Start to Applique by Nancy Nicholson

Start to Applique by Nancy Nicholson

Learn how to applique. It's fun and easy to do! Choose some funky fabrics and start making cushions, bags, brooches and even a beady bird.

Nov 08

Two from a bright, cheerful, enticing series, other titles being Quilting, Embroidery, Knitting and BeadingThe series is aimed at 10-14 year olds with inspirational pictures and clear step-by-step photographs teaching youngsters all about the wonderful world of textiles. Nancy shows how fun and easy applique is, providing background information on materials, sewing equipment, embellishments and hand and machine techniques. There are seven projects including brooches, skirt decorations, a picture, cushions and a funky felt bag.

Ewa (Start to Felt) brings the ancient craft of feltmaking up to date with a great collection of fun and colourful projects such as book bags, jewellery and charms. These are preceded by all the facts and information needed to get a youngster truly hooked on this inventive and popular pastime.

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Issue 56

Aimed at 10-14 year olds, this is a great book to inspire youngsters to create wonderful applique items. Step-by-step photographs and easy to follow instructions combined with simple techniques mean that you can get really creative with some funky fabrics and embellish with buttons, beads and sequins. Projects include brooches, cushions, mobile phone pouch, bags and lots more. This is a great way to get started with applique and learn a new skill.

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January 2015

This is a great book on beginning Applique for kids. The photographs were very colorful and showed the projects nicely. The instructions are easy to follow and each project is age appropriate and simple enough for the girl to complete on her own. This book can be used individually or to do group projects.

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Nancy Nicholson grew up in a creative environment as her parents were both textile designers. She attended Maidstone College of Art where she did a BA in Graphic Design, and then went on to The Royal College of Art where she did an MA in Fine Art Textiles. Since leaving college Nancy has been working to exhibition with works in paper, print and embroidery, and experimenting widely in many aspects of textiles and design, both commercial and fine art based, including contributing to craft books and magazine articles. For the past ten years she has taught art and craft to children and adults. Nancy lives in Kent.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781844482610
ISBN 10	1844482618
Titel	Start to Applique
Autor	Nancy Nicholson
Serie	Start To
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Search Press Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2008-06-20
Seitenanzahl	48
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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