SHOW ME HOW
A practical guide to making and caring for the things in your home
MARSHALL CAVENDISH (1984)
Released in 1984 with a run of 52 weekly parts. A handy how-to guide to craft and DIY home improvements and repairs. As useful and informative today as they were nearly 40 years ago.
This is a complete collection. All in Very Good condition with all 52 parts (including Index and companion booklets and intact patterns)
Looking for other partworks from Marshall Cavendish, DeAgostini, Orbis and more? Check out the Partworks section of my eBay Shop.
- PART 1 – FREE PATTERN – MAKING CURTAINS – FURNITURE FIRST-AID – CHAIR SEAT RENEWED – NO-SEW LAMPSHADES
- PART 2 – FREE BOOKLET (A-Z OF STITCHES AND SEAMS) – DECORATIVE NETS – WALLPAPER REPAIRS – FITTED SHEETS – HAND-SEWN PATCHWORK
- PART 3 – FREE PATTERN – PADDED BEDHEADS – STRIPPING WOOD – LINED CURTAINS – CARPET CARE INCLUDING STAIN REMOVAL
- PART 4 – FREE PATTERN – FURNITURE REPAIRS – DUVET COVERS – GROW CHART FOR CHILDREN – MAKING CURTAIN TIE-BACKS
- PART 5 – FREE BOOKLET (GUIDE TO TRIMMINGS AND FASTENINGS) – MOUNTING PICTURES – PILLOW CASES – DECORATING: STAGE 1
- PART 6 – FREE PATTERN – GATHERED VALANCES – HANGING WALLPAPER – CUSHIONS AND PADS
- PART 7 – FREE BOOKLET (TOOLS & TECHNIQUES FOR PROFESSIONAL SEWING) – TABLECLOTHS – FINISHING WOOD – RENOVATING METALS – CURTAINED BED
- PART 8 – FREE PATTERN – ROLLER BLINDS – PICTURE MOUNTS 2 – SHAPED CUSHIONS – ALL ABOUT PAINTS
- PART 9 – COT BUMPERS – PAINTING FURNITURE – LOOKING AT MIRRORS
- PART 10 – FREE PATTERN – QUILTED TABLEMATS – CANE FURNITURE REPAIR – APPLIQUE WITH RIBBON – SUN LOUNGER COVER
- PART 11 – FREE PATTERN – PLEATED PAPER SHADES – SPRUNG SEAT RENEWED – SHOWER CURTAINS – STAIN REMOVAL
- PART 12 – DECORATING CEILINGS – SOFA TO SINGLE BED – SIMPLE QUILTING
- PART 13 – NEW LOOKS FOR OLD FRAMES – THROW-OVER BEDSPREADS – USING ADHESIVES – COVERING FILES AND BOOKS
- PART 14 – FESTOON BLINDS – FRENCH POLISHING – GUSSETED CUSHIONS
- PART 15 – FREE PATTERN – BUTTONED HEADBOARD – CARPET REPAIRS – SUMMER DUVETS – HANDKERCHIEF SHADES
- PART 16 – FREE PATTERN – PATCHWORK RUG – PAINTED WALL BORDERS – BABY SLING – LOOSE COVERS 1
- PART 17 – BUDGET KITCHEN IDEAS – WOVEN CORD SEATS – LAUNDRY HOLDALLS – FABRIC COVERED WALLS
- PART 18 – FREE PATTERN – GLOSS PAINTING WOODWORK – CIRULAR TABLECLOTHS – FOLD-UP CHAIR RE-COVERED – CHOOSING A SHOWER
- PART 19 – SAG BAGS – RENOVATING OLD FRAMES – DRAUGHT PROOFING
- PART 20 – FREE PATTERN – PELMETS – PAPERING CEILINGS – WINTER DUVETS
- PART 21 – MARBLING FURNITURE – UPHOLSTERING AN ARMCHAIR – TIFFANY LAMPSHADES – ROMAN BLIND
- PART 22 – FREE PATTERN – WIND BREAKS – LINED SHOWER CURTAINS – PACKING TO MOVE - UPHOLSTERY
- PART 23 – FREE PATTERN – CHILD’S MURAL – COVERING UNIT SEATING – REPAIRING CHINA
- PART 24 – FREE PATTERN – BABY-BOUNCER COVERS – ANTIQUE WOOD FINISHES – CHAIN-STITCH CUSHION - SCREENS
- PART 25 – CAFÉ CURTAINS – FUN KIDS’ ROOMS – MITRED PICTURE FRAMES – STRETCHED FABRIC SHADES
- PART 26 – FRILLED PILLOWCASES – SHAPED SEAT CUSHION – FURNITURE REPAIRS – CHILD’S APPLIQUE DESIGN
- PART 27 – SILVER AND GOLD CARE – SOFA/DOUBLE BED / DEALING WITH PESTS / PREVENTING FIRE
- PART 28 – FREE PATTERN – SLEEPING BAGS – POCKETED STORAGE – BUYING OLD FURNITURE
- PART 29 – FREE PATTERN – CANING CHAIRS – FLOWER TABLEMATS – FABRIC STAIN REMOVAL – PLEATED VALANCES
- PART 30 – PAINTING WITH STENCILS – LOOSE COVERS 3 – CHOOSING WALL COVERINGS – CORD QUILTING
- PART 31 – LINING BABY BASKETS – BUTTONED-BACK CHAIR – CONDENSATION PROBLEMS – SIMPLE DECOUPAGE
- PART 32 – FREE PATTERN – AUSTRIAN BLINDS – BUTTONED-BACK CHAIR 2 – FURNISHING A NURSERY – RICH RUGS FROM RAGS
- PART 33 – FRAMING WITH BAMBOO – GATHERED BEDSPREADS – CHOOSING THE RIGHT FLOOR – SIMPLE SEWING REPAIRS
- PART 34 – FREE PATTERN – SELF-ASSEMBLY FURNITURE – RE-COVERING DECKCHAIRS – TAILORED LAMPSHADES
- PART 35 – FREE PATTERN – SEATING FROM RUSH – MAKING SPACE FOR GUESTS – RESEATING A BABY SWING
- PART 36 – FREE PATTERN – APPLIQUE PICTURES – FITTINGS AND BATHROOMS – HARD-FLOOR CARE - HAMMOCKS
- PART 37 – SPECIAL PAINT EFFECTS – CURTAIN VALANCES – MODERN SOFA UPHOLSTERED
- PART 38 – PLEATED LAMPSHADES – DIVAN COVERS – FIRES AND FIREPLACES
- PART 39 – BACKGROUND LIGHTING – FIRST AID – FLOOR CUSHIONS
- PART 40 – FREE PATTERN – CANING SEATS 2 – SUN UMBRELLAS – CHOOSING COLOUR SCHEMES – CROSS-STITCH RUG
- PART 41 – ROMAN BLINDS 2 – EASY PICTURE FRAMES – ALL ABOUT INSULATION – LEATHER CARE
- PART 42 – FURNITURE REPAIRS – HANGING WARDROBES – SWATHED LAMPSHADES
- PART 43 – WING CHAIR RESTORED – INTERLINED CURTAINS – PLANNING A PATIO
- PART 44 – FREE PATTERN - PLEATED BEDSPREADS – WING ARMCHAIR 2 – HOOKED RUGS – BUYING LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
- PART 45 – FREE PATTERN - UNUSUAL PICTURE FRAMES – PLANNING A GARDEN – MAKING POUFFES – CLEANING ROUTINE
- PART 46 – TENTED CEILINGS – LOOSE COVERS 4 – MARQUETRY & PARQUETRY
- PART 47 – SWING SEAT RE-COVERED – LAYING VINYL FLOORING – DECORATING OUTSIDE – DISPLAY FRAMES
- PART 48 – FREE PATTERN – COVERING PROBLEM WINDOWS – SHELL-SHAPED CUSHIONS – CHESTERFIELD SOFA 1 – HOME COMPUTERS
- PART 49 – TILING WALLS – CHESTERFIELD SOFA 2 - EIDERDOWNS AND COMFORTERS – CHOOSING SHELVING
- PART 50 – FREE PATTERN - CHESTERFIELD SOFA 3 – STUFFED QUILTING – CHOOSING A GARAGE
- PART 51 – PAINTED FLOOR GAME – SUN AWNINGS – CARE OF DECORATIVE ITEMS
- PART 52 - INDEX