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Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing, 3rd Edition

Editors Of Cpi. · Creative Pub Intl
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

This book is your most valuable tool for a lifetime of sewing success, completely updated with the latest innovations in sewing products and techniques.Singer: The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing, 3rd Edition, is the one reference every sewer needs. Its 352 pages and 1,200 photographs cover...
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Cool Refashioned T-Shirts:: Fun & Easy Fashion Projects

Alex Kuskowski · Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Shares instructions for creating unique, one-of-a-kind crafts with T-shirts, including bracelets, bags, and headbands.
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Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days

Mary Cobb · Millbrook Press
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

A pictorial history of the real day-to-day existence of the pioneers is revealed through a study of the quilts they created, in an interactive guide that explains how children can create their own quilt blocks from paper.
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Diy artisanal soaps : make your own custom, handcrafted soaps!.

Alicia Grosso · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

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Cool Refashioned Scarves & Ties: Fun & Easy Fashion Projects

Alex Kuskowski · Checkerboard
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Shares instructions for creating unique, one-of-a-kind crafts with scarves and ties, including clothes, bags, and jewelry.
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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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How to Fold Origami: Easy Techniques and Over 20 Great Projects

DAVID MITCHELL · COLLINS & BROWN
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Become an origami expert, with this guide to every basic fold! Featuring hundreds of specially drawn, step-by-step diagrams; gorgeous photographs; and easy-to-follow instructions from master origamist David Mitchell, this beautiful book lays out the basics of origami folding. It contains...
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Cook Me a Story: A treasury of stories and recipes inspired by classic fairy tales

Bryan Kozlowski · Walter Foster Jr.
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Combine the magic of storytelling with the fun of cooking for a truly unique mashup of cookbook and storybook. Welcome to the enchanted world of Cook Me a Story, where the most beloved fairy tales are retold with deliciously clever recipes for families to create and enjoy together. From...
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Being the Change: How to Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution

PETER KALMUS · New Society Publishers
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

Life on 1/10th the fossil fuels turns out to be awesome.We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens.Alarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist and suburban father...
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Quilts for Scrap Lovers: 16 Projects Start with Simple Squares

Judy Gauthier · C&T Publishing
Pages: 87
Format: Print book

Give new life to the fabric you never thought you'd be able to use! Make 16 gorgeous scrap quilts from "real scraps" -- not just strips or precuts. Piece traditional blocks with ease when you start with 3 1/2", 4 1/2", and 5 1/2" squares. A unique cutting system...
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Cool refashioned odds & ends : fun & easy fashion projects

Alex Kuskowski · Abdo Publishing
Pages: 32
Format:  eBook : Document : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Become a fashion maven with materials found around the house! Crafters can use Cool Refashioned Odds & Ends to get started. Create a poncho out of a blanket. Make a magic wallet, a burlap tote bag, a puzzle bracelet, an e-reader case and more! This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright...
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AmiguruME Pets: Make Cute Crochet Animals

Allison Hoffman · Lark Crafts
Pages: 166
Format: Paperback

Crochet yourself a cute pet with the irresistible art of amigurumi! Amigurumi is the Japanese art of crocheting small, adorable, stuffed animals and creatures - and this collection delivers on the sweetness. Crochet more than 60 projects, including dogs (Chihuahua, Yorkshire Terrier, Toy Poodle,...
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The Foxfire Book of Simple Living: Celebrating Fifty Years of Listenin', Laughin', and Learnin'

Kaye Carver Collins · Anchor
Pages: 592
Format: Print book

First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage...
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The Book: A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

Keith Houston · W W Norton
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

"Everybody who has ever read a book will benefit from the way Keith Houston explores the most powerful object of our time. And everybody who has read it will agree that reports of the book's death have been greatly exaggerated." -- Erik Spiekermann, typographerWe may love...
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Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World

Ian Graham · Firefly Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History is a beautiful guide to fifty water vessels that played a key role in world history and had a great impact on human civilization. The book presents the ships chronologically, beginning with Pharaoh Khufu's Solar Barge from about 2566 BCE....
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