Bøger af Marie-Noelle Bayard

Take control of needle and thread with this stylish little introduction to the practical skills of sewing Do you need to sew a button back on? Or let out your pant legs? Or cut fabric from a pattern? Sewing is a highly satisfying and useful skill, but it can look forbidding from the outside. This handy guide breaks everything down for you so you can pick up the fundamental skills one by one, leaving you confident to take on repairs, alterations, and even make simple patterns from scratch. Youll learn how to how to fix a button, hem, sew a buttonhole, add a pocket to a garment, and how to sew a pleat. There are hand and machine stitches, and youll pick up the basics of dressmaking too: how to measure, check fit, and adjust a garment or pattern.

Stylish and super-practical, this introduction to the key skills of crochet has exactly the skills you need to master this perennially popular craftCrochet: Just What You Need packs a remarkable amount of useful content into a pocket-size practical package. With it, you'll be able to enjoy the calm of crocheting beautiful things in no time at all. You'll master seven basic stitches and techniques, thanks to detailed step-by-step instructions. When you're comfortable with them, move on to fourteen patterns for flat circles, squares and patches that can be stitched together into blankets, or try some more advanced stitchesfifteen more are detailed. Finally, you'll learn how to add decorations, make floral buttonholes, and join pieces so you can make the most of your squares and patches. For absolute clarity, everything is illustrated with appealing two-color line art, and the book is so stylishly packaged that you'll want to gift it to everyone!

Cute and cuddly amigurumi animals created with your own hands! Basic patterns, easy-to-follow instructions, detailed diagrams and simple supplies -- this essential guide shares everything you need to create 35 different crocheted creatures. Make a memorable keepsake for a friend or crochet your own personal zoo! Kawaii kitties, cute canines, plush penguins, darling dragons and unicorns uniquely your own. Along with directions for creating these 35 adorable animals, this resourceful guide includes: Essential Crochet Techniques: A step-by-step rundown of basic crocheting techniques with 65 detailed illustrationsSupplies & Materials: All you need to get started are a standard crochet hook and worsted weight yarn!Basic Building Blocks: Many of the amigurumi animals featured in the book share the same head and body pattern, so the techniques you learn are carried over from one project to the next! Take your crochet hook to the wild side with this fabulous menagerie of adorable amigurumi critters!

Forget about outdated designs--Crochet! is all about cutting-edge needlework! These sophisticated handmade masterpieces--all in wools, silks, cottons, bamboo, and microfibers--range from dresses and cover-ups to accessories and home décor items. Twenty patterns, each with a photo of the finished project, round out this updated and comprehensive course in crochet.