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Slow knitting encourages knitters to step back, pare down, and celebrate the craftsmanship of their work and emphasizes what makes knitting a meditation, a passion, and a unique necessity.

""Craft realistic paper flowers that stun and delight! Follow step-by-step instructions to create different plants and flowers, from zinnias and peonies to ginkgos and ferns. Each flower is broken down into individual pieces, making the projects accessible to all craft levels. Combine these projects for stunning arrangements, garlands, and more"-- Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher. "Craft everlasting beauty with paper flowers Crafted...

"Turn the corner to free-motion success with a meandering makeover! Best-selling author Angela Walters shows you that free-motion machine quilting doesn't have to be scary - with a couple designs in your pocket, you can finish almost any quilt on your home machine and enjoy the process. Practice 8 meandering stitches for beginners plus unique modifications for each, with step-by-step visuals and quilted samples. Improve your free-motion quilting,...

"Are you a knitter, crocheter, crafter, or none of the above? This clever book gives yarn lovers--both knitters and non-knitters alike--50 fun ways to use their stashes without taking out their knitting needles. The projects are easy and simple, but with a modern aesthetic that manages to be both sophisticated and inviting. Get your hot glue gun fired up, adhere some pompoms to an old office chair, and make the most ho-hum seat in your house into...

"Featuring a collection of 28 imaginative projects specifically designed for girls 8 & up, your aspiring seamstress will quickly learn a variety of sewing skills and exude a fantastic do-it-yourself confidence. Each project showcases a fresh, modern style and is fully explained with step-by-step instructions, engaging photographs, and helpful tips."--Amazon.com.

A comprehensive manual on everything you need to know on how to sew clothes! The Ultimate Illustrated Guide to Sewing Clothes is a must-have resource filled with valuable insight on sewing, tailoring, making alterations, and more. Learn how to take a pattern you already have and adjust it to your unique needs, install a zipper, use notions, and get a good fit out of any sewing pattern for any body type! Whether you're new to sewing or have experience,...

Presents instructions for making twenty-nine craft projects related to Bible stories and characters including a Jonah in the whale puppet, a cardboard tube manger, and a hair-growing Samson.

Explore language through quilting How do letters, numbers, words, and sentences change when used on a quilt rather than a screen or piece of paper? Statement quilts are an emerging trend within the modern quilt movement. Quilt artist Thomas Knauer's quilts follow the craftivism movement and emphasize social justice issues. From the most serious to whimsical, Quilt Out Loud teaches techniques for making text a part of the readers' quilts. Each chapter...

Cross stitch designer Grace Isobel of Innocent Bones delivers a spellbinding compendium brimming with over 500 enchanting motifs and designs to create your own cabinet of curiosities, with small motifs that can be displayed in a letterpress-style tray, or can be used in a myriad of other ways, including jewellery, gifts and accessories.

World-renowned for her beautiful fabrics and charming designs, Tone Finnanger has established Tilda as a creative lifestyle that makers dream of. From her inspirational studio on an island in Norway's Oslofjord, comes this divine collection of quilt patterns, all made with the latest Tilda fabric collections. Fourteen quilts, many with matching pillows, are shown with gorgeous photography, in-depth instructions, piecing diagrams and full-size templates....