Название: Yarn Bombing: The Art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti
Издательство: Arsenal Pulp Press
Автор:Mandy Moore, Leanne Prain
Год: 2009
Количество страниц:232
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:51 Mb

As seen in The New York Times and The New Yorker

On city street corners, around telephone posts, through barbed wire fences, and over abandoned cars, a quiet revolution is brewing. "Knit graffiti" is an international guerrilla movement that started underground and is now embraced by crochet and knitting artists of all ages, nationalities, and genders. Its practitioners create stunning works of art out of yarn, then "donate" them to public spaces as part of a covert plan for world yarn domination.

Название: Modern Selvage Quilting: Easy-Sew Methods 17 Projects Small to Large
Издательство: C&T Publishing
Автор:Riel Nason
Год:2016
Количество страниц:96
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:51 Mb

Showcase your selvages the edgy way with 17 projects, small and large! Like the ticket stubs you keep from a fabulous show, each selvage is a souvenir of a fabric you've collected. Learn 3 easy-sew methods for selvages, plus a special trick for half-square triangles. Stretch your growing selvage collection with fabric yardage, and transform specific selvages into awe-inspiring projects from polka-dot pincushions to bold and graphic quilts.

Название: A New Dimension in Wool Appliqu? - Baltimore Album Style: Visual Guide - Unique Embroidery
Издательство:C&T Publishing
Автор: Deborah Gale Tirico
Год: 2017
Количество страниц:160
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:53 Mb

Honor the legacy and history of Baltimore Album blocks in Deborah Tirico's distinctive appliqu? style! With luscious felted wool and textures as rich as the history they depict, well-known motifs are the basis for 9 appliqu? projects from table rugs and pillows to pincushions. Perfect techniques such as trapunto, layering, stuffing, needle-slanting, and beading with this complete visual guide. With no turned edges, felted-wool appliqu? is a perfect take-along project. Full-size templates are included.

Название: Modern Rainbow: 14 Imaginative Quilts That Play with Color
Издательство: C&T Publishing
Автор: Rebecca Bryan
Год:2015
Количество страниц:128
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:57 Mb

Showcase a spectrum of color with striking quilts that breathe new life into the lucky rainbow. Fourth-generation quilter Rebecca Bryan shares 14 modern quilt patterns that take their cues from the color wheel. Ranging from modern-traditional to improvisational, Bryan's rainbow quilts look stunning in your favorite designer fabrics. You'll play with jewel tones, pastels, and even neons, as you incorporate a modern rainbow into quilting projects. Arrange your fabric in a way that honors nature's prism, or take liberties as you mix in neutrals, substitute related colors, or experiment with intensity. It's like quilting with a fresh box of crayons!

Название: Metalsmithing Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Cold Connections, Simple Soldering, Stone Setting, and More
Издательство:Interweave
Автор:Kate Ferrant Richbourg
Год: 2016
Количество страниц:144
Язык: English
Формат: epub
Размер:30 Mb

Following the success of her first book, Simple Soldering, Kate Ferrant Richbourg walks kitchen table metalsmiths through the basics and into new territory! In addition to teaching the essentials of soldering, Metalsmithing Made Easy demystifies rotary tools and introduces different kinds of hotter small-space torches.

Название: Cable Left, Cable Right: 94 Knitted Cables
Издательство: Storey Publishing
Автор:Judith Durant
Год:2016
Количество страниц:216
Язык: English
Формат:epub
Размер:39 Mb

Knitted cables, with their three-dimensional twists and turns, are a common element in lots of patterns — but most patterns don’t include directions for executing them. Cable Left, Cable Right, by expert knitter Judith Durant, eliminates the mystery with detailed, in-depth instructions for creating 94 different styles of cable, from perfectly plain to fantastically fancy. Close-up photos and clear instructions teach you the techniques you need, including design options like braids, diamonds, and pretzels so you can make your cables truly one-of-a-kind. This book is the perfect companion to any knitting pattern featuring cables, giving you the information and skills to make polished, beautiful, and unique cables for any project.

Автор: Practical Paracord Projects: Survival Bracelets, Lanyards, Dog Leashes, and Other Cool Things You Can Make Yourself
Автор: коллектив
Издательство: Skyhorse Publishing
Год издания: 2014
Страниц: 361
Формат: epub
Качество: хорошее
Язык: английский
Размер: 68,96 Мб

Оказывается паракорд используется не только туристами или экстремалами. Ему научились находить должное применение и рукодельницы. Получается, что из паракорда можно сплести много вещиц ,скажем, для модниц. Это и галстуки, и пояса, и браслеты, конечно же, и разного рода подвески, и кресты, и сумочки, и чехлы и, даже, сандалии. Аксессуары получаются весьма симпатичные и могут подойти для любительниц стилей регги или хиппи. Важно одно, вещицы должны гармонировать и сочетаться с цветовой гаммой остальной одежды и удачно ее дополнять.

Название:Hardanger Embroidery
Издательство: Stackpole Books
Автор: Frederique Marfaing
Год: 2014
Количество страниц:176
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:63 Mb

Hardanger embroidery is a Norwegian technique that uses simple stitches and pulled threads to create beautiful geometric designs. This book is a complete, easy-to-follow introduction to the craft.

Step-by-step instructions for stitching 43 different embroidery building blocks, from basic squares to more intricate motifs
Charts and instructions for 18 projects show just a few of the ways these building blocks can be put together to create beautiful designs for decorating pillows, bags, home d?cor, and more

Название: Knit the Sky: Cultivate Your Creativity with a Playful Way of Knitting!
Издательство: Storey Publishing
Автор: Lea Redmond
Год: 2015
Количество страниц:169
Язык: English
Формат: epub
Размер:17 Mb

Record the beauty, emotions, and experiences of everyday life -- not in your journal but with your knitting needles! Author Lea Redmond offers 32 enchanting projects that will inspire you to create beautiful finished pieces full of personal meaning and memories. Stock up on shades of blue, gray, and white and knit one strip of a scarf each day for a year, using the color that matches the sky on that day. When you're done, you'll have a unique memento of your year better than anything you can keep in a scrapbook. Or when you're traveling, knit postcard-size swatches at each place you visit, using the colors you see around you. When the trip is over, piece the swatches together into a throw or scarf that will remind you of your journey every time you use it.

Название:Mind-Blowing Modular Origami: The Art of Polyhedral Paper Folding!
Издательство: Tuttle Publishing
Автор: Byriah Loper
Год:2018
Количество страниц:96
Язык: English
Формат: pdf
Размер:54 Mb

Modular origami is the latest craze in paper folding!

These three-dimensional models are created from a number of small pieces of paper that are easily folded and then cleverly fit together to form a spectacular shape. They range from paper polyhedra to bristling buckyballs that are reminiscent of sea urchins—to ornate flower-like spheres.
Each piece of paper is held by the tension of the other papers—demonstrating the remarkable hidden properties of paper, which is at the same time flexible but also strong!