This is a collection of ideas for children's garments - both for boys and girls. Each is photographed and has a precise pattern and detailed instructions. Included are: dresses party frocks swashbuckling shirts silk pyjamas and costumes.
75 Birds, Butterflies & Little Beasts to Knit and Crochet
Expand your knit and crochet repertoire with this menagerie of miniature bugs and beasts: from creepy crawlies and weird wrigglers to beautiful butterflies and splendid metallic-thread dragonflies. Use them to decorate clothes and accessories, give them as gifts---or use to decorate your gift wrap and greeting cards.
Ann Bensons Beadwear: Making Beaded Accessories & Adornments
Award-winning designer Ann Benson shows how to add sparkle to different garments with 35 projects, each illustrated in a colour photograph. She uses seed pearls, pearl crystals and semi-precious stones to enhance jumpers, jackets, shirts and accessories and create individual patterns and styles.
From evening gowns to sofa pillows, bags to scarves, beads add sophistication and glamour wherever they're applied. And using the tips and techniques in this full-color guide, you can easily select the right beads for your project, prepare the fabric, and develop and transfer your own creative patterns--whether starting from scratch or adding beads to ready-to-wear garments and accessories. Attractive photographs of glittering, colorful beaded items will inspire you to begin right away.
