The Well-Dressed Dog
The Well-Dressed Dog is a dog lover's go-to guide for canine fashion inspiration, with patterns and instructions for outfitting every type of pooch. Make your canine kids look stylish while keeping them warm, protected and comfortable! The included pull-out patterns can be adjusted to suit dogs of every size and shape, making it easy to dress a Greyhound or a Pug in the same style. Simple instructions for measuring your pup and options to create pieces in fabrics that work for your pet and climate make this a complete resource. Be practical with a protective rain cape, whimsical with a dress and tulle skirt, or make your dog a Hawaiian shirt for backyard parties. This book has something for every dog who likes to be dressed, including a few fun accessories for dogs who like a little embellishment. Projects include: Long and short-sleeved sweatersT-shirtsTank tops (hooded and sailor style)Easy-on-and-off shirtsOuterwear like a vest, rain cape, quilted coat or pea coatDresses that are both warm and stylishCapes, bowties and collars, for funAnd more--26 in all!Pattern sheets containing full-size templates for tracing are included, and fully-illustrated lessons take you through the basics of sewing for four-legged friends.
Vegetable Dyes; Being a book of Recipes and other information useful to the Dyer
The Handsewn Wardrobe
Discover the slow, quiet joy of sewing clothes by hand in this one-of-kind guide. Featuring step-by-step, illustrated instructions, this hand-sewing course-in-a-book shows you how to create nine wardrobe staples, including a t-shirt, button-up, and jeans, using simple hand-sewing and hand-stitching techniques. Author Louisa Owen Sonstroem shares her sustainable, empowering, and portable craft with gentle encouragement and guidance. Sewists of all experience levels will learn how to: -Draft a pattern to fit custom measurements. -Select and cut fabric. -Construct each garment without using a sewing machine.
Crocheted Dogs: 35 Projects to Make
Bring all your favorite furry friends to life with these 35 dog crochet projects from STAR of CREATE AND CRAFT HOCHANDA TV channel BARBARA DONOVAN. Features pawsome patterns for PILLOWS, BAGS, WALL HANGINGS, and more. Make designs inspired by MUCH-LOVED DOG BREEDS, including a Cockerpoo, Husky, Sausage Dog, Chihuahua, Spaniel, and Labradoodle. In this collection of 35 adorable patterns, Barbara Donovan shows you how to crochet dog-themed projects that are so lifelike they look as though they're about to roll over and bark! The first chapter includes Barbara's trademark pillows, including an adorable Husky, a fluffy Bichon Frise, and a charming Old English Sheepdog. Next, make beautiful accessories such as a Shih Tzu purse and a Labradoodle clutch. Add personality to your living space with home accessories such as a Sausage Dog draft excluder, Poodle doorstops, and a Terrier wall hanging. Finally, there's a chapter of cuddly dogs that are perfect for displaying or giving as gifts, from a Chihuahua nutcracker doll to a Spaniel teddy and a Yorkshire Terrier. By using deceptively simple skills to create yarn "fur," you'll be amazed by how easy it is to create these realistic-looking projects. You can even change the yarn colors to match your own best friend.
Cross Purposes
Welcome to Cross Purposes, a crochet experience that empowers you to be the project planner.Cross Purposes puts you in charge of your next granny square project. I'll help you decide what to make, work out how much yarn you need, and select the perfect hook size to bring your vision to life. Prefer to jump right in? Just want to get started? Well, you'll also find ready-to-go projects to start making right away.One PatternLearn a single, extendable granny square pattern you can make to any size to suit your needsOptions GaloreWhether you prefer to follow a ready-made plan or design your own custom project, Cross Purposes provides all the guidance you need.Expert GuidanceI'm here to help, with clear video tutorials and step-by-step instructions, practical worksheets and much more. Transferrable SkillsCross Purposes equips you with transferable skills to confidently plan and execute any granny square project, using any pattern you choose.Stitch and Technique LibraryThe comprehensive Stitch and Technique Library (featuring video tutorials!) covers everything from a slip knot to a half double treble crochet, explaining both the 'why' and the 'how' of every stitch and technique used in Cross Purposes.Your Cross Purposes adventure awaits
The Sewing Guide to Cancer (or Other Very Annoying Long Term Illnessess) (with Lay-Flat Binding)
A unique sewing guide for friends and families of loved ones fighting cancer, with 27 ideas for genuinely useful gifts, selected by cancer survivors For those diagnosed with cancer, you know that you do not "beat" cancer. You wait for it to come back. Conceived by friends Susanne Woods and Heather Grant, who both fought cancer, The Sewing Guide to Cancer was made specifically for their friends and loved ones that would tread on egg shells, wanting to help but not knowing what to do. Now there won't be any questions. Inside, you'll find 27 genuinely useful sewing projects--designed by two women who have been there--for friends and family to create and give to those fighting cancer. The projects have been designed by 23 industry leader. With their guidance you'll be able to design a number of useful gifts such as a weighted blanket, hug pillow, infusion bag, robe, seatbelt cover, port shirt, and more. Written with a great deal of black humor, the book offers some hope. No longer will those fighting cancer have to endure a multitude of pasta bakes from concerned loved ones. Suzanne Woods lost her fight in 2020. To honor her and the many others, all profits from the book will go to the American Cancer Society. Includes envelope in the back with all the garment project patterns printed 100% on pattern paper. Contributors: Erin Burke Harris, Amy Friend, Kathy Mack, Jacquie Gering, Andrea Tsang Jackson, Heather Grant, Berene Campbell, Samarra Khaja, Heidi Staples, Julie Elliot, Nichole Vogelsinger, Riane Menardi, Cristina Coro, Karen LePage, Olu Falola, Eryn Shields, Kim Martens, Amy Gibson, Angela Walters, Krista Fleckenstein, Nichole Ramirez, and Shea Henderson.
Full Instructions in the art of Parchment Shade Making and Decorating
Wild Basketry
A makers' guide to sourcing and harvesting foraged plants to make natural cordage and baskets. Making with our hands is a fundamental human activity; connection with the natural world and the feeling of belonging to place are basic human needs. A counterbalance to our digitalised lives is the wish to connect with the simple joy and satisfaction of creating beautiful and useful objects, tapping into ancestral skills and wisdom and taking care of our world by reducing our ecological impact. Wild Basketry brings all this together in a rich combination of reflection and practical guide. Beautiful photographs take you through a seasonal year of seven basketry and cordage projects, suitable for beginners as well as for those wishing to expand their basketmaking skills. Ruby Taylor guides you through each step following a range of techniques, with suggestions for further exploration, to give you a thorough grounding in the fundamentals of the craft. Guidance on the principles of harvesting and processing plant fibres, and contextual information about the evolution of basketry, are covered throughout the book, along with spotlights on several inspiring international artists.
Creative Modern Crochet for the Home
Brighten up your home with 12 inspiring modern crochet projects from popular crafter Lucy Djevdet (@craftingbylucy). Featuring fresh designs and contemporary textures, this book contains design-led, sustainable projects that will help you 'make do' rather than 'buy new'. "This stands out amid the crowded field of crochet manuals." - Publishers Weekly "An ingenious combination of crochet, macram矇, and weaving makes these 12 home projects pop." Booklist (American Library Association) These 12 practical projects, made from a range of contemporary textures including raffia, jute and macrame cord as well as yarn, will spruce up your home and your mood! Fresh, bold and functional, there are homeware patterns for all crochet abilities, and every technique needed is shown clearly step by step.Get organized with a stylish and practical hanging fruit basket, created from macrame cord and designed to keep your produce freshSnuggle up with a cozy blanket and comfy pillow, made with chunky feather stitch for a stylish geometric finishUse sturdy raffia yarn to create on-trend storage baskets in four different sizes - perfect for use in any room of the houseCreate a decorative doormat using jute twine for a practical, hard-wearing finishMake do rather than buy new: update an old vase with a stylish cover, create a new shade for an old lamp and transform used tins into stunning hanging herb planters.For a stunningly textured, multi-craft finish, several of the projects incorporate touches of weaving and macrame, both of which are also clearly explained. Lucy's stylish designs support a sustainable lifestyle and will inject colour and joy into any home setting.
