Dolls House Do-It-Yourself: Curtains (Dolls House Do-It-Yourself)
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Book Description
Create life-like curtains and window dressings for dolls? houses of every period and style. From curtains, blinds and drapes, to pelmets, tiebacks and valances, everything you need to create inspirational window dressings for our dolls? house is included here.
Over 25 step-by-step projects show how to make a variety of window treatments. Further variation ideas, illustrated in color, allow you to adapt many of the projects to suit your dolls? house. A section on the basic tools and equipment used offers practical guidance on choosing fabrics and miniature haberdashery such as silks, cords, fringes and trimmings. Essential techniques such as making a pattern, fabric pleating and making tassels and cords are included and guidance on installing your finished project is also covered. Easy-to-use templates are provided where necessary, and inspirational color photographs show the finished curtains displayed in situ.
About the Author
Sue Heaser is an experienced and talented craft author with over 20 years experience. She studied at art college and university, and was an archaeological illustrator before turning her versatile hand to craft and teaching, and has written several books in a range of media. Crafts Beautiful, Dolls House World and Dolls House and Miniature Scene are some of the magazines she contributes to. This is Sue?s second book for David & Charles, her first being Dolls? House Do It Yourself: Food Displays. Sue lives in Diss, Norfolk.
Dolls House Do-It-Yourself: Curtains (Dolls House Do-It-Yourself),Sue Heaser,David & Charles Publishers,0715318527,Crafts & Hobbies,Crafts / Hobbies,Hobbies/Crafts,Miniatures
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