Complete embellishing : easy techniques and over 30 great projects

Title
Complete embellishing : easy techniques and over 30 great projects

Personal Author EPSB
Kayte. Terry

Summary
Presents a "totally-cool" wardrobe of garments and accessories, together with nifty home accessories in a technique- and project-packed volume filled with fabulous ideas for transforming store-bought "blanks" into must-have wardrobe pieces and home furnishings using practically every embellishment and craft technique imaginable. The collection of 25 projects is detailed in more than 170 photographs and clear step-by-step directions, each original design inspired by the author's years as a crafter and visual manager for a New York store. An introductory course in all the basics of sewing, embroidery, crochet, felting, stenciling, and painting is featured, making embellishing such clothing and home accessories as a boho cover-up, a needle-felted shrug, trimmed skirts, jackets, sweaters, Tees, and tunics, as well as gorgeous glassware and chandeliers super-easy so that even beginners can embellish with confidence.

Other Title
Complete embellishing : techniques and projects
 
Embellishing techniques and projects

Year Published
2008

Physical Description
176 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Note
Includes index.

Contents
Tools and techniques -- Garments -- Accessories -- Home furnishings.

Subject
Fancy work.
 
Dress accessories.
 
Clothing and dress.
 
Sewing.

Summary
Presents a "totally-cool" wardrobe of garments and accessories, together with nifty home accessories in a technique- and project-packed volume filled with fabulous ideas for transforming store-bought "blanks" into must-have wardrobe pieces and home furnishings using practically every embellishment and craft technique imaginable. The collection of 25 projects is detailed in more than 170 photographs and clear step-by-step directions, each original design inspired by the author's years as a crafter and visual manager for a New York store. An introductory course in all the basics of sewing, embroidery, crochet, felting, stenciling, and painting is featured, making embellishing such clothing and home accessories as a boho cover-up, a needle-felted shrug, trimmed skirts, jackets, sweaters, Tees, and tunics, as well as gorgeous glassware and chandeliers super-easy so that even beginners can embellish with confidence.

ISBN
9781580114011

Publisher
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Creative Homeowner Home Arts, Collins & Brown, 2008.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian High646 TERBook30905000059570Non-Fiction