Cath Kidston

Numerosos patrones y motivos, diseños antiguos y conocidos, y otros totalmente innovadores: proyectos que van desde cojines para sillas hasta alfombras. • Los conocimientos técnicos y los puntos se

Más de treinta proyectos que aportan algo nuevo a las versátiles y fascinantes técnicas del patchwork, el appliqué y el trabajo con retazos de tela. Patchwork a mano y a máquina: una gran variedad de posibilidades, bonitas y practicas, de diferentes tamaños y formas, desde bolsas y articulos para el hogar hasta pelotas o un puf. Un libro que tiene como objetivo ampliar los limites de patchwork tradicional y devolverlo a sus origenes mediante la reutilizacion de tejidos de formas innovadoras. Busque entre sus retazos, hojee las paginas de este libro, e ¡inspirese! El patchwork surgio como una labor para ahorrar en una epoca en que las telas nuevas escaseaban y eran caras, por lo que estan muy en sintonia con el espiritu actual de sostenibilidad y reciclaje. El applique, o decoracion con apliques, tiene mucho que ver con el patchwork, aunque las formas recortadas se cosen o se usan como remiendos sobre otra tela o tejido. Este libro incluye, asimismo, algunas obras de remiendo y otras tecnicas mas complejas. Con informacion sobre todas las tecnicas de costura que necesitara para crear los proyectos, junto con consejos y pistas para elegir los utensilios, usar una maquina de coser y encontrar los tejidos.

Cath Kidston queen of vintage-inspired homeware and joyously decorated spaces grants unprecedented insight into her creative process and personal style in this lifestyle-meets-memoir-meets-interior-design book. The name Cath Kidston is associated worldwide with pattern, colour, dreamlike nostalgia, and comforting, cheerful spaces. In her new book, the founder of the eponymous brand invites us on a tour of her Gloucestershire home, sharing stories, decorating tips and inspirational ideas along the way. The book is divided into four chapters, each of them focusing on the 21 featured spaces in the book, including: Entrance Hall, Sitting Room, Study, Dining Room, Office, Kitchen, Dressing Room, Attic, Greenhouse and Summer House. There are also the whimsically themed rooms such as the Castle Bedroom and Fish Bathroom. Delve into Caths design process as she reveals the memories and motivations behind her style choices. With Caths expertise and advice youll discover how simple tricks make stimulating spaces; from using vintage-inspired prints to transform a quiet corner into an art gallery, to how the right rug can tie a room together and create a cosy, congenial atmosphere. Discussing colour, decor, pattern and passion in her own words, Cath will help make your house a beautiful, practical home. Filled with inspirational images, expert advice from an industry icon, and stories that reveal a remarkable life in design, this book will give you the confidence to click your heels and agree that theres no place like home.

Cath Kidstons easy style conjures up a way of life that many aspire to but few achieve. Described in the Times as the other domestic goddess, and in the Daily Telegraph as the woman who made cabbage roses funky, and delivered nursery prints, polka dots and candy stripes to modern bohemia, her look is desirable and accessible. Tips for Vintage Style distills the essence from Vintage Style, giving you the ultimate book of interior design ideas for your home. Covering kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, sitting rooms and even home offices, Caths practical and inspirational interior design advice will show you how the smallest steps can make the biggest differences. You will see the best ways to use up leftover wallpaper and fabric, discover how to make your bathroom a haven, get tips on the best places to find the best old furniture and kitchenware - in short you will learn how to create a home that will be the envy of all your friends.

Las labores de costura ¡están por todas partes! Este libro le enseñará a confeccionar labores a través de consejos prácticos y concisos. Una fuente de inspiración con más de cuarenta proyectos, desde socorridas perchas forradas de abrigos hasta encantadoras colchas para cunas de patchwork, desde servilletas y bolsitas para lavanda, o delantales y cojines, hasta una enorme variedad de bolsas. Incluye todos los patrones en papel. En la preparacion de este libro, la autora ha recurrido a su archivo personal de telas y ha elegido viejos y nuevos motivos florales, tejidos a rayas, guingan, ropa blanca vintage y sabanas de algodon suave. Se incluyen recomendaciones sobre la eleccion de telas, la mezcla de estampados, detalles ornamentales de colores llamativos y mucho mas. ¡No hay excusa alguna para no ponerse inmediatamente manos a la obra! En poco tiempo, descubrira que tiene una labor de costura entre manos a todas horas. Empezar una labor es facil: ¡lo dificil es dejarla!

Mug cakes are the hot baking trend for everyone who wants to whip up quick, delicious treats with minimum fuss.With simple and fast recipes from Anna Burges-Lumsden, all you need is a (Cath Kidston) mug and a microwave! For those who prefer to spend a bit more time in the kitchen, there are also recipes for easy cupcakes, delicious brownies, and one or two larger cakes.Sections include: Mug cakes, Cupcakes, Chocolate cakes, Kids cakes.You dont need to be an expert cook and youll never again be short of a comforting snack to throw together for yourself or with the children. Each recipe suggestion is ideal for one person or two, or cook up a batch for the whole family. And tying in perfectly with all your Cath Kidston tableware, Cath Kidston Mug Cakes, Cupcakes and More! is a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds.