C&T Publishing.C&T Publishing Box 1456, Lafayette, CA 94549 www.ctpub.com D'Arcy-Jean Milne's FABRIC LEFTOVERS: SIMPLE, ADAPTABLE WAYS TO USE UP SCRAPS (9781571203847, $26.95) offers up fine ideas for something often regulated to the scrap heap scrap·heap also scrap heap n. 1. A pile or heap of waste material. 2. A place for discarding useless or worthless material. , showing how to use buttons, beads, and scraps as well as old and cast-off cast·off n. 1. One that has been discarded. 2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected. clothing for maximum advantage. Learn how to embroider em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. , cord, embellish and wrap with such cast-aways--make notecards NoteCards - An ambitious hypertext system developed at Xerox PARC, "designed to support the task of transforming a chaotic collection of unrelated thoughts into an integrated, orderly interpretation of ideas and their interconnections". , beads, and more in the process. Nancy Johnson-Srebro's BIG-BLOCK QUILTS BY MAGIC (9781571203083, $26.95) tells how to use different blocks that hold only squares and rectangles: blocks with sew together quickly and produce eye-catching results. Each project receives two quilting quilting, form of needlework, almost always created by women, most of them anonymous, in which two layers of fabric on either side of an interlining (batting) are sewn together, usually with a pattern of back or running (quilting) stitches that hold the layers options--and each works well to create not only quilts but wallhangings and more. Amy Barickman's INDYGO JUNCTION'S NEEDLE FELTING: 22 STYLISH PROJECTS FOR HOME & FASHION (9781571203793, $24.95) holds wool projects for all kinds of embellishment, offering up needle felting ideas which blend basic techniques and instructions with over twenty sophisticated projects. Color photos add interest and sidebars of tips on weaving techniques and more are keys to success in this excellent primer. |
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