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Hi, I'm Vivienne Wells, and I have been publishing innovative new ebooks from top authors since 2006. If you would like to read more about why I started Rainbow Disks and how we operate as a company, there is a detailed article published in Patchwork & Quilting magazine. Click here to read the article.
Rainbow Disks ebooks are:
- Original ebooks with quality content from top authors.
- Ebooks can be produced in small quantities, enabling us to publish innovative, specialist books - which find it hard to get published in print today.
- Did you know that top craft authors often earn just a few pence on every copy of their book sold? High discounts mean very low earnings for authors.
- Our mission is to produce great books that earn a fair return for their authors.
- Our ebooks contain very high resolution images so you can zoom in and see great detail - invaluable for craft books.
Rainbow Disks creates non-fiction ebooks. We aim to bring you expert advice and ideas, presented in an accessible and attractive way. If you have an idea that you would like to see published, please email us via our Contact Us page.
About Rainbow Disks
Rainbow Disks was started in 2006 by Barbara Case (Thornton) and Vivienne Wells, who between them have extensive experience of writing and publishing practical books.
Barbara Case is an internationally successful author of books on bead jewellery. Rainbow Disks published Barbara Case's fourth book, Making More Beaded Jewellery (2007) on CD.
Vivienne Wells has worked for over 20 years in the publishing industry, as a commissioning editor of practical books, a magazine editor and a freelance consultant. She and Barbara Case met when they worked together on Barbara’s first book.
In 2009 Vivienne Wells took over sole ownership of Rainbow Disks.
Latest News
Two of our ebooks are in The Sewing Directory's Top Ten Sewing Books of 2011! At No.4 is One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens. At No.6 is Little Welsh Quilts by Mary Jenkins. Well done Helen and Mary. For more information go to: www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/top-10-sewing-books-of-2011/
Now available: Jane Greenoff's latest ebook: Hardanger for the Horrified - Hardanger Embroidery made easy.
We're listed on the online Needlework Show! http://needleworkshow.com/index.html
Reviews
Excellent reviews of Hardanger for the Horrified by Jane Greenoff are now coming in:
'This book is ideal for beginners; the video clips really help to show you what you should be doing it's the next best thing to having someone in the room teaching you.'- The Sewing Directory
This is a wonderful CD - I have printed out a project and with the very easy to follow instructions I have completed successfully my first Hardanger piece! The videos are very easy to follow and make it crystal clear on exactly what to do. A fantastic way to learn this technique. I hope there will be many more books like this for stitching! P.S. Minimal computer skills are required!!!! - CT Swinton on Amazon.co.uk
There is a great new review of LIttle Welsh Quilts on The Sewing Directory:
'This [One Simple Stitch] is a great advance in embroidery technique books with the video instruction, it is much easier to follow and understand than any book I have read' - Karen Platt's Book Reviews
One Simple Stitch by Helen M Stevens has a great review in The Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/may-book-reviews/ : 'In this great e-book from Rainbow Disks Helen teaches a whole new approach to embroidery. She simplifies embroidery to such an extent that everyone will want to try.'
See the 3-page article in Patchwork & Quilting magazine, December issue, all about Vivienne Wells and Rainbow Disks! Click here to read the article. You can also see the full article on our Facebook page.
3D Cross Stitch Cards author Meg Evershed is called 'the queen of constructional cross stitch' in New Stitches review, their Issue 213.
Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers has a great review in the Autumn issue of The Quilter, which also has a 2-page extract from Creative Fabric Techniques. See our Facebook page.
3D Cross Stitch Cards has a fab review on The Sewing Directory .
See the great review of Creative Fabric Techniques on Craftsville.
And the article about Rainbow Disks, with a review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers on the Sewing Directory website: http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/rainbow-disks/
Also, go to our Facebook page to see the review of Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers, in Popular Patchwork.
Scrap Quilts for Babies and Toddlers by Katharine Guerrier - available now
3D Cross Stitch Cards by Meg Evershed - enhanced ebook with video clips of the author demonstrating techniques - available now
