Beautifully styled, this compendium of techniques will give the home sewer all the skills needed to make individual furnishing for their own home. Each technique is explained step-by-step, then applied to a range of pretty, contemporary projects. The early techniques are aimed at complete beginners and teach simple skills such as pinning, cutting, and making seams. Later techniques introduce slightly more complex skills including hems, curved seams, casings, borders, linings, and decorative touches such as edging, frills, ruching, and tassels. The book provides everything the home sewer needs to make beautiful, stylish and individual projects to enhance every room of the house.

Home Sewing Techniques: Essential Sewing Skills to Make Inspirational Soft Furnishings (IMM Lifestyle) 30 Projects and Step-by-Step Instructions for Seams, Piping, Pleats, Borders, Tassels, & More

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

cheryl-owen

Crafts & Hobbies

IMM Lifestyle

Billingsgate Market Fish & Shellfish Cookbook (HC)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

CJ Jackson

Cooking by Ingredient

"The London Cycling Guide, Updated Edition" is your complete guide to life in the cycle lane. Written by the author of London s most popular cycling blog and using years of experience and contributions from readers, it offers more than 30 leisurely routes covering both inner and outer London. Each itinerary is described in detail with a series of points of interest also pinpointed on an accompanying route map. Boxed information with each route shows at-a-glance the start point, likely duration, and some suggestions for where to eat and drink along the way. The book also covers important practical information on cycling, such as choosing the right bike for your style of cycling; tips on urban cycling, social cycling, and cycling with children; and guidance on security and insurance as well as information on accessories and clothing. This best selling guide to cycling in London is completely updated with new routes, maps, and color photographs. It also includes full details of Santander Cycles, London's new self-service public bike sharing scheme."

The London Cycling Guide, Updated Edition: More Than 40 Great Routes for Exploring the Capital (IMM Lifestyle Books) New Routes and Photos

Sports & Outdoors

Tom Bogdanowicz

Individual Sports

This stunning book contains a wealth of delicious recipes that reflect the flavours and traditional dishes of the Gulf states. Little is known about this fascinating and ancient cuisine and Cardamom and Lime aims to provide readers with the inspiration to create these wonderful dishes. The book starts with a detailed introduction on the history of the Gulf, a glossary of ingredients, herbs and spices used in the cooking and information on major culinary influences. There then follow five chapters: Rice; Lamb, chicken and fish; Vegetables; Desserts; Teas and coffees. With recipes ranging from Aromatic Rice, Fragrant Lamb Pilaf, Kebabs, Potato Cakes and Baked Fish with Nut Stuffing to Milky Rice Pudding and Pomegranate and Guava Salad, there is plenty here to tempt the taste buds. Throughout the book there are stunning photographs and feature spreads to give a flavor of life in the Gulf, making this a unique and eye-opening look at this wonderfully traditional cuisine.

Cardamom and Lime

Al-Hamad, Sarah

Regional & International

Complete Handbook of Home Extensions

Paul Hymers

Home Improvement & Design

Making gifts for loved ones is enormously satisfying and receiving a homemade present is a real treat. The trend for self-sufficiency is still strong as people move away from mass-produced goods, and this book covers a whole range of delicious gifts to delight and wow the recipient.
The gifts to make include jams, chutneys, sweets, biscuits, cakes and drinks—all with ideas and instructions for presentation. Whether it's a gift for a seasonal celebration, for a birthday, a new home or a wedding, there's something here for every occasion. Choose from delicately flavored macaroons, chocolate eggs, homemade pasta, vegetable chutneys and fruit preserves.

Edible Gifts: Homemade and Hand-Wrapped Sweets, Snacks, Drinks, and More (IMM Lifestyle Books)

Jane Lyster

Baking

Make It Easy Cookbook is a collection of delicious, easy recipes that can be prepared in advance, making cooking for friends a stress-free and fun experience. Ranging from simple starters to quick suppers to more elaborate meals, all the recipes are contemporary, seasonal and fresh. Ingredients are kept to a minimum and are easily sourced.The lot of the home cook is a world away from that of the professional chef - planner, shopper, table layer, cook, washer-up and of course, host when entertaining. Home cooks need to keep it simple and get ahead as much as possible. Getting ahead means spreading the load, less stress, more time to enjoy friends and family and less washing up at the end. There are tips, shortcuts and a host of original ideas along the way.All the recipes are very easy to follow and only require a basic knowledge of cookery. Make it Easy Cookbook is packed with inspirational recipes all of which have been tested to within an inch of their lives and are explained in a lively and informative way!

Make It Easy Cookbook: Foolproof, Stylish and Delicious Do-Ahead Recipes (IMM Lifestyle Books)

Jane Lovett

Quick & Easy

Preserving fruits and vegetables is a great way to turn home-grown or local produce into delicious treats that can be enjoyed year-round. Guide to Preserving Food offers several different preserving methods, all with delicious results. Jams, jellies, fruit butters and curds, bottled fruits, chutneys, pickles, and salted vegetables are all practical and economical ways to preserve seasonal produce. You don't need many kitchen gadgets or equipment to get started, just a heavy-based pan, funnel, sugar thermometer, and a selection of glass storage jars! Ingredient lists, popular fruits and vegetables, sugars and cooking techniques are all explained, along with storage information, helpful hints and tips. With over 80 recipes, Guide to Preserving Food offers essential information for homemade products using fresh produce. Author Carol Wilson also includes a small Christmas section to emphasize the popularity of pickled foods for the winter holiday season. Recipes include kimchi, pink pickled turnips, Kashmir spiced pickled onions, blackcurrant jam, apple and date chutney, pickled cucumbers and dill, and so much more!

Guide to Canning and Preserving Food: Easy Recipes and Tips for Making Jams, Jellies, Chutneys, Pickles, and More (IMM Lifestyle Books) 80+ Recipes from Christmas Treats to Kimchi

CAROL WILSON

Canning & Preserving

Complete Starter Guide to Making Bread: From Buns to Baguettes, Essential Recipes for All Bakers (IMM Lifestyle Books)

kathryn-hawkins

The Dive Atlas of the World, Revised and Expanded Edition offers an inspirational tour of top dive sites around the world, based on first-hand experience, photographed by experts. Lending his vast diving knowledge to this edition is industry expert Technical Editor, Nick Lucey. Filled with stunning photography, the Updated Edition offers a global tour of top dive sites. From well-known classics to sites that have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from, including an expanded selection of Caribbean dive sites. Whether you favor muck diving and macro photography, wrecks, walls, reefs, caves, blue holes, or the adrenaline rush of high-speed drift dive in a strong current, you will find well-written, clearly mapped accounts of the top places where you can enjoy these dives.

Dive Atlas of the World, Revised and Expanded Edition: An Illustrated Reference to the Best Sites (IMM Lifestyle Books) Wrecks, Walls, Caves, and Blue Holes from the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef

Arts & Photography

Jack Jackson

Photography & Video

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