Back Crafts & Hobbies | September Newsletter

SelectReads News
Simple News Pro
  Crafts & Hobbies  
Printing on Fabric: Techniques with Screens, Stencils, Inks, and Dyes

Jen Swearington · Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

From award-winning quilter, garment designer, and teacher Jen Swearington comes an essential and accessible guide to printing by hand on fabric. She starts by explaining how to translate design ideas into prints, from single motifs to repeating patterns. Jen then goes on to cover various...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Quilting - Just a Little Bit Crazy: A Marriage of Traditional & Crazy Quilting

Allie Aller · Natl Book Network
Pages: 119
Format: Paperback

Cross traditional crazy quilting with favorite pieced quilt patterns and today's machine quilting methods, and what do you get? Crazy fun for all kinds of quilters, even those who don't like handwork. Allie Aller and Valerie Bothell's guide offers an exuberant mixture of vintage...
Read More check catalog
 
 
A Guide Book of United States Coins 2018: The Official Red Book, Hardcover

R S YEOMAN · WHITMAN PUBLISHING
Pages: 484
Format: Print book

The Official Red Book - A Guide Book of United States Coins - is 71 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....
Read More check catalog
 
 
Present Perfect: 25 Gifts to Sew & Bestow

Betz White · Interweave; First Printing edition
Format: Print book

Beautiful handmade gifts for all occasions!In Present Perfect, youll discover gifts to sew for all of lifes major celebrations birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, new homes, new babies, or simply just because.Betz White, known for her earth- and family-friendly designs, offers a new collection...
Read More check catalog
 
 
A Dog Walks Into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher

Sue Halpern · Riverhead Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life.At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash—er, lease—on life by getting...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The New Greenmarket Cookbook: Recipes and Tips from Today's Finest Chefs—and the Stories behind the Farms That Inspire Them

Gabrielle Langholtz · Da Capo
Pages: 245
Format: Paperback

"There's a kind of magic that the Greenmarket holds, that even in this most urbanized of landscapes, we can eat a locally grown Bosc pear whose glorious taste can cause our experience of the world to shift." - From the foreword by Jim Oseland, SaveurFounded in 1976 with 12 farmers...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Beginning Watercolor: Tips & techniques for learning to paint in watercolor

Maury Aaseng · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

From the first brushstroke to the finishing touch, let the Portfolio series guide you as you begin your artistic journey in watercolor painting.Beginning Watercolor teaches aspiring artists everything they need to know to get started painting in watercolor. This helpful resource begins...
Read More check catalog
 
 
The Conquest of the Ocean

Brian Lavery · DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover

A captivating tale spanning 5,000 years of the oceans' history, The Conquest of the Ocean tells the stories of the remarkable individuals who sailed seas, for trade, to conquer new lands, to explore the unknown. From the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese...
Read More check catalog
 
 
When Bad Things Happen to Good Quilters: Survival guide for fixing & finishing any quilting project

Joan Ford · Taunton Press
Format: Print book

ScrapTherapy is an innovative step-by-step quilt class and pattern series that has become extremely popular nationwide. The success of Joan's first two books has quilters, fabric and quilt-shop owners, and sewing enthusiasts clamoring for more. From talking novices through the quilting...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair

Graydon Carter · Penguin Books
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover

For the magazine's centenary celebration, an anthology of pieces from the early golden age of Vanity FairIn honor of the 100th anniversary of Vanity Fair magazine, Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells celebrates the publication's astonishing early catalogue of writers, with...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Home for Now

Joanna Thornhill · Cico Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Styling and DIY advice on creating a beautiful home, whether you're making over or making do. More people are renting now than ever before, but the rental market remains surprisingly unflexible, with many tenants banned from making even the simplest alterations, such as hanging a picture...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Making Pottery You Can Use: Plates that stack • Lids that fit • Spouts that pour • Handles that stay on

JACQUI ATKIN · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Create cups, mugs, bowls, and more pieces that are perfect for you!Everyone who owns a beloved mug that has just the right handle, an agreeably "deep" cereal bowl, or a plate that fits perfectly in the dishwasher knows that once you've found these pieces, you wish you had more...
Read More check catalog
 
 
House Beautiful Think Small: Make the Most of Every Square Foot

House Beautiful · Hearst; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Whether you're trying to make a tiny studio seem roomier, create a cozy cottage, or turn an unused alcove into something special, House Beautiful shows you how to think small . . . and create big. With simple strategies for establishing zones, tricking the eye, thinking vertically,...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Growing the Midwest Garden

Edward Lyon · Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

Everyone wants a glorious garden, but conditions in the Midwest can make it a challenge to grow the most popular ornamentals. Let Midwest gardening expert Ed Lyon help you with his encyclopedic knowledge of the tips, techniques, and plants specifically suited to the heartland. Learn the region's...
Read More check catalog
 
 
Knitting Reimagined: An Innovative Approach to Structure and Shape with 25 Breathtaking Projects

Nicky Epstein · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover

Rethink traditional knitting with this groundbreaking collection of 25 sophisticated patterns for beautiful sweaters, jackets, and accessories from one of the most influential voices in knitwear design.Award-winning author Nicky Epstein offers knitters of all skill levels adventurous, wearable...
Read More check catalog