Books, Home & Garden, Crafts & Hobbies, Ribbons

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Offray
Creative Bows Made Easy: Perfect Bows for All Your Crafts and Giftwrap
by Creative Publishing international (Paperback)

How to tie perfect, creative bows for craft projects and gift wrapping.Bows are a gorgeous part of many craft projects including wedding and holiday decorations, faux and fresh floral designs, sewing for home and fashion, even scrapbooks and cards, not to mention giftwrap. However, almost everybody finds bow-making tricky. Beautiful Bows shows and tells how to make a perfect bow every time. No more struggling to figure out where the end of the ribbon goes next, until the whole mess falls apart! Beautiful Bows has clear, step-by-step instructions with line drawings. Each finished bow is photographed in two different ribbon looks. Here are the secrets of making all of the popular bows, like a florist bow and the pompom, plus ribbon flowers, fans, and tassels. Beautiful Bows makes it easy to transform the amazing array of ribbons found in any craft, fabric, or mass-market store into the right bow for any craft project.

Ann Cox
Silk Ribbon Embroidery: Designs & Techniques
by Search Press (Paperback)

Over a hundred photographs demonstrate the techniques and clearly illustrate how to make roses, hollyhocks, geraniums, Canterbury bells, fuschias, lilies, irises, poppies, primulas, Chinese lanterns, and much more. Backgrounds can be painted to add perspective and interest to garden scenes, and to enhance still life arrangements. You can also learn how to colour ribbons and to create stems, branches, tree trunks, grasses and containers. From tiny buds and leaves to stunning bouquets of flowers and landscapes, this practical, easy-to-follow guide is packed with inspirational ideas and practical information.

Helen Gibb
Ribbonwork The Complete Guide: Technique Guide for Making Ribbon Flowers and Trimmings
by Krause Publications (Spiral-bound)

Ribbonwork comes to life in this appealing guide, featuring 5 beautiful projects to craft for heirlooms or gifts. Materials overviews, a "Ribbon Length Guide", easy-to-follow directions and an inspirational gallery are included.

Helen Gibb
Elegant Ribbonwork: 24 Heirloom Projects for Special Occasions
by Krause Publications (Paperback)

Respected ribbonwork designer Helen Gibb teaches readers how to add an heirloom touch to any garment or gift in "Elegant Ribbonwork". Whether it's ribbon embellishments for wedding garments or a special outfit, readers will learn how to create an upscale look for less time than it takes to find the perfect outfit at a store. This easy-to-follow book includes: ribbonwork history, which gives readers a solid understanding of this exciting craft; techniques for adding beauty and romance to any special occasion, including anniversaries, luncheons, and an evening on the town; and special projects for enhancing existing garments and adding a personal touch to any gift. Detailed instructions and hand-drawn illustrations offer readers clarity and encouragement as they create upscale designs.

Candace Kling
The Artful Ribbon: Beauties in Bloom
by C&T Publishing (Paperback)

Susan Schrempf
Simple Silk Ribbon Embroidery by Machine: Step-by-Step Techniques for Beautiful Embellishments
by C&T Publishing (Paperback)

Think silk-ribbon embroidery is too hard? Think again! * Simple machine techniques make it easy to get great results * Nine different stitches for countless exciting combinations Love silk-ribbon embroidery, but hate the hours of time-consuming labor it takes to create them? Now crafters can use any sewing machine to create beautiful silk-ribbon embellishments. Readers will learn nine different stitches in nine easy lessons, then mix and match them all to create endless stunning combinations. Step-by-step directions have been classroom-tested by beginners, for beginners. An inspiring gallery of silk-ribbon projects show the stitches combined in amazing finished pieces.

Kumiko Sudo
Folded Flowers: Fabric Origami with a Twist of Silk Ribbon
by Breckling Press (Paperback)

With a blend of Eastern and Western influences, Kumiko Sudo reinvents fabric origami with 24 new small quilt designs intertwining silk ribbons, cotton, and other fabrics. Choosing two or three Japanese flowers that bloom in each month of the year, each quilt presents an origami flower, its buds and leaves crafted from fabric and ribbon. Six additional purse designs feature a flower for each season. Step-by-step color drawings help make the projects easy to understand and follow. Introductions to each featured flower, lyrical haiku poems, elegant Japanese calligraphy, and watercolor paintings provide a glimpse into the rich cultural heritage that has inspired these designs. Full color photographs of projects in authentic Japanese settings help provide a complete sense of the final product. A free lesson plan is available to qualified quilting teachers via mail or e-mail directly from the publishers.

Di Van Niekerk
A Perfect World in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork
by Search Press (Paperback)

This book is a must for all ribbon embroidery and stumpwork enthusiasts. A substantial 160 page book, it is packed with new ideas and techniques that will appeal not only to all embroiderers, but also to other crafters such as quilters, knitters, fabric painters, scrapbookers or home decor enthusiasts. Included in each panel are innovative ideas for a variety of crafts. More and more crafters are wishing to learn how to combine ribbon embroidery and especially stumpwork with their crafts to make their own distinctive work of art and this book will help you do just that! The original watercolour design is by South African botanical artist, Verde. There are 17 panels in the magnificent sampler and 60 different elements in the design with a clear stitch gallery to guide you. Flowers and creatures from all over the world, many of them never having been done before, are included in the sampler, so there is something for everyone. The embroidery for each element is shown step-by-step ...

Deborrah Henry
The Simple Art of Ribbon Design (Watson-Guptill Crafts)
by Watson-Guptill (Paperback)

Tapping into a growing interest in decorative embellishments, this timely book will appeal to fabric artists, quilters, home decorators, fashion designers, and anyone who enjoys personalizing wearables and household objects.

Coryn Tanaka, May Masaki
Making Ribbon Leis & Other Gifts of Aloha
by Bess Press (Spiral-bound)

In Making Ribbon Leis and other Gifts of Aloha readers learn how to create beautiful and timeless leis. Coryn Tanaka and May Masaki, both experienced teachers of lei-making at community centers and Flora-Dec Sales, Inc., teach crafters 17 different lei designs by providing easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step photographs. The book also includes instructions for making bows and other gifts of aloha.

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