The Leading eBooks Store Online
for your Apple or Android device, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
The Crafter's Companionby Anna Torborg
Snowbooks 2006; US$ 29.99Featuring contributors who have their own distintive, high traffic blogs, this book is a follow-on to "Stitch n' Bitch". more...
Not Your Mama's Stitchingby Kate Shoup
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 14.99Forget the fair young maiden painstakingly embroidering pillowcases for her hope chest. Picture a liberated lass (that would be you) creating chic fashions and accessories while sipping a glass of whatever and saving the planet. Not Your Mama's Stitching lets you choose from more than twenty projects to make or embellish home decor items, garments, accessories, gifts, and more. It covers: The tools and materials that no stitcher should be without Basic stitching skills such as starting a thread, tying off, and finishing your piece A myriad of embroidery, cross stitch, and needlepoint stitches Projects ranging from a tattooed tank top to cheeky stitched sayings and from a Gucci-inspired wallet to a drinks recipe box Variations and ideas... more...
Pintucks & Laceby JoAnn Gagnon
Bunkhouse Books 2006; US$ 24.95Pintucks & Lace, Using Heirloom Techniques on Today?s Styles, takes a lost art that can seem intimidating and out-of-reach and brings it firmly within your grasp. You will delight in the ease with which you are able to recreate the fine skill of heirloom sewing with your machine and incorporate it effectively into today?s styles. Twenty-four projects, complete with sewing patterns, include items you will be proud to wear and use yourself, give as gifts or display in your home. You will create everything from an exquisite quilt to an heirloom gift bag to a tiered skirt to a tea cozy and an entire baby ensemble. Showcase your newfound skills with showy blocks on an heirloom quilt ? sure to be a treasure for generations. You?ll utilize every... more...
The Needlepoint Bookby Jo Ippolito Christensen
Fireside Books 2009; US$ 16.99Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as "The Black Bible" -- the one resource every aficionado of needlepoint needs to own. Completely revised and expanded, this updated edition includes your favorite features, plus: * A 16-PACE COLOR INSERT WITH ALL-NEW PROJECTS * A CRASH COURSE ON THE NEW FIBERS UPDATED INFORMATION ON MATERIALS, AS WELL AS HOW TO WORK WITH AND CARE FOR THEM * DOZENS OF NEW STITCHES AND A CHAPTER ON THE POPULAR OPENWORK STITCHES * MORE THAN 1,300 ILLUSTRATIONS * 369 STITCHES! DIAGRAMS FOR ALL PROJECTS SHOWN The Needlepoint Book covers all the information you need to learn needlepoint and improve your technique -- in a single comprehensive volume. You'll find section on: ... more...
Machine Stitchby Alice Kettle; Jane McKeating
A&C Black 2010; US$ 38.99Machine Embroidery is hugely exciting in terms of its potential as a creative medium and is part of a flourishing creative industry both in design and production. MMU hosts a specialist embroidery department, which has been instrumental in artistic and educational innovations in this area since the 1960s. The lecturers, graduates and students have remarkable expertise in machine embroidery, and MMU is home to a rich and unique archive of machines, samples and artwork, both historical and contemporary. This book will celebrate this archive, as well as providing the only definitive record (and exploring the potential) of the huge number of machines currently in use from the traditional Irish Embroidery machine to the new generation of computerised... more...
Sampler Workbook: Motifs and Patternsby Caroline Vincent
A&C Black 2010; US$ 22.10This design sourcebook for contemporary samplers contains motifs and patterns based on reworked traditional and specially created designs for subjects including animals, birds, buildings, trees, flowers and border patterns. Patterns are included in graph form, and stitched examples are shown in accompanying photographs. A number of the motifs are described in step-by-step format and information about stitching techniques and threads is provided. The book is carefully tailored to be suitable for a variety of skill levels, and includes affordable domestic options as well as more ambitious and specialist techniques and materials for those with the resources, such as schools and established textile artists. more...
Creative Classicsby Laura Lee Fritz
C&T Publishing 2008; US$ 19.99Rev up your hand or machine quilting with 250 playful new continuous-line variations on 5 favorite quilting motifs. more...
Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Ficklesticksby Diana Taylor
C&T Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99Turn fabric strips into fun, funky art sticks to bend, wrap, weave, and wear. 9 easy jewelry projects. more...
Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery By Machineby Schrempf
C&T Publishing 2010; US$ 16.99Use any sewing machine to create intricate silk ribbon embroidery that looks hand-stitched- without tedious handwork more...
Bead Embroidery The Complete Guideby Jane Davis
F+W Media 2011; US$ 29.99Revitalize classic embroidery stitches for a contemporary look simply by adding beads to your needlework. Learn how to embroider with beads on anything from bags and boxes to pillows and purses with Bead Embroidery: The Complete Guide. Through thorough research, her own personal experience and a visual smorgasbord of 525 photographs and 265 how-to illustrations, best selling author Jane Davis teaches you 215 embroidery stitches - from the common to the uniquely rare. Whether a beginner or seasoned embroiderer, you will revel in this truly complete guide. You'll find: Comprehensive Basics section showcasing every stitch at a glance, plus tips on choosing the right beads, threads, fabrics and tools to ensure your needlework success. Extensive... more...