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The Knitted Alphabet: How to Knit Letters from A to Z

Kate Haxell · Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Give a personal decorative touch to knitted projects by adding an inspiring message, a special date, a beloved name or initials. This book shows readers how to hand knit every letter of the alphabet, plus numbers and punctuation marks, in 26 different fonts--from simple classic lettering...
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The Needlepoint Book: New, Revised, and Updated Third Edition

Jo Ippolito Christensen · Touchstone; Revised edition
Format: Print book

The Needlepoint Book is the only needlework guide you'll ever need - now including 436 stitches and 1,680 illustrations.Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as the bible for all stitching enthusiasts - the one resource for every needlepoint aficionado....
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Learn to Weld: Beginning MIG Welding and Metal Fabrication Basics - Includes techniques you can use for home and automotive repair, metal fabrication projects, sculpture, and more

Stephen Blake Christena · Quayside
Pages: 175
Format: Paperback

Master MIG welding and the metal fabrication techniques you need to repair, create, and duplicate projects in your home welding studio. Learn to Weld starts with the basics: setting up your studio, the right safety gear and safety procedures, and the equipment and materials you will need...
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Motorcycles

CHRIS BOWMAN · Blastoff! Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

With a top speed of 183 miles per hour, the 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2 motorcycle is one impressive speed machine! But not all motorcycles are designed for speed. Some are made for cruising the country. Others go off road! This title allows young readers to explore the enticing world of motorcycles.
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Birds

Robyn Hardyman · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

A flock of many different birds is ready to be assembled in this makerspace title. Origami outlines ensure that young crafters will not have to wing it when it comes to making paper birds. Along with the clear folding instructions are bonus bird facts that just might turn kids into birders!
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Easy Origami Decorations: An Augmented Reality Crafting Experience

Christopher L Harbo · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Handcrafted decorations are just a few folds away! Learn how to turn origami butterflies, swans, and tulips into locker magnets, table decorations, and more. With photo-illustrated instructions and augmented reality access to video tutorials, youll never get stuck on a step. Just grab some...
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Sew Happy

Karin Ziegler · DK Publishing
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

"Sew Happy" features 25 exclusive, simple sewing projects from German fashionista Karin Ziegler to give your wardrobe a makeover, whether you want to create a new piece or customize and revitalize your favorite skirt or sweater. Visual step-by-step instructions make each project...
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Fun & Easy Origami Animals: Full-Color Instructions for Beginners

Michael G. LaFosse · Tuttle Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

This value-packed collection of easy origami projects from master paper-folder Michael G. LaFosse is perfect for paper folding beginners! Fun & Easy Origami Animals contains 19 beginner origami models that everyone loves and anyone can fold - and it comes complete with 20 sheets of high-quality...
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The New Christmas Tree: 24 Dazzling Trees and Over 100 Handcrafted Projects for an Inspired Holiday

Carrie Brown · Artisan Publishers
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

This Christmas, consider everyday objects from a new point of view, embrace a fresh color palette, or give your children's handmade ornaments or special family heirlooms a new life. The inspiration is endless here, with one-of-a-kind trees that celebrate food, nature, fashion, folk...
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Making Puppets

Toby Reynolds · Windmill Books
Format: Hardcover

In this book, readers learn how to create their very own puppets out of materials that are easily accessible, such as socks, spoons, and cups. Brilliant color photographs detail each step in the process, as readers learn how to turn basic materials into lion, bear, and fish puppets, and even...
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The Everything Wedding Book: Your All-in-One Guide to Planning the Wedding of Your Dreams

Katie Martin · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 383
Format: Paperback

The organized bride's guide to a stress-free wedding!Maybe you've been envisioning your wedding day since for years, or maybe you don't even know where to start with the planning process. No matter how long you've been planning this day, The Everything Wedding Book is your...
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The Wreath Recipe Book: Year-Round Wreaths, Swags, and Other Decorations to Make with Seasonal Branches

Alethea Harampolis · Artisan
Format: Hardcover

From the authors of the widely popular Flower Recipe Bookand in the same successful format The Wreath Recipe Book provides xCrecipesxD to make with flowering and leafy branches These arenxt just evergreens for Christmasxthe book is organized seasonally with dozens of projects to make throughout...
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Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat

Jackson Galaxy · Penguin Books
Pages: 291
Format: Book

A New York Times bestseller! The star of Animal Planet's hit television series My Cat from Hell, Jackson Galaxy, shows cat owners everywhere how to make their homes both cat-friendly and chic.

Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both...
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The Midcentury Kitchen: America's Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s

Sarah Archer · Countryman Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated pop history from aqua to avocado, Westinghouse to Wonder Bread

Nearly everyone alive today has experienced cozy, welcoming kitchens packed with conveniences that we now take for granted. Sarah Archer, in this delightful romp through a simpler time, shows us how the prosperity...
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2020

Jeff Garrett · Whitman Pub Llc
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The Official Red Book ? A Guide Book of United States Coins ? is 73 Years young and going strong. Collectors around the country love the book?s grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data....
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