Crafts & Hobbies - Fashion

The comic convention is just a few short weeks away. All Bea and Parker need now are great costumes . . . but won't the supplies and materials cost a fortune? Not if Bea and Parker follow a few simple instructions from Costume Critter,...

Master the art of tailoring with expert guidance on creating custom-fit trousers for men and women.Making Trousers for Men & Women byDavid Page Coffin is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to craft perfectly tailored pants. Whether you're a seasoned sewer or just starting...

Welcome to the self-expressive and wildly creative world of nail art! Allow renowned artist and nail tech Victoria Houllis to hold your hand as you explore the self-expressive and wildly creative world of nail art in this beautifully designed hardback. With over 30 shots...

With this guide to mending and patching, you don't have to say goodbye to your worn favourite clothes. Throwing away damaged, yet beloved, clothes can be one of the saddest things, but what if you were able to fix those holes and extend their...

A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and its remarkable resurgence as art form, political statement, and path to healing the planet. "For Fans of NBC's Making It, Bravo's Project Runway, or shopping vintage: A sweater gets a hole? Sew it...

This manual provides all necessary knowledge for anyone who wants to acquire the basic skills for mending, altering and fixing clothes. The publication explains in an easy to understand and simple language the most usual clothing repairs, like shortening pants, a seam to be...

Transform your mending pile into a wardrobe refresh! This is your ultimate guide to reclaiming your favorite clothes with a modern take on traditional mending techniques. Explore expert tips for tricky fabrics, creative fixes, and no-sew solutions, ensuring you're ready for any repair. With...

Join the Slow Fashion movement and make mending your jeans and other garments an artful, joyful, and empowering act of sustainability and renewal, for both you and your favorite clothes with award-winning crafter KatrinaRodabaugh's Mending Matters. "This book is a joy. . . ....

Learn Sashiko, the timeless Japanese form of decorative stitch repair, to mend your clothes, bedsheets, and more. The Japanese art of Sashiko is a joyful and practical method of decorative repair. It is a hand sewing technique with a long and colorful history, based...

Make six classic garments and create a stylish wardrobe from scratch! Designed by the popular team of Merchant & Mills (Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field), these full-size patterns--with creative variations to try--feature a neat vest with a boxer-back detail, an elegant bias-cut long-sleeved dress,...

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear. This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it...

Unleash Your Inner Fashion Designer with Stunning Couture Illustrations Bring your fashion dreams to life with these 40+ runway-inspired illustrations. Try out your boldest color combinations on glamorous gowns, unwind by styling daring dresses and eye-catching accessories or experiment by adding creative embellishments of...

Creatively mend and customize your old clothes to revitalize your outfits and save the planet Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. Across the globe, we send tonnes of clothing to landfill each year....

Discover the ease and fun of knitting without needles! No Needles Knitting by craft influencer Vickie Howell revolutionizes yarn crafting with techniques that require no knitting needles. Using just your hands and chunky yarns, you can create stunning pieces for both fashion and home...

A timeless tribute to nautical knitwear--crafted for today and cherished for generations. Inspired by the rugged beauty and enduring traditions of 19th- and early 20th-century Scandinavian seafarers, this stunning volume offers 23 knitting patterns drawn from the photographic archives of the Maritime Museum in...

The first book from @realm.designs, a fast growing crochet influencer, aimed at new-age creatives wanting to dress sustainably, slow down, and unplug. Structured around mood and occasion, these are crochet clothes you actually want to wear. This is not your grandma's crochet. From scrunchies...

There was a time when granny squares were reserved for afghans and arcmchair covers. Not anymore! Fashion designer and crochet master Babette Ulmer shows you how to make nostaligc crochet squares and turn them into fun, fashion-forward, contemporary pieces of wearable art. Granny squares...

Create fabulous flapper fashions in less time than it takes to learn the Charleston with this easy-to-follow classic. Author Mary Brooks Picken perfected her ten-step method of creating seventeen different dress styles while serving as Director of Instruction at the Woman's Institute of Domestic...

This pattern book features step-by-step instructions on fitting and sewing pants for women of all body types using the twin techniques of tissue fitting and fabric fitting. Important sewing choices are highlighted, including choosing fabrics, selecting appropriate alteration tools, and finding styles that are...

In Patchwork, a charming and evocative sewist's diary, Maddie Ballard explores the making (and sometimes remaking) of seventeen specific garments over a period of great change in her life--from a jacket lined with the embroidered Cantonese names of her female ancestors, to a dressing...