- Paperback: 114 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press Inc.,U.S. (2 May 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1561581461
- ISBN-13: 978-1561581467
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 20.3 x 0.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #42 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts > Needlework & Fabrics > Embroidery
- #55 in Books > Home & Garden > Crafts > Printmaking
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Contains 50 projects for a wide range of button types, including many inspired by antique designs. This guide covers such techniques as needlelace, crochet, embroidery and weaving, and the creation of elegant frog fastenings. Ideas are offered for the use of a variety of different materials.
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The key to making great-looking buttons is to think small: Choose fine threads and closely woven fabrics. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The key to making great-looking buttons is to think small: Choose fine threads and closely woven fabrics. Read the first page
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent book with copious ilustrations and good working instructions to create your own buttons. All levels of ability are catered for so that you can progress at your own speed and try new and different techniques including needle lace and crocheted buttons. The chapter on frogging showed how to create perfect closures for period costumes and new coats etc.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
On my top ten list...
22 Oct 1999
Format:Paperback
...of best needlework books. Nehring's careful scholarship has produced a thoughtful, clear guide to recreating textile buttons that might have been lost to this Generation of Glueguns and Three-minute crafts. Her instructions are clear and concise, the samples are well-made and appealing, and Tullis's photography is sharp and detailed. She lists suppliers in the back and techniques in the table of contents. Although some require experience in crochet, most buttons are readily accessible to the needlework beginner. My only regret is that it doesn't seem available in hardback, because I've worn out my copy through completing many of the projects. It would have been helpful had the backs of the buttons (besides the two or three shown) been shown for finishing techniques. I wish that extant buttons from earlier eras had been depicted besides the one meagre split photo on pp. i and 1.
This book inspires me every time I open it; I love it.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
this is one excellent book
8 Oct 1998
Format:Paperback
i do a lot of crochet work. this wonderful book covers every kind of button you can imagine. it has opened my eyes to several new techiques. needle lace weaving for one. if you knit crochet or sew and like to give your garments a little extra, this book will give you lots of new ideas.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Now i know where the expression "cute as a button" came from
2 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback
My dream is that one day i will have enough free time to try all sorts of crafts. For that purpose, i hoard crafts books, including this one.
I haven't made any of the buttons in this book, but i have read over the instructions of the majority. Honestly, i think i can make at least the easy and the moderate projects. Nancy Nehring's explanations are very clear, and easy to follow. Still, though, i would have liked more diagrams in a step-by-step way (at least for the basic styles).
The photographs are gorgeous, and they certainly do justice to the many beautiful styles of buttons depicted.
I haven't made any of the buttons in this book, but i have read over the instructions of the majority. Honestly, i think i can make at least the easy and the moderate projects. Nancy Nehring's explanations are very clear, and easy to follow. Still, though, i would have liked more diagrams in a step-by-step way (at least for the basic styles).
The photographs are gorgeous, and they certainly do justice to the many beautiful styles of buttons depicted.
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