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In ONE SIMPLE STITCH Helen Stevens begins a crusade to prove that if you can bring your needle up through your fabric, and take it back through to the reverse, you can embroider ...and you can work all the projects in this book. And you don't even need lengthy step-by-step instructions. All the information you need is encompassed by a template, a colour chart and a unique 'directional diagram'. Armed with these three weapons, and one simple stitch, you will slay the dragon which has held you back from working true embroidery. And with no counted thread techniques, there's no counting either. So sit back,enjoy the text and the videos and prepare to become a confident embroiderer. All with ONE SIMPLE STITCH. This ebook includes videos of Helen demonstrating the stitches and techniques.

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Make fun beaded boxes with a flowerpot theme! Give them as a great gift, with personalized label, or create an eye-catching display. Prizewinning beader Katie Dean shows you, in easy stages, how to make two shapes of lidded box, with your choice of simple flowers. Learn how to create more complex flowers, including using multi-holed and shaped seed beads. Discover how to change the size and proportions of your boxes and how to add different pattern designs/colourways. The techniques are made easy in this ebook (PDF format), with step-by-step instructions, detailed photos and comprehensive video demonstrations by Katie Dean. It's the next best thing to having the author standing by your side as you bead.

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Applique suddenly became colourful, easy and fun with Madeleine Millington's unique designs, brimming with character. Discover the tactile qualities of wool blanket fabric, using applique and simple hand stitching to produce imaginative and original designs. This title offers lovely Christmas projects, with angels, stars and hearts aplenty! Create a festive mood with an Angel Frieze or a Christmas Stocking. Make your own decorations, including a delightful Advent Calendar with heart pockets in which to hide small gifts.

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Discover the impressive techniques and patterns of Lattice or Canadian smocking, with bestselling author and TV presenter Debbie Shore. Soon you will be pinching, pleating and stitching to create textured fabrics for cushions (pillows), bags, and even clothing. It's a little like origami with fabric. Go retro with nostalgic velvet smocked cushions, reminiscent of the 50s and 60s. Try the patterns with contemporary fabrics such as denim or hessian. For the fresh country look, select a woven gingham. In Modern Smocking Parts 1 and 2, Debbie has put together 16 patterns, plus ideas for a whole display of smocked cushion covers. She shows clearly how to mark a grid of lines or dots and stitch over that grid to create the various smocking patterns, and gives instructions for how to make a simple zipped cushion cover. Best of all, in these two enhanced ebooks, there is over an hour of embedded video of Debbie demonstrating the techniques. When you are used to the methods you can experiment with different fabrics, mix designs together, and apply the technique to anything from dressmaking to curtains.Modern Smocking Part 1 includes the basic techniques and eight different smocking patterns, all with video demonstrations. Part 2 has a further eight patterns with projects and videos.

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Make your own tiara with matching designer necklace and earrings, for your wedding, prom or special party. In this CD book, Jema Hewitt shows you the techniques you need to create six stunning designs. There are tiaras to suit many tastes, from pastel and delicate, to bold and colourful. Follow Jema's comprehensive step by step instructions, and zoom in close to see every detail of the construction.

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