Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader's Books

Venus tanga, sugarplum, lemon drop, morning sunshine, hello yellow, beaded bliss, Eve, raspberrys wirl, Amelie, polka dot bloomers, skirt flirt, calla lily, Scarlet, heartbreaker, cupcake cami, Trixie, narcissus, sassafras, girlesque, gardenia, cosmo bustier, blush garter, sugarberry, stargazer.

Shrader is out to convince the new sewer that curtains are one of the simplest projects a beginner can undertake. She carefully walks through the process of picking the type of curtains appropriate for a room; choosing length and width, headings, hardware, and fabric; and calculating a step-by-step plan for project completion.

Show off your children's cherished artistic masterpieces, and incorporate their creativity into your daily life. From ideas for organization and preservation to projects for clocks, albums, and enchanted wainscoting, here are dozens of unusual ways to take kids' art to another level. Every inspiring page presents the work of real children, and the crafts come with easy-to-follow instructions and templates where needed. Using transfer material, take that pretty picture your daughter drew and put the design on a cup and saucer. Showcase the illustrations of many children at once with a family-style calendar or knit a child's design onto a sweater. Every time you look at these projects, they'll warm your heart.

Presents instructions, illustrations, lists of supplies, and patterns for twenty-three quilting projects by popular designers that feature beads, along with overviews on beads and quilting techniques.

Has a rip ruined your favorite shirt? Did a button pop off minutes before that important interview? Don’t worry; with this "survival kit” in hand, you’re ready to handle any sewing emergency. Not only does it have a book with all the fundamentals, but tucked inside a pocket are all the tools you’ll need: needles, buttons, thread, fusible adhesive, small scissors, and more. And it really starts right at the very beginning, with how to thread a need≤ which basic stitches to use and how to do them; how to pin a garment; and how to tie a knot that actually holds. And for those disasters that inevitably happen when you’re in a rush, there’s smart tips on how to make a repair in nanoseconds.

With items specifically tailored for--and organised by--key canine types, these one-of-a-kind stitched, knitted and crocheted projects will make great gifts for your loyal best friend or loving social butterfly.

A collection of projects to sew for your favourite little one.

The more than 30 designs in this unique guide will give you an opportunity to work with luxurious velvets, lustrous silks and other irresistible fabrics. You won't want to hide these adorable potholders away in a drawer; in fact, you'll probably hang your finished projects in the kitchen for everyone to see.

Learn all the basics, such as choosing fabrics, preparing pattern pieces, and easy sewing techniques, including decorative stitching and embellishment. From a fitted skirt with a flirty flounce to an asymmetrical skirt with mod exposed seams and a frayed hem, add your unique touches to make each garment your own.

Have you ever seen a fabulous pillow in a boutique or catalog and thought: "I wish I could make that”? Fortunately, you can! Pillows are one of the easiest home decorating items to sew, and these 15 styles will appeal to today’s hip readers. A short introductory course provides all the basic skills--seaming, installing a zipper, stitching buttons and buttonholes, adding flanges--and then it’s time to sew. Start simple with a knife-edged square pillow, move on to a boxed cushion with piping, and create a bolster to showcase a fabulous fabric. Each project builds on the one before, so readers progressively develop a repertoire of skills. Many of the pillows feature popular embellishments such as ribbon trim, appliqu�, and embroidery.

An introduction to quilting offers detailed instruction in the basic tools and techniques of quilting and helpful advice on preparing the fabric to assembling the final quilt, in a book with twenty creative projects.

They’re the very best in contemporary glass beadmaking, 1000 dazzling and unique examples by an international array of artists. This color survey has it all: the beads come single or in multiples, in jewelry or sculptural pieces, flameworked and kilnformed; and their diversity and beauty are amazing. Julia Skop’s intriguing Secret Surprise showcases clear glass beads with millefiori slices at the ends. Bruce St. John crafts his beads out of diachroic glass, then fuses and coldworks them at the lapidary well after completion. Nebula Black Necklace, from Rene Roberts, features an organic-looking focal bead adorned with fine metal leaf, glass shards, and a subtle dot decoration. An artist’s comment and detail image accompany many of the photos. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Each of the 40 extraordinary hand-crocheted afghans displayed here in magnificent photos is a blue-ribbon winner, and you can recreate these wonderful items at home, thanks to the patterns, detail shots, and instructions provided in "Blue Ribbon Afghans from America's State Fairs." Scattered throughout the text are fun facts about the fairs, along with new and vintage photos

Beading doesn’t get more elegant than this, with such gleaming gems as amethyst, quartz, and lapis lazuli. Val�rie MacCarthy--whose work graces the pages of high fashion magazines around the world--has created a magnificent collection of sophisticated, unique jewelry. The 30 projects include bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings, and they tend to the playful and colorful. In addition, an entire section is dedicated to the different stones and their properties, including their spiritual and healing aspects. But what will really entice intermediate jewelers, beaders, and other general crafters are the pieces themselves: a balloon ring, festooned with seed pearls; chandelier earrings with sparkling, dangling stones; and a fireworks necklace of citrine, peridot, and apatite. Introductory chapters present all the gems, tools, and techniques used in the pieces. A Selection of the Crafter's Choice Book Club.

It takes a fabulous top to top off an outfit perfectly--and these smart and trendy choices are right at the height of fashion. Plus, they’re simple to sew, with each project building on the one before so novices can progressively develop their skills-including seaming, adding darts, setting in sleeves, and inserting a neckline flounce or collar. Newcomers, or those who feel a little rusty, can begin with the mock-wrap blouse or an extremely easy-to-make pullover tank with topstitching. Ponchos remain cool as ever, and the lightweight version here showcases wonderfully interesting fabric. A jacket with contemporary cropped sleeves goes smoothly from a day at work to an evening out.

Exquisite Embellishments for your Clothes' contains 47 projects which introduce the reader to a variety of techniques for working with specialty threads, sequins, lace, appliques, and more.

Do you long for handmade lingerie that fits like a dream, doesn’t cost a fortune and suits your every mood? Sew your own simply divine sweet nothings from fabrics like organic cotton, stretch lace, printed chiffon and silk dupioni. From special construction techniques to sizing information, all the basics are covered, followed by 25 intimate garments to make. Who wouldn’t feel oh-so-pretty wearing a Sugarplum kimono, Lemon Drop baby doll nightie, Lullaby chemise, Heartbreaker tank and boxer set, Sassafras cami, Girlesque garter belt or Sugarberry bikini? Whether you want to lounge around the house or spice it up a bit, you’ll find instructions for the perfect sweet nothing in this stylish collection – and you can even add your own flair to the delectable garments. About the author Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader made a pair of pink culottes when she was eleven years old and has loved fabric ever since. She’s a senior editor at Lark Books in the USA and has written and edited many books relating to textiles and needlework.

If you can wield a glue gun, hold a paintbrush, or thread a needle, then you can make lovely dried flower projects in a single weekend. This fully illustrated guide features curtains, cards, candles, lamps, and drawer pulls that incorporate preserved flowers. Follow the easy directions for gathering and pressing fresh flowers, choosing tools and techniques, and preserving and displaying the final results. Or purchase the flowers for a quick start. Then "grow" your garden of projects: aromatic coasters (filled with lavender that perfumes the air when you set your hot mug on top) a topiary that will last forever plus decorative boxes, stationery, sachet bags, and more!

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