BATSFORD New Fashion Illustration   The world of fashion illustration is one of the richest design sources available today, and all students of fashion, as well as graphic design, are hungry for visual material that challenges and inspires but also gives them instructional information to help them in their own designs. Martin Dawber showcases over ...
	BATSFORD Pattern Motifs: A Sourcebook   This comprehensive book include patterns from not only Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Celts, Islam, India, Africa, and Aboriginal lands but also the worlds of western folk, Gothic, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. The types of pattern provided include interlaced, basketweave, network patterns, web-like patterns, plaited, twisted, ...
	BLACK DOG Fashioning Fabrics: Contemporary Textiles in Fashion   Fashioning Fabrics considers the work of fashion designers who put textile development at the centre of their practice. Taking in both flights of fancy gracing the most exclusive catwalks in the world and emerging designers working on a much smaller scale, this stunning book explores and pays homage to ...
	DOVER 140 Great Fashion Designs 1950-2000 CD-ROM and Book   This copyright-free CD-ROM and book set presents a vibrant, full-color parade of glamorous clothing styles from the second half of the 20th century--including classic designs by Chanel, Saint Laurent, Courreges, Mary Quant, Bill Blass, Halston, Laura Ashley, Carolina Herrera, and Galliano. Each well-researched and accurately rendered costume is accompanied ...
	DOVER 150 Full-Color Art Nouveau Patterns and Designs   The novelty of Art Nouveau derived in part from its innovative approach to the very concept of art. More than just a style, it eliminated the barriers between fine and applied arts and embodied a new way of thinking about modern society and production methods. This multipurpose treasury features luxuriant ...
	DOVER American Family Paper Dolls   Three centuries of American history take on new and vivid life with this collection of four doll families. Consisting of 34 dolls and 170 authentic costumes, it offers children, paper doll collectors, fashion enthusiasts, and history buffs many colorful glimpses of what the people of our country wore and ...
	DOVER American Fashion Designers Paper Dolls   Pictorial tribute to American designers who introduced this country's haute couture with smart, ready-to-wear ensembles, the tailored dinner dress, and the "rich uniform." Two dolls with a stunning wardrobe of casual clothes, cocktail dresses, and elegant evening gowns model the creations of 32 designers, among them Mainbocher, Adele Simpson, ...
	DOVER Art Deco Decorative Patterns in Full Color   This collection of sensuous, bold, and exotic motifs, reprinted from a rare 1910 portfolio, contains a wealth of arresting Art Deco wallpaper patterns. The 160 striking, royalty-free designs – a must-have collection for designers and craftworkers – depict a breathtaking array of florals, geometrics, and abstract designs, all stunning ...
	DOVER Art Deco Fashions: CD-ROM and Book   Slinky beauties model an immense variety of clinging gowns and dresses, trim suits and coats, beachwear, capes, and other outfits. Carefully reproduced from rare issues of the famed French periodical La Vie Parisienne, the illustrations lend themselves perfectly to graphic projects calling for sophistication and feminine charm. This book comes ...
	DOVER Broadway Musical Stars Paper Dolls   Colorful, exciting collection of 7 dolls and 31 costumes pays tribute to memorable roles performed by Broadway's great ladies: Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun; Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!; Pearl Bailey in the African-American production of the same musical; Angela Lansbury as the effervescent star of Mame; ...
	DOVER Chinese Fashions   Over 1,000 years of Chinese fashions for men and women are spotlighted in this exquisitely rendered coloring book--from a strapless high-waisted dress with a transparent outer robe worn during the Tang dynasty (a.d. 618-907) to an elegant, knee-length sheath trimmed with a floral applique (late Republic). Also included is ...
	DOVER Cut & Color Paper Dolls: Alice and Anna   Children who like to color and play with paper dolls will be doubly delighted with this collection. Figures of two girls growing up in the early 1900s—along with their adorable, vintage wardrobes—can be colored with crayons, pencils, or felt-tip pins and then cut out. 2 dolls, each with 16 ...
	DOVER Cut & Color Paper Dolls: Kati and Kayla   Children play fashion designer as they color and cut out clothes for this trendy pair of friends who love to swim, shop, dance, and go to slumber parties. Personalize these dolls and their wardrobes with a variety of color and design combinations. 2 dolls, each with 16 costumes. Paperback ...
	DOVER Fashion Parade Paper Dolls   Eight glamorous doll models and 120 stunning costumes highlight the top fashions of the final decades of the twentieth century. Two dolls and 30 outfits recapture the fashion spirit of each era: the rise of youth culture in the 60s; the 70s trends of nostalgia and exoticism; the growth ...
	DOVER Fashions of the Thirties: CD-ROM and Book   From formal and casual wear to hats, handbags and neckties, this is a must-have collection for graphic artists looking for authentic 1930s fashions. The 548 sharply detailed illustrations, selected from a vintage publication, portray with literal accuracy the trends of the period. An instant source of royalty-free period charm, ...
	DOVER Indonesian Batik Designs   This stunning collection includes more than 200 highly stylized and often dramatic batik designs depicting florals, geometrics, winged creatures, and other fanciful images. Ideal for immediate practical use, this handy archive – reproduced directly from a rare, authoritative source – will supply artists and crafters with an unusual range of ...
	DOVER Late Victorian and Edwardian Fashions Coloring Book   From hoop skirts to gowns with softly draped bustles, Tom Tierney captures the extravagant fashions worn from the 1860s through 1910. Carefully researched, accurately rendered illustrations depict opera capes, frock coats, trousers, top hats, and knitted swimwear for men; the ladies' styles include narrow-skirted walking suits, bathing outfits that ...
	DOVER Old-Time Children's Fashions Coloring Book   What did boys and girls wear 100 years ago? (How about lacy party dresses for the young ladies and knee-high pants for the young men?) 30 pages of colorable illustrations – based on authentic merchandise in Sears catalogs from 1901 through 1921 – provide answers. Coloring book fans and fashion ...
	DOVER Victorian Fashions; A Pictorial Archive   This comprehensive treasury of more than 900 crisp black-and-white illustrations - arrange chronologically and dated by year - provides a rich pictorial record of clothing styles from that period. Suitable for a wide variety of graphic projects, these cuts will especially appeal to artists and illustrators in search of ...
	DOVER Victorian Women's Fashion Photos: CD-ROM and Book   This outstanding collection displays the remarkable richness and diversity that make Victorian costume enduringly popular. A fascinating window into the everyday life of the past, the book features 239 authentic images from the 1840s through 1900, in which women of every class model the fashions of the era. This book ...
	KALMBACH BOOKS Polymer Pizzazz: 27 Great Polymer Clay Jewelry Projects   Polymer Pizzazz is the essential resource for people who want to learn to use polymer clay. This book showcases the many ways of using the material to create beads, pendants brooches, and earrings. Readers will learn to make painted disk beads, marbled beads, filigree beads, and more. Editor: Kristin Schneidler Format: paperback, ...
	KP BOOKS Bead & Wire Art Jewelry   Jewelry artists look no further. Bead & Wire Art Jewelry is THE resource you need to bring together two of your favorite mediums – bead and wire. From simple stringing to extensive wirework, author J. Marsha Micheler’s detailed, step-by-step instructions will show you how to create over 50 stunning ...
	LARK 500 Bracelets   Never before has such a diverse collection of fine contemporary bracelets been assembled for one book, showcasing hundreds of renowned international jewelers. Materials range from the most precious metals and gems to paper and plastic, and the varied techniques include forging, casting, weaving, and surface embellishments. Among the featured creators: ...
	LARK 500 Earrings: New Directions in Contemporary Jewelry   These exquisite earrings, chosen especially for this collection by award-winning artist Alan Revere, capture the most prevalent concepts in contemporary jewelry. Format: paperback, 408 pgs., 8 in. x 8 in. Publisher: Lark, 2007
	LARK Chain Mail Jewelry   Once used to create protective garments, chain mail techniques and patterns have now been adapted for jewelry making by innovative artists. Making chain mail jewelry requires few tools to achieve impressive results. From an Inlaid Chain Mail Pendant to a Japanese Hexagonal Mail Collar, the 30 extraordinary projects in this ...
	LARK Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewelry   Created by today’s finest artisans, the pieces in Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewelry all showcase the incredible diversity of interesting beads and wire types available today. The photographs alone will have beaders and jewelry makers sighing with delight: from Marinda Stewart’s glistening coppery pink flower pin to Eni Oken’s ...
	LARK Fabulous Woven Jewelry   Mary Hettmansperger, an award-winning fiber artist, reveals the secrets of using traditional basketry techniques to create 28 striking pieces of jewelry. She covers four basic procedures--plaiting, knotting, looping, and twining--and incorporates materials such as copper, colorful wire, natural fibers, even bottle tops and bark. There's no other book like ...
	LARK The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry   The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry is an indispensable resource for anyone with an interest in creating eye-catching, professional-looking pieces. Detailed illustrations make it easy to accomplish the techniques. 13 fashionable projects for earrings, bracelets, pendants, and more feature the metalworking skills covered. Learn how to mix materials and ...
	NORTH LIGHT Metal Clay Jewelry   Explore the endless possibilities of metal clay! Whether you’re new to its wonders or are looking for new ideas and techniques, this book has it all. With step-by-step photography throughout, you won’t miss a beat as you explore this amazing medium. Author: Louise Duhamel Format: paperback, 144 pgs., 8 1/2 in. ...
	NORTH LIGHT The Impatient Beader Gets Inspired   This is the perfect book if you love to craft but lack the time, focus, and motivation. The author, a self-proclaimed "impatient beader," guides you through over 50 quick and easy beaded jewelry projects. Author: Margot Potter Format: paperback, 128 pgs., 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. Publisher: North Light, 2006
	PRENTICE HALL The Complete Book of Fashion Illustration   Designed to help novice sketchers learn the basics — and sketchers with intermediate skills learn to improve and refine their drawings, this text offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of fashion illustration and drawing — using step-by-step drawing and teaching methods for each type of illustration and technique. Third ...
	PRENTICE HALL The Snap Fashion Sketchbook   This new text allows students to master drawing basic working fashion sketches or "croquis" quickly and easily. Users with little or no art background can master the ability to trace and eventually sketch garments. Book does not come the SnapFashun software. Spiral-bound paperback book measures 8 1/4 in. x ...
	QUARRY Mixed-Media and Memory Jewelry   If you love making beaded jewelry, then this is the book for you. Learn clever ways to integrate photos, collectibles, souvenirs, found objects, shells, wood, and more into your own signature pieces. Fully illustrated instructions cover both basic jewelry-making techniques and experimental mixed-media applications. Author: Tammy Powley Format: paperback, 128 pgs., 8 ...
	ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration   This book’s aim is to submerge the reader in the world of illustration. The first section ranges from how to start to draw a human figure to the techniques to stylize and synthesize it. This section provides a large amount of figures in different poses, as well as hands ...
	ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration: Details   In fashion, it's garments' details that separate the pros from the hobbyists, and recreating accurate, realistic garment drawings is vital to success in the fashion illustration process. This book includes hundreds of inspiring illustrations of garments, shows, and accents for artists seeking to refine their skills and eye for ...
	ROCKPORT Essential Fashion Illustration: Poses   Having trouble drawing clothes that don't look like they're on a hanger? This book contains hundreds of common modeling poses, each clothed in several different fashions. The illustrations are perfect for studying both how to draw the poses themselves as well as how clothing bends and moves with the ...
	SHIVA Paintstiks on Fabric: Simple Techniques, Fantastic Results   Beginners and seasoned fiber artists alike can achieve fabulous results with Shiva Artist's Paintstiks and a few simple tools. Learn everything you need to know about applying paintstik color to fabric, from basic information about paintstiks, to detailed instructions that will enable you to transform ordinary pieces of fabric ...
	STACKPOLE BOOKS Basic Jewelry Making   This fully illustrated guide shows how to make all kinds of funky and elegant bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and pendants using beads and wire. It begins with the basics – planning a design, attaching fittings, making secure crimps, selecting beads – so crafters can quickly get started creating one-of-a-kind pieces. Simple ...
	STERLING Beautiful Button Jewelry   Use beautiful buttons with charm and history to make exceptional jewelry. Susan Davis and her team of designers show you how to create your own pieces showcasing stunning antique, vintage, and modern buttons. From an Abalone Button and Stick Pearl Bracelet to a China and Stencil Button Link Necklace, ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Designer Style Jewelry   Making gallery-quality jewelry with popular and easy-to-use jewelry making and crafts supplies is now possible with this guide to creating designer-style jewelry. The latest techniques for working with different mediums-wire, beads, polymer clay, leather, resin, laminate, and shrink plastic-along with fresh, sophisticated projects for earrings, necklaces, pendants, pins, bracelets, ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Fashion Design   A valuable primer on the fashion industry for the 21st century! Fashion Design is the definitive reference for anyone who is considering a career in the fashion industry. It describes the qualities and skills needed to become a fashion designer; examines the wide range of career opportunities available; and ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry   Metal clay starts as clay and turns into metal. Author Sherri Haab takes this compelling material, today's hottest craft item, to the next level, brilliantly combining it with other media ranging from the timeless to the unexpected. Ribbons, gold leaf, pottery shards, transparent resin, polymer clay, leather, and more ...
	WATSON-GUPTILL The Fundamentals of Fashion Design   The Fundamentals of Fashion Design offers an illustrated introduction to the key elements of fashion design. Each fundamental is supported by theory, illustration, and context. Authors: Richard Sorger and Jenny Udale Format: paperback, 176 pgs., 8 in. x 9 in. Publisher: AVA, 2006