Hand Sewing Magic

Hand Sewing Magic
Author: Lynn Krawczyk
Publisher: Quarry Books
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2018-12-04
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1589239687

â??Hand Sewing Magic is an essential reference for all things stitching, including how-tos for dozens of stitches, sewing and mending basics, stunning embroidered embellishments, and fun, creative projects. Discover the pleasures of slow stitching as Lynn Krawczyk shows you how to enjoy the meditative and mindful process of stitching by hand. Stitching and embroidery are great ways to add color, texture, and interest to all kinds of textiles, and you’ll see how easy it is to develop a distinctive style. After mastering a variety of stitches, apply them to imaginative projects, such as a boro sketchbook cover, a stuffed toy bunny, a wabi sabi neck scarf, and an embroidered square bowl. Even experienced sewers and embroiderers will learn how to transfer patterns, ideas for organizing and caring for thread, differences in thread types, and great troubleshooting tips. Hand Sewing Magic is a modern, all-in-one guide for hand stitchers of all levels of skill and experience, and for all applications. In this unique guide book you will: Get an in-depth overview of essential tools and materials, including thread, needles, fabric, and other key supplies. Explore a comprehensive visual dictionary of 35 stitches, plus dozens of variations, including basic mending, stylish decorative embellishments, and unique art stitching. Discover key techniques, such as starting and ending threads, the correct way to use an embroidery hoop, stitching curved shapes, color shading, and more. Gain confidence in your stitching and embroidery skills as you try new techniques. Learn essential tips and tricks from influential and innovative stitchers, including Joanne Sharpe, Allison Aller, and Catherine Redford. Use stitches and techniques in unique ways for 10 simple and stunning projects. With Hand Sewing Magic, you’ll make the most of your hand stitching and give all your projects a beautiful handmade look.

I Love My Dog Embroidery

I Love My Dog Embroidery
Author: Oksana Kokovkina
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2018-12-11
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1631596144

Discover 380 adorable dog-themed stitch motifs in I Love My Dog Embroidery, along wtih step-by-step techniques, templates, and project ideas for capturing your favorite pooch. Created by embroidery artist MakikoArt and six other amazing embroidery artists, this fanciful collection of stitch motifs celebrates all things canine, with a wide variety of breeds represented. With this lovely embroidery guide, you can create all manner of pups in embroidery and cross stitch, including: Dogs in costumes to celebrate holidays throughout the year: Halloween, Easter, and Christmas. Sporty pups skateboarding, parachuting, and ice skating, and dogs who are getting stuff done, like fetching the newspaper, carrying groceries, and holding a bone. Dogs doing what they do best—classic poses, postures, and tricks—including “roll over,” “give me your paw,” and the ever-popular “rub my tummy” Pooches disguised as people—the farmer, the artist, the businessman—and the sneaky but lovable mailman! Mutts stitched with unique accents, such as borders, frames, and alphabets You’ll also find guidance on how to customize a motif to fit your favorite Fido, plus a gallery of project ideas for showcasing your stitches. Grab a needle and some floss and transform your home and wardrobe from drab to double-dog fabulous! I Love My Dog Embroidery includes designs contributed by Chloe Redfern of Chloe Redfern Embroidery, Mia Alexi of How Could You? Clothing, Valentina Castillo Mora of Insanitynice, Miho Starling of mipomipo handmade, Anja Lehmann of Solipandi, and Elizabeth Dabczynski of Stitch People.

Sewing in a Straight Line

Sewing in a Straight Line
Author: Brett Bara
Publisher: Potter Craft
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011-07-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0307586820

Create an entire world of sophisticated projects using one simple skill. Absolutely anyone can sew in a straight line. And with this one skill and some basic guidance, television host and crafty expert Brett Bara demonstrates how you can make custom home decor, stylish fashions, and one-of-a-kind gifts. Sewing in a Straight Line is a step-by-step guide to creating 28 deceptively simple projects that look like they came from a chic boutique—far more impressive than you would expect for such little effort! These easy-to-make items offer quick gratification that even the busiest among us will appreciate. From a flirty two-hour miniskirt to the cutest plush toys, many of the projects take only a spare afternoon. With Brett's eye for fresh, modern style and her encouraging advice, sewing couldn't be easier. So break out your needle and thread, fire up your machine, and get creative. A world of handmade possibilities is a few easy stitches away!

Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic

Conjuring the Commonplace: A Guide to Everyday Enchantment and Junk Drawer Magic
Author: Laine Fuller
Publisher: 1000 Volt Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2023-09-19
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1734742275

Is there magic in your junk drawer or in the pieces of a broken china plate? In Conjuring the Commonplace, Laine Fuller and Cory Thomas Hutcheson answer with a resounding, “Yes!” and deftly show you how to incorporate that magic into your everyday. They also point to other hidden treasures in places in your home you may have never thought to look. As the hosts of the long-running podcast New World Witchery, Cory and Laine have shared the folklore and magic of North America and their own magical journeys with listeners. Conjuring the Commonplace continues that conversation, highlighting the folklore of the common objects and the practical ways they have each incorporated these small magics into their lives and how you might too. If you’ve ever questioned whether to toss out that bit of string from a sewing project or wondered what you should know before picking up that shiny penny on the sidewalk, this book is for you.

Unfair Magic

Unfair Magic
Author: Bonnie Elizabeth
Publisher: My Big Fat Orange Cat Publishing
Total Pages: 178
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Witches take familiar competitions far too seriously when murder happens at the fair! Appointed as a judge at the local fair, Jade Owlens expects to enjoy getting to know some new familiars. She’s not prepared to expose a murderer. First, the head of judges threatens what could happen if she gives a ribbon to the killer. Then her sister is arrested for the crime. If that’s not enough, Jade is attacked in her own home. Someone wants very badly to win a competition and they don’t care how many people they have to kill to do it! Unfair Magic is the second book in the delightful Familiar Café series.

Herbal Magic

Herbal Magic
Author: Lydia Levine
Publisher: Summersdale
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2024-04-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1837991642

Step into the enchanting world of herbal recipes, remedies and rituals with this spellbinding guide to the magical power of plants. Including a variety of crafts, spells and rituals, this treasury of herb profiles is the perfect introduction to harnessing the natural energies at your disposal.

Color Magic for Quilters

Color Magic for Quilters
Author: Ann Seely
Publisher: Rodale
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1999-01-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780875969855

Helps quilters to choose colors that work well together.

How to Embroider Almost Everything

How to Embroider Almost Everything
Author: Wendi Gratz
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2019-10-22
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1631597906

How to Embroider Almost Everything is an inspiring, fun, and sophisticated collection of 500+ stitch motifs from embroidery designer Wendi Gratz that offers a fresh new take on embroidery. Get a detailed checklist of everything you’ll need to embark on your stitch journey: threads, needles, fabric, and more. Find step-by-step tutorials for essential stitches and other techniques for creating the motifs, plus answers to common questions and invaluable tips and tricks. Explore an amazing 500+ modern motifs for almost everything, including people and pets, trees and flowers, everyday objects, food, home, and more. Either re-create the motifs exactly as shown using the accompanying templates and stitch guides, or give them your own creative spin by changing details and colors to suit your own style. How to Embroider Almost Everything helps you take your first steps to embroidering to your heart’s content and creating beautiful drawings with needle and thread! Each book in the Almost Everything series offers readers a fun, comprehensive, and charmingly illustrated visual directory of ideas to inspire skill building in their creative endeavors.

Mr Fluff and his magical adventures in the enchanted forest.

Mr Fluff and his magical adventures in the enchanted forest.
Author: Veronica Kelly
Publisher: Author House
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1496983378

This book is about a tiny caterpillar of the sycamore moth family who was granted a unusual request. He always wanted to become a butterfly. So the more he ate of the sycamore leaves he thought that he would turn into what he wanted. He was being watched by the faires in the trees and they could see him and one fairy put a spell on him to turn him into a fairy! His face turned to being dainty and the magic had begun. He glowed like glow warm and went to wriggle up a oak tree to change and undergo some magic. The oak tree told him to go in the cottages old garden. He nibbles at the petals of a rainbow rose that is growing in the cottage garden. He feels sleepy and goes crawling up the old oak tree to go to sleep. He undergoes metamorphosis and the magic of both the fairies and the rose transforms into a fairy through the winter time.The forest is under deadly thousand year bad spell. That two witches come to live in the enchanted cottage in the forest. Mr Fluff undergoes a magical transformation and goes on his adventures. He does not how know how long the forest will last. One of the witches finds out about certain spells and has to figure out a way of saving the forest.

The Star Trek Craft Book

The Star Trek Craft Book
Author: Angie Pedersen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1476718644

A collection of 25 fun and unique "Star Trek"-inspired crafts--from accessories to decor to toys. Featuring full-color photographs and easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, this clever craft book puts a fresh spin on Captain Picard's order to "make it so."