Kategoria BISAC: Design >> Fashion & Accessories

Add a gorgeous finishing touch to any outfit This mouthwateringly colorful book contains 20 beautiful bags to sew from popular designer Debbie von Grabler-Crozier. It includes a huge variety of different styles and sizes, from totes and bucket bags to backpacks, clutches and shoulder bags, and Debbie makes each one easy. The book contains a complete guide to all the techniques needed, shown using easy-to-follow step-by-step photography; also included is a section on creating...

A complete guide to the art of shoe-mending, including a full course on how to do expert shoe repairing from beginning to end. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated, this timeless guide contains everything a layman needs to know to start properly repairing shoes. It will also appeal to those with an interest in historical shoe-mending and manufacturing techniques

Contents include: "Follow the Model," "How to Nail a Sole in a Turned Shoe," "To Prepare a Sole on a Slip-sole," "To Straighten a Heel," "Broken Counter from a Heel," "The Right Way to Sew Rips in a...

A series of illustrated lessons on shoe-repair, with a special focus on putting together a plain welted shoe by hand. It has chapters on every aspect from preparing the materials to finishing, making is a must-read for those with a practical interest in shoe-repair. Easy-to-digest and simple, "How to Bottom a Welted Shoe by Hand" is ideal for novices and those with no previous experience. "Some Facts about Comfortable Easy Wearing Shoes," "Preparation of the Counters," "Preparation of the Box," "Preparation of the Innersole," "Lasting the Upper," "Putting on the Welt," "Filling the...

How to Repair Shoes is a comprehensive guide to shoe-mending with chapters on necessary equipment, how to use the tools, preparing materials, running a shop, and much more. With helpful illustrations and simple instructions, this timeless guide will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in shoe repair. Contents include: "The Proper Way to keep a Shoeshop,""Making a Waxed End," "Some Points to bear in mind about Waxed Ends," "To Make the Plain Stitch," "The Study of Different Awls," "How to Sharpen Knives," "The Square-awl like the Knife and the...

A collection of vintage and traditional recipes and instructions for making a variety of stains for finishing leather shoes and boots, with a particular focus on staining soles. Originally intended for contemporary shoe manufacturers and finishers, this handbook will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in leather crafting and is not to be missed by collectors of allied literature.

Contents include: "Enamel Stain," "Directions for Mixing," "Sediment, Dry Out, Dry Brush or Burnish Stain," "Directions for Mixing," "Directions," "To Make a Hard Finish,"...

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Carpe Nocturne is the preeminent digital and print publication to feature the alternative subculture and eclectic creative offerings of all things Fantasy, Goth, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, and every genre in between. We are a publication that features aspects of the contemporary creative cultures and subcultures to include Art, Entertainment, Fashion, Interviews, Life and Style, Film and Literature, Music, Reviews, and Technology found worldwide.

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