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Brave New Quilts: 12 Projects Inspired by 20th-Century Art

Kathreen Ricketson · C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

• Well-known author and blogger at Whipup.net, Kathreen Ricketson presents 12 quilts inspired by 20th century art movements—from Art Nouveau and Bauhaus to pop and punk• Every art-inspired quilt concept is divided into 4 chapters: Use of Line, Use of Color, Use of Motif,...
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Knit Wear Love: Foolproof Instructions for Knitting Your Best-Fitting Sweaters Ever in the Styles You Love to Wear

Amy Herzog · Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

In this follow-up to Knit to Flatter, author Amy Herzog is back with more real-talk for knitters. In Knit Wear Love, she guides us through picking a base pattern that not only works for our inherent shape, but also suits our size and style - all with the skill of a top-notch teacher and designer...
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Festive Fall Quilts: 21 Fun Appliqué Projects for Halloween, Thanksgiving & More

KIM SCHAEFER · C&T Publishing
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback

From best-selling author Kim Schaefer comes this collection of 21 engaging piecing and appliqué projects for fall, including tried-and-true motifs such as pumpkins, sunflowers, acorns, turkeys, and autumn leaves. Plus, celebrate Halloween with spooky spiders, friendly bats, expressive...
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Colorful Crochet

MARIANNE DEKKERS-ROOS · Tuva Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

A true inspiration for both beginner and advanced crocheters, this book encourages crafters to play with color, yarn, patterns, and stitches to create one of a kind crochet projects. Included are a mix of both familiar and new stitches and patterns with clear project descriptions and crochet...
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Murray McMurray Hatchery's Chickens in Five Minutes a Day: Raising, Tending and Getting Eggs from a Small Backyard Flock Made Easy

Farmers at Murray McMurray Hatchery · Page Street Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Having chickens has never been so easy and fun.  This from-zero-to-go guide to raising a flock of chickens in your backyard gives you the easiest route to amazing fresh eggs and tried-and-true short cuts so tending chickens is a snap. McMurray Hatchery has been sending out hardy, healthy...
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Doodle Stitching: Embroidery & Beyond: Crewel, Cross Stitch, Sashiko & More

Aimee Ray · Lark Crafts
Format: Print book

In her first two Doodle Stitching books, Aimee Ray proved that doodling isn't just for paper anymore! Now she brings her irresistible art to a variety of embroidery techniques in a timeless resource for anyone with a needle and thread. Appealing to stitchers of all levels, the beautiful...
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Knit to Flatter: The Only Instructions You'll Ever Need to Knit Sweaters that make You Look Good and Feel Great!

Amy Herzog · Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Format: Paperback

Knit to Flatter is about celebrating the body you have been given and creating sweaters that make you look and feel great Part instruction manual and part pattern collection Knit to Flatter teaches you how to assess your shapetop-heavy bottom-heavy or proportional and then knit accordingly...
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101 Essential Tips: Sewing

DK · DK
Format: Print book

Tack, darn and hem your way to sewing success with 101 Essential Tips: Sewing, a fantastic pocket-sized guide that gives you all the sewing basics you'll need to get started, understand pattern lingo, and learn beginner sewing techniques. Understand the basics of sewing stitch-by-stitch...
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Affordable Bathroom Upgrades

Steve Cory · Creative Homeowner; First edition
Format: Paperback

A budget-friendly alternative to undertaking a full-scale bathroom remodeling to is break up the project into small segments. By doing a number of small improvements homeowners can upgrade their bathrooms as time and budget allow. Affordable Bathroom Upgrades provides design ideas and easy-to-accomplish...
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Welsh Quilts

JEN JONES · Seren
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

This new, expanded edition of Welsh Quilts is an authoritative guide to the history and art of the quilt in Wales, which has a strong and enduring connection to the Amish quilting tradition in the United States. Expert author Jen Jones has added many new, high quality colour images - some...
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Idiot's Guides: Sewing

Cinnamon Miles · ALPHA
Format: Paperback

Whether you want to make a quilt, re-upholster a chair seat, or fix a hem, sewing is one of the most essential and useful skills you can master. But if you've never even turned on a sewing machine before, learning to sew can seem like a daunting task. Not anymore! Geared toward the absolute...
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Paper Quilling: All the skills you need to make 20 beautiful projects

ELIZABETH MOAD · Search Press
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Quilling is currently on trend and gaining in popularity. Elizabeth Moad is well known in the papercrafting world, and has created a range of beautiful quilled designs that are suitable for all occasions and life stages, from new baby cards to wedding gifts to sympathy cards. One reason...
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Hello Tokyo: 30 Handmade Projects and Fun Ideas for a Cute, Tokyo-Inspired Lifestyle

EBONY BIZYS · HARRY N ABRAMS
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Full of fun and inventive projects, Hello Tokyo is a cute and quirky guide to living a DIY lifestyle inspired by Japanese crafts and trends Filled with simple craft projects and fun tips inspired by her daily life in Tokyo, Japanese blogger, crafter, and designer Ebony Bizys captures...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring, 5th Edition: Current with 2011-2013 Electrical Codes

Editors of CPi · Creative Publishing international; Fifth Edition edition
Format: Paperback

The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Wiring has been America's best-selling consumer wiring book for more than a decade, with previous editions selling more than 1 million copies. This fifth edition has been updated to comply with 2011-2013 National Electrical Codes. It also...
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