Tessa Evelegh is een schrijfster en styliste met diepgaande expertise in diverse naaitechnieken, ambachten, interieurs en tuinen, en heeft meer dan 30 werken op haar naam staan. Haar uitgebreide achtergrond omvat acht jaar bij het tijdschrift Family Circle, waar ze afdelingen leidde gericht op kleding, interieurs en mode. Eveleghs bijdragen zijn verschenen in vooraanstaande publicaties zoals de Daily Telegraph en Homes and Gardens. Ze blijft een enthousiaste maakster, die persoonlijk kleding en huismeubilair creëert en aanpast.
The Great British Sewing Book will provide amateur sewers everywhere with all the technical know how and inspiring projects they need to produce a core collection of 25 fabulous garments and homewares. Brought to you by the producers of The Great British Bake Off, the accompanying TV series will be looking for the nation's best amateur sewer.
30 fabulous Easter projects to celebrate the season, the festival and its traditions.
This comprehensive book breaks down all of the terms, tools, and skills necessary to become an expert seamstress. More than 500 color images inspire while a detailed visual glossary outlines fabric types, sewing notions, and finishing stitches. Crafters will learn how to master the machine, hand stitch, and work with patterns in no time! Best of all, the book includes instructions for 20 gorgeous projects pillows, totes, aprons, and more. Accessible and visually stunning, Sewing Made Simple is the ultimate resource that sewers beginners and experts alike will want on their bookshelf for years to come.
A practical guide to a productive garden to accompany the 6-part series on BBC2
This innovative design book allows home cooks to set restaurant-worthy tables for every occasion.
Unpacking the Christmas decorations, putting up the tree, and decorating the house is always an exciting time. And nestling, hidden somewhere in the corner of a box or bottom of a bag, is some forgotten favorite that revives memories of Christmasses past.Traditionally, decorations were always handmade using materials that could be found around the house and gleaned from nature. And it's still immensely satisfying to make your own. Children love to help, and making decorations and gifts is a wonderful way to fill the days of anticipation.You'll find most of the projects in this book require only the most basic skills, so everyone can have a go with guaranteed success! The joy of Christmas decorations is that they're not meant to be masterpieces. They're fun, they're quick, they can even be kitsch, but en masse, they're always beautiful. This book has 35 projects and ideas to get you started--use them, adapt them, develop your own. Because when it comes down to it, the best of home-made is that it's an expression of yourself. *35 easy-to-make projects, from tree decorations to table settings, from advent calendars to wreaths for the door.*Making Christmas decorations is hugely popular and adds a wonderful personal touch to the festive period.*Full-color step-by-step instructions and helpful techniques.
A wide variety of natural materials in many forms and brilliant colors can be harvested in autumn and winter, and used in decorative crafts and projects for the home. With the seasons' vibrant tones of gold and magenta, nature provides myriad inspirations which can be mirrored to glorious effect in brightly printed cushions and delicate leaf curtains. Nuts, berries, bark and leaves can be transformed into elegant table displays and mantel garlands. The intoxicating scent of homemade spicy potpourri or a wintry table adorned with an apple and ivy centerpiece make the home a cozy haven. Over 300 color photographs that accompany the over 50 spectacular ideas and other festive projects for using materials harvested from nature's glorious bounty will inspire crafters to create unique decorations.
Whether you want a clever option for a table setting that will transform a supper with friends into a celebration, or convert a dull corner of your bedroom into a pretty sanctuary, this title includes projects for transforming living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms, as well as a chapter on the garden.
This beautiful book is a complete guide to creating innovative flower designs for any occasion or setting. The150 step-by-step projects are organized within sections on Fresh Flowers, Dried Flower and Flowers for SpecialOccasions. The designs use every kind of flower, foliage or natural decoration, and range from simple andrestrained to rich and flamboyant. Projects include an Aurum Lily Vase, a Bride's Victorian Posy and a strikingFlower Cone. Accessible to beginners, the range of ideas will challenge the most experienced flower designer. There is also advice on basic equipment, harvesting,seasonal availability and containers.
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