5 Hobbies & Leisure time eBooks

Sew4Home Bags and Totes: 10 Easy, Fashionable Projects Anyone Can Sew by Liz Johnson, Anne Adams
Sew it All Learning & Reference Manual: 10 Must-Know Basics to Build & Refresh You Sewing Skills by Ellen March
Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons in Couture from the Sewing Cafe by Martena Duss, Sissi Holleis
Kristie Good, "Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs"
Fussy Cutters Club: A Boot Camp for Mastering Fabric Play - 14 Projects by Angie Wilson

*Sew4Home Bags and Totes: 10 Easy, Fashionable Projects Anyone Can Sew by Liz Johnson, Anne Adams

English | October 10, 2016 | ISBN: 1440245045 | EPUB | 128 pages | 21.3 MB
Create cool carryalls–no pattern required!
Hit the town, office or schoolyard with these one-of-a-kind bags and totes! In this handy beginner's guide, the experts behind Sew4Home.com show you how to create ten hip projects, from clutches and shoulder bags to a slick yoga mat sling and a vintage kids' book bag. No paper patterns required!
Throughout Sew4Home Bags and Totes, you'll find step-by-step instructions and sewing tutorials. Learn to make ruffles, fussy cut fabric, add an inset zipper, and other design details to give your bag a professional finish. Thanks to authors Liz Johnson and Anne Adams, learning to sew trend-setting bags and totes has never been easier or more fashionable!

*Sew it All Learning & Reference Manual: 10 Must-Know Basics to Build & Refresh You Sewing Skills by Ellen March

English | February 2, 2015 | ISBN: 1440244022, ASIN: B00TIY2ZFC | EPUB | 118 pages | 16 MB
The first in an ongoing series of ebooks brought to you by the editor of Sew it All magazine, this ebook brings your sewing skills up to speed. Ten essential sewing skills are covered, including measuring, marking, cutting, buttonholes and more.

*Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons in Couture from the Sewing Cafe by Martena Duss, Sissi Holleis

English | November 15, 2011 | ISBN: 1449408400 | EPUB | 160 pages | 12.7 MB
The Sweat Shop Book brings the namesake Paris Sweat Shop founded by Martena Duss and Sissi Holleis to North America with more than 50 DIY fashion and home projects, including instructions and more than 200 helpful, inspiring full-color photographs. The first "cafe couture" sewing shop in Paris, the Sweat Shop was named to highlight the questionable nature in which store-bought clothing is sometimes made. Instead of rewarding dubious labor practices, the Sweat Shop and The Sweat Shop Book inspire crafters to make something unique with their own sweat equity and creativity.
Crafters meet at the cafe and share ideas while renting equipment by the hour. In addition, classes teach novices how to sew, knit, crochet, and much more. Translating the Sweat Shop experience into book form, The Sweat Shop Book features experts in the Parisian fashion industry as they offer "master classes" to share their secrets and techniques.
With help from experts such as Madame Vava Dudu, who creates looks for Lady Gaga, and fashion stylist Sonia Rykiel, crafters of every skill level will learn how to mend a seam, make a dress from a pattern, and design and create something from scratch inside The Sweat Shop Book. Additionally, the book includes recipes for cafe fare, Duss and Holleis's Paris picks, and a French and English glossary. Bring Paris's couturiers home, learn secrets from the pros, and rediscover the joy of handmade, homemade fashion with The Sweat Shop Book.

*Kristie Good, "Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs"

ISBN: 1440245770 | 2016 | EPUB | 144 pages | 12 MB
The Ultimate Guide to Cosplay, Costumes and Conventions!
Presented in a kitschy, comic-book style, Epic Cosplay Costumes combines fantabulous illustrations with all the how-to information you need for creating your own cosplay designs. Award-winning artist Kristie Good (aka Karmada) shares techniques for making must-have pieces to mix and match into original costumes–from hand-sewn garments to armor made with Worbla and EVA foam. In addition to her step-by-step instructions for pulling together attention-grabbing designs, she shares expert advice for making the most of conventions, striking a pose, and strutting your stuff at costume competitions.
Whether you're a hero, heroine, villain, or sidekick, Kristie gives you the power to create the most talked-about designs with Epic Cosplay Costumes!

*Fussy Cutters Club: A Boot Camp for Mastering Fabric Play - 14 Projects by Angie Wilson

English | September 1st, 2017 | ASIN: B0743LK3Z9, ISBN: 161745446X | 79 Pages | EPUB | 62.09 MB
Cut up your favorite fabrics with intention! Learn how to look at your stash with new eyes and piece together the best bits, like making a colorful collage of your favorite things. Use templates to zero in on motifs and create secondary patterns from your fabrics, fussy cutting for color as well as design. Try your hand at 14 fun projects from traditional and improv piecing to English paper piecing.