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Stitch: Embroidery Makes for Your Home and Wardrobe

Amy Burt · GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

The magic of embroidery is that it can transform something ordinary into something extraordinary. Armed with just a needle and thread, this book, and a little imagination, there is no limit to the fun you can have transforming clothes, accessories and homewares. These inspiring designs...
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Design Secrets: How to design any space and make it your own

Kit Kemp
Format: Hardcover

In Design Secrets, Kit Kemp plants that creative seed giving readers a new way of looking at interiors and the confidence to be bold in their designs.Design Secrets is a unique, lively and informative masterclass which will become your touchstone for top tips, do's and don'ts and creative...
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Modern Quilting: a contemporary guide to quilting by hand

Julius Arthur
Format: Flexibound

In Modern Quilting discover the versatility, comfort and style that a beautifully designed quilt can bring to your home.Long seen as a traditional craft-form, contemporary textiles designer, Julius Arthur, guides you through the basic construction, patchwork and appliqué techniques of quilt-making,...
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Embroidered Animals: Wild and Woolly Creatures to Stitch and Sew

Yumiko Higuchi · Roost Books
Format: Paperback

From elegant birds to adorable rabbits and wonderfully simple sheep, the 25 motifs and patterns in this book offer both a modern flair and an organic true-to-nature style. The whimsical animal designs--ranging from wild wolves, cheetahs, and giraffes to cuddly and cute bears, cats, dogs,...
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Traditional Jigs & Fixtures for Handtools: A Manual of Devices for Woodworking

Graham Blackburn · Cedar Lane Press
Format: Paperback

Improve Your Handtool Woodworking with Traditional Jigs! When traditional woodworkers wanted to improve the speed, accuracy and repeatability of their work, they developed clever jigs and fixtures such as shooting boards, a flexible straight edge and a grass­hopper gauge. But the vast...
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Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations

Thomas Moore · HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the classic The Care of the Soul addresses the needs of those providing soul care to others - therapists, psychiatrists, ministers, spiritual directors, teachers, and even friends - sharing his insights for incorporating a spiritual or soulful dimension...
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60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares: Mix & Match for Custom Designs using 220 Superwash® Merino from Cascade Yarns®

Sixth&Spring Books · Sixth&Spring Books
Format: Paperback

provides 60 patterns for endless possibilities. Don't just knit the same blanket everyone else is making. Create your own one-of­ a-kind designs with 60 Quick Knit Blanket Squares! With 60 beautiful patterns that span all skill levels and include knit and purl textures, cables,...
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First Art Kit: 25 Creative Papercraft Remedies for What Ails You

Boo Paterson · Tiller Press
Format: Hardcover

Creativity can be a useful tool to help you thrive whenever you feel stressed. Now, in First Art Kit, Boo Paterson blends thoughtful discussion of common psychological problems - from coping with anxiety to beating bullying - with uplifting, therapeutic crafts. These twenty-five absorbing...
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Fragrancing Your Home: Natural Projects and Botanical Scents to Restore, Energise and Uplift

Lesley Bramwell · Quadrille Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Fragrance is as vital a part of your home as color and texture. It can add depth to an otherwise stark room, warmth to a cold space, create a mood for a particular occasion - it can welcome, comfort and entice as much as any other aspect of interior design. Moving from room to room, Fragrancing...
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A Woman's Garden: Grow beautiful plants and make useful things

Tanya Anderson · Cool Springs Press
Format: Paperback

Gardens grow more than just pretty flowers. They grow well-being and . Gardens can also produce plant material for , , artisan crafts, delicious foods and beverages, and medicines - homegrown ways to create a wholesome lifestyle.Making things with your hands and heart, and then sharing...
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