Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
10 best books like Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew (Amy Karol): Sea Prayer, The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living, Twenty-eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays, Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics, Journal Revolution: Rise Up & Create! Art Journals, Personal Manifestos and Other Artistic Insurrections, Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects, Doodle Stitching: Fresh Fun Embroidery for Beginners, Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z, A Designer's Eye for Scrapbooking, Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
A short, powerful, illustrated book written by Khaled Hosseini in response to the current refugee crisis, Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before...
The Artist's Way Every Day: A Year of Creative Living
| Author | Julia Cameron |
| ISBN | 1585427470 |
This new book from the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way guides readers through a year of cultivating a deeper connection to their creative selves.
The Artist's Way has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. Now, for the first time, fans will have a beautifully...
Twenty-eight Artists and Two Saints: Essays
| Author | Joan Acocella |
| ISBN | 0375424164 |
From one of our most admired cultural critics ("A marvelous, canny writer"--Terry Castle, "London Review of Books"), thirty-one essays on some of the most influential artists of our time--writers, dancers, choreographers, sculptors--and two saints of all time, Joan of Arc and Mary Magdalene....
Sew What! Skirts: 16 Simple Styles You Can Make with Fabulous Fabrics
| Author | Francesca DenHartog |
| ISBN | 1580176259 |
Blending expert advice with inspiring designs, Sew What! Skirts will delight both novice and veteran sewers alike. This spiral-bound book lays flat for easy reference and features full-color photographs of 16 sample skirts, with illustrated step-by-step instructions for completing each one....
| Author | Linda Woods |
| ISBN | 1581809956 |
Rise up and CREATE! No borders, no boundaries: truth, journaled wherever you find it. Grab your mess kit - we're starting a Journal Revolution.
Overthrow your inner critic's tyranny of fear and rules, and discover fresh techniques and inspiration to rant, whisper, beg, stomp or sing your...
| Author | Lotta Jansdotter |
| ISBN | 0811852571 |
Internationally celebrated designer Lotta Jansdotter collects 24 of her most popular sewing patterns into one irresistible collection. Our innovative packaging makes for easy usereusable pattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder inside this full-color, lay-flat spiral bound book. Lotta...
| Author | Aimee Ray |
| ISBN | 1600590616 |
Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink and white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny, sweetly curled up. All it takes to create these appealing projects—or add charming embroidered touches in no time at all—are a few simple...
Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z
| Author | Martha Stewart |
| ISBN | 0307450589 |
Whether you just bought your first sewing machine or have been sewing for years, Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts will open your eyes to an irresistible range of ideas. A comprehensive visual reference, the book covers everything a home sewer craves: the basics of sewing...
A Designer's Eye for Scrapbooking
| Author | Ali Edwards |
| ISBN | 1929180683 |
From the standpoint of a non-graphics-artist artist, I consider this book the bible of graphic design in 2 dimensional paper arts, particularly scrapbooking. Contrary to what some may think, one needs a fairly well-ingrained sense of the graphics art senses of proportion, balance and color in order...
Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
| Author | Amanda Blake Soule |
| ISBN | 1590305957 |
For many of us, our home is the center of our life. It is the place where our families meet and mingle, where we share our meals and share our dreams. So much more than just a space to live, our homes offer us a place of comfort, nourishment, and love for us and for our children.
In Handmade Home, Amanda...
The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language
| Author | Natalie Goldberg |
| ISBN | 1451641265 |
Sit. Walk. Write. These are the barest bones of Natalie Goldberg’s revolutionary writing and life practice, which she presents here in book form for the first time. A whole new slant on writing that she developed since the publication of her classic Writing Down the Bones, True Secret workshops have...
Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-to-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless Inspiration
| Author | Martha Stewart |
| ISBN | 0307450570 |
For nearly 20 years, home crafters have turned to the pages of Martha Stewart Living for all kinds of crafts projects, each presented in the magazine’s inimitable style. Now, the best of those projects, including step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs, have been collected into...
| Author | Reader's Digest Association |
| ISBN | 0895770261 |
This is a detailed guide covering all aspects of sewing from the basics of hand stitching and machine maintenance to the complexities of tailoring. The instructions are clear and easy to follow with good supporting illustrations and photos that add clarity where it is needed. Granted some of the projects...
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts
| Author | Mark Montano |
| ISBN | 1416937854 |
The Big-Ass Book of Crafts is packed with ideas for sprucing up your living space; concocting fabulous, all-natural body products; designing your own unique stationery; and creating countless other crafts that will convince your friends and loved ones that you're the secret love child of Martha...
Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching
| Author | Heather Ross |
| ISBN | 1584796758 |
More than just a pair of days, a weekend is also a state of mind—a feeling of relaxation and freedom to immerse ourselves fully in a favorite activity. In Weekend Sewing, designer Heather Ross presents creative projects for clothing, accessories, and home items that can be made in a weekend or less....
Sew U: The Built by Wendy Guide to Making Your Own Wardrobe
| Author | Wendy Mullin |
| ISBN | 0821257404 |
I've sewn for over four decades and I have collected quite a few books on clothing design. I purchased this one because I was interested in her designs and I had read some positive reviews of the book. I have not made up any of the patterns, however, because the seam allowances are not consistent and I have...
One-Yard Wonders: 101 Sewing Projects; Look How Much You Can Make with Just One Yard of Fabric!
| Author | Rebecca Yaker |
| ISBN | 1603424490 |
Discover all that you can make with just one yard of fabric! Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins offer 101 stylish projects that use a single yard of fabric to make clothes, accessories, baby items, and more. With simple step-by-step instructions that are accompanied by templates and pattern pieces,...
| Author | Diana Rupp |
| ISBN | 0761139737 |
The Book A lively how to and why to sew tutorial that marries attitude and instruction while teaching everything you need to know:
How to find the right machine, and become one with it
Essential skills, from winding a bobbin to sewing a dart to customizing a pattern
Preparing a workspace
The...
Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To
| Author | Jenny Hart |
| ISBN | 0811850110 |
Elizabeth Taylor, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman, and Laura Dern all own her work. Now, in her much-anticipated first book, embroidery pioneer Jenny Hart brings her sublime designs to everyone. Expanding on the offerings of her Stitch-It Kit, Sublime Stitching offers all the instructions, tips,...
Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified
| Author | Cal Patch |
| ISBN | 0307451399 |
If you’ve ever watched Project Runway and wished you were a contestant, or you’re simply ready to take your sewing to a new level, Design-It-Yourself Clothes teaches you the fundamentals of modern patternmaking so that you, too, can create your own inspired clothing.
Until now, the aspiring...
New Complete Guide to Sewing
| Author | Reader's Digest Association |
| ISBN | 0762104201 |
This volume provides the guidance you need to sew successfully, whatever your level of skill. Comprehensive step-by-step instructions cover everything from cutting out patterns to making sleeves and fitting zips, and are accompanied by thousands of colourful illustrations, diagrams and photographs....
| Author | Alison Smith |
| ISBN | 0135097398 |
This is the only sewing book you'll ever need. Every tool and every technique you require for making your own home furnishings or clothing is closely and sharply photographed, carefully annotated, and clearly explained.
The Tools section begins with the basic toolkit, opening up into everything...
Sew Subversive: Down and Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista
| Author | Melissa Rannels |
| ISBN | 1561588091 |
Sew Subversive is about making fashion your own, whether it's embellishing or customizing off-the-rack clothing or transforming clothes that have lost that loving feeling. The three twenty-something co-owners of Stitch Lounge, an urban sewing studio in San Francisco, teach you, in plain, fun...
Sewing in a Straight Line: Quick and Crafty Projects You Can Make by Simply Sewing Straight
| Author | Brett Bara |
| ISBN | 0307586650 |
Create an entire world of sophisticated projects using one simple skill.
Absolutely anyone can sew in a straight line. And with this one skill and some basic guidance, television host and crafty expert Brett Bara demonstrates how you can make custom home decor, stylish fashions, and one-of-a-kind...
The Dressmaker's Technique Bible: A Complete Guide to Fashion Sewing
| Author | Lorna Knight |
| ISBN | 0896896943 |
A complete resource of techniques for designing and making clothes, whether you are following a pattern, adding embellishments, or designing garments from scratch.
This book is an essential dressmaking techniques guide. It includes an at-a-glance guide to basic garment shapes and styles,...
Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time
| Author | Deborah Moebes |
| ISBN | 1440211612 |
Learn to Love Sewing, Stitch by StitchSo, you love all that gorgeous designer fabric and you really want to make something with it. Or maybe you've taught yourself a little sewing know-how but have become frustrated. Whatever your background, "Stitch by Stitch" guides you through everything you need...
The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook
If you’ve ever made your own clothes, you know how empowering it can be. That awesome skirt in a fabric you adore. The blouse that fits perfectly. The one-of-a-kind dress you just knew would look cuter with a few extra details at the neck and hem. All made by you.
Creating fashionable,...
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Advanced Style
is Ari Seth Cohen’s blog-based ode to the confidence, beauty, and fashion that can only be achieved through the experience of a life lived glamorously. It is a collection of street fashion unlike any seen before—focused on the over-60 set in the world’s most stylish locales....
| Author | Bel Mooney |
| ISBN | 0749705752 |
(From official website)
As someone who has worked right across the media, I ‘meet’ the widest range of people through my books for adults and children, journalism and broadcasting. And I love it – especially my latest metamorphosis into an advice columnist, first for The Times and now...
