Crafts & Hobbies - Fashion

Discover all that you can make with just one yard of fabric Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins offer 101 stylish projects that use a single yard of fabric to make clothes, accessories, baby items, and more. With simple step-by-step instructions that are accompanied by...

Knitting one sock is fun and rewarding, but finishing its partner can become a chore that leaves well-intentioned knitters suffering from "second sock syndrome." With this two-at-a-time technique you can easily finish a full pair of socks on the same day. Step-by-step photographs illustrate...

Alexander McQueen -- the Master of the Fantastic -- is making headlines once again as Kate Middleton wore a gown designed by Sarah Burton of the House of McQueen for her wedding to Prince William. This paper doll tribute to the fashion superstar recaptures...

In his latest paper doll tribute to high fashion of past decades, artist Tom Tierney spotlights the bold colors, miniskirts, and offbeat accessories that typified haute couture of the 1960s. Included are stunning creations by a new wave of young designers who exalted youth...

Want to learn to crochet, but have no idea where to start? Well this book will guide you through the basics and have you completing your first project in just one day Each new stitch is explained in easy steps with accompanying photographs and...

Beautiful Dresses is an adult coloring for people who love fashion design. Full of pretty dresses to color it is sure to bring out your inner fashion designer. Contains 35 full page dresses ready for you to bring to life. Printed single side for...

For debonair gentlemen who eschew denim if favor of tweed, and feel that grooming and gallantry should not be consigned to history, this book will suit your needs. The Gentleman's Wardrobe features a cornucopia of elegant garments and accessories to sew, this beautifully illustrated...

Note that there are different versions of this book available. The paperback published by Createspace has black and white interior images, while the books published by Los Angeles Fashion Resource and Fairbanks publishing contain color images inside the bookPattern Design: Fundamentals is an ideal...

Costume designer Alison Freer's styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so her solutions have to work fast. In How to Get Dressed, Alison distills her secrets...

Tailoring is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more...

Learn how to make your own nail polish colors to create personalized, customized looks just for you. The best way to get a marvelous mani? Make your own dazzling polishes! With this book and some imagination, you'll be whipping up gorgeous polishes in no...

Rising to fame in the 70s, macramé is having a modern-day moment! Use natural materials to create chic macramé bags and belts with a laid-back, bohemian style. With 18 step-by-step macramé projects that slowly progress in difficulty, you will learn over a dozen macramé...

Following the first volume of Fashion Draping Techniques, which focused on details such as collars, sleeves and knots, this new volume, richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, takes a step forward and moves on to complete items of clothing, such as dresses, blouses, jackets,...

An accessible field guide to classic menswear and creating your own conscious closet.Dressing well matters and it is easily within the grasp of any man, no matter his age or budget. The problem today is that many men don't know where to turn for...

Crochet new life into unloved, unworn clothes with sustainable fashion hacks This book is not just a collection of crochet patterns or a selection of makes to keep you looking 'de rigeur'. Oh no This book is actually a toolkit of hints, tips and...

This stunning collectible features four costumed dolls -- two women and two men -- and more than two dozen richly detailed original outfits inspired by the preeminent House of Worth and other notable designers of luxury clothing. The costumes accurately depict the lavish dresses...

Create fabulous flapper fashions in less time than it takes to learn the Charleston with this easy-to-follow classic. Author Mary Brooks Picken perfected her ten-step method of creating seventeen different dress styles while serving as Director of Instruction at the Woman's Institute of Domestic...

Put those clunky double-pointed needles down and learn to knit fabulous socks on your straight needles. Sharing her groundbreaking technique for straight-knit socks, Alice Curtis provides step-by-step instructions for 20 original patterns that feature a variety of yarns and an array of motifs ranging...

Knit two socks at a time, while working from the toe up In this delightful guide, Melissa Morgan-Oakes shares her revolutionary knitting technique that allows you to try on the socks as you work, avoid running out of yarn, and steer clear of the...

"A great introduction for those interested in millinery, with easy to understand instructions and a variety of patterns for constructing different types of hats." -- Jefferson-Madison Regional Library SystemDesign the hat of your dreams with the guidance of an expert milliner. Jenny Pfanenstiel presents...

Don't let your costumes fall flat! Give them the support they need Get the right fit every time! Elegant and professional cosplay foundations, fitted just for you. Create a capsule wardrobe of foundation garments, including corsets, bodysuits, hoops, crinolines, leggings, and more! Sew the...

Advanced Creative Draping teaches designers and students how to drape fashion-forward, conceptual designs that use elements of couture construction to elevate the work to the highest level of fashion. Five methods of draping are explored as well as draping using embellishments or particular surface...

Clothing from the Hands that Weave is a remarkable book that traces the history of weaving and fashion from the beginning of time through the modern era. Part memoir, part weaving instruction, part historical textbook, Clothing from the Hands that Weave will educate and...

Fancy a wardrobe full of luxurious leather accessories without the painful price tag? This collection of 20 luxe leather projects is perfect if you're looking for original, high quality projects made from leather, all of which can be made on a domestic sewing machine...

The Bare Essentials series is an invaluable resource for anyone entering into the field of lingerie design. This volume summarizes the basics of underwear design, from sewing and construction to drafting and pattern grading. Supported with clearly understood illustrations, the book introduces these subjects...

★★★ Beautiful Women Coloring Book ★★★This beautiful and Relaxing coloring book for adults contains 88 Gorgeous Women Coloring Pages to Enjoy and Celebrate the Beauty of Women. Full of gorgeous designs of Women, Hairstyles, Flowers, Butterflies and more. Perfect for all levels of colorists....

Fashion drawing is the most important way to visualize ideas and concepts in costume and fashion design. This new and expanded two-volume edition of the already classic title Figure Drawing for Fashion Design--revised, updated and expanded--is a precise, topic-by-topic manual that will help readers...

it's a sketchbook for anyone who loves fashion and loves to doodle, sketch, and draw. Pages have printed templates You don't want to waste time drawing the silhouette on each page This sketchbook is perfect for creating stylish clothing, thanks to the 20 different...

Fashion Patternmaking Technique for Children's Clothing is the result of 15 years reprints and corrections based in an everyday teaching praxis, which lead to careful studies and ongoing updates taking into account changing needs. As in the other volumes of the series, the author...

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear. This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it...

Wacky Doggy Knits shows you how to create ten unique outfits to indulge your dog's every mood. Whether their yen is for a cool sailor top, a superhero suit, or a chic designer jacket, this guide offers the know-how to ensure they get their...

The first book to introduce knitting as an art form, this classic guide has been newly revised and expanded to offer even more suggestions and inspiration. Mary Walker Phillips shows how to use traditional stitches in original ways to produce highly decorative creations rather...

Author: Laura ChauISBN-10: 047027896XISBN-13: 9780470278963Publisher: VisualLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2008Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 8.90h x 7.90w x 0.60dReview Citation(s): Booklist 12/15/2008 pg. 22

A richly illustrated, comprehensive study of fashion under socialism, from state-sponsored prototypes to unofficial imitations of Paris fashion.The idea of fashion under socialism conjures up images of babushka headscarves and black market blue jeans. And yet, as Djurdja Bartlett shows in this groundbreaking book,...

Learn to sew garments that you'll love and want to wear all throughout the year! Craft a timeless and versatile wardrobe for everyday with Nani Iro, the Japanese fabric brand by artist and textile designer Naomi Ito. In this follow-up to The Nani Iro...

This book presents 1,000 unpublished and original lingerie and beachwear designs by Dorina Croci with the collaboration of Elisabetta Drudi, author of best-selling international books, such as 4,000 Fashion Details (Promopress). Its content is intended to inspire fashion designers working in this field, showing...

This book is an essential and practical tool for designing and creating fashion accessories for men and women. Intended for fashion students and professionals, the book includes different pattern techniques for each accessory and explains production processes so that readers can incorporate them into...

Meet a menagerie of amazing animal hats in this exciting collection for ages 6 through adult! These easy-level patterns will show you how to use basic stitches, simple shapes and common yarns to make incredible critters and have tons of fun!Amigurumi is a cute...

Step up your enamel pin game and learn how to make your own with this colorful collection of imaginative and inspiring creations! Popping up on countless jackets, backpacks, totes, and hats, enamel pins have taken the world by storm. Portable, collectible, and totally adorable,...

Surface Design for Fabric is a comprehensive, how-to guide to more than 60 surface design techniques for various fabrics and leather-ranging from the traditional to the experimental.Highly illustrated with more than 600 color images, the step-by-step instructions and photographs demonstrate surface design techniques, allowing...

Featuring 5 projects to choose from, the crochet patterns in this book are for keeping babies warm and secure in a handmade cocoon like wrap. These cocoon-style sets feature matching hats or hoods and can be personalized with a variety of colors and yarn...

If you don't already know Nille Gl sel, you might yet know her clothes. Through years creating reconstructions for museums and re-enactment, she has made outfits for many of today's best-dressed Vikings. Her clothes are always distinguished by their elegant design and excellent workmanship....

The ultimate guide from Fashion Revolution activist Orsola de Castro on how to love, mend and repair your clothes in the fight against fast fashion. Running out of space for the clothes you can't stop buying? Curious about how you can make a difference...

Contains things you need to start making fabulous bags for various occasion - from cute little children's pouches to handy totes and elegant evening purses. This title features 10 fat-quarter-friendly projects and a huge gallery of 101 ideas for 'bags' of inspiration.Author: M'Liss Rae...

Read Thirty Chic Days Vol. 3 to find out how you can elevate your life with simple, easy and free tips and ideas.Many of us feel like our everyday life is uninspiring, dull and difficult sometimes. Life seems like it is becoming harder not...

30 Unique High Quality Images Create your own styles without worrying about drawing the outfits. This fashion and educational workbook includes 30 different modern gown templates. Each template is printed single-sided - great for reducing marker and pen inks from bleeding to the next...

Indispensable accessories and sought-after collectors' items, scarves were an important innovation in twentieth-century fashion. From art deco through 1950s Hollywood, the Swinging Sixties and beyond, scarves have been represented in every major decorative arts movement over the past century and into the present one.This...

The definitive book to learning Fair Isle knitting by expert knitter, teacher and founder of The Knit Knacks, Monica Russel, featuring 60 pattern swatches and beautiful, practical projects to test your new-found skills. Fair Isle knitting has a timeless appeal, and is celebrated all...

Jump start your stalled projects. When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters is a guide to help you resolve your quilting problems and bring your project back to life. In addition, this must-have book includes 4 new projects: Miter Touch Quilt - preprinted panel...

5628 Shawls, Wraps, & Ponchos: Knit a shawl, wrap, or poncho in just one weekend? Yes, it's possible These 11 designs can all be made in a short time, whether it's a standard "weekend" of Friday night through Monday morning, an extended holiday weekend,...