Sew Darn Cute - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sew Darn Cute write by Jenny Ryan. This book was released on 2009-02-03. Sew Darn Cute available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jenny Ryan has created a collection of projects that anyone can complete in a jiffy. Simple sewing techniques and quick yet stylish projects combine in this book that teaches readers basic sewing skills while they create adorable yet useful items to keep for themselves or give as thoughtful presents. Use surface embellishment techniques including appliqué and embroidery to transform plain tees or old linens into pretty and unique signature items like a pillowcase purse or a skinny summer scarf, or create lovable critters or a set of crafty coasters from scrap fabric and felted sweaters. A focus on using vintage and repurposed thrift fabrics shows readers how they can whip up unique sewing projects that are also easy on the planet (and on your pocketbook).--From publisher description.
Craft Corps
Craft Corps - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Craft Corps write by Vickie Howell. This book was released on 2013-05-07. Craft Corps available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The host of HGTV’s Knitty Gritty presents “craftographies” of the most influential designers in the industry and profiles of under-the-radar newbies. Bestselling author and stitchery dynamo Vickie Howell puts down her needles to pay tribute to her fellow crafters! Her extraordinary new collection features interviews with thirty successful professional craftspeople as well as profiles of a diverse group of approximately sixty amateurs. And every interview includes a photo of the subject, plus a peek at their work or their studio. This project—a true labor of love—also documents how social networking sites, groups like Stitch ’n’ Bitch, and alternative sales outlets such as Etsy have helped create a close community of crafters passionate about their work and each other. Includes interviews with such influential crafters, designers, and business people as: Renowned quilter Denyse Schmidt The Crafty Chica, Kathy Cano-Murillo Artist and designer Mary Engelbreit Emmy-nominated host of Creative Juice, Cathie Filian Indie craft documentarian Faythe Levine Scrapbooking legend Sandi Genovese Project Runway winner and fabric designer Jay McCarroll TV Host and author Mark Montano Craft pioneer Carol Duvall Famed fabric designer Amy Butler “Bad ass!”—Christina Batch-Lee, marketing for Etsy “The kind of book you can’t stop devouring from the moment you open the cover and when you’ve finished reading you’re hungry for more . . . It’s the kind of book that changes lives.” —Margot Potter, The Impatient Crafter “[Vickie’s] heart, soul and intentions [with Craft Corps] are touching, and crazy cool!”—Amy Butler, world-renowned fabric designer
Make It Mighty Ugly
Make It Mighty Ugly - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Make It Mighty Ugly write by Kim Piper Werker. This book was released on 2014-09-30. Make It Mighty Ugly available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fans of DIY projects and crafts will conquer their fear of failure and create their own masterpieces using this fun and inspiring handbook. Get Crafty. Make Great Stuff. Be Creative! The number one fear of all creative types—crafters, DIYers, makers, artists—is that failure lurks right around the corner. Crafty blogger and creativity guru Kim Piper Werker urges everyone to pick up their pen or paintbrush or scissors and make something mighty ugly: get that “failure” out of the way. This friendly book offers up a multi-pronged approach to overcoming creative fears through inspiring essays and anecdotes, interviews, exercises and prompts, and sage advice from all over the creative spectrum to help individuals slay their creative demons.
World of Geekcraft
World of Geekcraft - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook World of Geekcraft write by Susan Beal. This book was released on 2011-03-25. World of Geekcraft available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Geek meets craft in this fun collection of 25 kooky projects for geeks of any affiliation, from D&D dice earrings, Star Trek pillows, and Super Mario cross-stitch to Star Wars terrariums, a Morse code quilt, and much more! Organized by difficulty from "Not a Jedi Yet" to "Warp Speed," World of Geekcraft covers a range of popular crafting techniques including beading, quilting, appliqué, embroidery, and needle felting. Best of all, it's easy to get started with step-by-step instructions and handy templates included in the back of the book. With lots of photos and plenty of geekery throughout, this one-of-a-kind book shows that geek and craft go together like...pixels and cross-stitch!
Craft: Volume 01
Craft: Volume 01 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Craft: Volume 01 write by Carla Sinclair. This book was released on 2006-11-28. Craft: Volume 01 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. CRAFT is the first project-based magazine dedicated to the renaissance that is occurring within the world of crafts. Celebrating the DIY spirit, CRAFT's goal is to unite, inspire, inform and entertain a growing community of highly imaginative people who are transforming traditional art and crafts with unconventional, unexpected and even renegade techniques, materials and tools; resourceful spirits who undertake amazing crafting projects in their homes and communities. Volume 01, the premier issue, features 23 projects with a twist! Make a programmable LED shirt, turn dud shoes into great knitted boots, felt an iPod cocoon, embroider a skateboard, and much more.
