For beginners and more confident artists alike, this book is an invaluable reference source for learning about and improving your skills for still life, figures, landscape and portrait drawing.
Excerpt: "e;As the directions which follow were intended for the conduct of the families of the authoress's own daughters, and for the arrangement of their table, so as to unite a good figure with proper economy, she has avoided all excessive luxury, such as essence of ham, and that wasteful expenditure of large quantities of meat for gravy, which so greatly contributes to keep up the price, and is no less injurious to those who eat, than to those whose penury bids them abstain.
A beginner's guide to modern raised stitches, 3D Embroidery is a curated collection of over 30 raised embroidery stitches and techniques, taught within the context of 20 in-hoop embroidery projects.
Learn how to set up an organized and inviting home art space for kids and keep them engaged with over 55 art prompts that encourage skill-building and creative exploration.
Just like the Knitting Stitch Bible and the Crochet Handbook Stitch Guide, this book contains illustrations and specific instructions for everything ranging from the most basic quilting techniques to the more complicated multi-patterned projects.
Du möchtest der Lieblingspuppe einer kleinen Puppenmama ein stylisches Outfit stricken und bist auf der Suche nach hübschen und einfach zu strickenden Modellen?
This exquisite book, a follow-up to the massively successful Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers, is written by needlework expert Trish Burr in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Soap is very essential in people's lives as this is used for personal hygiene which leads to and contributes to perfect health and a germ-protected body.
With so many brands and types of soaps available in the market, the idea of making soaps at home seems a little bit weird, but the satisfaction and enhancement of creativity while experimenting different colors, pattern and shapes while soap making will make you fall in love with it.
Egal ob Alltag, Feiertag oder ganz persönliches Fest: In diesem Buch verrät uns Doris Paesen ihre besten Ideen, Tricks und Geheimnisse für Selbstgebasteltes und -gebackenes für die ganze Familie.
This accessible beginner's guide covers everything you need to know to start crocheting, featuring clear, step-by-step, photo-illustrated instructions.
Through enchanting prose and delightful activities, avid writer, gardener and placemaker Christie Purifoy helps readers capture the curious magic of the garden and bring its life and joy into their homes.
This accessible beginner's guide covers everything you need to know to start creating amazing origami art, featuring clear, step-by-step instructions with helpful photos.
'An honest and redemptive story about the power of fun and creativity - I've always said if it was mandatory to wear a smock once a week and get messy with clay, adults would be happier.
With hundreds of step-by-step illustrated instructions and a user-friendly, stay-flat format, Patternmaking with Stretch Knit Fabrics provides emerging fashion designers with comprehensive information on how to draft patterns for popular cut-and-sew stretch knit fabrics such as jersey and knits with spandex.
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.