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By Sandra Betzina
Taunton
Released: 2004-09-01
Spiral-bound (240 pages)
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America's best-selling quick guide to selecting and sewing fabrics is now completely revised and updated. More Fabric Savvy brings over 100 new tips, over 400 new color photos and drawings, the latest new fabrics, and entirely new and useful features, including a handy guide to stain removal. From Sandra Betzina, the dynamic host of HGTV's Sew Perfect, this easy-to-use reference belongs on every sewer's bookshelf. |
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By Ellen Highsmith Silver
C&T Publishing
Released: 2007-10-30
Paperback (80 pages)
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Easier to make than an ordinary quilt...stronger than a rug...able to cover large swaths of floor...Floorquilts are the superpowers of fabric crafting! Basic decoupage techniques and supplies are all that’s needed to transform a mild-mannered piece of cloth into a beautiful, durable floorcloth. Step-by-step instructions guide readers every step of the way through thirteen appealing projects, from choosing raw fabric to waterproofing the finished Floorquilt. How-to photograph and inspiring examples of floorcloths, placemats, coasters, luggage tags, trivets, bookmarks, and more mean this is the ideal craft for anyone who wants to use cloth as a power for good. * No sewing!
* Use rag-bag scraps to make 13 stunning projects
* Floorcloths, placemats, coasters, bookmarks, more |
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By Murray L. Eiland
Bulfinch
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By Jane Olson
Stackpole Magazines
Paperback (184 pages)
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Using Jane Olson's 30 years of articles from her Rugger's Roundtable as a base, The Rug Hooker's Bible, brought to you by Rug Hooking magazine, is an easy-to-use standard text for beginner and teacher alike. Decades of experience is edited, expanded, and updated so students can easily study the very best techniques of hooking a rug. See how the same designs can be hooked in as many as four different ways-fine shaded, primitive outline and fill, dip dyed, and with artistic scraps. This book is an indispensable tool for all levels of hookers. |
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- The only juried exhibit of the year_s best hand-hooked rugs
- Includes house decorating tips with hooked rugs - Full-page color spreads of 60 beautiful hand-hooked rugs
- Reader_s Choice Ballot--chance to vote for your favorite rugs
- Three categories--Original Designs, Commercial Designs, and Adaptations
A Celebration of Hand-Hooked Rugs, now in its 18th year, is bigger and better than ever before. This special annual book now has 120 pages and is packed with 60 beautiful full-page color images from the only juried exhibit of the year_s best hand-hooked rugs. Learn the inspiration and story behind each design, what kinds of challenges were encountered, and how the artisans bring all the elements together to create their special motif. Each story is unique; every design is different. Read the expert rug critiques from each of the Celebration judges to see why they voted for these rugs. Don_t miss this opportunity to enjoy the finest hooked rugs of 2008.
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By Cynthia Smesny Norwood
Stackpole Magazines
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Author Cynthia Norwood breaks down the process of creating an antique look in hand-hooked bugs with easy-to-follow information plus tips and recommendations on how best to achieve your goal. Learn the common elements in antique hooked rugs to create your own pattern from start to finish--transferring, customizing, color planning, dyeing techniques, and which cuts of wool work best. Also included is information on different background treatments and fabric use and what effect it has on the finished product. An indispensable tool for those desiring the look of antique style decoration. |
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By Donna Lovelady
Sterling/Chapelle
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"Everything's readied for the first-time hooker, from color photographs to information on hooks, frames, wools and dyeing, among other topics."--Booklist, Top Ten Craft and Hobby Books
"One of the best beginner's rug-hooking books to come along in a long time."--Library Journal
With these easy-to-follow instructions, plus dozens of photographs, worksheets, patterns, and projects, any beginner can make beautiful rugs and other hooked decorative items. From preparing and dying the wool to producing and transferring patterns, all the fundamentals are here. Hook a simple design on a Checkerboard Pillow. Add a border and practice finishing techniques on a Circle and Star Rug. Create a face on a Rug Doll. Or go beyond the basics and try larger projects, such as turning rugs into wearables and crafting coordinated room décor.
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By Deanne Fitzpatrick
Rug Hooking
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By Tina Ignell
Trafalgar Square Books
Hardcover (128 pages)
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With its beautiful and clear illustrations, this guide to rug weaving is an inspiring journey into a world of dazzling color and eye-catching design. From classic stripes to pattern-woven designs, detailed directions are provided for 45 rugs that represent a wide range of weaving techniques. Beginning with stripe and check weaves in simple tabby, the rugs progress in difficulty to intriguing challenges such as chenille, drall, diamond twill, rag inlay, repp, and rosepath weaves. Creative approaches to materials show how to cut strips from favorite old shirts, sheets, and jeans, and the emphasis throughout is on creative flair, imaginative design, and the pleasure of making a one-of-a-kind rug imbued with memories. |
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By Norma M. Sturges
Lark Books
Paperback (128 pages)
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The classic guide to an enduring American craft gets an eye-catching revision. Fantastic to look at and easy to follow, this expanded version of The Braided Rug Book will win a new audience and also appeal to those who own the previous edition. It features thoroughly updated information, brand-new gallery images, two additional rug techniques to try, and a comprehensive primer on planning a project. Beginners will learn about wools and other materials, how to care for finished rugs, and how to recognize a quality rug. Plus, there are several new color plans and entirely new directions and illustrations for building a rug-braiding stand, complete with a finished photo.
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