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A fresh and enticing introduction to the art of millinery, blending modern design and refined techniques with trusted traditional methods. Clear and concise, this book has been compiled with all budgets and a variety of skill levels in mind. Explore core millinery materials through a series of techniques based on a single wooden block and sculptural, hand-sewn, flat-patterned hats. Learn how to pu

Aimee McCulloch, an accomplished modern glass artist, goes beyond traditional stained-glass techniques and makes glass into modern and contemporary works of art. Enjoy that contemporary focus in this complete guide as she first teaches beginner stained-glass skills (cutting glass, soldering, etc.) before launching you into 10 ambitious, exciting, and inspiring projects that can be displayed at hom

Masquerading as a civilian airliner during the mid-1930s, the Heinkel He 111 medium-range bomber saw its first combat in 1936 with Germany’s Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. The initial stages of World War II confirmed the design’s prominent role in advancing the German blitzkrieg in Poland and France. However, it was during the 1940–41 air battles over Britain that the type’s defensive

The world has lost much of its exotic quality, thanks to media overload,but there are still plenty of marvelous travel destinations to bediscovered. This book does the legwork for you by offering insider tipsto places away from the madding tourist crowds. Join us on an excitingjourney of discovery: to the Stone Age on the Vega Archipelago, on acart through Bagan, or on a hike in the Hajar Mountain

Delve into new and unique embroidery designs inspired by botanicals and nature and created by well-known and well-respected Japanese needlecraft artist Yanase Rei. Readers can capture the flowers, greenery, and animals found in their gardens, their neighborhoods, and their imaginations by stitching these embroidered botanical designs. Some bright, some dark, some richly complex like brocade,

With this complete guide, discover why white is the new black!Learn the timeless charm of whitework embroidery in these thoroughly modern projects. Whitework is one of the few types of needlework that has rarely gone out of style through the centuries. These 15 gorgeous designs, each with a project to show it off, demonstrate how whitework comes to life not through color, but through the visual te

Most people live in homes that become dysfunctional when their family circumstances change, whether it is suddenly having to work from home, new mobility challenges, or an unexpected in-law arriving on the scene. It doesn't have to be that way. Houses can be designed to accommodate family needs now and in the future. Interviews with 20 homeowners and their designers illustrate flexible solutions t

"Kudos to Sandra Sider, for bringing simple tools to guide quilters to the playful side of design! Understanding 'the grid' can turn a simple square into a personal expression!" —designer Victoria Findlay WolfeYour resource for a lifetime of planning and designing template-free geometric modern quilts. This compact guide is like many of the best things in life: simple. Designing a successful geome

Preserve your sunny days and nature memories with beautiful pressed floral craft.Gilded herbariums, bold botanical frames, cutout abstracts, meditative mandala creations—each of the 11 projects here features detailed step-by-step photo instructions. Additional tips and tricks help you play with plants: What if you mix large with tiny leaves, red with blue petals? There's plenty of creative advice

Learn one-of-a-kind methods for adding artistic punch to your creations.Through 18 projects with step-by-step instructions, leather artist and gallerist Cathy Wiggins teaches you how to create beautiful and functional art by molding and sculpting leather. Although intermediate-level leather crafters will find this book especially inspiring, no previous leather experience is required, and this way

A comprehensive how-to reference that teaches wet textile surface design techniques for making custom cloth.

Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help a range of levels--beginners to r

Eighteen beginner to advanced-level projects using natural, durable, and long-lasting dried flowers for home décor, entertaining, and even wearing.

Decorate your home and brighten your life with gorgeous dried-flower crafts!

Flowers and botanicals ar

When America declared war on Germany in 1917, it unleashed a resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare off the North American coast.

Until now, German naval records have not been extensively utilized in English-language histories of this brief but intense period of naval combat in the Atlantic. By studying and comparing

In this hands-on introduction to one of the rarest of textile crafts, artist and designer Ashdown—one of the few remaining experts—shares its centuries-old methods and how to apply them to make contemporary ornamental trimmings. • 11 guided projects for home and wardrobe, from Chanel-style jacket fringe to braided edging for a window blind • For beginner and intermediate

Known for his ability to construct a signature mix of design elements,Foley draws on 30-plus years of experience to share how beautiful,effective design decisions can help you live well in your home. Foleyfocuses on tailoring spaces to suit clients´ needs while curating ablend of meaningful items and combining classic and contemporary styles. • Go room by room through your home, learning hel

Learn surface design for textiles, to create rich and personally expressive fabric surfaces. Projects by expert Susan Brandeis (author of the bestselling The Intentional Thread) help novices and experts experiment with each method. • Covers dry techniques in detail: how to add color, pattern, and images to fabrics using cutting, piecing, layering, building, and embellishing. • Includes

Artist Debra Luker, on her first trip to India, discovered it to be her personal artistic inspiration and instituted the popular Pigment Trail tours that introduced travelers to the amazing, transforming everyday art found there as they wander through city and countryside. Part travelogue and part artistic insight, this book is a visual adventure that transports the reader to India's creative spir

Designed for adventurous weavers of all skill levels who love a new challenge, this is the first book on the intriguing pulled-warp technique. Used through the decades by a handful of weavers to create 3-D tapestries, and also to make flat tapestries that bend and curve, pulled warp helps weavers achieve exciting results. Susan Iverson, a professional weaver who has spent years researching and us

A digital collage technique layers together virtual images into a new piece of art, ready for mixed-media and collage makers to use as an eye-opening element. Artist and teacher Wen Redmond shows how by sharing 42 of her main techniques (and many variations) here. • Makes incorporating digital techniques nonintimidating and exciting, thanks to Wen's engaging mantra of "The only limit is your imag

Acknowledging the iconic, but with plenty of room for the rare and unfamiliar, The Art of the Classic Western Movie Poster presents poster art created for several hundred classic (and not-so-classic) westerns produced from 1903 to 1978. More than 800 images—many reproduced as full-page—make this the most comprehensive book of western movie poster art ever published, and the definitive