Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z by Potter Craft $35.00
Whether you just bought your first sewing machine or have been sewing for years, Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts will open your eyes to an irresistible range of ideas. A comprehensive visual reference, the book covers everything a home sewer craves: the basics of sewing by hand or machine, along with five other time-honored crafts techniques, and step-by-step...

The Art of Manipulating Fabric by Chilton Book Company $29.95
This volume demonstrates the techniques for the three-dimensional manipulation of fabric. It categorizes the techniques showing how they are related, giving examples of both modern and traditional variations. The techniques show how to reconstruct a flat piece of cloth using only a threaded needle.

Secrets of Digital Quilting--From Camera to Quilt: 8 Projects; 25 Techniques; Embellish with Paints, Inks & More by C&T Publishing $27.95
Next step in photo quilting--use a digital camera to create fabulous, one-of-a-kind printed fabric. 8 projects, 25 techniques.

Crazy Quilting - The Complete Guide by Krause Publications $29.99
This technique-driven resource offers timeless guidance whether you're a beginners ora seasoned quilter who loves crazy quilting - the only U.S. created quilting style. With details about all known methods of patching a crazy quilt, more than 100 embroidery stitches, step-by-step illustrations and how-to directions for finishing a crazy quilt, this unique guide is the first to cover the crazy...

Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Custom-Color Your Favorite Fibers with Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative Techniques by Storey Publishing, LLC $18.95
No crafter should feel limited by the yarn colors available in a favorite fiber shop — not when it’s so fun and satisfying to hand-dye yarn and fleece right in the kitchen. Ultimate color control is now within the reach of anyone who loves yarn and fleece. In Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece, self-taught dyer Gail Callahan uses fiber, color, and heat to create exciting new yarns and yarn colors....

Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners by Lark Books $14.95
Asian-inspired lampshades embellished with flying fish. Canvas sneakers decorated with pink and white swirls. A pretty pillow adorned with a sleeping bunny, sweetly curled up. All it takes to create these appealing projects—or add charming embroidered touches in no time at all—are a few simple stitches, some easy techniques, and the nearly 30 projects in this book. Begin by learning several...

Patternmaking for Fashion Design (4th Edition) by Prentice Hall $113.20
Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations, and clear instructions, this hallmark book offers detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and design principles–dart manipulation, added fullness, and contouring–it provides all the...

Kanzashi in Bloom: 20 Simple Fold-and-Sew Projects to Wear and Give by Watson-Guptill $21.95
Kanzashi tsumami is the Japanese art of folding delicate squares of silk into three-dimensional flower petals. In the United States, the online craft culture has sprouted a renewed interest in making Kanzashi with American crafters devising simplified ways to create these gorgeous fabric flowers and incorporating more user-friendly materials like cotton and synthetic fabrics along with the...

It's a Wrap: Sewing Fabric Purses, Baskets, And Bowls by That Patchwork Place $19.95
Wind, wrap, and sew fabric strips into fantastic containers! Start with a plate shape to learn the technique. Then experiment with four basic container styles to create round, oval, square, and other shapes. • Create purses, baskets, and bowls in an endless variety of sizes, shapes, and colors • Simply wrap fabric strips around cotton clothesline, coil into the desired shape, and secure...

Layered, Tattered and Stitched: A Fabric Art Workshop by North Light Books $24.99
The step-by-step instructions found in Layered, Tattered and Stitched will provide you with the inspiration and techniques in order to create fabric-art with incredible depth and personal signifcance. Throughout the book, the author uses a mixture of atypical sewing techniques such as trapping found objects between layers, stitching and quilting paper and creating windows in fabric along with...