New Releases by janet wilson

More than 600 fabrics and 700 color illustrations: an authoritative, accessible, and definitive guide to all the textiles available today. From the earliest weaves uncovered by archaeologists to today’s machine-produced, scientifically advanced fabrics, textiles have had a profound influence on civilization. As technologies change and world economics influence the direction that fashion and textiles take, it is vital that both skills and our textile vocabulary should be kept alive. This encyclopaedia is a definitive reference guide to all the major types of fabric in circulation today, from abbot cloth to zibeline. In clear and engaging language, the author describes and illustrates more than 600 of the most important examples, from classic tweeds to state-of-the-art nano fabrics. Each entry includes a brief definition, informative notes on structure, and a list of uses. More than 700 color illustrations show a fabric’s weave, texture, and other defining characteristics at a glance, and helpful diagrams demonstrate the structure of the most important types of textiles. The book concentrates on textiles in current use, but it also covers obscure or obsolete terms that one might come across—and that might still have something to teach today’s designers, manufacturers, and textile historians. Each entry is carefully cross-referenced, and the book includes an extensive glossary and bibliography.

Just because, by an accident of birth, you happen to have the same parents and were brought up in the same household, it didn''t mean that you had to like your sister, did it? Sam and Jess were like oil and water and things came to an explosive head when Jess brought her new husband home. An already bad relationship just got a whole lot worse. Would Sam ever get over her resentment and rage at Jess''s husband for what he had put her through years previously? And what about her own marriage, would it survive the revived jealously.

Four experienced paper crafters show you everything you need to make your own quilled characters, wildflowers and motifs to decorate your craftwork. A comprehensive source of innovative ideas, each of the many projects is accompanied by full step-by-step techniques. Start from the beginning, with clear explanations of the basics of quilling, and build up to make everything from chocolate drops to angels, taking in frogs and hot air balloons along the way!

This book is packed with fantastic tea bag papers designed by Janet Wilson for you to use in your own paper folding projects.

This study discusses Adcock as a writer who draws on her experiences of dislocation in order to position herself between cultures. Contrasting her work with that of the post-war British poetic mainstream with which she has been associated, it emphasizes that the radically displaced feminized consciousness which negotiates the boundaries between self and other can be identified in Adcock''s poetry as metonymic of resolving national and cultural differences. Wilson argues that displaced voices such as hers from white settler colonies like New Zealand now belong to multicultural Britain. Her close readings of Adcock''s verse in terms of its ironic double vision focus on the blend of classical restraint, wit, and humour, in relation to her complex revaluation of the diasporic imaginary of the exile. Claiming that Adcock''s personal mythology, based on her divided nationality and gendered consciousness, recalls writers like Jane Austen and her fellow expatriate, Katherine Mansfield, Wilson argues that the best of her work transcends the immediate problems of her age.

An ordinal, five-point Likert scaled questionnaire was used to ascertain changes in participants'' levels of comfort and frequencies of behavior in teaching cultural competence to students. The questionnaire was administered at intervals of six months, pre, post training, and follow-up, using a within-group, repeated measures design; and with a non-representative sample, chosen for its diversity, necessitated the use of the non-parametric Friedman test to determine the model''s effectiveness. Content analysis of qualitative data added to the evaluation of participants'' progress in overcoming avoidance of teaching students skills in cultural competence.

A helpful techniques section shows how to trace, emboss, colour, cut out and mount a simple project, and there are sections on decorative perforating, Richelieu work and Brazilian style lace. Janet then shows how to make nine beautiful projects, including beautiful greetings cards, a gift bag, a scrapbook page, a tea light frill and a convent style book cover. Supplier details All South American tools, lace grids and other materials available from: Centagraph, 18 Station Parade, Harrogate, N. Yorks HG1 1UE, tel: 01423 566327 www.centagrah.co.uk Colouring materials: Polychromos coloured pencils available in boxes or single colours from Centagraph Lyra blender pencils from Centagraph ProMarker pens from Letraset, www.letraset.com Adhesives- all available from most craft shops Double-sided tape: 9mm wide vinyl tape from Kars (code no. 119490/5502) Permanent spray adhesive: 3M Photomount Small repositionable glue dots: Glue Dots Micro Dots in sheets Glue strips and lines: Glue Dots Glue Lines Mini glue dots: Didi Glue Dots Super non-spray adhesive: Letraset Studio Tac Super Box for Box Cover project from Bag ''n'' Box Man, Unit 1, West Street, Shutford, Banbury, Oxon. OX15 6PH Tel: 01295 788522 www.bagnboxman.co.uk Code no. of box used: H65-s Paint: Lumiere metallic acrylic paint - 555 pink gold and sponge - Centagraph

Children''s Literature Round tables of Canada Information Book Award winner Canadian Library Association Honour Book The lines of the celebrated poem are interwoven with fascinating information about the First World War, details of daily life in the trenches, accounts of McCrae''s experience in his field hospital, and the circumstances that led to the writing of "In Flanders Fields."

The cards in this book feature a cross between simple embossing techniques and paper pricking, and should not be confused with the original, more time-consuming parchment art form. This book looks at making parchment cards using a basic kit and three-step stencils and suggests ways of mounting your finished pieces as attractive cards.

It''s 1870, and Angelique and her family are once again looking forward to the annual buffalo hunt. But this year, and much to her disappointment, Angelique must stay behind to care for her expectant mother. Angelique can''t imagine that helping her mother will be nearly as exciting as joining the hunt. Soon, however, she discovers that her responsibilties are just as great-and possibly more dangerous Welcome back to OUR CANADIAN GIRL and the continuing adventures of Angelique and many other smart, spirited, and courageous girls. They come from different places and times in Canadian history, and each of them meets some ordinary-and extraordinary-challenges in her day-to-day life.

She guides you through all the techniques, from simple embossing on paper to intaglio techniques and embossing on metal, All the projects are easy to follow and fun to do - with clear step-by-step instructions and many innovative ideas. You don''t need artistic skills to achieve professional results...and its fun to do!

Janet Wilson revives the delicate art of paper pricking, featuring a range of elegant pictures and border designs inspired by the Victorian era, and shows how to create beautiful medieval and art nouveau parchment craft cards. There is a whole section on quilling, the fifteenth century craft of decorative items with rolled up strips of paper, and further sections on embossing and paper lace. This bumper book offers inspiration to all those interested in papercrafts.

A young boy eagerly awaits the birth of a new baby in the family.

Janet Wilson shows how to create a stunning series of decorative pictures and cards using Victorian, Celtic and contemporary themes. Combining tracing, paper piercing, embossing, stippling, and cutwork techniques on paper, she shows how to build up borders of flowers and leaves, and how to produce delicately pierced pictures and paper lace.

Discover how to enhance your parchment pictures and patterns by simply adding ink, paint, pastel and crayon. Delicate highlights, rainbow effects and subtle shading can be achieved with watercolor pencils and oil pastels.

Tells the life of the early American portrait painter who established the first public picture gallery in America and who pursued numerous other interests including natural history.

This book addresses the developmental needs of preterm infants and psychosocial needs of families, focusing on the underlying rationale, design, and implementation of appropriate interventions. Medical, educational, and environmental issues are discussed in a highly readable format, as the book also includes examples, practice exercises, and substantial reference lists for those wishing to gather additional information regarding a particular area.

This volume shows, in colour step-by-step sequences, how to trace, perforate, emboss, cut and tint parchment paper to create greeting cards and bookmark designs. There are 22 projects shown in colour, together with full-size pattern and easy-to-follow instructions for each one.