Synopses & Reviews
Inspired by the picturesque Devon countryside where they live, crafters Emma Curtis and Elizabeth Parnell have created a book packed full of designs for bags, accessories, and delightful items for the home in a style that is fresh, feminine, and unmistakably English. The book carefully describes each project with an emphasis on the function and practicality of the projects, which are divided into five sections: gifts, family-life projects, household items, personal items, and garden and entertainment decorations. The sewing designs are characterized by a simple, vintage-floral-patterned style, but it is the unique voice of the two passionate English crafters that presents a distinct focus on family and home, making the projects stand out from others. Perfect for those new to sewing as well as more seasoned stitchers, the techniques are described in a down-to-earth and simplified way with helpful images taking the reader through each step of every project.
Synopsis
This beautiful book is packed full of designs for bags, accessories and delightful items for the home, all created by Emma Curtis and Elizabeth Parnell in a style that is fresh, feminine, and unmistakedly English. The gorgeous photographs, drawings and pretty designs will make you want to pick up a needle and thread and get sewing straight away, even if you are a complete beginner. Ideal for the modern home-maker, there are nineteen projects to choose from, all with a complete list of the materials needed to make them, a set of clear, step-by-step instructions with drawings where needed, and pattern pieces provided on a useful fold-out sheet at the back of the book.
About the Author
Emma Curtis and Elizabeth Parnell are the owners and operators of an online shop and a recently opened physical shop, selling a range of their successful line of hand sewn bags and of kits for the bags along, with other gifts that they design and make themselves. This is their first book and they live in Devon, UK.