A Beginner's Guide to Making Curtains, Shades, Pillows, Cushions, and More: 50 step-by-step projects, plus practical advice on hanging curtains, choosing fabric, and measuring up
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1782494766 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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She lives in the Cotswolds, UK. Vanessa Arbuthnot runs her own very successful fabric business. The collections share Vanessa’s signature gentle colors and include useful co-ordinates such as checks, stripes, spots, and floral prints. She is the author of books including Living with Light, Decorating with Blue and White, Living with White, and The Newly-Weds' Guide to Setting Up Home, all published by
Learn to sew curtains, shades, pillows, and more and make your home truly your own with these 50 beautiful projects. Sewing your own home furnishings will allow you to choose exactly the fabric and style you want, and will make your home unique.There’s never been a better time to sew for the home, with a huge range of furnishing fabrics available in stores and online. And the money you save by making these items yourself can be put towards buying the loveliest fabrics you can afford, making your home more beautiful still. Guidance on measuring for curtains and shades, and on ways to hang them, as well as instructions for valances and an upholstered cornice, make this a complete introduction to sewing your own window treatments, and more.. Vanessa explains how each of her collections was developed, and what inspired her designs, but if you prefer to choose your own material, there is plenty of advice on selecting fabrics, using color, cutting out, matching pattern repeats, piping, and hand-stitching, as well as a techniques section covering the ba
She lives in the Cotswolds, UK. About the AuthorVanessa Arbuthnot runs her own very successful fabric business. She is the author of books including Living with Light, Decorating with Blue and White, Living with White, and The Newly-Weds' Guide to Setting Up Home, all published by CICO Books. Gail Abbott is a home stylist and writer whose work regularly appears in magazines. The collections share Vanessa’s signature gentle colors and include useful co-ordinates such as checks, stripes, spots, and floral prints.