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Learn how to use a sewing machine while making fantastic projects! With 35 projects that you'll love to make and a helpful techniques section, this book will teach you all about sewing machines, from how to thread them and use them safely to all the different stitch settings. Start out with Awesome Accessories and Clothes, where you can make a ribbon bow collar and cosy scarf, as well as an elasticated skirt. Then try one of the Brilliant Bags, such as a cute zipped purse, an iPod case and even a canvas beach bag to take on holiday with you. Transform your room with the Beautiful Bedroom projects - the wall tidy looks great and gives you somewhere to store all your bits and pieces, and you can brighten up your bedding with a patchwork quilt. Finally, why not have a go at the Fantastic Toys? Make a rag doll, and then clothes for it, too, to get a feel for dressmaking, or create a fabric chequerboard for playing draughts and chess. Every project has step-by-step artworks to guide you, plus a skill level so you can start with easy items and move on to more challenging things as you get better at using a machine.

This remarkable dictionary provides information on the work of over 3,000 sculptors working in Britain between 1660 and 1851. It is a substantially expanded edition of Gunnis’s Dictionary of British Sculptors, the primary source for information on church monuments, portrait busts, carved fireplaces and more since publication in 1951.  Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and the Henry Moore Foundation

Build a fiddle with a character and voice all its own, with this step-by-step guide to practical fiddle makingFolk Fiddle – Making, Crafting and Decorating is a richly illustrated guide for makers who want to step beyond classical violin conventions and create instruments that celebrate the artistry, storytelling and freedom of folk music. Drawing on years of hands-on experience, luthier Emma Hardy takes you through each stage of the process, from choosing timber and designing body shapes to carving scrolls, decoration, crafting and applying distinctive varnishes. With detailed photographs, clear step-by-step instructions and insights grounded in real projects, this book shows you not just how to build a fiddle, but why each choice matters.

A celebration of handmade toys, featuring fabulous stuffed animals, handmade baby gifts and more - all made using fat quarter cuts of fabric - the most popular way that sewers buy fabric. Continuing the series from 50 Fat Quarter Makes, this fun collection features beautiful styled photography, step-by-step diagrams and templates for over 50 handmade toys, with patterns provided by 10 top international talents. These include Amie Plumley co-author of the bestselling Sewing School books, Ayda Algin of Café Nohut, Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive, bestselling author Emma Hardy and Aurifil thread designer and founder of #GreatBritishQuilter Sarah Ashford. All the toys are made using simple sewing techniques alongside patchwork, appliqué and embroidery.

Sewing is fun – learn how to do it yourself with this step-by-step guide.Pick up this book and you’ll soon be a sewing whiz, using a wide variety of hand stitches and learning how to sew on a zip, attach buttons, embroider, and appliqué. In Jewellery and Accessories, you can make adorable watermelon slice brooches or a fun raccoon scarf, while Toys and Dolls features a fake fur teddy bear that would make a great gift – he’s so sweet, though, that you might want to keep him for yourself! Next is Stationery and Storage, which makes being organised fun – you’ll be the star of your class with the monster pencil case and the customised tote bag to carry your books in. Finally, in Gift Ideas, you can learn some beautiful embroidery stitches with the monogrammed pillowcase, or surprise a friend for their birthday with some personalised bunting. All of the projects have simple step-by-step artworks to guide you, plus a clearly marked skill level so that you can start with the easier projects and move on to more challenging crafts as you become a more confident stitcher.

Turn your garden into a bright summer paradise with a collection of 35 projects to create stylish, fragrant and abundant displays.There are gorgeous flowering plants, lush foliage, special occasion displays, and edible fruit and vegetable harvests. The projects in Small Summer Gardens include hanging baskets, window boxes, beautiful flower beds, large and small pots, and pretty recycled containers. Create a display of foxgloves and woodland plants in a rusty trunk, scented sweet peas in a tub, a mini water garden with flowering water lilies, a wreath made from alpine flowers, fruit bushes in pots and much more. With Emma Hardy’s expert advice, you will learn everything you need to know about growing annuals from seed, growing bulbs, using inexpensive bedding plants in interesting ways, combining perennials and small shrubs and growing and maintaining fruit and vegetable plants.

Revamp your home with 35 inspirational sewing projects for simple and stylish furnishings and accessories.Quick & Easy Sewing features 35 simple step-by-step projects that use nothing more than the most basic of sewing skills. Discover cosy and colourful scatter cushions, stylish drapes and blinds, elegant table linens, handy storage bags and baskets, a comfy cushion for a garden bench and even a cool play tent for the kids to run riot in – these are just a few of the ideas that Emma Hardy has designed using readily available fabrics and trims. Quick & Easy Sewing is also illustrated throughout using specially-commissioned photographs and easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams, making it the perfect book for people who are big on ideas but short of time. Whether your home is a traditional country cottage or a modern warehouse-style apartment, you’re sure to find plenty of ideas to inspire you.

Teach your child to sew with this amazing step-by-step guide, filled with 35 fun and easy projects!Suitable for ages 7 and above, Easy Sewing for Kids is full of projects that are specially designed to help children learn to sew.Kids can jump right in with the first chapter, Animals & Other Creatures, and learn how to make all sorts of wild creatures, such as a wise old owl and sock monsters. Then, in Pretty Playthings, they’ll perfect the art of making mice and toadstools, felt cupcakes and all sorts of fashionable items for a rag doll.The Fashion Fun chapter is filled with stylish designs and know-how so that kids can embroider jeans, applique t-shirts and even create a yo-yo necklace. Meanwhile, Bags, Books & Bedroom Bits ‘n’ Pieces provides plenty of sewing inspiration, including a tote bag, a cardigan pencil case and an applique cushion.The Dressing Up Time chapter features fun costumes like a pirate hat and patch and lovely fairy wings.Easy Sewing for Kids features easy-to-follow photography and one-to-three difficulty ratings on each project, ensuring that your little ones learn and have fun at the same time!

TRANSFORM your outdoor space into a THRIVING SANCTUARY for birds, bees, butterflies and beneficial insects with this INSPIRING and PRACTICAL guide to wildlife-friendly gardening.Perfect for beginner gardeners and seasoned plant lovers alike.Whether you have a sprawling garden, a small backyard or a modest balcony, The Urban Wildlife Gardener shows how simple changes can create a vibrant habitat. Filled with expert advice, planting inspiration and easy-to-follow projects, the book explores how to attract pollinators and helpful garden visitors through thoughtful planting and sustainable gardening practices.Discover when to prune shrubs or mow the grass and when to leave well alone, how to deal with weeds, how to create a pond for tadpoles and frogs, and how to deter unwanted visitors such as slugs. The choice of plants is also important – enjoy expert advice on shrubs that provide berries as food for birds, tall plants that attract bees and dragonflies, trees with nesting areas for birds, flowers that provide pollen for bees and night-scented plants that attract moths and bats. Encouraging, accessible and packed with practical ideas, this is more than a gardening book – it’s a guide to creating a space where nature can thrive. It offers everything needed to turn any outdoor space into a buzzing, fluttering haven full of life.