Greystone's Creative Hands - Volume 1 Author:Editor Beverly Hilton Publication Date: 1975 — "Your guide to creative knitting, dressmaking, home sewing, mending, care and altering, embroidery, crochet, canvas work, macrame, toymaking, tatting, needle made lace...and saving money. If you've never picked up a needle, Creative Hands will show you how to make a wonderful wardrobe - starting right from scratch. Becaus... more »e the chapters follow one another in a logical, sensible way, each new article you make teaches you a new skill. Yet our designer's flair for fascinating subjects means this is one course which is never, never dull! Creative Hands will help you save money, too. You'll save by making exciting and practical clothes that you used to consider 'too hard'. And you'll save by making many things for your home - cushions, curtains, toys and rugs which will delight you and your family. Also, Creative Hands is your key to the world of high fashion---without the price tag! These illustrations show just a few of the things you'll learn to make through Creative Hands. And remember, it is the most complete knitting, dressmaing and needlecraft guide ever published---books which will be a source of pleasure for many years to come. If you're already a needlewoman, Creative Hands will show you new horizons. How to give your garments a better fit, a more professional finish. How to use techniques you've probably never tried. How to adapt basic patterns to suit fashion's newest edict---or your own fancy. How to develop your own designing skills and creative abilities. Creative Hands will also bring you beyond traditional needlework and help you become a complete craftsman. Special craft entries include: Candlemaking * Beadweaving * Enameling * Arrangements with pressed and preserved flowers * Paper sculpture * Tie and dye * Making beaded jewelry * Lampshade making * Suede and leatherwork." (from book)« less