This book covers all of the most popular tie-dye techniques - ice dyeing, crumple dyeing and shibori - and shows how to create a wide variety of designs and patterns. All you need to get started are inexpensive materials - fabric, string, rubber bands - and dye.

'Stash' is a crochet term for leftover or oddball yarn and 'Stash-Busting' is finding a project that uses these small amounts of yarn. In this amazing book you will find over 40 designs all made with small amounts of different sizes of yarn for home, baby and accessories! Designs include gnome coasters, little gnomes, easy doilies, afghans, hot pads, baby blankets, baby slippers, a ladies shawlette, jewellery and more!

Introducing a book of cool, quirky, and super-quick projects for those who love to be creative but rarely have the time. If you have half an hour to spare, you can whip up beautifully sewn home goods, toys, accessories, simple garments and more. Professional seamstress Heather M. Love offers clear, easy-to-follow instructions for:

• An evening clutch
• A casserole carrier
• Baby burb cloths
• Finger puppets, and much more
  With projects ranging from simple tasks to more challenging skill-builders--"30 Minute Sewing" is suitable for newbies and experienced sewers alike. Includes the basics of using patterns and hand-sewing, an overview of essential tools and notions, and a guide to sewing machine maintenance.

From best-selling author Amy Ellis, this collection features 10 original graphic blocks incorporated into 24 fabulous projects for home decor. Choose from simple, practical designs in a book that's brimming with variety and value for all skill levels.Achieve a cohesive look; each block is featured in a coordinating set that includes a quilt, pillow, and bed runnerCreate designs that showcase your fabrics; all blocks finish at 18" and are easy to mix and matchFollow clear instructions that include finishing options for pillows; create a covered zipper, an envelope back, and bound edges

All the projects provided in this book are quick knits in easy-care wool. They are perfect gifts and showcase a variety of pretty but practical accessories and garments. The book is ideal for knitters interested in exploring new techniques in smaller projects and those looking for quick, easy care gift ideas. It features a variety of knitwear designers, including Tanis Gray, Angela Hahn, Debbie O'Neill, Mindy Wilkes, and Melissa LaBarre.

Take yourself on a pinwheel journey. Learn how to make unique pinwheels starting with the easy and working your way up to more challenging. Let these 8 unique quilts inspire you to stitch new and exciting quilted projects. You'll never think of pinwheel blocks in the same way once you explore these possibilities. Tutorial sidebars included in this book: 1. Spinning Centers to Reduce Bulk 2. Triangle Alignment 3. Using Half-Square Triangle Piecing Papers 4. Using a 60-Degree Triangle Ruler

Create delightful paper-pieced quilts and showcase a subject you love--sewing! Discover 12 pictorial sewing-room blocks in both 4" and 6" sizes, plus a larger block depicting Sunbonnet Sue quilting. Choose from eight quilt patterns and turn your blocks into small wall quilts, or make a sampler quilt using all 13 block designs. Stitch charming block motifs, including a button jar, thimble, rotary cutter, sewing machine, seam ripper, and more Learn special techniques for creating tiny 1/8"- to 1/4"-wide accent borders with precision Find clear how-to illustrations and full-size paper-piecing templates for each block

This practical and inspiring guide to creating and using natural dyes from plants, offers information on current environmentally friendly dyeing techniques and more than 65 species of plants and natural dyestuffs. This comprehensive book outlines how to: Select fibres and plant parts Choose the right methods for mordanting and dyeing Obtain a range of gorgeous colours from every plant. Wild Colour is the all-in-one resource for fibre enthusiasts, including knitters, sewers and weavers gardeners who are interested in new uses for traditional dye plants and eco-conscious DIYers who want authoritative information about the natural dyeing process and the plants that are essential for it.

Mittens are the ideal small knitting project and make a great gift for anyone in the family. Learn the basics and create six knitted mitten styles that suit just about everyone "Easy-Knit Mittens" is a detailed knitting booklet that includes six hat knitting patterns in all sizes. Designed with beginners in mind, these stylish, traditional projects have helpful introductions, sizing information, and step-by-step photos.

More than 75 techniques for dyeing, painting, printing and applying interesting embellishments. The focus of this title is on decorating fabric, with loads of inspiration and ideas for crafters, teachers, quilters, fibre artists and anyone who is fascinated by textiles. Photographs illustrate how off the peg items can be zhooshed up and plain lengths decorated for any purpose, including material for quilting fat quarters. Authors use clear, step-by-step presentation to demonstrate the layering of the featured techniques creating rich, sumptuous effects. The enthusiastic and descriptive writing style will whet your appetite and encourage even the absolute novice to play and experiment.

A collection of 365 different sashiko patterns to sew - one for every day of the year. Sashiko sewing expert, Susan Briscoe, demonstrates 365 different sashiko patterns, one for each day of the year - sew all 365 to make a beautiful sashiko quilt featuring all the designs Each sashiko pattern is stitched onto a four-and-a-half-inch square piece of fabric making it very accessible to sew one swatch every day. You can record the date of each sample you stitch in the book to create a record of your sewing. All of the stitch patterns are illustrated with a photograph of the stitched sample showing some stitches in different coloured thread (this is used by the author to identify which stitches to do first), next to a diagram showing the stitch direction and the order of the stitches on the grid. All the patterns are sewn on four-and-a-half-inch fabric swatches which can then be pieced together to create the ultimate double bed sized sashiko sampler quilt. But as well as sewing the samples separately to make them into a large bed-sized quilt, the patterns can also be repeated to create larger designs over a wider surface area to make wall hangings, throws, table mats and smaller quilts - with this collection of 365 designs the possibilities are endless. Sashiko embroidery is a decorative sewing technique from Japan which was traditionally used to reinforce clothing and other textiles. It is an ideal stitch for visible mending and has become incredibly popular over the last few years. The technique of sewing horizontal and vertical stitches makes extremely attractive geometric designs that can be adapted to suit a wide range of sewing projects. Susan Briscoe is an expert in Japanese sewing techniques and has travelled to Japan numerous times. She is the author of the best-selling Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook and runs regular workshops teaching sashiko sewing. This is the first time all of these 365 designs will appear in one book. Susan has included the Japanese name and pattern type in the text and has grouped specific design patterns together so you can see how they develop and use the collection to build your skills and knowledge of sashiko patterns.