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Applique is a classic embroidery technique that has recently been experiencing a revival. Appearing in the most cutting-edge contemporary textile work, it can be interpreted in many different ways - layering, patching, applying, overlaying - and offers endless creative possibilities. Each technical variation of applique has traditionally had its own set boundaries, but nowadays all the rules are being broken and the technique has become relevant, up-to-date and suitable for all varieties of textile art. This impressive book takes a fresh look at the world of applique and surface embellishment, showing you how to develop distinctive and individual designs, create exciting compositions and use unusual combinations of materials. It covers the traditional variations, including bonded applique, broderie perse, cut-away applique and Mola work, and explains how the standard techniques can be developed to give exciting results in your own textile work, in both hand and machine embroidery. Accompanying the techniques is a wealth of examples of contemporary applique to inspire you. The authors are renowned for their thoughtful, creative but practical approach to teaching textiles, making this book suitable for beginners and established textile artists alike.

This beautiful collection includes some of the best readings and poems to help you mark anything from a birth to a death, an engagement to a retirement, a wedding to a memorial service.It is lavishly illustrated with nostalgic images, making this a wonderful gift.

Poetry anthology celebrating England and all that is English.

Looking at the past and present of the area around Hoyland through the use of pictures and informative captions.

Looking at the past and present of Lichfield through the use of pictures and informative captions.

This guide brings Kenneth Grahame's enchanting characters to life and explores their relationship with their author. From the author's life, to the countryside that inspired his writing, delve into the world of 'The Wind in the Willows'.

Finding a country property with real character and history is a seductive fantasy.

As in his bestselling biography of Caligula, Professor Barrett combines immaculate scholarship with a gripping style.

Looking at the past and present of Rossendale through the use of pictures and informative captions.

With its succinct analysis of the overriding issues and detailed case-studies based on the latest archaeological research, this social and economic study of Roman Imperial frontiers is essential reading.

The revised edition of the classic cycling guide by Harold Briercliffe of 1949. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the Central England region for today's cyclists. Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling and his books provide great insight into cycling in various parts of the UK in the 1940s. Harold's fascinating description of the towns, villages and roads of Britain at the time is a joy for all those who love these isles and especially for cyclists looking for inspiration. Many roads have changed over the decades and are now too busy for enjoyable cycling, so Mark Jarman, along with Sustrans, have made suggestions for alternative routes in the region for today's cyclists. The book includes the original photographs taken by Harold Briercliffe and the original illustrations. The Cycling Touring Guide: Central England covers cycle routes in the Peak District, Cheshire and north Shropshire, East of the Pennines, the Midlands, the Malverns, the Wye Valley, the Forest of Dean and various routes north of London. The cycle routes vary in length from half day and day-long trips to weekend and week-long tours.

The revised edition of the classic cycling guide of 1947 by Harold Briercliffe. Used as the inspiration for the Britain by Bike television series and a vital part of the award-winning Britain by Bike book by Jane Eastoe, the original book is reproduced along with suggested cycling routes in the northern England region for today's cyclists. Harold Briercliffe was the Alfred Wainwright of cycling and his books provide great insight into cycling in various parts of the UK in the 1940s. Harold's fascinating description of the towns, villages and roads of Britain at the time is a joy for all those who love these isles and especially for cyclists looking for inspiration. Many roads have changed over the decades and are now too busy for enjoyable cycling, so Mark Jarman, along with Sustrans, have made suggestions for alternative routes in the region for today's cyclists. The book includes the original photographs taken by Harold Briercliffe and the original illustrations. The Cycling Tourng Guide: Northern England covers cycle routes in the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North East Coast, plus shorter tours around the Ribble Valley, Forest of Bowland, around Pendle Hill, Bronte Country, Lancashire Coast, Lunedale and the Pennine Link. It also covers shorter trips around the Plain of York, and from Pool to Richmond. The cycle routes vary in length from half day and day-long trips to weekend and week-long tours.

Provides a visual source of over 500 acrylic mixes, exploring all the different colour mixing techniques, including palette mixing and overlaying..

This updated Pitkin Guide will show the visitor and the resident all there is to be seen and experienced, from the waterside to the elegant streets of Clifton, from the old city and the ancient church of St Mary Redcliffe to the new shopping mall, Cabot Circus.

Inspiration and practical guidance on being more creative in both your quilt and textile work by leading textile artist, Sandra Meech. From finding a theme to using mixed media and working in three dimension.

An exciting approach to botanical illustration featuring exotic and extraordinary plant specimens.

A stunning survey of modern illustration that uses older styles of artistic expression to evoke a sense of another time and place. These retro illustrations play with the past, subvert it, on occasion, but always feel fresh.

A practical and inspirational guide to understanding and using good design practice in stitched-textile work, packing with the author's workshops and practical exercises.

Looking at the past and present of Trowbridge through the use of pictures and informative captions.

Looking at the past and present of Merseyside through the use of pictures and informative captions.

A history of Bradwell

Looking at the past and present of Ballsbridge through the use of pictures and informative captions.

Bethan Ash's rich, colourful quilts are created using improvisational collage techniques. Working instinctively, she simply layers fabric shapes onto a prepared background and fuses them down, then adds stitching later.

Step-by-step instructions and inspiration for creating outstanding fashion prints using the industry-standard software, Photoshop and Illustrator

Spirit of London offers a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our attitudes to urban life back in the Thirties.

A short gift book explaining the basic rules of Bridge.

This is the story of RMS Titanic. In this authoritative guide we explore what was the largest passenger steamship in the world when she set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton in April 1912. Just four days later she struck an iceberg and sank, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

The bestselling New Fashion Figure Templates has been providing help for fashion students and fashion designers for decades and this new expanded edition will provide help for generations to come. The new edition includes over 200 templates of men, women, teens, and children on perforated pages for easy pull out, which can then be scanned. Costumers will also be provided with access to download a range of templates direct from the internet. The templates include figures in movement - with attitude and in classic elegant poses - from a variety of angles including full-length poses, three-quarter length poses, back views and front-on poses. The figures may be copied or photocopied and enlarged from the book or used as a guide to develop your own illustrations. This is a very useful tool for fashion students and designers, providing them with strong visuals for their work by making the most of templates created by one of the world's leading fashion illustrators, Patrick John Ireland. But they can overlay their own designs on to the templates to ensure the work bears their own creativity or use the scans as a basis for digital designs. A new chapter provides over 150 different fashion details from the author, ranging from sleeve shapes, hemlines, tucks, collars, drapes, gathers, pleats, and pockets.

An exploration of the iconic book-cover designs created by Brian Cook for Batsford in the mid-twentieth century.

How about spring soup or mayonnaise of chicken in shells to start? Followed by toad in the hole made with steak and kidney, maybe served with asparagus pudding? And for dessert there could be canary pudding with a sweet sauce, or perhaps the exotic pears a l'allemande?