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Knitting Outside the Box

BRISTOL IVY · Pom Pom Press
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

Drawing on what inspires her most when designing and teaching, this book will include exercises to help you explore beyond the boundaries of traditional techniques, push your creativity,manipulate fabric and with a little sprinkling of maths, help you put it all together. It will also include...
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Stitches from the Yuletide: Hand Embroidery to Celebrate the Season

Kathy Schmitz · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Celebrate the charms of the season with exquisite embroidery from best-selling author Kathy Schmitz! You'll find spectacularly embroidered winter scenes inspired by classic motifs, as well as delightful hand-drawn sketches and beautiful watercolor paintings in page after page of elegant...
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Pure and Simple: 17 Primitive Projects Inspired by the Seasons

Maggie Bonanomi · Martingale
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Follow this celebrated maker on a creative journey inspired by a simpler time. In Maggie Bonanomi's world, hand-drawn patterns and hand-dyed wool combine with artful motifs and casual stitches. The result is a plain-and-simple collection of primitive projects that are a delight make,...
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The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book

Todd Burleson · McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Take your video projects to the next level with the power of green screen!This easy-to-follow guide clearly explains green screen technology and shows, step-by-step, how to dream up and create professional-grade video effects. Written by a teacher-maker-librarian, The Green Screen Makerspace...
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Typographic Specimens: A Natural History of Letterforms

Andrew Bainbridge · Ammonite Press
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

The book presents 60 "species" from the imagination of author and illustrator, A.W. Bainbridge, taken from a fictional manuscript by the Reverend Jackson Whitehead, who served aboard the HMS Pica - sister ship to the Beagle - during Charles Darwin's famous voyage in the 1830s....
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Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects: The How-To Guide for Building 35 Projects in Stone, Brick, Wood, and Water

Penny Swift · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

This homeowner's guide shows you how to build 35 useful and attractive outdoor features to enhance your yard and garden.Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects is the ultimate resource for constructing a wide variety of professional-looking, stylish structures, using stone, brick, wood or water....
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Stone Building: How to Make New England Style Walls and Other Structures the Old Way

Kevin Gardner · Countryman Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

A practical guide to simple stone building projects for your yard Nothing matches the look and feel of stone structures in and around your home. Yet most people are intimidated by the very thought of masonry, despite the obvious rewards. In Stone Building, Kevin Gardner distills his decades...
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So French So Sweet: Delectable Cakes, Tarts, Cremes and Desserts

Gabriel Gate? · Hardie Grant
Pages: 191
Format: Hardcover

So French So Sweet is Gabriel Gaté's love letter to ptisserie, baking and sweet treats. An irresistible collection of French classics and Gabriel's most treasured sweet recipes, it brings together exquisite cakes and tarts, refreshing sorbets and fruity desserts, scrumptious ice creams,...
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50 Fandom Programs: Planning Festivals and Events for Tweens, Teens, and Adults

Amy J Alessio · American Library Association
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

This book of ready-to-go programs and events will help public libraries give fans who are passionate about genres, characters, games, and book series plenty of reasons to return to the library again and again. Fandom programming can require planning across departments, tie-ins to collections...
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Rescue, Restore, Redecorate: Amy Howard's Guide to Refinishing Furniture and Accessories

Amy Howard · Abrams
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Whether you dream of restoring an heirloom to its former beauty, or just want to modernize a flea market treasure, Amy Howard has the design and refinishing secrets you need. Here are all the furniture finishing recipes, techniques, and tips that have made Howard's beloved classes sold-out...
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