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The Sewing Bible
A Modern Manual of Practical and Decorative Sewing Techniques
Written by Ruth Singer
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $35.00
A complete course on sewing—from threading a needle to couture hemming
Finally someone has created every sewer's ideal companion: a comprehensive book on every aspect of hand and machine sewing—from the most basic to the most advanced—with a modern aesthetic and 20 projects to boot. From simple tutorials to in-depth masterclasses, Ruth... Read more >
A Modern Manual of Practical and Decorative Sewing Techniques
Written by Ruth Singer
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $35.00
A complete course on sewing—from threading a needle to couture hemming
Finally someone has created every sewer's ideal companion: a comprehensive book on every aspect of hand and machine sewing—from the most basic to the most advanced—with a modern aesthetic and 20 projects to boot. From simple tutorials to in-depth masterclasses, Ruth... Read more >
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Refashioned Bags
Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags
Written by Faith Blakeney and Justina Blakeney
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $19.99
Reduce, Reuse, Refashion!
Handbags are the ultimate accessory. Fortunately, you don't need a cookie-cutter designer bag to make a fashion statement. In today's greener, more fiscally responsible world, it makes a lot more sense–and is a lot more fun—to make your own. Whether your closet is already an amalgam of hand-made clothing... Read more >
Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags
Written by Faith Blakeney and Justina Blakeney
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $19.99
Reduce, Reuse, Refashion!
Handbags are the ultimate accessory. Fortunately, you don't need a cookie-cutter designer bag to make a fashion statement. In today's greener, more fiscally responsible world, it makes a lot more sense–and is a lot more fun—to make your own. Whether your closet is already an amalgam of hand-made clothing... Read more >
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Carefree Clothes for Girls
20 Patterns for Outdoor Frocks, Playdate Dresses, and More
Written by Junko Okawa
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $19.95
Full of unhemmed edges, ruffles, buttons, and lace—and above all, personality—the garments presented in this book offer whimsical charm and practical playfulness. From simple dresses with ruffled sleeves to blouses with lace and pants with legwarmers, all of the clothes in this book are of simple construction, yet full of romantic... Read more >
20 Patterns for Outdoor Frocks, Playdate Dresses, and More
Written by Junko Okawa
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $19.95
Full of unhemmed edges, ruffles, buttons, and lace—and above all, personality—the garments presented in this book offer whimsical charm and practical playfulness. From simple dresses with ruffled sleeves to blouses with lace and pants with legwarmers, all of the clothes in this book are of simple construction, yet full of romantic... Read more >
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Twinkle Sews
25 Handmade Fashions from the Runway to Your Wardrobe
Written by Wenlan Chia
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $24.99
Many Twinkle fans were first introduced to Wenlan Chia’s signature fresh, young, whimsical style through her knitting books. But before Wenlan knitted, she sewed. And the pieces in her fashion line, Twinkle by Wenlan, are seen not just on the fashion runways and in the pages of InStyle, Lucky, and Vogue... Read more >
25 Handmade Fashions from the Runway to Your Wardrobe
Written by Wenlan Chia
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $24.99
Many Twinkle fans were first introduced to Wenlan Chia’s signature fresh, young, whimsical style through her knitting books. But before Wenlan knitted, she sewed. And the pieces in her fashion line, Twinkle by Wenlan, are seen not just on the fashion runways and in the pages of InStyle, Lucky, and Vogue... Read more >
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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... Read more >
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... Read more >
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Bend the Rules with Fabric
Fun Sewing Projects with Stencils, Stamps, Dye, Photo Transfers, Silk Screening, and More
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $21.95
You’ve bent all the rules with sewing, so now what? It’s high time you made your own fashions even more you with Amy Karol’s next craft revolution: Bend the Rules with Fabric.
Using simple, high-impact techniques:
• painting
• stamping
• dyeing
• silk screening
• photo transfer
You’ll learn everything you need to know to turn... Read more >
Fun Sewing Projects with Stencils, Stamps, Dye, Photo Transfers, Silk Screening, and More
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 25, 2009
Price: $21.95
You’ve bent all the rules with sewing, so now what? It’s high time you made your own fashions even more you with Amy Karol’s next craft revolution: Bend the Rules with Fabric.
Using simple, high-impact techniques:
• painting
• stamping
• dyeing
• silk screening
• photo transfer
You’ll learn everything you need to know to turn... Read more >
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Handmade Home
Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
Written by Amanda Blake Soule
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $21.95
Handmade Home offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials—from vintage feedsacks to old sheets and towels—and including some projects that children can help with, all of the items here... Read more >
Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures
Written by Amanda Blake Soule
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $21.95
Handmade Home offers simple sewing and craft projects for the home that reflect the needs, activities, and personalities of today’s families. Filled with thirty-three projects made by reusing and repurposing materials—from vintage feedsacks to old sheets and towels—and including some projects that children can help with, all of the items here... Read more >
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Kanzashi in Bloom
20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give
Written by Diane Gilleland
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $21.95
Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton... Read more >
20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give
Written by Diane Gilleland
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: July 21, 2009
Price: $21.95
Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton... Read more >
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Chic & Simple Sewing
Skirts, Dresses, Tops, and Jackets for the Modern Seamstress
Written by Christine Haynes
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $27.50
End Those What-To-Wear Woes!
“Christine Haynes’s clear and encouraging instructions (coupled with classic fashions) will inspire even the most inexperienced sewers to create their own personalized clothes and feel proud wearing them.” —Jenny Hart, author of Sublime Stitching
“Chic & Simple Sewing is the perfect how-to book for the novice seamstress! Inside... Read more >
Skirts, Dresses, Tops, and Jackets for the Modern Seamstress
Written by Christine Haynes
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $27.50
End Those What-To-Wear Woes!
“Christine Haynes’s clear and encouraging instructions (coupled with classic fashions) will inspire even the most inexperienced sewers to create their own personalized clothes and feel proud wearing them.” —Jenny Hart, author of Sublime Stitching
“Chic & Simple Sewing is the perfect how-to book for the novice seamstress! Inside... Read more >
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Felt Furnishings
25 Accessories for Contemporary Homes
Written by Anne Kyyro Quinn
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $25.00
High style with an irresistible texture–in a fabric you love!
The contemporary creations of Anne Kyyrö Quinn are not your traditional pillows and throws. Following her sculptural approach to home décor, each piece has an appealing tactile quality that makes it truly stand out. Quinn’s fabric of choice, felt, is soft, durable... Read more >
25 Accessories for Contemporary Homes
Written by Anne Kyyro Quinn
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $25.00
High style with an irresistible texture–in a fabric you love!
The contemporary creations of Anne Kyyrö Quinn are not your traditional pillows and throws. Following her sculptural approach to home décor, each piece has an appealing tactile quality that makes it truly stand out. Quinn’s fabric of choice, felt, is soft, durable... Read more >
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Linen, Wool, Cotton
25 Simple Projects to Sew with Natural Fabrics
Written by Akiko Mano
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $17.95
Objects sewn with all-natural fabrics have an unmistakable look and feel that makes them stand out from the “ordinary.” Natural fabrics are more interesting, almost always more comfortable, and they lend themselves wonderfully to all sorts of homemade projects. The simple sewing projects in this book offer home accessories made from... Read more >
25 Simple Projects to Sew with Natural Fabrics
Written by Akiko Mano
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $17.95
Objects sewn with all-natural fabrics have an unmistakable look and feel that makes them stand out from the “ordinary.” Natural fabrics are more interesting, almost always more comfortable, and they lend themselves wonderfully to all sorts of homemade projects. The simple sewing projects in this book offer home accessories made from... Read more >
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Baby Stuff
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Translated by Jessica Hatakeda
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $14.95
Aranzify your Baby
Aranzi Aronzo’s Newest Craft Book
The long-awaited edition to your Aranzi collection is here, Baby Stuff!! The fabulous crafting duo is taking things to extremes and dressing up your baby in a brand new cuteness! Aranzi Baby features all the same lovable characters with 17 new craft ideas to... Read more >
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Translated by Jessica Hatakeda
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $14.95
Aranzify your Baby
Aranzi Aronzo’s Newest Craft Book
The long-awaited edition to your Aranzi collection is here, Baby Stuff!! The fabulous crafting duo is taking things to extremes and dressing up your baby in a brand new cuteness! Aranzi Baby features all the same lovable characters with 17 new craft ideas to... Read more >
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Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing
Fabu-Low-Sew Projects for the Everyday Crafter
Written by Kathy Cano-Murillo
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $21.95
Needles.
Thread.
Drama!
Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, is not a seamstress. She is a thread artist. And in Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing, she'll show how to harness the power of her fearless kamikaze sewing style–just dive in and give it 100 percent. Here you'll not only find out the nuts and... Read more >
Fabu-Low-Sew Projects for the Everyday Crafter
Written by Kathy Cano-Murillo
Format: Trade Paperback
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $21.95
Needles.
Thread.
Drama!
Kathy Cano-Murillo, the Crafty Chica, is not a seamstress. She is a thread artist. And in Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing, she'll show how to harness the power of her fearless kamikaze sewing style–just dive in and give it 100 percent. Here you'll not only find out the nuts and... Read more >
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Born-Again Vintage
25 Ways to Deconstruct, Reinvent, and Recycle Your Wardrobe
Written by Bridgett Artise and Jen Karetnick
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $24.95
Fashion designer Bridgett Artise believes in second chances—a philosophy that extends all the way to her clothing line, B. Artise Originals. Fashion gave her a second chance at happiness and success, and, in turn, she gives vintage garments that have lost their luster another chance at being fashionable. Mixing contemporary clothing... Read more >
25 Ways to Deconstruct, Reinvent, and Recycle Your Wardrobe
Written by Bridgett Artise and Jen Karetnick
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2008
Price: $24.95
Fashion designer Bridgett Artise believes in second chances—a philosophy that extends all the way to her clothing line, B. Artise Originals. Fashion gave her a second chance at happiness and success, and, in turn, she gives vintage garments that have lost their luster another chance at being fashionable. Mixing contemporary clothing... Read more >
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Matthew Haly's Book of Upholstery
Projects, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Written by Matthew Haly and Kathleen Hackett
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $35.00
At Matthew Haly’s custom-upholstery studio in Manhattan’s NoHo district, the demand for his work is incredibly high—and often, so is the price tag. That inexpensive flea-market find seemed great until you discovered just how much it would cost to have it reupholstered. But don’t let the professional’s price tag deter you... Read more >
Projects, Tips, Tricks, and Techniques
Written by Matthew Haly and Kathleen Hackett
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $35.00
At Matthew Haly’s custom-upholstery studio in Manhattan’s NoHo district, the demand for his work is incredibly high—and often, so is the price tag. That inexpensive flea-market find seemed great until you discovered just how much it would cost to have it reupholstered. But don’t let the professional’s price tag deter you... Read more >
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Bag Bazaar
25 Stylish Bags to Sew in an Afternoon
Written by Megan Avery
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $19.95
Handbags are hotter than ever— but so are their designer price tags. There’s never been a better time to sew your own fashionable bags, and it has never been easier with designer Megan Avery as your teacher. In Bag Bazaar, Avery presents 25 bags that even a sewing newbie can handle... Read more >
25 Stylish Bags to Sew in an Afternoon
Written by Megan Avery
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2008
Price: $19.95
Handbags are hotter than ever— but so are their designer price tags. There’s never been a better time to sew your own fashionable bags, and it has never been easier with designer Megan Avery as your teacher. In Bag Bazaar, Avery presents 25 bags that even a sewing newbie can handle... Read more >
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Stitched in Time
Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy
Written by Alicia Paulson
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $22.95
In Stitched in Time Alicia Paulson shares 30 beautiful, inventive, and thoughtful projects that encourage you to take your memories down from the bookshelf, out of the closet, or off the hard drive and bring them into your daily life. Creator of a charming line of handmade gifts and accessories called... Read more >
Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy
Written by Alicia Paulson
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $22.95
In Stitched in Time Alicia Paulson shares 30 beautiful, inventive, and thoughtful projects that encourage you to take your memories down from the bookshelf, out of the closet, or off the hard drive and bring them into your daily life. Creator of a charming line of handmade gifts and accessories called... Read more >
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Switch Craft
Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew
Written by alison lewis and Fang-Yu Lin
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $24.95
F.I.T. meets M.I.T. in Switch Craft, a book of 20 ultra-modern projects that are equal parts fashion and function. From a skirt that can streak trails of light on the dance floor to a laptop sleeve that’s the first to know when you’re in a Wi-Fi zone, these projects are made... Read more >
Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew
Written by alison lewis and Fang-Yu Lin
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2008
Price: $24.95
F.I.T. meets M.I.T. in Switch Craft, a book of 20 ultra-modern projects that are equal parts fashion and function. From a skirt that can streak trails of light on the dance floor to a laptop sleeve that’s the first to know when you’re in a Wi-Fi zone, these projects are made... Read more >
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Sweater Renewal
Felting Knits into New Sweaters and Accessories
Written by Sharon Franco Rothschild
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $19.95
Gather your old sweaters, start your washing machines, and sharpen your scissors . . .
With this guide to redesigning, recycling, and renewing your wool sweaters, you’ll transform knits that have been felted—intentionally or otherwise—into fun, colorful, and eco-conscious sweaters, bags, and accessories.
In Sweater Renewal, Sharon Franco Rothschild goes green in... Read more >
Felting Knits into New Sweaters and Accessories
Written by Sharon Franco Rothschild
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: August 19, 2008
Price: $19.95
Gather your old sweaters, start your washing machines, and sharpen your scissors . . .
With this guide to redesigning, recycling, and renewing your wool sweaters, you’ll transform knits that have been felted—intentionally or otherwise—into fun, colorful, and eco-conscious sweaters, bags, and accessories.
In Sweater Renewal, Sharon Franco Rothschild goes green in... Read more >
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Simply Sublime Bags
30 No-Sew, Low-Sew Projects
Written by Jodi Kahn
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $19.95
You’ll tire of hearing “Where did you get that bag?”
Simply Sublime Bags offers the secrets to creating four-figure-price-tag-worthy bags. And most of them only take an afternoon! Whether it’s a casual carryall or a ritzy, patent leather clutch, the envy of your friends is only a few hours away.
Why break... Read more >
30 No-Sew, Low-Sew Projects
Written by Jodi Kahn
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $19.95
You’ll tire of hearing “Where did you get that bag?”
Simply Sublime Bags offers the secrets to creating four-figure-price-tag-worthy bags. And most of them only take an afternoon! Whether it’s a casual carryall or a ritzy, patent leather clutch, the envy of your friends is only a few hours away.
Why break... Read more >
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Denim Revolution
Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves
Written by Nancy Minsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $19.95
Denim has always been universally cool, but the renaissance that this adaptable, comfortable, stylish fabric is now experiencing is unprecedented. Never before has the all-American blue jean had such infinite possibilities—both in how you wear it (as stylized jeans, belts, cuff bracelets, or bolero jackets), what you embellish it with (lace... Read more >
Dozens of Ways to Turn Denim Cast-Offs into Fashion Must-Haves
Written by Nancy Minsky
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $19.95
Denim has always been universally cool, but the renaissance that this adaptable, comfortable, stylish fabric is now experiencing is unprecedented. Never before has the all-American blue jean had such infinite possibilities—both in how you wear it (as stylized jeans, belts, cuff bracelets, or bolero jackets), what you embellish it with (lace... Read more >
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Aranzi Cute Stuff
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and... Read more >
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and... Read more >
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99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Tie & Rock Your Scarf
Written by Faith Blakeney, Justina Blakeney and Ellen Schultz
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $19.95
How many times have you looked at a scarf and thought, “cute, beautiful pattern . . . but what do I do with it?”
Now with just a few basic tools and skills, everyone from a sewing novice to a fashion guru can reincarnate scarves old and new into party tops, ponchos... Read more >
Written by Faith Blakeney, Justina Blakeney and Ellen Schultz
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $19.95
How many times have you looked at a scarf and thought, “cute, beautiful pattern . . . but what do I do with it?”
Now with just a few basic tools and skills, everyone from a sewing novice to a fashion guru can reincarnate scarves old and new into party tops, ponchos... Read more >
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DowntownDIY Sewing
14 Easy Designs for City Girls with Style
Illustrated by Alice Chadwick and Leanne Finn-Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $12.95
Read more >
14 Easy Designs for City Girls with Style
Illustrated by Alice Chadwick and Leanne Finn-Davis
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $12.95
Read more >
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Bend-the-Rules Sewing
The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $21.95
Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.
Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information... Read more >
The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $21.95
Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.
Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information... Read more >
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