Author : Sue Reeves
Publisher : David & Charles Publishers
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780715302903
Provides step-by-step instructions on how to make fifty projects from leftover fabric including rag rugs, jewelry, home furnishings, and greeting cards.
Author : Liz Trigg
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,19 MB
Release : 2017-06-30
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781846818479
The spirit of 'country' can be evoked in many ways, but is an enduring and much-loved home style.This beautiful collection offers the reader practical knowledge and inspirational ideas to create their own very personal sense of country, wherever they live.The first section, Country Decorating, illustrates how you can create restful decorative effects around your home.The second section, Country Crafts and Flowers, uses materials and themes from nature for a variety of decorations and arrangements created from fresh and dried flowers, and the final section, Country Cooking, is a collection of 50 seasonal recipes for mouthwatering country fare.
Author : Various
Publisher : Bramblekids Limited
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 37,88 MB
Release : 2018-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1913882071
The Living Arts Library is specially designed to stimulate children's interest and imagination in all aspects of the international arts. The activity-based approach encourages readers to try for themselves a variety of skills and techniques.
Author : Bobbie Irwin
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 28,20 MB
Release : 2000-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781974807413
Author : Elspeth Jackson
Publisher : CICO Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 19,12 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781800650527
Learn ten different rag-rugging methods and use them to create 30 stylish and practical items for yourself and your home. In Rag Rug Techniques for Beginners, Elspeth Jackson details ten methods that will help you learn the art of rag rugs, and inspire your craft creativity. Each chapter focuses on a different technique, from Shaggy to Shuttle Hooking, Loopy to Amish Knots, and more. Elspeth will show you the skills, tools, and equipment you'll need for each one, as well as providing advice on choices of fabrics and design. She will help you to identify common mistakes that you might run into, building for you a strong foundation in the craft. Each chapter includes step-by-step instructions for a traditional rug plus two other projects for yourself or your home, such as placemats, bowls, toys, and more, so that you can show off the new skills you've learned. Using upcycled fabrics, only a few basic tools, and simple techniques, you'll master rag-rugging in no time!
Author : Elspeth Jackson
Publisher : CICO Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 25,85 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781800650213
Elspeth Jackson reinvents the traditional craft of rag rugging to create contemporary and sustainable homeware items from leftover fabrics. You’ll be amazed at how simple and enjoyable it is to upcycle old and well-loved garments into beautiful rugs, pillows, artworks, bags, and other gifts, using just a few basic tools and some simple techniques. The book is arranged into three chapters: Home includes a selection of projects for fun and easy rugs in a range of colours and styles, as well as a shaggy pillow, draught excluder, wall hanging and chalkboard frame. Gifts has wonderful ideas for unique items that you can make for friends and family, from a clutch purse to flower hair clips and even a brooch. Finally, Seasonal will inspire you to turn your strips of fabric into decorations and gifts to use at certain times of the year, from a rag-rugged heart for Valentine’s Day, to an unusual spring wreath and some gorgeous Christmas baubles. With lavish color photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions and artworks, crafters of all ages will enjoy making these projects. A comprehensive section at the start of the book covers everything you need to know about which fabrics to choose, what tools you will need, and the essential techniques, allowing you to discover how to update this traditional craft with endless possibilities of color and fabric combinations.
Author : Ami Mali Hicks
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Handicraft
ISBN :
Author : Lynne Stein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 32,2 MB
Release : 2023-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1789940877
This colourfully illustrated guide introduces new and established crafters to the traditional skills of hooking and its close relations prodding, punching and tufting. Textile artist Lynne Stein gives advice on materials, tools and equipment, and provides step-by-step directions – accompanied by vibrant instructional photographs – for 20 projects exploring playful design and quirky creativity, including rugs, cushions, bags and personal accessories. There are also lots of helpful hints on sustainably repurposing fabrics, yarns, and other precious and useful items that might otherwise be discarded. A list of international museum collections is also included, as are examples of the work of both historical and contemporary artists and designers such as Evelyn Ackerman, Anya Paintsil, Anna Perach, Joan Moshimer, and Lady Emma Tennant. A brief history of the traditional textile craft of rag rug making and other techniques, and ideas for their inclusion in community projects all demonstrate the vast potential for experimentation, self-expression and creativity within these processes. This book has plenty to fire and inspire and will encourage you further on your creative textile journey, making both decorative and functional items.
Author :
Publisher : Batsford
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Cross-stitch
ISBN : 9780696203800
Author : Lauren Mills
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 21,44 MB
Release : 1991-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316574075
With paintings that capture all the beauty of Appalachia in authentic detail, this tender story about a resourceful mountain girl's special coat will touchreaders with its affirming message of love and friendship.
