Everything you need to know to make beautiful, fabric-covered boxes is in this full-color how-to guide and project collection. From a basic rectangular box to a more complex octagonal box with drawers, there are many different methods and shapes awaiting exploration. Boxes and their lids offer a perfect opportunity for needleworkers to showcase such skills as patchwork, quilting, and embroidery. Calling for surprisingly little fabric, they offer a wonderful opportunity to use remnants or indulge in an expensive textile. Make boxes with trays and dividers to use for jewelry, sewing supplies, or other small objects. All basic information and techniques are fully covered, and a stunning gallery of projects will inspire you with the potential of making hand-sewn boxes. 144 pages, 64 color illus., 102 b/w illus., 7 3/8 x 9 3/4.
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Make Some Lovely Boxes,
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I've always been fascinated by boxes. The ones in this book are a delight and you can make them for yourself or as gifts. The finished boxes are lovely.Here's what you can make: a tissue box, square boxes, hexagonal and octagonal boxes, a pen holder and letter rack, chests of drawers, round and oval boxes, octagonal box with four drawers, triangular box (my favorite), three-tier box, and a victorian style box. The supplies can be fabric remnants, and cereal boxes for the cardboard. The directions are really good and include drawings and photographs showing the different stages of making a fabric covered box. Although the author is British, measurements are in both metric and inches. The books listed at the end and the mail order suppliers don't include U.S. titles or suppliers, but any fabric store should have what you need or for that matter, any Walmart. The book helps you plan the size, shape, function, and type of lid for your box project. You can even use quilted fabric in covering the box. I like that it shows how to make dividers, drawers and trays.
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A great way to finish needlework if you are tired of framing or pincushions/ pillows. Clear instructions and many shapes of boxes for many uses.
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