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A guide to the techniques that define couture sewing. It helps sewers of various skill levels with an interest in fashion sewing learn the basics for skirts and sleeves, pockets and jackets, evening gowns and more, as well as, how to apply the techniques.

The art director of 'Fine Woodworking' and Instagram sensation Michael Pekovich explains here how to create furniture and other pieces that are meaningful, purposeful and beautiful.

Joinery doesnt have to be a daunting task. In the Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery, Gary Rogowski describes how to make every practical woodworking joint using full-color, step-by-step photo essays. The book is organized for quick access, using visual maps and detailed visual content. Since terms in this field vary, visual references allow rapid identification of desired results. And like a classic cookbook, this guide presents all the standard methods and variations, including multiple options for varying skill levels and thousands of step-by-step color photos, while also covering seldom used but sometimes necessary techniques.

With his unerring eye, Kaffe has found the perfect location for his exquisite new collection of quilts, featuring his scintillating new fabric designs & his classics, all in his unique colour palette. This time he has chosen the iconic 13th-century Powis Castle in north Wales, where the 20 quilts in this book are set off against the storybook castle and stunning grounds.

This book gets to the very core of the craft of woodworking: laying out, cutting and assembling joinery for furniture and other treasured wood objects.

Heralded as the King of Colour, fabric designer and quilter Kaffe Fassett showcases his glorious range of Artisan fabrics in this book.

A reference work on wood technology, explaining the nature of wood and its properties, the basics of woodworking technology, and the use of raw materials. It includes revised and updated information.

Kaffe has chosen the medieval English village of Lavenham in Suffolk to show off this exquisite new collection of 19 quilts.

West Ireland, with its streets of colourful painted houses and ancient stone walls, provides the perfect inspiration for the richly varied quilt designs in Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland. Each quilt pattern includes complete instructions, with colour diagrams, and the book includes a section on patchwork and quilting basics.

This comprehensive and practical book demystifies the all-important subject of choosing, designing, and cutting woodworking joints. It's packed with insightful information and tricks of the trade that will advance the work of novices and seasoned craftsmen alike.

Shape is critical to the ultimate success or failure of a piece of furniture. This book guides the woodworker towards first visualising, then drawing a shape, and then choosing the appropriate tool for creating it. It covers shaping techniques of all kinds, from the simplest ones to more complex bending and carving.

Suitable for those who want to make a jacket with the impeccable look of Chanel, this book presents sewing methods the author developed, based on her knowledge of haute couture construction and meticulous research studying original Chanels. Via the DVD, she instructs readers in essential techniques such as cutting and shaping the jacket sections.

Paninis have traversed the continent from Italy to grace discerning restaurants, high-end cafes and sandwich bars everywhere. This book supplies you with 70 delicious recipes for your home-made paninis and does not confine itself to only Italian recipes. It covers ham, turkey, Swiss cheese and a hoisin-lime dressing.

Junior's Restaurant, which bakes cheesecakes, has been wooing New Yorkers since it first opened its doors in 1950. This work offers up their recipes ranging from the cheesecake that started it all, to flavour twists like Banana Fudge, Rocky Road and Pumpkin Mousse, to little cheesecakes meant just for one (Little Fellas), and more.

Frustrated with complicated and restrictive green-building certification programs and the under-enforced building code, a group of architects and builders in Portland, Maine, came up with the idea of the Pretty Good House. What, they asked, should you include in a house that does right for its inhabitants and the planet, but that does not go beyond reasonable environmental or financial payback?

In this contemporary look at the world of workbenches, Lon Schleining takes us on a guided tour of a wide variety of classic, modern, and specialty benches and offers hundreds of options for choosing or building that perfect bench and its accessories.

Offers more than 800 photos and drawings which show you how to use and care for your router and how to get the most from it. In addition to mastering the use of your router, this book also helps you learn about router tables and how to make one that works perfectly in your shop.

Wood bending is intriguing to the vast majority of woodworkers. This book and DVD changes that. It features step-by-step instruction on some of the most common techniques. It explains and demonstrates both steam bending and bent lamination. It shows just how easy it can be to master these techniques, even using relatively low-tech equipment.

The ins and outs of the construction process are laid out to enable any moderately handy person to build their own tiny home.

Written by a professional furniture maker, this lavishly illustrated definitive guide explains everything about using veneer.

Kaffe presents 20 new stunning designs, using 18 vintage quilts from Britain's American Museum as his inspiration.

No matter your size or shape, Kenneth D. King will teach you how to make perfect-fitting garments every time in this comprehensive resource

This unique, multimedia approach to adding couture trims includes detailed step-by-step instructions, photos and how-to video. This must-have resource gives an overview of the different types of trims that are used in a couture workroom and explains different methods for attaching the trims to a garment.

A classic reference, the Graphic Guide to Frame Construction is a comprehensive visual handbook filled with hundreds of meticulous drawings showing the framing details you need to understand when building with wood. This revised fourth edition reflects the most recent changes in residential frame construction.

People appreciate that living smaller is easier on their bank balance, their time and the environment. Magazines and newspapers are featuring these smaller wonders more frequently. Now is the time to re-present fundamental small-house design strategies - complete with whole-house case studies for homeowners eager to simplify smartly.

Suitable for carvers and craftsmen, this title deals with basic hand tools and the practical objects they can produce from branches, burls, and crooked pieces of wood. It brings this simple art to life by showing you carving techniques, tips for designing spoons for maximum strength, and, how to shape dough bowls, butter paddles and ladles.

Chairs are ubiquitous, found in every home, office and building. Almost all are commercially made since many woodworkers shy away from making chairs, or even stools. Granted, there are not too many square parts to most chairs, and compound angles are somewhat intimidating. This book teaches how to build comfortable, long-lasting chairs.