Discover the fun of sewing simple skirts with modern style. These eight skirts range from sassy to chic, and the quick-to-make patterns take just a few easy stitches to create. This collection from Threads, the premier magazine for sewing enthusiasts, contains these fast and fun patterns: Festive Ci[...]

Download patterns at http: //www.turnerpublishing.com/files/uploads/sewingmodkidstylepatterns.pdf20 patterns to sew cool threads for the modern girlBooks by fabric designers are hot, sewing with knits is on the rise, and children's clothing and accessories are the most popular projects in the catego[...]

For more than 100 years, Vancouver has been home to a vibrant and thriving Cantonese opera scene. As a performance art carried out by transient troupes, it is an ephemeral medium that rarely leaves a trace in the historic records. However, an extraordinary treasure trove of early 20th-century Canton[...]

Silk has long been a global commodity that, because of its exceptional qualities, high value and relative portability, came to be traded over very long distances. Similarly, the silk industry - from sericulture to the weaving of cloth - was one of the most important fields of production in the medie[...]

Featuring over 1300 examples of rare vintage clothing, from the swing, counterculture and blank generation eras, detailed photographs and factual stories of the clothes origins, alongside many previously unseen fashion and film stills. The book traces how these distinct street punk styles were origi[...]

Many writers on the Highlands and Islands of Scotland have given tantalising glimpses of a local healing tradition that combines common sense and mysticism in a vigorous blend. 'Healing Threads' offers a detailed view of that whole tradition.[...]

By a leading author, this popular book explains schemas - a key early childhood concept - in an accessible manner, making it perfect for any early childhood course.[...]

Crow is in designer heaven; Nonie's caught the eye of a gorgeous boy; Jenny has a new play. But poor Edie's in trouble ...the rumours are that slave children in India have been making their high-street collection. It's up to the girls to save their fashion dream.[...]

In Picking Up the Threads, John Chandler has assembled an eye-opening, well researched yet agreeably light-hearted look at the weird and wonderful stories behind the history of various teams' football strips, and how clubs came to choose their characteristic kit. One hundred and fifty clubs are cove[...]

This is an award-winning guide to thread techniques - now in paperback! Discover the amazing versatility of thread with this superbly illustrated guide to the basic techniques, and beyond. Be inspired by the surprising evolution of thread from a device used to hold fabric together into a creative to[...]

"My name is Rylee and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. O'Shea is AWOL, and tracking him is proving to be harder than I expected. Not to mention the small[...]

This book features a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to targeted textile, fashion, and design media.The beauty, range, and variety of Indian textile traditions are legion, and have been renowned throughout the world for centuries."Threads & Voices" offers a unique perspective of these traditio[...]