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The Modern Embroidery Handbook: Step-by-steps to learn over 70 hand embroidery stitches plus 20 colourful projects and a sampler

Clare Albans - White Owl
Format: Paperback

"This book's easy-to-follow images are a big plus for readers to learn how to execute basic or more advanced embroidery stitches." -- Library Journal STARRED Review. Unleash your creativity and learn a whole variety of hand embroidery techniques with Clare Albans from Hello!...
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Brooklyn Tweed's Knit and Crochet Blankets: Projects to Stitch for Home and Away

Jared Flood - Abrams Books
Format: Paperback

Knitters' and crocheters' favorite yarn-maker Brooklyn Tweed partners with some of the best designers working today to offer more than 20 patterns for making the perfect blanket or afghan.. What could be more delightful than cuddling up under a handmade blanket? In this book, Brooklyn...
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The Muppets Official Crochet Amigurumi: 16 Projects to Create Your Favorite Muppets

Drew Hill - Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to The Muppet Theatre, where you're just in time for a very special performance. It's the Amigurumi Muppets, with their very special guest: you! For the first time ever, you can crochet your favorite characters, from Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear to Swedish Chef and Pepé...
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Icons of Style: in 100 Garments

Josh Sims - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Paperback

Behind nearly every item in the modern wardrobe is a 'first of its kind' - the definitive item, often designed by a single company or brand for specialist use, on which all subsequent versions have been based (and originals of which are now collector items in the booming vintage...
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Crochet Secrets From The Knotty Boss: Over 100 tips & tricks to improve your crochet

Anna Leyzina - David & Charles
Format: Paperback

This handy reference guide is packed with over 100 lifesaving crochet tips and tricks that your grandmother might not have taught you from @theknottyboss.. A collection of not-so-traditional crochet hacks meant to help troubleshoot many issues that typically arise with crocheting. The author...
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Artist's Watercolor Techniques: Discover How to Paint Landscapes, People and Still Lifes, and Develop Your Own Style

DK - DK
Format: Hardcover

Whether you are just starting out with watercolor painting or want to expand your skills and raise your art to the next level, this book has all the inspiration and practical know-how you'll need.. Starting from the very basics, such as choosing the right brushes and practicing color...
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Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home

Kathryn O'Shea-Evans - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

The definitive designer guide to creating a mountain-inspired home - with jaw-dropping imagery of alpine interiors interspersed with throwback shots of celebrities living large in the great outdoors. "[The] book, with its sumptuous photography of mountain homes and lodges from around...
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Bojagi: The Art of Korean Textiles

Youngmin Lee - Herbert Press
Format: Paperback

A creative guide to a unique and beautiful form of Korean art, steeped in ancient tradition.. Bojagi are textiles that wrap, cover, carry, or store objects. Some are made from whole pieces of fabric and some are patched together from small scraps of cloth - they are a unique form of Korean...
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The Complete Book of Origami: A Beginner's Guide to the Most Popular Folded Paper Models

Shufunotomo - Tuttle Publishing
Format: Paperback

The one origami book you definitely need to get - a guide to all the 85 classic paper models that origami is famous for!. This is a must-have book for origami folders of all ages and skill levels - from novice on up. It provides all the instructions you need to create the classic and most...
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Knitted Farm Friends: 20 Adorable Animals to Make

Keen - GMC Publications
Format: Paperback

Knitted Farm Friends is an adorable collection of farm animals bursting with character, complete with clothes and accessories.Needles at the ready for the latest book from talented knitting designer Sarah Keen. Her detailed techniques, abbreviations and knitting conversions will allow...
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