Patternmaking For Fashion Design, 5Th Edn, HELEN J ARMSTRONG- Int Edition

DESCRIPTION: Basic Approach Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations and clear instructions, Patternmaking for Fashion Design offers detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and design principles-dart manipulation, added fullness and contouring-it provides students with all the relevant information necessary to create design patterns with accuracy regardless of their complexity. ome innovative, new information in this book include: Updated with modern, cutting-edge sketches and designs. Ribbing added to the knit section of Chapter 27. More materials on children’s wear and swim wear. Knock offs. Fitting corrections Advanced design projects A practical introduction to patternmaking Complete coverage of the three steps of design patterns: dart manipulation, added fullness and contouring. Chapter projects Note: The book is NEW and shipped right away using priority FEDEX international shipping and delivered to your location in 3-5 working days. Contact for any assistance and purchase with confidence.

The Self-Sufficient Backyard

The Self-Sufficient Backyard: For the Independent Homesteaders100+ DIY Projects to Make Your House Work for YOU Instead of the Other Way AroundMany people daydream about a self-sufficient existence.A few rare ones live it every day.Ron and Johanna are what some people call modern day pioneers. Ever since the late 1970s they’ve been surviving and thriving off-the-grid:Growing their own food year-round…Collecting enough water for drinking, cooking and bathing with…Making their own natural remedies from backyard plants…Heating the house and getting hot water practically for free…And generating the electricity needed by their entire homestead from solar and wind…Plus, many…many others!In their new book “The Self-Sufficient Backyard: For the Independent Homesteaders” they share the homesteading and self-sufficiency knowledge they’ve acquired over 40 years for the first time.This is simply a must-have for anyone interested in going off-the grid or just saving and making some money on their own property. And it all ads up! Ron and Johanna don’t have a big pension to fall back on but they still manage to make a more than decent living just with what their tiny ¼ acre homestead produces.That’s how little you really need to be self-sufficient in modern day America.And the best part is that it doesn’t matter if that property is a few acres big or just a tiny apartment in the city.Everything inside the book can be upscaled or downscaled to fit your daily needs.With over 100 practical DIY projects there is something for everybody’s property inside The Self-Sufficient Backyard: For the Independent Homesteader – so get ready to start living the life others will keep dreaming about.

Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey – Documentary Book – Collector’s Edition – Hardcover

This is a New book and is shipped in a box to ensure it arrives in the best possible condition. 25% off the proceeds will go to a charity for children. Troll’s Teddy Bear Run. This is a Collector Item and one of the last of the “First Edition” of this incredible Coffee Table book about the history of Hip Hop. Who was there at the beginning and who made it last for the long run. From the Inside Flap:The definitive tribute celebrating an extraordinary movement that has inspired, educated and entertained people the world over. Hip-Hop A Cultural Odyssey is the colossal 420 page Smyth sewn leather bound definitive tribute that celebrates the extraordinary movement that has inspired, educated and entertained people all over the world. It has been referred to as the hip-hop bible . This luxury, large format book contains over 300 spectacular photos, 250 original essays, profiles and testimonials written by Hip-Hop’s top journalists, authors, MCs, DJs and B-Boys covering all aspects of the culture and profiling 40 icons who changed the game. It’s the ultimate hip-hop collectable coffee table book, measuring an impressive 13 x 18 inches and weighs 15.5lbs.

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