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Graphic Clay: Ceramic Surfaces & Printed Image Transfer Techniques

Jason Bige Burnett · Lark Crafts
Format: Hardcover

For studio artists, production potters, students, educators, and hobbyists who love working with clay, this project-driven guide is an unmatched teaching tool and a fount of information and inspiration. Focusing on various surface processes, and encompassing skills ranging from letterpress...
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The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms: Simple and Advanced Techniques for Growing Shiitake, Oyster, Lion's Mane, and Maitake Mushrooms at Home

Stephen Russell · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Book

With clear instructions and step-by-step photographs, this comprehensive guide shows you how to cultivate mushrooms in your own home, producing shiitakes, oysters, lions manes, maitakes, and portabellas for your kitchen or for a small business. Beginners will learn the best way to use a mushroom...
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100 Weekend Projects Anyone Can Do: Easy, practical projects using basic tools and standard materials

Editors at The Family Handyman · The Family Handyman
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

100 do-it-yourself simple projects, requiring only basic tools, precut lumber and standard materials.Build fashionable, functional, inexpensive indoor and backyard furniture - even if you're a complete beginner. These are realistic projects for the average weekend warrior that require no great...
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Simply Redwork Embroidery the Hugs 'n Kisses Way

Helen Stubbings · Landauer Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Revisit a classic style and create eye-catching projects with modern appeal. Clear instructions and stitch guides will give you the basics you need to easily create redwork patterns that are simple, charming and fun. With stunning, inspirational images of each project, author Helen Stubbings...
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See Kate Sew: 24 Learn-to-Sew Projects You Can Make in an Hour

Kate Blocher · Fons & Porter
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

Create beautiful crafts for your home and everyone in it--no experience required! Learning how to sew has never been easier! In See Kate Sew, blogger Kate Blocher shows you how to make dozens of beginner-friendly projects with professional polish. From stylish pillows and home decor to adorable...
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Crazy for Crochet: 70 Projects You'll Love to Make: Hats, Slippers, Sweaters, Bags, Pillows, Blankets, Potholders, and More

Lilly Secilie Brandal · Trafalgar Square Pub
Pages: 168
Format: Print book

A crochet hook and a few colorful balls of yarn are all you need to conjure up the prettiest accessories and loveliest garments - for adults and children, house and home, from easy to challenging. Everything you need to get started is right here: clear, detailed guidance through the basics...
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Quilt-opedia: The Only Quilting Reference You'll Ever Need

Laura Jane Taylor · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Covering a wide range of techniques for both hand and machine quilting, this gentle guide uses clear step-by-step illustrations to walk the novice quilter from the very beginnings of choosing materials, preparing and cutting fabric, through to intermediate and advanced techniques like adding...
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The Best Of Jane Austen Knits: 27 Regency-Inspired Designs

Amy Clarke Moore · Interweave
Format: Print book

What would Jane Austen knit?Enter the world of Jane Austen through timeless knitting patterns inspired by the places and characters in her beloved novels. Designers including Susanna IC, Vicki Square, Annie Modesitt, Heather Zoppetti, Karen Joan Raz, and Kathleen Dames have translated their...
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Wonderful One-Patch Quilts: 20 Projects from Triangles, Half-Hexagons, Diamonds & More

Sara Nephew · C&T Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

What can you sew with a 60 ruler? The possibilities are endless! Favorite authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with 20 bold one-patch quilts made from triangles, half- and quarter-hexagons, and diamonds. Turn up the variety with eye-catching color placement and clever pieced units...
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Ice Box Crochet

Wai Yee Ng · Leisure Arts, Inc.; Lslf edition
Format: Print book

In the tradition of amigurumi the Japanese art of miniature crochet creations Ice Box Crochet presents a tiny vintage refrigerator and lots of faux food items and dishes to fill it Great for using scrap yarn these faux foods make fun toys as well as cute home decorations and refrigerator...
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A Very Merry Paper Christmas: 25 Creative Ornaments & Decorations

Lark Crafts · Lark Crafts
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

It's the most wonderful time of the year - so celebrate in style with your own festive, homemade paper crafts. From wreaths and buntings to table settings, tree toppers, and ornaments, this collection of 25 projects offers a bounty of decorative items for a beautiful holiday. Created...
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Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers

Judith Durant · Storey Publishing
Pages: 286
Format: Print book

Irresistible! This collection of 101 projects makes it easy and fun to crochet adorable clothes, toys, and accessories for the babies and toddlers you love. Each project uses just one skein of yarn, many take just a few hours to complete, and plenty are suitable for beginners. Hats and caps,...
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Classic Wristwatches 2014-2015: The Price Guide for Vintage Watch Collectors

Stefan Muser · Abbeville Press; Tra edition
Format: Paperback

A price guide to vintage mechanical watches from more than 40 historically significant brands. Illustrated in full color.Now in its third edition, Classic Wristwatches is an attractive and easy-to-use resource for information on vintage watches, that is, watches no longer in current production....
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Sew Home: Learn Design Basics, Techniques, Fabrics & Supplies  - 30 Modern Projects to Turn a House into YOUR Home

Erin Schlosser · C&T Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

It's the first home decor sewing book you need to buy! Make your place look like a million bucks with 31 functional projects including DIY window treatments, linens, organizers, rugs, pillows, and accessories for every space in your home. Work with cording and zippers, blind hems, and home...
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