Making jewelry with cube beads requires no special training or classes. This book explains it all. With clear instructions and hundreds of color photographs, expert Virginia Jensen shows how to make stunning jewelry using many of the most popular off-loom stitches. Chapters are divided by project type, including bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, and decorative items. Beginners learn the fundamentals of many popular stitches as they create the projects, while more experienced crafters enjoy the challenge of weaving an uncommon shape into a knockout piece.
A structured foundation course for needlepoint, this text is an introduction for the beginner and a source of ideas for the more accomplished. The main thrust is how to work the stitches successfully and how to use them to the best effect.
Intended for beginners and experienced embroiderers alike, this book presents a wide variety of stitches, with ideas and techniques for using them. The selection of freestyle stitches is accompanied by 48 motifs, and the stitches are explained in step-by-step instructions and diagrams.
Would you like to learn to crochet? Already know the basics, but would like to stretch your crocheting skills? From scarves and sweaters to hats and handbags, you can create beautiful, useful designs with ease using Crochet Patterns For Dummies. From choosing the right hooks and yarn and crocheting basic stitches to joining pieces together, this easy-to-follow guide will have you hooked in no time.
Our hands-on workbook gets you crocheting fashionable, fun designs in a focused, step-by-step manner.
Love Stitches: For Someone You Love or Someone in Need
"Love Stitches" is a collection of patterns for charity crocheting that will become the charity stitcher's favorite resource. Every possible category is explored, with various chapters categorizing the different charities. Love Stitches for the Displaced has a variety of hat, scarf, and mitten patterns to help keep a homeless person warm in winter weather; also afghans to provide warmth and comfort in time of need, as well as patterns for the ever popular Warm Up America Squares.