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Describing French beading, this book features more than 70 close-up photographs that show you how to grow a garden of 30 flowers with delicate seed beads. Forty additional illustrations present the placement for each particular flower part. It also includes a helpful introductory section that explains the basic techniques.

Dressmaking for dummies. A beautifully designed, fun, unintimidating and inspirational tour around the world of home-sewing, pompom making and generally messing around with bits of material.

If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it.

Presents techniques from America's expert on the Mariner's Compass block. Here, quilters can achieve dazzling and accurate Mariner's Compass designs with Judy's freezer-paper foundation method, that eliminates the tedious tearing away of foundation paper.

Features cross-stitch patterns for the young, hip, do-it-yourself generation. The author has brought cross-stitch firmly into the 21st century. Her work has the look of an oldfashioned sampler, surrounded by hearts and duckies, but filled with messages such as Bite me, Beeyatch, and Homo Sweet Homo.

Drawing knitters into her creative process, the author explains - in friendly, layman's terms - how she uses patterning in physics as inspiration and challenge, then hooks them with her sophisticated, classic designs, ready for them to reproduce following her step-by-step instructions.

Tweens and teens will love this guide to making 25 unique, purses all presented with easy-to-follow steps. The projects use a range of unconventional, inexpensive materials, all easily obtainable. Ages 10+.

Following the successful tradition of Knitting Pretty, Chronicle offers the next book for sawy yarn crafters. Cozy Crochet features 25 step-by-step projects range from the simple - kitchen cloths and coasters - for folks picking up a crochet needle for the first time to more advanced crafts like a flower-embellished clutch purse.

A collection of 30 funky, fun and colourful patterns to knit and crochet.

Offers a collection of 20 colourful concoctions that knit up to perfection. This guide contains projects that include design touches like cable detailing on sweaters and mitts, tassels and trims on hats, and buttons and bows for babies. It also covers tips, tool and sizing guides, and care instructions.

Providing instructions and images, this work talks about knitted flowers ranging from ruffled roses to lazy daisies, from single blooms to complete bouquets, and from layered petal varieties to scalloped and corkscrew styles.

Presents imaginative and stylish wall treatments using unexpected materials and not one drop of paint.

Acting as a collection of 24 designs for your home, this book aims to provide accessories and garments, to suit every mood and occasion. It includes cable cushions for lazing on the sand, a moss stitch rug for the beach hut, and a duffel bag for collecting treasures from the shoreline. It is aimed at young knitters.

This manual contains instructions and illustrations for making cloth dolls. Many methods of doll construction are covered. Beginners should find this book a practical guide that examines techniques for making all kinds of dolls, while the experienced dollmaker should discover some new ideas.

25 step-by-step patchwork and quilting projects.

Features 16 unique scarf patterns that range from the toasty warm, to the way cool, to the tres chic.

Offers a range of 25 hand-knitted designs for girls and boys aged 2 to 5 years - with something to knit for every season. This book features handknits with a sizing chart, a requirements list, pattern and instructions, and piecing instructions for toys. It includes information on Knitting Techniques; Yarn Information; and Buying Yarn.

Using large colourful photographs and step-by-step instructions, this book presents young children with ideas for drawing animals.