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.
Collins Complete Book of Soft Furnishings
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The Practical Encyclopedia of Soft Furnishings is an inspirational guide to designing and making soft furnishings. This lavish collection includes everything you need to know to make beautifully tailored and lasting items for your home.
Plus: treatments for walls, doors, ceilings, and tables. They're often simple to make and simply beautiful. "This lavishly illustrated guide has Conran's stylish practical stamp firmly upon it."--The Sunday Telegraph.
There's no limit to what readers may create with this guide to window decorating ideas. Illustrations. Dream Windows is both unique and complete in it's scope of window decorting ideas.
Offers tips for period-style decorating using curtains, draperies, and soft furnishings, and includes step-by-step sewing instructions for fourteen projects
Complete Book of Curtains, Drapes and Blinds is a one-stop reference to window dressing. Learn the basics of window shapes, measuring, heading tapes, fabric characteristics and fabric quantities. The book...
A manual for home decorators that shows how to blend colours, designs and styles, and gives practical instruction in the basic sewing skills needed to upholster furniture and to make curtains, blinds and cushions.
With hundreds of full-color photos and illustrations, this "DIY" resource offers easy-to-follow plans and blueprints for transforming any living space into a dream home.
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