Discover how to sew your own charming cloth animal dolls with this beautiful book.

Doll-making can be simple and spontaneous, or it can be very detailed and even, to be honest, sort of fiddly. There are endless approaches to doll-making, from the basic to the complicated, each with its own joys and challenges.

This book will walk you through the first steps from imagining a design to showing you how to add personality to your animal characters. Featuring patterns for a bunny rabbit, owl, cat, dog, bear, monkey, fox, kitten, and mouse ­– stitch up your own menagerie of fabric friends to gift or keep. The projects range in difficulty, allowing you to build on your skills as your progress through the pages of this book. Mix-and-match designs to personalise your you own dolls and create a basic wardrobe with simple, cute clothing patterns to sew and accessorise your makes.

Doll-maker and designer, Katia Ferris provide expert guidance, helping you to sew confidently from scratch. Packed with stunning lifestyle photography and step-by-step illustrations, this book covers everything you need to bring your own animal characters to life.

While everyone else is blessing-their-mess, you can stitch out a little dose of reality. This cross-stitch-kit-for-the-rest-of-us by Brass Monkey includes everything you need (besides the patience): an embroidery hoop, needle, Aida cloth, and all the floss you could possibly want. That's what they call the thread...you'll have to provide your own dental care supplies. * Features a 6" bamboo embroidery hoop, Aida cloth, and a needle. * Includes all the thread you'll need to complete the design on the front of the box. There might even be a bit left over-friendship bracelets, anyone? * Comes with a design guide-and tutorial instructions suitable for beginners & experts alike (but the experts will likely judge us). * Bonus: It all comes in a pretty box...if we do say so ourselves. * The outer box measures 7.6" square by 1.64" deep-that's 193mm by 42mm if you're fancy.

In the 19th century, the craft of embroidery became a pastime for ladies of leisure. This beautiful new book explores the shift from industry to hobby and how embroidery was crafted and displayed in the home. Each chapter is packed with a close look at the techniques that were used, detaileddrawings and unique photographs of original 19th century embroidered pieces. Interweaved into the book are snippets of social history, historical facts and quotes from ladies and gentlemen of the period. This delightful book is a must for any student studying embroidery, fashion and textiles, craft persons interested in historical embroidery techniques, collectors of textiles, plus any needlework enthusiast wanting to extend their knowledge.

Perfect for anyone looking for fun-to-make, quick-to-stitch Christmas projects, The Big Book of Christmas Quickies In Cross Stitch is packed with the best little holiday designs collected from over 15 years of Leisure Arts publications. This book was created with stitchers of all skill levels in mind.

Ranging from whimsical Santas to nostalgic Yuletide greetings, the compact, charming designs add homemade holiday warmth to Christmas tree ornaments, festive clothing, home decorating accents, and other holiday treasures.