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Learn to Crochet

Sue Whiting · IMM Lifestyle

Crochet is an immensely popular craft perhaps because it is so simple to learn. Learn to Crochet is a guide that will appeal to a younger audience who, inspired by the wonderful textured pieces featured in fashion and interiors magazines, want to create contemporary items and special gifts...
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Online Marketing For Your Craft Business: How to Get Your Handmade Products Discovered, Shared and Sold on the Internet

Hilary Pullen · David & Charles

A highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact on the sales and brand awareness of your handmade products to actively grow a craft business.Social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking,...
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Crazy for Breakfast Sandwiches: 75 Delicious, Handheld Meals Hot Out of Your Sandwich Maker

Jessica Harlan · Ulysses Press

EGGY, CHEESY, TOASTY — YUMMY!Everyone loves a hot, satisfying breakfast sandwich. And thanks to the convenient new at home breakfast sandwich makers you can whip up one of these mouth-watering handheld meals in minutes! Whether you’re looking for an old favorite or interested...
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To Knit or Not to Knit: Helpful and Humorous Hints for the Passionate Knitter

Elvira Woodruff · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

To Knit or Not to Knit is a unique Dear Abby/mini knitting essay collection, offering humorous tales of triumph and terror on the needles, with a witty nod to the famous and infamous throughout history.As Mrs. Wicks happily quotes everyone from William Shakespeare to Beatrix Potter, she adds...
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Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden

Ruth Rogers Clausen · Timber Pr
Pages: 426
Format: Print book

Perennials are the mainstay of any garden. But how do you choose from the thousands available, and care for the ones you already have? Essential Perennials helps you decide exactly which plants will bring you the beauty you want and will thrive in the conditions you can provide....

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Knitting by Design: Gather Inspiration, Design Looks, and Knit 15 Fashionable Projects

Emma Robertson · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Fashion-forward knitters who crave more than a project book will delight in this visually rich collection. Emma Robertson presents a unique and creative approach to knitting as she walks readers through her process from the kernel of inspiration to its rewarding execution. For each of the 15 stylish...
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The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers: A Guide to Making Unbelievably Realistic Paper Blooms

Livia Cetti · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

The country's premiere paper-flower artist, Livia Cetti is known for her high-style, gorgeous tissue and crepe-paper flowers - many of which are often mistaken for real flowers. The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers is Cetti's comprehensive how-to manual showcasing her until-now secret...
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The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance

William McDonough · North Point Press

From the authors of Cradle to Cradle, we learn whats next The UpcycleThe Upcycle is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Cradle to Cradle, one of the most consequential ecological manifestoes of our time. Now, drawing on the green living lessons gained from 10 years of putting the Cradle to Cradle...
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Adventures in Yarn Farming: Four Seasons on a New England Fiber Farm

Barbara Parry · Roost Books
Format: Hardcover

A knitting book focusing on the sheep-to-shawl process by a well-known knitter, shepherd, and artisanal yarn producer. Gain an insiders view on fiber farming and yarn craft, from sheep to skein, all told through the eyes of shepherd and textile artisan Barbara Parry. Follow her flock over...
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Freight Cars of the '40s and '50s

Jeff Wilson · Kalmbach Books
Format:  Print book : English

95 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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