A guide to sewing. It helps you discover how to: master hand and machine stitches; read a sewing pattern; hem a variety of fabrics; negotiate sleeves and pockets; install zippers, buttons, and other fasteners; shape garments with tucks and pleats; and, adjust projects for better fit and function.

Providing an introduction to the art form of Origami, this book includes a history of this art form, from its origins in the twelfth century. It provides information on the essentials of origami, followed by diagrams with instructions that show how to create a range of models.

Presents information and resources, as well as step by step how to instructions for the knitting techniques. Using photos and illustrations, this guide demonstrates basic knitting stitches and shows readers how to decipher patterns and work with multiple colors. It explains how to fix common knitting mistakes and relax stiff shoulders and fingers.

Presents two drawing textbooks Comics and Sequential Art and Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative . Comics and Sequential Art reveals the basic building blocks and principles of comics, including imagery, the frame, and the application of time, space and visual forms.

Containing action-oriented financial advice, this title shows you how to lower expenses and tame debts as well as invest wisely to achieve your financial goals. It includes: reviews of the revised tax laws and how to take advantage of them; and, the scoop on Medicare and Social Security and what it means for you.

The standard for comprehensive coverage of tools, techniques and materials, you'll enjoy the easy-to-follow style of this perennial bestseller. Expansive coverage and useful tips are presented for topics ranging from granulation and patina formulas to anodising aluminium and reactive metals.

With over 650 practical drawings, this handbook offers step-by-step instructions in all the techniques a knitter needs to know. It includes information for every stage, from casting on to adding the finishing touches, and also advises on what to do when things go wrong.

Compiles information from movies and television programs including Star Trek , Top Gun , and Body Heat to teach readers such skills as how to tell if someone is really dead, how to evade a MiG, and how to pick up someone in a bar.

Provides practical information on water supply, plumbing, heating, electricity, home improvements, gardening, landscaping, lawn care, greenhouses, country cooking, farm animals, barns, fences, pets, and small-scale farming.

A breakout novel is one that rises out of its category - such as romance, mystery or thriller - and hits the bestseller lists. This title explains the elements that all breakout novels share and provides tips on how to write a breakout novel.

In this survival guide for writers, Betsy Lerner shares her editorial wisdom and provides an insider's understanding of the publishing process. She looks at different writer personality types and addresses the concerns of writers just getting started as well as those stalled mid-career.

Subtitled Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting. Author is a screenwriting guru who gives sell-out courses throughout the UK and Europe.

A special 15th anniversary edition of this principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems.

A complete course in knitting, this title takes you lesson-by-lesson through the stitches and techniques, from casting on the first stitch to creating an intricate Fair Isle cardigan. It contains 15 specially designed projects.

Intended for writers at various levels - from first-year undergraduates, to dissertation writers submitting final manuscripts, this book deals with successful completion and submission of the student paper.

A fully revised edition of the world's most widely used drawing instruction book.

Danger lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? This handbook is here to help, with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know to survive.

Focuses on choosing an idea, choosing a point of view, making your characters likeable, creating secondary characters, learning the Three Ps (problems, plotting, and pacing), revising your text, finding an agent, and more. This work also features tables, charts, and sidebars.

The second book in the Write Great Fiction series, Plot & Structure offers clear and concise information on creating a believable and engaging plot that readers can't resist.

From selecting the right hook and yarn to working around corners and venturing into more complex patterns, this reference provides hands-on advice. It is written in a Q&A format.