Open Studios with Lotta Jansdotter

Open Studios with Lotta Jansdotter
Author: Lotta Jansdotter
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2011-03-23
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780811873123

Internationally acclaimed designer Lotta Jansdotter reinvents the craft book and reinforces her global appeal with this rare glimpse into the studios of accomplished artists, crafters, and designers around the world. Open Studios takes us on a tour through Lotta's favorite cities: Brooklyn, New York, where she lives; Stockholm, where she grew up; and Tokyo, where she has traveled extensively. Hundreds of color photographs showcase each artist's studio while personal interviews reveal how they organize their supplies, use their space, and—most importantly—where they find inspiration. The featured makers include graphic designers, photographers, ceramic artists, printers, and more—each offering a unique perspective on how to shape, decorate, and organize (or not!)a creative space.

Lotta Jansdotter's Everyday Style

Lotta Jansdotter's Everyday Style
Author: Lotta Jansdotter
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781617691744

Photographed over the course of a year in New York, Tennessee, India, and Sweden and organised by season, Jansdotter shares her sources of inspiration and how she and her friends mix and match her key pieces while working, playing, resting, and travelling.

Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing

Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing
Author: Lotta Jansdotter
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-03-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780811852579

Internationally celebrated designer Lotta Jansdotter collects 24 of her most popular sewing patterns into one irresistible collection. Our innovative packaging makes for easy usereusable pattern sheets are neatly tucked into a folder inside this full-color, lay-flat spiral bound book. Lotta has included patterns for handy tote bags, smart aprons, chic bed linens, and much more. Each project is paired with step-by-step instructions, charming photographs, inspiring design ideas, and helpful, hand-drawn how-to illustrationseverything you need to make whimsical pieces for the home and beyond. Best of all, there's nothing complicated about the projects. Never has simplicity looked so sophisticated.

Seams to Me

Seams to Me
Author: Anna Maria Horner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2008-10-20
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0470259264

Horner teaches newcomers how to sew, without sweating the inconsequential stuff, and offers 24 patterns for new and veteran sewers. Full-color throughout.

Making a Life

Making a Life
Author: Melanie Falick
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 610
Release: 2019-10-29
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1579659527

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working with our hands remains vital and valuable in the modern world, author and maker Melanie Falick went on a transformative, inspiring journey. Traveling across continents, she met quilters and potters, weavers and painters, metalsmiths, printmakers, woodworkers, and more, and uncovered truths that have been speaking to us for millennia yet feel urgently relevant today: We make in order to slow down. To connect with others. To express ideas and emotions, feel competent, create something tangible and long-lasting. And to feed the soul. In revealing stories and gorgeous original photographs, Making a Life captures all the joy of making and the power it has to give our lives authenticity and meaning.

Studio

Studio
Author: Sally Coulthard
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1911127519

Discover what kind of stunning spaces for creative work you can build in your own home no matter your budget with this inspirational DIY guide. Art, craft and all things homemade have never been more popular and the trend for working from home continues apace. But it can be tricky to carve out a space in your house that lets you indulge your passion or earn a living from your creativity. Studio and study spaces are special places—full of creative spirit and practical potential—and there’s never been a greater demand for a book that shows you how to carve out a corner that allows you to not only practice your craft, but inspires and facilitates the very work you create. Real-life case studies from seven different countries, ranging from crafters, writers, designers and artists, show readers just what can be achieved on every budget. Many of the studio owners featured have a dedicated and ever-expanding social media following, including fashion designers Kiel James Patrick and Sarah Vickers, woodworker Ariele Alasko, designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, fine artist Lisa Congdon and decor blogger Holly Becker. Detailed chapters outline the vital pieces needed to create a functioning and inspirational studio space, while also taking an in-depth look into different styles of studios for craft and creative activities. With Studio, Sally Coulthard shows you that spaces for creativity can be easy to make, look beautiful, and fitted into any home. Praise for Studio “A visual feast of a sourcebook . . . features real-life home offices to inspire even the most spatially challenged of us.” —Fabric magazine “A fantastic and inspiring volume.” —Holly Becker “A lovely peek into lots of different creative studios, from potters to knitters, textile designers to fine artist, and every one is a delight.” —The Women’s Room “Working from home has never been so stylish.” —Ham & High

Modern Prairie Sewing

Modern Prairie Sewing
Author: Abigail A. Long
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2014-07-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1607058790

Bring creativity to your home and wardrobe with 20 simple yet stylish projects—including bags, skirts, dresses, and quilts—in this beginner’s guide. Gone are the days of confusing instructions and difficult patterns. With Abigail Long’s Modern Prairie Sewing, you'll discover that sewing can be fun and practical without being complicated. These 20 creative projects are designed to help you develop technical skills, including Abigail’s secret sewing tricks to guarantee success. Abigail also adds cute and clever design details you can add to raise your skill level even further. A box pleat or gusset may seem fancy and complicated, but with this illustrated guide, they are totally doable.

Make Your Own Japanese Clothes

Make Your Own Japanese Clothes
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Kodansha International
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1988
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780870118654

Contains detailed instructions on making Japanese garments, from kimono towo-toe socks, using either traditional Japanese sewing methods or easierodern methods. The book includes patterns, fabric suggestions and sizingnstructions.

I Am Cute Dresses

I Am Cute Dresses
Author: Sato Watanabe
Publisher: Interweave
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-09-13
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781596683518

25 easy-to-make and wear dresses! Start sewing simple and adorable dresses that you'll love to wear. You don't need complicated patterns to make these 25 easy, loose, and effortlessly stylish garments. Each of these dresses is designed from basic, simple shapes that require no difficult or advanced tailoring, and will be flattering on everyone. You just need the basic template for each dress, and then you can adjust the width using an included formula, and length by simply raising or dropping the hemline. These easy-to-sew and easy-to-fit cute dresses will quickly become staples in your wardrobe.

Brooklyn Makers

Brooklyn Makers
Author: Jennifer Causey
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1616893079

A creative renaissance blooms in Brooklyn. At its heart is a thriving community of artisans producing a remarkable variety of handmade goods. In Brooklyn Makers, photographer Jennifer Causey captures the spirit of this homegrown movement by documenting thirty of the borough's most celebrated craftsmen. This eclectic mix of established and up-and-coming makers includes bakers, ceramic artists, clothing designers, florists, distillers, and more. With an eye for small details, Causey's charming photographs reveal each artisan at work in their own space. Her lively interviews reveal what inspires them, keeps them motivated, and their thoughts on the city where they live and work.