Archive for March, 2009
The Art of Manipulating Fabric
The Art of Manipulating Fabric Those who knit, crochet, or embroider have long had sources to which to turn for in-depth instructions on specific stitches and stitch combinations. Now there is such a reference for the sewer–an encyclopedic approach to gathering, shirring, ruffling, tucking, pleating, and quilting and their myriad variations. Filled with hundreds of diagrams and crisp black-and-white photos, this volume explains in detail how to achieve a tremendous range of three-dimensional fabric effects. This is not a book of particular projects; this is a book of instruction and inspiration for anyone who has ever wielded needle and thread. –Amy Handy
Customer Review: Fantastic reference book
This is a wonderful reference book for all those interested in sewing and embellishing fabric. It’s pure pleasure just looking at the pictures! I have given the book 4 stars though because, although I understand that the use of unbleached white muslin for all samples is clearly useful, I would have liked to see the pictures in color anyway, and not just in black and white. A snow-white cotton fabric over a mahogany background or something similar would have been perfect. It would have given the book the final touch of elegance and luxury which all these fabric embellishments are about anyway. A better picture resolution would have been ideal too, but maybe it’s just my bad eyesight! In any case, I wholeheartedly congratulate Colette Wolff and thank her for this fantastic addition to the sewing libraries of passionate fabric/sewing lovers like myself, and I will wait for a second edition with more fabric manipulating ideas! The sky is the limit!
Customer Review: Wonderful Book
The Art of Manipulating Fabric is a wonderful book. There are excellent pictures or diagrams on every page. The instruction for creating the details covered in the book are excellent as well. Easy to follow. I would recommend this book to any seamstress who wants to improve their sewing by adding these special deatails that make a garment truely special.
Pay Per Click Search Engine Marketing For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Pay Per Click Search Engine Marketing For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) Plan and launch your PPC campaign and keep track of its progress
If you want potential customers to form a traffic jam at your Web site, Pay Per Click just might do the trick. This book will help you decide! It tells you all about Google AdWords and Yahoo! Sponsored Search, targeting your customers, watching out for fraud, assessing the pros and cons of Pay Per Click, and making Pay Per Click work for you.
Discover how to
- Use the right keywords to trigger your ads
- Figure your breakeven point
- Write ads that reach your customers
- Calculate return on investment
- Use geo targeting
- Track your ad results
Customer Review: JB6244
Excellent job.
7-Slide Solution(tm): Telling Your Business Story In 7 Slides or Less
7-Slide Solution(tm): Telling Your Business Story In 7 Slides or Less A unique approach to organizing and constructing business presentations that draws on the insights of cognitive psychology and provides an infrastructure to build presentations that resonate with your audience like a good story.
Customer Review: an excellent road map for business presentations
What is the best way to start a presentation? How to end it? How to solicit feedback? A methodical approach to these and many other related questions both saves preparation time and improves delivery. The only remaining problem is: what if the new methodology makes sense to you? Would you go through the pain to change your entire presentation style?
