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The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting: Long-arm and Sit-down - Learn When, Where, Why, and How to Finish Your Quilts

Angela Walters · That Patchwork Place
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

In this must-have resource, long-arm quilting expert Angela Walters and home-sewing-machine specialist Christa Watson team up to provide the ultimate guide to machine quilting. Gain insight into long-arm quilting, as well as guidance on quilting at a sit-down sewing machine. Whichever machine...
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Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Organic Skin Care Soaps

Anne-Marie Faiola · Storey Publishing, LLC; Spi edition

The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of lifes little pleasures. And with the help of author Anne-Marie Faiola, its easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges...
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Making Knot Projects

Dana Meachen Rau · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Handmade, customized bracelets are a great way to show your friends how important they are to you. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice...
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Harvest: Unexpected Projects Using 47 Extraordinary Garden Plants

Stefani Bittner · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Harvest is a beautifully photographed guide to growing, harvesting, and utilizing 47 unexpected garden plants to make organic pantry staples, fragrances, floral arrangements, beverages, cocktails, beauty products, and more.Every garden--not just vegetable plots--can produce a bountiful...
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Banners, Buntings, Garlands & Pennants: 40 Creative Ideas Using Paper, Fabric & More

Kathy Sheldon · Lark Books (NC)
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Festive and eye-catching, banners, buntings, garlands, and pennants add visual fun to almost any type of celebration or space. These 40 quick and easy projects - made of paper, fabric, felt, and more - make beautiful displays. Use them for special events, for holidays, when entertaining,...
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The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks: 101 Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog

Kyra Sundance · Quarry Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

From the author of 101 Dog Tricks, an international bestseller in 18 languages with over a half million copies sold, comes The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks - a pocket-sized edition for impromptu training sessions. Who says your dog can't learn new tricks? The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks...
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Simple & Natural Soapmaking: Create 100% Pure and Beautiful Soaps with The Nerdy Farm Wife's Easy Recipes and Techniques

JAN BERRY · Page Street Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Create Fabulous Modern Soaps The Truly Natural, Eco-Friendly WayWith this new comprehensive guide, herbalist Jan Berry offers everything the modern-day enthusiast needs to make incredible botanical soaps. Beginners can join in the sudsy fun with detailed tutorials and step-by-step photographs...
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Make Ink: A Forager's Guide to Natural Inkmaking

Jason Logan · Abrams
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

The Toronto Ink Company was founded in 2014 by designer and artist Jason Logan as a citizen science experiment to make eco-friendly, urban ink from street-harvested pigments. In Make Ink, Logan delves into the history of inkmaking and the science of distilling pigment from the natural world....
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Pure Soapmaking: How to Create Nourishing, Natural Skin Care Soaps

Anne-Marie Faiola · Storey Publishing
Pages: 239
Format: Print book

The pure luxury of soaps made with coconut butter, almond oil, aloe vera, oatmeal, and green tea is one of life's little pleasures. And with the help of author Anne-Marie Faiola, it's easy to make luscious, all-natural soaps right in your own kitchen. This collection of 32 recipes ranges...
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The Big Book of Tiny Art: A modern, inspirational guide to the art of the miniature

Karen Libecap · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

How small is small? In The Big Book of Tiny Art you'll discover a dynamic collection of miniature artwork, most no bigger than a large coin, covering a wide range of subjects, from animals and food to people and places. Showcasing painting and drawing, this inspirational guidebook provides...
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2019 Official Red Book of United States Coins - Hardcover

RS Yeoman · Whitman Pub Llc
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The Official Red BookA Guide Book of United States Coins is 72 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....
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Learning to Crochet

Dana Meachen Rau · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Create everything from blankets to smartphone cases with the fun crochet projects in this book. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice...
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Turned Boxes: 40 Inspiring Boxes by Expert Makers

GMC.

Turned Boxes is a must for all avid woodworkers. Packed with over 40 projects, there are designs to suit all levels of ability as well as taste---from simple boxes with an elegant lid to more intricate designs incorporating screw threads and exotic timbers - there are a wealth
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Cool soapmaking : the smart and simple guide to low-temp tricks for making soap with milk, citrus, cucumber, pine tar, beer, wine, and other special ingredients

Anne L Watson · Shepard Publications
Pages: 59

Soapmakers may love to add a variety of materials to soap, but they find that some cause more trouble than others. In the heat of the chemical reaction, an ingredient might discolor, or lose its scent, or develop a bad smell. Or it might cause problems during soapmaking, giving off noxious...
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Print, Paint & Ink: Over 20 Modern Craft Projects for You and Your Home

Andie Powers · Taunton Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

The 21 projects in Print, Paint & Ink are perfect for anyone interested in learning to make their own stamps, prints, and painted goods. From the easy and adorable Teeny Tiny Eraser Stamps to the stylish Furoshiki Wrap to the modern and minimalist Nesting Poplar Boxes and so much more,...
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