Create sustainable clothing that fits you perfectly and makes you feel wonderful when wearing it. Even if you've never done it before, making your own clothing can be easy and fun -- and sustainable, if you use recycled fabrics! Using only five paper patterns, you'll find clear how-tos on techniques and instructions for 50 garments to make. There are plenty of projects perfect for beginners, with easy photo-rich instructions. And as you get more confident, you'll take on the higher-beginner-level creations. Here are patterns for shirts, pants, skirts, dresses, and jackets with variations for each. Or make an evening gown, overalls, jumpsuits . . . there's plenty of fashion fun you'll love. Included is a section on how to give your old favourites a new life so you can wear them longer -- mending is only the start of the options. This guide emphasizes that you dont need a lot of fancy tools or training to begin to sew; with the how-to here and these ingenious projects, as long as you have a sewing machine, you're ready to go. Learn how to cut out a pattern, machine-stitch, and hand-stitch. For some of the patterns you'll cut out the pieces following a template, and for others, youll draft the pieces yourself from your own measurements. Feel good about upcycling your wardrobe -- and your extra blankets, sheets, or curtains. Most of all, keep your creativity flowing in everything you wear.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 240

Dimensions: 215 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 28-04-2023

With each turn of the page, discover a positive message from A to Z that encourages kindness to old friends and new, while celebrating reading, learning, and creating. The book is filled with original watercolors and simple rhymes, and 26 wild animals with distinct personalities and valuable character traits remind us that simple fun is best, silly is good, and it's important to always be yourself. Join Chester the Chipmunk, Ingrid the Ibis, Wilhelmina the Whale, and all their friends as they bring the ABCs to life. Nonfiction facts and a full spread of all the animals wearing hats add an extra touch of educational fun.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 64

Dimensions: 177 x 177 mm

Publication Date: 28-09-2021

Also termed 3-D collage, shadow boxes, or assemblage, this compelling art form is based on how you choose and arrange items in a "box" (term used loosely!) to create a visual message. With 30 intriguing projects of varied complexity, this complete guide teaches techniques for arranging, organizing, mounting, and creating narratives. The boxes use easily available items like cigar boxes, unusual packaging containers, or mint tins. The form's history is covered too, including the curiosity cabinets of Renaissance Europe, the found-object assemblage boxes created in the 20th century by Joseph Cornell, and the works artists create today. You'll find examples that teach arrangement, grouping, and assembly, and a 40-page inspirational gallery of works by expert artists.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 223 x 263 mm

Publication Date: 29-11-2019

With this special twist on the reverse coloring book, enjoy a new way to relax, express your creative self, and add joy to your life. Plus, you'll have dozens of pages to keep or give as beautiful mixed-media creations! On these pages of high-quality watercolor paper, the color is already waiting; now handle the fun part of making the lines . . . with pens, metallic markers, collage bits, paints, or anything else that inspires you. Throughout, Kristy Rice offers you thoughtful ideas and prompts to meet your every creative whim, whether you're in the mood to improve some art techniques or just to relax. The pages are gumbound for clean removal. With two copies of each painting, the book vanquishes the fear of "messing up this painting I love"-you always have another version, so you can try again. Let this multimedia adventure bring you hours of enjoyment and creative play. Also includes ready-to-embellish bonus bookmarks and wish cards.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 96

Dimensions: 205 x 255 mm

Publication Date: 22-11-2022

One night, a bird swallows a star, making him as bright as a diamond. Because of that, nobody wants him around. Except . . . an amazing traveler who crosses the vast desert. Discover how one little bird, who is excluded by all of his fellow animals for being different, is able to find solace and friendship after shedding a few glittering tears. The text plays on repetition to help build confidence in emerging readers, and the wonder of what follows and the open ending encourage everyone to let their imaginations shine.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 36

Dimensions: 203 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 31-03-2021

Your resource for a lifetime of planning and designing template-free geometric modern quilts. This compact guide is like many of the best things in life: simple. Designing a successful geometric quilt can be easy if a proportional sense of design is used, and in these pages, you'll hone that sense and use it for years to come. Tap into the power of grids and colour for modern quilts so you can take basic design principles into your own hands. With clear and concise guidance, you'll learn how to build various types of grids and how to subvert them for dynamic compositions. Take on one or more of the 50 quilt-top projects, which serve as learning examples and are very easy to cut and sew. They are constructed by piecing squares and rectangles in horizontal or vertical rows. Thanks to the grid's power, all you need are the required yardages and piecing instructions. Take the grid out to play!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 120

Dimensions: 177 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 28-03-2023

Since its founding in the early 1950s, the Spanish porcelain firm Lladró has attracted a large collector market. This book identifies all known Lladró figurine brand names, differentiates them from Spanish porcelain competitors, addresses some of the mysteries surrounding Lladró's production history, and makes the case for Lladró's right to a place among the most-esteemed names in the history of fine porcelain. In addition to analyzing known models, the book gives a tantalizing photographic glimpse of rare, prototypic, and one-of-a-kind models, including several not found in historical catalogs. Also included are pricing and value factors, the most-recent developments with the brand since its sale out of the family, and details on how to distinguish genuine pieces from Spain's several other companies working "in the Lladró style." More than 300 photos provide detailed visual reference.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 217 x 280 mm

Publication Date: 28-11-2019

Simon LeHare is at home in his gray urban environment but is wanting to try something new. He decides to learn how to play the tuba. To his delight, this simple act produces a most surprising result. With each note a leaf appears until at last there is an entire tree! With the help of Tim and his other friends, they use music to create something more beautiful than they could have imagined! The gentle moral about a slower, simpler, device-free lifestyle focuses on the importance of nature in an urban environment and unfolds on an empty and gray first page. As the pages turn, little bits of green begin to appear as Simon and his friends play instruments and sing, until the pages start to blossom with vivid, lush greens teeming with life. But when Important Edward sees what the friends have done, he vows to remove it immediately. Can Simon and Tim stop this opinionated elephant from cutting down their green oasis, and show him that even a small action can have a positive impact on the world around you?

Bind: hardback

Pages: 32

Dimensions: 228 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 22-11-2022

Welcome to a walk in the forest! Page after page, this book folds out to reveal the secrets of trees, animals, and plants, from the canopy to the underground world. Discover the badger's cozy home, the structured workload of the ants, who eats what and who eats whom, and finally how all the animals and plants work together to preserve the woodland. Have fun along the way finding the animals hidden in the pages, and at the end of the journey discover a giant poster! More than 2 feet wide!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 18

Dimensions: 241 x 267 mm

Publication Date: 31-03-2021

With this complete guide, discover why white is the new black! Learn the timeless charm of whitework embroidery in these thoroughly modern projects. Whitework is one of the few types of needlework that has rarely gone out of style through the centuries. These 15 gorgeous designs, each with a project to show it off, demonstrate how whitework comes to life not through colour, but through the visual texture and sculptural effects your stitches create. Learn four of the most popular types of traditional whitework embroidery -- Schwalm, Ajour, Hedebo, and drawn threadwork. The projects here are easy to succeed with, including table linens, pouches, wearables, and more, and are designed to fit perfectly with today's sense of beauty. Includes a complete how-to stitch guide and full-size patterns. Here's your opportunity to expand your stitching creations with whitework embroidery.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 112

Dimensions: 190 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 28-03-2023