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Sock Architecture

Lara Neel · Cooperative Press
Format: Print book

Sock Architecture is perfect for both experienced and novice sock knitters. This thorough, imaginative collection of sock shapes and patterns gives you the tools to construct an astounding variety of custom socks. All heels and toes are carefully explained and clearly photographed, and you can plug...
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Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

Ian Bogost · Basic Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

"Play Anything is nothing short of brilliant... I will be recommending this provocative and entertaining book to everyone I know." --Jane McGonigal, bestselling author of Reality is Broken and SuperBetterLife is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing...
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A Garden to Dye For: How to Use Plants from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics & Fibers

Chris McLaughlin · St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Home-grown botanical dyes are in, and they're part of today's shift toward natural and organic living. "A new generation discovers grow-it-yourself dyes," says the New York Times. And you don't have to have a degree in chemistry to create your own natural dyes. It just...
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Anywhere, Anytime Art: Watercolor: An artist's guide to painting on the go!

Barbara Roth · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Anyone can draw and paint, anywhere and at any time! Whether in your backyard or while traveling the world, Anywhere, Anytime Art: Watercolor is an inspirational, easy-to-use reference guide for artists who seek to expand their artistic horizons in new and adventurous ways. After a basic...
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Draw Your Own Animal Zendoodles

Abby Huff · Capstone
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Go wild with zendoodling! Following easy step-by-step instructions, learn how to take simple lines and shapes and transform them into intricate cuddly cats, feisty foxes, darling dolphins, and more. With extra tips, tricks, and craft ideas, young artists of every ability will have fun drawing...
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The Knowledgeable Knitter: Understand the Inner Workings of Knitting and Make Every Project a Success

Margaret Radcliffe · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Hardcover

The Knowledgeable Knitter is the definitive reference for any knitter seeking better results, whether the challenge is reading a pattern chart, substituting yarn, modifying a pattern, fixing a mistake, shaping a collar, or adjusting an armhole. Expert Margaret Radcliffe, author of The Knitting...
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The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Transformers Action Figures

Mark Bellomo · Krause Publications
Pages: 287
Format: Print book

Since infiltrating toy aisles in 1984, Transformers are hotter than every, with values skyrocketing for the heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons.The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Transformers Action Figures is the definitive reference to the best Transformers found on the secondary market....
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Botanical Beauty: 80 Essential Recipes for Natural Spa Products

Aubre Andrus · Switch Press
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Soak, scrub, and soothe your way to relaxation with simple homemade spa recipes from award-winning author Aubre Andrus. Using some of nature's best ingredients, such as beeswax, sugar, coconut oil, shea butter, avocado, sea salt, essential oils, and more, craft everything from a Cooling...
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Designing and Making Hats and Headpieces

Judy Bentinck · Crowood Press
Format: Hardcover

This inspirational book about the art of millinery is also an instructional guide aimed at anyone interested in hats, millinery, fashion, and costume design Making hats is an exciting and highly imaginative craft, with endless possibilities for creative flair and innovative design. This...
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Maker Spaces

Emily Quinton · Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Hardcover

'Making' is the next generation of creating. It's the union of traditional techniques, from print-making and jewellery-making to knitting, with cutting-edge technology, often yielding astonishing results, such as laser-cut jewellery and 3D-printed porcelain. 'Maker Spaces'...
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Handmade Heirlooms: Crafting with Intention, Making Things That Matter, and Connecting to Family and Tradition

Jennifer Casa · Roost Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

24 projects to sew + knit + crochet + craft + repurposeLet's make some memories. Handmade Heirlooms invites readers to create projects that have significant meaning for the maker or the recipient - projects that celebrate the future, relish the everyday, and honor the past. Handmade...
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Gem

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 440
Format: Print book

A dazzling visual guide to precious and semiprecious stones, organic gems, and precious metals, Gem showcases beautiful, specially commissioned images as well as science, natural history, mythology, and true stories of adventure and discovery.From diamonds to sapphires to obsidian, this...
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Scuba Diving 5th Edition

Dennis Graver · Human Kinetics
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The best-selling authoritative resource returns updated and better than ever. "Scuba Diving, Fifth Edition, " is the most up-to-date resource for experiencing secure, satisfying dives. Packed with full-color photographs and detailed diving instruction, this is the ideal companion...
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