54 Step-by-Step Methods; Find the perfect start and finish for every knitting project

by Leslie Ann Bestor
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2012

Discover the perfect beginning and ending for every knitting project! Detailed instructions for each technique are combined with step-by-step photography to help you create edges that are tighter, looser, stretchier, or lacier. No matter what you’re knitting, Leslie Ann Bestor has the cast on and bind off that will give your project the perfect edge.

Vampire Knits

Projects to Keep You KNitting from Twilight to Dawn

by Genevieve Miller
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010

Surrender to the allure of knits inspired by the immortals we all love to fear. If you adore Twilight, True Blood, or The Vampire Diaries, this collection of 28 imaginative and beautiful projects is sure to captivate. • Black capes are so 1897, instead get stylish with the dead sexy Sidhe...

The Beading Answer Book

Solutions to Every Problem You'll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You'll Ever Ask

by Karen Morris
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2008

Whether you’re mastering crocheting with beads or choosing supplies for your very first necklace, Karen Morris has the answers to all your questions. Concise, straightforward, and packed with illustrations, this handy little book is full of tips and techniques that will take your craft to the next...

Two Lipsticks and a Lover

A Year in Suspenders

by Helena Frith-Powell
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012

Smart and very funny' Richard & Judy 'Witty, and very elegantly written... verbal Viagra' Sunday Times 'A fascinating - and illuminating - read.' Daily Mail 'Funny, warm and charming' French Magazine I devoured it. It is so funny and sharp! (Marco Redolfi, Head Of PR Of Dolce & Gabbanna Why...

2-at-a-Time Socks

Revealed Inside. . . The Secret of Knitting Two at Once on One Circular Needle; Works for any Sock Pattern!

by Melissa Morgan-Oakes
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2008

Knitting one sock is fun and rewarding, but finishing its partner can become a chore that leaves well-intentioned knitters suffering from “second sock syndrome.” With this two-at-a-time technique you can easily finish a full pair of socks on the same day. Step-by-step photographs illustrate how...