Bent Bound And Stitched

Bend, Shape and Stitch Your Creative Urges Into Expressive Works of Art! Dig out your craft supplies and dust off that forgotten stack of scrapbook papers. In the pages of Bent, Bound, and Stitched, the author of the wildly popular Collage Lost and Found shows you how to cut, glue and sew your way to dimensional collage works as unique as you are. Whether you're a collage artist ready for new techniques or a paper crafter looking to broaden your skills, reinventing your artwork is easy with complete step-by-step photos and instructions for twenty projects, including cards with decorative sewing-machine stitching, a pendant sporting a photo image on shrink plastic and even a photo stand for displaying your favorite snapshots. You'll learn to: • Incorporate found objects into unique jewelry pieces using simple methods even beginners can master. • Make the most of your stash of paper and rubber stamps, with fresh techniques to revamp your artwork arsenal without buying a thing. • Personalize your work with the help of wire letters and one-of-a-kind shapes. • Add interesting texture to paper projects with stencils, stitching and subtle sparkle. Let Bent, Bound and Stitched show you how to put a new twist on your creative expression, starting today.

Collage projects beyond your wildest dreams! Express your unique self in wonderful and fascinating ways--with Collage Crafts Gone Wild, you will take your art to a whole new level, experimenting with new techniques and combining materials and objects in more ways than you can imagine! With Collage Crafts Gone Wild: • You'll discover 24 fierce step-by-step projects from 13 of your favorite North Light authors, including Kelly Rae Roberts, Traci Bautista and Josie Cirincione. • You'll work with unique materials like foil, plaster, leather, and molding paste (to name just a few!) alongside everyday art supplies like paint, paper, stamps and fabric. • You'll explore exciting new techniques for dyeing paper and fabric, transferring images to fabric and wood, and painting with beeswax. • You'll create meaningful and personal masterpieces, including canvases, posters, jewelry, albums, mobiles, banners and more! So go ahead and go wild--add Collage Crafts Gone Wild to your artistic library today!

Play With Paint All Year Long! Incorporating paint into your mixed-media art has never been easier or more fun. Open up your paint box and delve into a year of creative ideas from 45 of your favorite artists. Whether you've used paint for years or have been anxious to try a new medium, you'll find great advice and ideas inside Mixed-Media Paint Box. Each week, you'll be guided with step-by-step instructions through a different project or technique that will add instant depth and drama to your art! Inside you'll find: • 52 projects and techniques, one for every week of the year, to inspire a weekly dose of creativity. • Tips, hints and suggestions from some of your favorite authors, including Ruth Rae, Claudine Hellmuth, Chrissie Grace, Bernie Berlin and Margot Potter. • Step-by-step instructions for jewelry-making, assemblage, journaling, collage and a variety of painting techniques to incorporate into your own art. Discover inspiration and new ways to express yourself every week inside Mixed-Media Paint Box!

The popular, step-by-step guide to sewing, revised and updated for today’s sewing enthusiasts. Sewing Essentials, first published in 1984, has long been recognized as the one book every sewing enthusiast should own. This popular book has been updated, making it even more appealing for today’s sewers. Clearly written instructions and more than 450 full-color photographs lead you step-by-step through all common sewing techniques. It’s like having your own personal sewing instructor right beside you. Get professional guidance on all these topics: Sewing equipment and tools Using patterns Selecting and preparing fabrics All kinds of seams and seam finishes Darts, gathers, hems, zippers and buttonholes Facings, cuffs, collars and waistbands Whether you are just learning to sew or have sewn for years, you’ll find this book a valuable reference. Singer New Sewing Essentials, Updated and Revised Edition is your guide to sewing success.

The renowned fiber artist shares a wealth of inspiration in this illustrated reference guide with 100s of stitches for needleworkers of all skill levels. Judith Baker Montano’s Elegant Stitches features all the step-by-step instructions and illustrations you’ll need to create your own embroidered masterpieces. This volume includes 117 embroidery stitches and more than 130 crazy quilt combination stitches to start your stitching adventure. Judith also offers in-depth instruction on silk ribbon stitches, free-form stitches, composite stitches, and even left-handed stitches.