Fashioning your Life - A clothing designer’s guide Volume 1
A start up guide book for talented fashion designers trying to succeed within the fashion industry. Written by Samata Angel - The guide is currently sold on LuLu. Learn more about Samata Angel by visiting her muse.
Pattern Magic. Must-have books for any sewing fashionista.
If you´re intrested in taking your sewing, pattern alternation and trashion projects to a next level I recommend buying these two books: PATTERN MAGIC and PATTERN MAGIC VOL 2 by Japanese Tomoko Nakamichi. The second volume shows methods to alter the basic pattern to create unique shapes. With well illustrated step-by-step lessons, it helps the [...]
Fashioning Technology - DIY and smart crafting
Step away from the crocheting and felting a moment - consider a different type of crafting, one that you would include technology in your design. Syuzi Pakhchyan has done just that, she is a writer, blogger, robotics instructor and User Experience designer.
She just released a book titled “Fashioning Technology” - “Fashioning Technology is an introductory [...]
Calling all crafters - Vickie Howell and Craft Corps
Many of you know Vickie Howell - producer of DIY’s Knitty Gritty and Austin Craft Mafia. Vickie wants to know about you - in her next book she will be featuring 50-60 short profiles on crafters.
“Whether you’ve found success selling your handmade sock monkeys on Etsy or you crochet chemo caps for charity, I want to [...]
Lena Corwin printing by hand contest
Vote for your favorite - but hurry deadline ends Monday. July 28th, 2008. Design Sponge is celebrating the release of Lena Corwin’s new book by hosting a contest “Lena Corwin printing by hand contest”… so hurry, go vote.
Magma, London Graphics Book Shop… or is it?!
Shop: Magma
8 Earlham Street
Covent Garden
London WC2H 9RY
T +44 (0)20 7240 8498
Opening Times
Mon-Sat: 10am - 7pm
Sun: 12pm - 6pm
You can also find the nationwide company on-line at www.magmabooks.com/
Magma is certainly more than just a graphic book shop… and while I’m no illustrator I’ve always found this company truly inspiring and always a wonderful way to [...]
Craft Book Reviews - Quick and Clever Felting
This book is ideal for beginners as it covers the rudimentary techniques for a wide range of disciplines within feltmaking. With very clear directions and wonderful pictures we are able to follow step by step the instructions for each simple, but beautifully designed project.
Ellen Kharade has a clever twist up her sleeve though and that [...]
