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Virginia Avery, a noted quilt designer, provides designs, ideas and guidance for making designer-quality clothes. The book is packed with ideas and variations for adapting commercial patterns into elegant jackets, vests, blouses, kimonos, dresses, suits and adornments, all rich in color and texture. The author takes the sewer through the patterns, pitfalls, design, fabrics, fillers and batting and the choices of hand or machine quilting. With 135 color and black-and-white photographs, Quilts to Wear is your complete and beautiful guide to a spectacular wardrobe. A bright clean copy.

London: Nelson, 1970. 62 pp. Troy Model club Series. " Recent locomotives" shows the fascinating panorama of post-war model railways; the clockwork 'O' gauge 'freelance' tin-plate models, in their gay liveries of red, blue or green; the more realistic die-cast 'OO' gauge, modelling such great locomotives as the 'Flying Scotsman, the Mallard and the Britania', and the tiny 'N' gauge, whose locomotives can be fitted into a match box! The plates of the many models is accompanied by an authorative text. The author of this book is a founder and General Sectretary of the Hornby Railway Collector's Association and editor of the Hornby Railway Collector. Wonderful Color plates. Front board has gilt decoration of a wheel, gilt to spine. Dj is illustrated with model trains. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good

Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Company Inc., 1970. David E. Butler's handbook for amateur builders provide techniques of simple construction allowing the assembly of high quality furniture with a minimum investment in tools. Half of the projects described were built with no power tools at all. If you like working with wood you will find this volume an inspiration. This book would also be very useful for woodworking classes in elementary and secondary schools. Nine chapters provided (i) Tools and Workbench (and construction of workbench).... (ii) Bedside Table.... (iii) Mahogany Bookcase....(iv) Casting Light On The Subject.... (v) High-Fidelity Cabinet, and other projects. All construction details come complete with diagrams. David E. Butler is a designer and engineer by profession. A lovely bright book in a photo illustrated, price-intact dust jacket.. ISBN: 0-498-07345-9. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Furniture Construction + Furniture Design + Handbook + David E Butler… Leer más

Australia: Sally Milner Publishing, 1993. Illustrated card covers. Jenny introduces her new stitches and flowers to create beautiful textured designs which many know as Brazillian embroidery. She shows how these basic ideas can be worked in a variety of threads so that they can be applied to anything from miniature jewellery pieces to exquisite wool embroidery designs. Clear instructions are given for all techniques used and all the projects detailed. A section of beautiful finished products are shown in full-color. Jenny has a teaching diploma from Cambridge University and is in great demand as a teacher and demonstrator. A lovely bright book.. Soft Cover. As New.

New York: Meredith Press, 1991. 160 pp including index. The patterns and photographs evoke the memory and capture the spirit of those days gone by, when more than just a crafting skill was passed down to the next generation. You will find antique pillows, handbags, pincushions, lampshades, christening gowns, tablerunners, frame borders and more, each evoking a quieter, simpler time. Full-color photographs, complete instructions, charts and helpful how-to-sections. Each of these pieces will stand the test of time, exemplifying the unspoken love abd security of Grandmother's warm presence. Photo illustrated dust jacket. An immaculate copy.. ISBN: 0-696-02359-8. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Crochet + Patterns + Instructions + Needlework + Hobbies + Crafts. Catalogs: Hobbies/Crafts.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1989. Glossy photographic wraps. 95 pp. Victorian Lace Crochet is a superlative collection of more than thirty unusual patterns that let you recreate the exquisite look of vintage Victorian crochet work. Easy-to-read and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions along with beautiful full-color photographs by Ryne Hazen, make it simple to envision how these stunning creations will look in your home. An immaculate copy!. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine.

New York: Cresent Books, 1991. 176 pp including index. Illustrated with over 150 gorgeous contemporary and modern photographs and drawings. 'Victorian Style' is a book of information and ideas, showing you an endless variety of ways to add Victorian touches to your life, whether you want to entertain in the Victorian fashion, cook foods of the period, create a Victorian garden or decorate Victoriana. Arranged in alphabetical entries from architecture to zoos. No ownership markings. Illustrated dust jacket. A very nice copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: St. Martin's Press 1986 (1986) 159 pp. 19 classic quilts to make with shortcuts and quick techniques. Among the patterns you will find: The Irish Chain, Flying Geese, Windmill. Cross Roads and Country Roads, to name just a few. All patterns are presented with explicit step-by-step directions and diagrams for every phase of the quilt making process. No ownership markings. Jacket photo and design by Jon Aron. A beautiful copy.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Decorating ideas...step-by-step projects...design techniques. This book offers clear text and beautiful color photographs. It will guide you through the evaluation, purchase, and care of your wicker. Seven step-by-step projects are presented, ranging from painting wicker and recaning a chair to building a vine basket and a twig plant stand. A immaculate Book.