Design-It-Yourself Clothes
Patternmaking Simplified
Written by Cal Patch
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $24.99
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 DIY fashionista has been...
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Handmade to Sell
Hello Craft's Guide to Owning, Running, and Growing Your Crafty Biz
Written by Kelly Rand, Christine Ernest, Sara Dick and Kimberly Dorn
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $16.99
Business advice for enterprising crafters, by crafters
No one knows more about helping handmade businesses than Hello Craft, the nonprofit trade association for crafty entrepreneurs. Written by the directors of Hello Craft,
Handmade to Sell is the most complete, up-to-date, and authoritative guide for DIYers seeking to learn every aspect of selling...
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Absolute Beginner's Origami
Written by Nick Robinson
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2006
Price: $12.95
Foolproof origami—now in paperback! More than 30,000 copies sold
Love origami, but frightened off by those strange dotted lines and shaded areas that make it seem like a bizarre geometry exercise?
Absolute Beginner’s Origami calms those fears, using a remarkable three-step system and step-by-step full-color photos to guide readers into the basics...
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Knitted Wild Animals
15 Adorable, Easy-to-Knit Toys
Written by Sarah Keen
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: October 12, 2010
Price: $19.99
Soft, cuddly, and totally wild! Stuffed toys are great projects for beginners, but when you’ve grown bored with dolls and bears what do you knit next? How about a tiger, a warthog, or a moose? KNITTED WILD ANIMALS has a menagerie of soft, squeezable wild animal designs to inspire your knitting wild...
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The Earring Style Book
Making Designer Earrings, Capturing Celebrity Style, and Getting the Look for Less
Written by Stephanie A. Wells
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: August 17, 2010
Price: $21.99
Create an entire earring wardrobe—no stylist required Stephanie Wells’s unique, trendsetting Double Happiness earrings have been regularly spotted on Oprah, Alicia Keys, Rachael Ray, and Beyoncé. Here, the award-winning designer shows you how to make 40 of her signature earring styles—without sacrificing time or budget.
You’ll learn basic jewelry making skills, as...
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Knitting Block by Block
150 Blocks for Sweaters, Scarves, Bags, Toys, Afghans, and More
Written by Nicky Epstein
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2010
Price: $29.99
Create gorgeous sweaters, bags, afghans, and toys just by knitting the simplest of shapes—a square! No one forgets the sweet victory of completing their first knitted block, but most of us quickly move on to more complex constructions, only making swatches for guage. In this comprehensive volume, celebrated designer and innovator Nicky...
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Tie-Dye
Dye It, Wear It, Share It
Written by Shabd Simon-Alexander
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $22.99
THE MODERN TWIST ON TIE-DYE Tie-dye has grown up and resurfaced as one of today’s most inspired looks. Whether dip-dye, shibori, ombré, or the traditional circle pattern, the new take on tie-dye is amazingly fresh, fashionable, and fun. In
Tie-Dye: Dye It, Wear It, Share It, acclaimed fashion designer and artist...
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