"Create 26 completely different projects, one for each letter of the alphabet...a do-it-yourself introduction to a simple craft."--"Booklist. "Colorful and full of creative ideas...an ingenious presentation of silk ribbon stitches and projects...a vitual encyclopedia of ribbon work...With this invaluable resource, even the beginner will be able to master these beautiful techniques."--"McCall's Needlework. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Think of a corset as a blank canvas. Linda Sparks' The Basics of Corset Building: A Handbook for Beginners is a comprehensive guide to building your first corset, including: Section One: Tools and Materials for Corset Building Discusses the tools you'll need, plus types of steel, plastic, and textiles. Section Two: Building a Corset Everything you need to know about working with bones and busks, setting grommets and eyelets, and creating a beautifully finished corset. Section Three: Construction Techniques Covers all the steps, including making a modesty panel, making a mock-up, and building single layer, double layer, and fashion fabric corsets. Section Four: Alterations and Fit Discusses commercial corset patterns, as well as how to fit and style a corset for exactly the look you want.

“Create 26 completely different projects, one for each letter of the alphabet...a do-it-yourself introduction to a simple craft.”—Booklist. “Colorful and full of creative ideas...an ingenious presentation of silk ribbon stitches and projects...a vitual encyclopedia of ribbon work....With this invaluable resource, even the beginner will be able to master these beautiful techniques.” —McCall’s Needlework.

This book provides a reference for all kinds of crafts that involve ribbon. It includes step-by-step photographed instructions for a wide range of techniques as well as projects to accompany each area of ribbon crafting. This is a comprehensive guide as compared to most books on ribbon crafts that are specific by technique or end result (ribbon flowers, silk ribbon embroidery, making bows). This book explores a wide range of techniques and end products, using all kinds of ribbon, making it an essential reference for all craft enthusiasts. It includes ideas and projects for scrapbooking, home décor, general crafting, and fashion.

Provides instructions and patterns for projects such as pillows, Christmas ornaments, handkerchiefs, jumpers, berets, and mittens

Fire can fascinate, inspire, capture the imagination and bring families and communities together. It has the ability to amaze, energise and touch something deep inside all of us. For thousands of years, at every corner of the globe, humans have been huddling around fires: from the basic and primitive essentials of light, heat, energy and cooking, through to modern living, fire plays a central role in all of our lives. The ability to accurately and quickly light a fire is one of the most important skills anyone setting off on a wilderness adventure could possess, yet very little has been written about it. Through his narrative Hume also meditates on the wider topics surrounding fire and how it shapes the world around us.