Sewing for Skaters is the second title in Marie Porter's Spandex Simplified series, and is all about designing and creating spectacular and durable figure skating dresses. It combines techniques taught in two of Marie's early manuals (Skaters and Gynmasts and Dancers... Oh My & The Skating Dress Style Book), updated with new styles and techniques... now in beautiful full color, featuring many photos and sketches.

This book is appropriate for beginner to advanced levels of sewing...

Sewing for Superheroes is the fifth title in Marie Porter's Spandex Simplified series, and is all about designing and creating flattering, comfortable, and show-stopping spandex cosplay. (BAM POW )

This sewing manual is written from the experience of not only a spandex designer, but a former "performance" athlete. Written in layman terms, Sewing for Superheroes features carefully explained, step-by-step instructions and more than 250 full colour photos and diagrams. Requiring only basic sewing...

Custom Swimwear is the sixth title in Marie Porter's Spandex Simplified series, and is all about designing and creating flattering, comfortable, and durable swimwear.

This sewing manual is written from the experience of not only a spandex designer, but a former "performance" athlete. Written in layman terms, Custom Swimwear features carefully explained, step-by-step instructions and more than 250 full colour photos and diagrams. Requiring only basic sewing knowledge to get started, beginner and...

How many times have you come across a gluten-free recipe claiming to be "just as good as the normal version ," only to find that the author must have had some skewed memories on what the "normal" version tasted, looked, and/or felt like? How many times have you felt the need to settle for food with weird after-taste, gummy consistency, or cardboard-like texture, convinced that this is your new lot in life?

Most gluten-free recipes are developed by taking a "normal" recipe, and swapping in a simulated "all purpose" gluten-free flour... whether store bought, or a homemade...

Imagine gluten-free foods that are as good - or better - than their traditional, gluten-filled counterparts. Imagine no longer settling for foods with bizarre after-tastes, gummy consistency, and/or cardboard texture.

If you've cooked from "Beyond Flour," you already know that these fantasies can be reality - it's all in the development of the recipes.

Marie Porter takes a unique approach: developing gluten-free recipes from scratch, custom blending alternative flours as individual ingredients of a recipe, rather than using an "all...