Download or read book Cushions Curtains and Blinds Step by Step written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create bespoke interiors without the price tag with Cushions, Curtains and Blinds Step-by-Step. With 25 easy and stylish sewing projects including pouffes, bedspreads, and Roman blinds, you can customise every inch of your home. Add beautiful finishing touches to your soft furnishing creations with advice from the experts on how to tailor each piece to your space, and mix and match patterns and prints to create beautiful effects. Cushions, Curtains and Blinds Step-by-Step uses simple step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography to help you achieve professional and personal results every time - the perfect guide to sprucing up your home.
Download or read book Blinds Curtains Cushions written by Catherine Merrick and published by Merrick and Day. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspirational photographs combined with clear explanations and extensive instructions guide you whether you want to subtly enhance your room with cushions, make a big statement with curtains or go for a contemporary look with blinds.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Curtains Drapes and Blinds written by Wendy Baker and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares hundreds of ideas for dressing up windows, in a guide that provides for a variety of types, includes scan-ready sample board sketches, and explains the correct procedures for measuring.
Download or read book The Practical Encyclopedia of Soft Furnishings written by Dorothy Wood and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- A beautiful reference guide to making soft furnishings for every room of your home. -- 100 stylish projects to make include stunning window treatments, removable, loose chair covers, plump scatter cushions, and crisp household linen. -- Each chapter contains simple projects suitable for a novice, as well as challenging ideas for the more experienced. Step-by-step instructions lead you through the stages from planning to stitching, as well as caring for the finished item. -- Illustrated with over 800 stunning colour photographs, including many inspirational ideas from today's leading fabric designers.
Download or read book Pillows Curtains and Shades Step by Step written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step has 25 easy projects to elevate your home decor without the expensive price tag. Sew curtains, make Roman blinds, design bed runners, and more. You'll learn how to make everything from professional curtains and cushion covers to seating, bedding, and blinds with guided step-by-step instructions and clear photography. Filled with hints and tips from the experts, Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step covers all the skills and techniques needed to finish each project. With Pillows, Curtains, and Shades Step by Step, you will have everything you need to know to design and redecorate your home, step by step.
Download or read book The Home Sewn Home written by Vanessa Arbuthnott and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2012-10-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add texture, colour, warmth, and character to your home with 50 easy-to-follow projects Soft furnishings—from curtains and pillows, to bed and table linen—can provide the perfect finishing touches to a room, adding an injection of color and pattern. So often, store-bought furnishings are either hugely expensive or mass-produced, but The Home-Sewn Home shows you the easy way to create your own, using the wonderful fabrics designed by Vanessa Arbuthnott. There are 50 inspiring step-by-step projects, all with easy-to-follow step artworks and instructions. The projects range from a simple pillow and table runner for the novice stitcher, through to lined curtains with an array of different headings, blinds, bed throws, and table linen. There is a chapter on accessories, including a cook’s apron, a tote bag, and table mats, which also make great presents, while the basic techniques chapter teaches you all the skills you need to make any of the projects. Throughout the book, Vanessa offers practical advice on mixing fabrics, colors, and patterns, helping you to achieve a truly individual look in your home. There are variations, too, allowing you to adapt the projects to suit your own surroundings. Whether you have just bought your first sewing machine, or want to find new ways to use Vanessa’s stunning fabrics, The Home-Sewn Home will show you the way.
Download or read book Make Your Own Soft Furnishings written by Dorothy Wood and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspirational guide to designing and making beautifuly tailored and lasting items for your home.
Download or read book Handmade Interiors written by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own soft furnishings, from cushions to curtains Make your home uniquely yours with Handmade Interiors, the one-stop guide to creating your own bespoke soft furnishings. Handmade Interiors is the most comprehensive guide to soft furnishings and home sewing projects on the market. Handmade Interiors leads you through sewing projects such as how to sew curtains, a cushion cover or a Roman blind using step-by-step instructions and images. Compiled by experts in home design who offer advice on fabrics and variations to tailor to your specific home decoration needs. The easy to follow format makes this the perfect guide for novices and experts alike, covering the whole process of creating professional looking furnishings, from measuring, all the way through to installing your finished project.
Download or read book Cushions and Curtains written by Ann Openshaw and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2004-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Cushions and Curtains' is a complete handbook for anyone who wants to learn to make their own soft furnishings or how to improve their skills. The author's clear instructions are accompanied by colour photographs and diagrams.
Download or read book Creating A Home written by Kathryn M. Ireland and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathryn M. Ireland is a maven of materials. In addition to having her own fabric line, she freely and deftly mixes other designers’ fabrics as well as international market “finds.” Blending those with quality ironwork, wood, tile, and furniture pieces, Ireland pulls together a magnificent home of unpretentious grandeur.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Soft Furnishings written by Karen Coetzee and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable reference and hands-on book which shows how to achieve smart and stylish soft furnishings. It covers everything you need to know about planning, measuring, estimating fabric and making successful soft furnishings.
Download or read book Step by Step Home Design and Decorating written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to restyling, redecorating, and sprucing up your home, the big question is where to start. Step-by-Step Home Design and Decorating has all the answers. Everything you need to know to give your home a complete makeover appears in this eBook. And with everything presented step by step, from the planning stages through to the finishing touches, it is the most practical home guide there is. On the basis that people often want to decorate their homes themselves (or need to for reasons of cost), this book helps you to do the best job possible. Even the initial design and planning stages are presented step by step, to give you confidence when devising color schemes, designing layouts, and choosing flooring or lighting options. Approaching the home room by room, every practical project is given the step-by-step treatment too, encouraging you to make blinds, cover cushions, put up wallpaper and much more. Clear instructions and photography (or diagrams) are provided to help you at every stage. Comprehensive in its scope, and utterly practical, Step-by-Step Home Design and Decorating is the indispensable reference for anyone restyling their home.
Download or read book A Beginner s Guide to Making Curtains Shades Pillows Cushions and More written by Vanessa Arbuthnott and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 make your home unique. 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. Designer Vanessa Arbuthnott guides you through 50 projects, each made in one of her own beautiful printed fabrics, and all with easy-to-follow illustrated instructions. The projects range from the simplest of pillow covers for the novice stitcher, through to lined curtains with an array of different headings, shades, bed throws, and table linen. There is also a chapter on accessories, such as a cook’s apron, and table mats, which would all be a great starting point if you want to brush up on your skills before tackling a larger project. 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 basic sewing skills you will need. 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. Previously published as The Home-Sewn Home, this new edition includes four completely new projects and inspirational photography featuring Vanessa’s most recent fabric collections throughout.
Download or read book Soft Furnishings written by Wendy Shorter and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new title to add to the well established and highly regarded Professional series. Aimed at those who already have basic skills but are now thinking of doing an intermediate course on the subject or starting up their own business, this book offers expert advice on all aspects of soft furnishings. Whether you hope to develop your passion into a rewarding career or simply want to add finishing touches your own home, this book will show you how to produce schemes and specify effectively for them. Colours and fabrics are all covered, along with window treatments, chair coverings and household linen. Create bright, fresh items for your home and be inspired by the beautiful projects featured, all broken down into easy-to-follow steps: chairs, beds, curtains and window treatments are all considered. As with all the books in the series, a basics section at the front takes you through all the essential techniques, which are clearly explained and illustrated with step-by-step photographs.
Download or read book The Complete Book of Soft Furnishings written by Dorothy L. Gates and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Complete Book of Soft Furnishings written by Hilary More and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps you create everything from cushions and household linens to curtains, blinds and covers.
Download or read book The Home Furnishings Workbook written by Maureen Whitemore and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritive guide to solving all of your home furnishing problems with more than 100 professional techniques and 35 projects. From creating goblet-pleated curtains and a classic Roman blind to forming pinch pleats and tying curtain cords, this detailed book will guide you through the most simple and the most intricate of projects. Beginning with planning and design, this book has all the basics including: fitting, cutting, measuring, calculating, joining, stitching and pressing. And whether decorating the bedroom windows, adding floral chair covers in the kitchen or creating some cushions for the living room couch, Home Furnishings Workbook is a must have for every aspiring do-it-yourself decorator.
