Decorate your
home and make gifts for family and friends this Christmas
with this bumper book of projects. Choose your craft from
sewing, knitting, crochet, jewelry making, sugarcraft, polymer
clay and papercraft, and make something special.
All of the projects in this large format (a bit taller than
A4) book have been previously featured in a large number of
Twenty To Make books. Having a selection of them in this new
series allows not only for a larger page size, but brings
several different crafts together for a more varied choice.
This is not the best place to learn to knit or crochet, but
this is obviously a book of projects rather than a book on
how to begin doing the type of craft that requires plenty
of instructions. You can indeed make a start in some crafts
with this book however, as no prior knowledge is needed to
do paper cutting, make figures from polymer clay or sugar
paste, tackle some of the simpler stitching projects or many
other things. The book is arranged in sections for each of
the seven crafts and has a double page spread (or more) of
technique know-how, including lists of what you need, tips
and diagrams, lists of abbreviations and helpful information
for beginners and improvers. Each project contains a page-sized
photograph of the finished item plus a well-spaced page of
instructions, diagrams and materials list. Sometimes the item
is shown in use, as well as on a white background for ease
of viewing, and at the front is a thumbnail gallery of all
the projects in lieu of an index. The page edges are color
coded so you can see the sections and at the back is a list
of all the Twenty To Make books the projects have been previously
featured in. Projects include decorations for tree, table,
cake and home, pretty things to dress up outfits such as jewelry,
corsages and accessories, there are Christmas themed items
and those suitable for other times of the year which would
make great gifts, cards, tags, boxes and more. As it says
on the reverse of the cover, both “experienced beginners
and more seasoned crafters” can spend the long winter
evenings happily creating many special things.
If you cannot find a good range of assorted craft materials
locally, try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
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