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Handmade For Christmas: Easy Crafts and Creative Ideas for Sewing, Stitching, Papercraft, Knitting, and Crochet

Future Publishing Limited · Design Originals
Format: Paperback

This wonderful collection of Christmas projects will keep you crafting throughout the festive season and beyond. You'll discover hundreds of inspiring ideas for making beautiful decorations for the home, tasty treats for guests, and gifts for family and friends. Celebrity designers...
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Complete Guide to Symbol Crochet

Rita Weiss · Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Discover the awesome simplicity of symbol crochet! This handy book from Rita Weiss and Susan Lowman teaches everything you need to know and makes a great pocket reference with step-by-step diagrams. Touching on the history of symbol crochet, the book features a directory of symbols, plus...
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Modern Baby Knits: 23 Knitted Baby Garments, Blankets, Toys, and More!

Tanis Gray · Interweave Pr
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

When it comes to baby knits, only the cutest garments will do! It's even better when they use only 1, 2, or 3 skeins of yarn. Whether you're whipping up something special for your own little one or need an easy gift for a baby shower, you'll find lots of adorable options in 3 Skeins...
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Half yard gifts : easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric

Debbie Shore · Search Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Half Yard Gifts is the latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore, and the next book in her best-selling half yard series - if you loved Half Yard Home and Half Yard Heaven, then this book is for you. It contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of fabric....
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60 Quick Baby Blankets: Cute & Cuddly Knits in 220 Superwash® and 128 Superwash® from Cascade Yarns

Sixth & Spring Books. · Sixth&Spring Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Wrap up baby in something cozy, comfy, and cuddly! The latest addition to the bestselling 60 Quick Knits series features adorable blankets, throws, afghans, and cuddlies in a variety of sizes and styles. Created by 30 up-and-coming knitwear designers, these all-new patterns are made with...
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Embroidery

DK · DK
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Embroidery is the ultimate stitch dictionary and the ideal guide to embroidery, whatever your level of expertise.

The perfect reference guide to needlework, Embroidery is a comprehensive guide to inspire and inform sewers of all levels. Find advice on which thread, needles,...

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The Artful Year: Celebrating the Seasons and Holidays with Crafts and Recipes--Over 175 Family- Friendly Activities

Jean Van't Hul · Roost Books
Pages: 351
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2015 Parent's Choice Award

From the author of The Artful Parent--a year's worth of art projects, seasonal activities, and recipes for simple, family-friendly crafting through the seasons and holidays.

Celebrating the seasons and holidays is a wonderful...
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Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures

Nancy Moses · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Stolen, Smuggled Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. There are many books about museum heists, Holocaust artwork, insider theft,...
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Origami Dinosaurs

Walter-Alexandre Schultz · Enslow Pub Inc
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Presents step-by-step instructions for creating seven dinosaurs out of paper using traditional origami folding techniques, including a pterodactyl, a tyrannosaurus, and a triceratops.
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Powerhouse Plants: 510 Top Performers for Multi-Season Beauty

Graham Rice · Timber Press
Format: Paperback

Gardeners, like everyone, are too short on time and money to waste either on plants that only look good for a few weeks. You want hardworking, eye-catching plants that provide beauty for multiple seasons. You want powerhouse plants — plants with colorful spring flowers and summer...
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My Dad Had That Car: A Nostalgic Look at the American Automobile, 1920-1990

Tad Burness · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 1376
Format: Print book

This one-of-a-kind, massive illustrated history of more than 10,000 American automobiles is perfect for the millions of classic car enthusiasts. With more than 1,300 pages and 12,500 illustrations covering 70 years, this may be the most complete visual history of the American automobile...
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Woodwork Step by Step

DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Format: Paperback

Woodwork: Step-by-Step is the next title in DK's bestselling Step-by-Step series. A perfect starting point for anyone new to the art of woodwork, the book explains more than 100 techniques and eight achievable projects with clear photography and instructions. Gallery spreads show the equipment,...
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Arm Knitting

Alpha. · DK
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

30 quick and easy step-by-step projects that utilize the hottest needle-free trend in knitting: arm knitting.

It's fast, it's easy, and it's fun. Arm Knitting features 30 step-by-step projects for head-to-toe wearables, accessories including bags and baskets, and items for the home....

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Crafting a Patterned Home: Painting, Printing, and Stitching Projects to Enliven Every Room

Kristin Nicholas · Roost Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Create a unique space that's all your own--bold and colorful handmade projects to fill your home with pattern from color expert crafter extraordinaire Kristin Nicholas.

Jump into the world of pattern--get a crash course on the types of patterns and how they are made; learn how to gain...
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Woodworking with Power Tools: Tools, Techniques & Projects

Editors of Fine Woodworking · Taunton Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The debate over the merits of power tools vs. hand tools has raged for years, but the bottom line is that you need both to be a successful woodworker. Machinery provides efficiency for labor-intensive tasks such as sawing and planing, whereas hand tools are used to create fine details...

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