Explains over 200 crochet stitches, each accompanied by a photographed sample, row-by-row instructions, and easy-to-follow symbol charts.

Covers various aspects of feltmaking, from making flat felt to felting 3D shapes, as well as felting knitted work, needle felting and some other techniques such as cobweb felting. This book explains the techniques with instructions.

A follow-up to 'Doodle Stitching', this title offers fans 400+ easy embroidery motifs. It includes a CD-ROM with motifs that are presented in simple black lines, so readers can easily manipulate them using their own image-editing software, print them out and transfer them onto their substrate of choice using the instructions in the book.

Storey Publishing-Stitch'n Bitch The Knitters Handbook

The best selling textbook on the subject now in full colour Recommended on courses around the world Tried and tested presentation with clear text and diagrams An essential purchase for all students of fashion and design.

Choosing the right colour for your home can be fraught with difficulties. Taken from a variety of sources - historical, regional and cultural - each palette in this work is made up of a collection of 3-16 colour swatches and features a photograph demonstrating how the colours can be used in period or contemporary settings.

A comprehensive reference on knitted blocks. It features 150 original block patterns, 10 designs for garments, accessories and afghans, as well as technique instruction. It includes the information the knitters need to know to create their own garments by simply mixing, matching and joining these 150 block patterns.

Tea lovers know thereâ?TMs nothing better than a cozy to keep a tasty brew piping hot to the very last sip. Thereâ?TMs also no better way to prettify a plain pot or cheer up the tea table. The first tea cosy book was so popular that GMC had to make another! The enduring popularity of the tea cozy makes it the ideal gift or the perfect bazaar item - if you can bear to part with it. This new title features fun and fabulous cozies to knit and crochet. Each design is accompanied by clear instructions and charts. These original designs were created by the readers of Knitting magazine. Their great eye for design, colour and nifty skills with needles and hooks are the reason for the brilliantly imaginative variety of tea cozies in this book.

A resource for furniture upholsterers of various abilities, with illustrated instructions explaining the essential upholstery techniques, from covering buttons to stripping and reupholstering an entire chair. It also features advice on what to look for when buying second hand furniture, teaching you what's fixable and what's not.

Intended for beginners as well as more advanced carvers looking for a relaxing way to spend their time, this instructional manual provides 20 projects, including knives, forks, birds, animals, trees, and flowers. It describes the proper whittling tools and materials, including what woods are best to carve, and how to start projects.

Get the know-how you need to create beautiful quilts and decorative quilted items Quilting is a fun hobby -- but where do you begin? From selecting fabrics and designing a quilt to stitching by hand or machine, this friendly guide shows you how to put all the pieces together -- and create a wide variety of quilted keepsakes for your home.

Beautify your home with Charlotte Liddle's 35 gorgeous projects, all using quilting, applique and embroidery. All the projects come with clear instructions and step-by-step illustrations, so even novice stitchers will be able to make something they're really proud of. Also includes a comprehensive techniques section with all you'll need to know.

A stitch-by-stitch guide to knitting, sewing and embroidery for children. It offers information on basic sewing, embroidery and knitting techniques.