From ultra-feminine and vintage chic to whimsically colorful and downright oddball, these pincushions redefine the form. And that’s sure to attract the many creative sewers and crafters who have chosen these small, charming canvases as the perfect vehicle to showcase fabulous fabric, simple embellishments, and novel ideas...
"...an absolute wealth of creative ways to `stick it': an old shoe covered with antique laces...a birdhouse cage for gathering together sewing materials; and a rose wristband....Truly decorative accessories that might prompt the coinage of a new phrase, `pretty as a pincushion...
A superb draftsman with an exquisite eye for detail, Graham Rust creates needlepoint designs that are true works of art. Terrific color photos and full-color charts present 17 projects, including a monkey cushion, a cheetah footstool, a sunflower chair, a seashell rug, a Chinese vases pillow, and a mouse-in-a-teapot tea cozy...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process...
General Books publication date: 2009 Original Publisher: Griffith, Farran, Okeden
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Pincushion
List Price: $13.99
Sale Price: $9.82
Used From: $15.72
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Outrageous artist August Stockyard - attention-seeking heir to a media and property empire - dies in typically theatrical fashion . and the mischief that drove his life's work culminates in the bequest of adjoining houses to his pregnant girlfriend, Cressida, and to his former comrade-in-arms, Louise Moon...
Contains advice for collectors on the types of doll available, how to assess them, how to spot reproductions and fakes, buying and selling at auction, and then arranging and caring for a collection. The author shows dolls both dressed and undressed, demonstrating materials and construction methods.