HANDMADE LIFE: A Companion to Modern Crafting

Book number: 92421 Product format: Hardback Author: RAMONA BARRY & REBECCA JOBSON

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Kickstart your creativity with 30 new and old crafting techniques in this beautiful big gallery and compendium. Whether it is felt, knitting, crochet, weaving, tapestry, macramé, basket making, leather or rugs, stitching embroidery, cross stitch needlepoint, quilting and patching, surfaces like marble, indigo (as William Morris once said 'of blues there is only one real dye, indigo'), print, collage and gilding, or the form of clay, beads, jewellery, origami, paper, mobiles, veneer and wood to zakka. All about upcycling and a historical overview of each craft, with design notes and explanations of key techniques to help beginners get started, tools and methods are explored through a combination of hand drawn illustrations and photography. Each project includes one basic craft and a further top five selection, while examples of inspirational work from contemporary artisans displaying the possibilities of each medium. We love the foodie's picnic quilt, the modern takes on embroidery embellishment, a glamorous clutch bag made from leather scraps from a seconds sale with metallic finishes, even rather crazy basket 'costumes'. 408 large pages, 22.9 x 28.5cm. Hundreds of colour illus. in a modern resurgence and beautiful graphic design for inspiration.
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ISBN 9780500518922

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