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Edward's Crochet Doll Emporium: Flip the Mix-and-Match Patterns to Make and Dress Your Favourite People

Kerry Lord · Pavilion
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

Mix, match, and crochetmore than a million different dolls! Design the dolls of your dreams with this amazing book of crochet patterns. The flippable pages and mix-and-match format make it easy to build a character with the exact hairstyle, outfit, and accessories you want. Put them together...
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Dumpling Cats: Crochet and Collect Them All!

SARAH SLOYER · Dover Publications
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Waffles is a relaxed feline who loves to read, and Cheeks just can't get enough to eat. These fun-loving characters are just two of the 25 dumpling-shaped crochet cats in this whimsical collection. The cuddly crochet critters were inspired by the Pokémon™-like craze Neko Atsume,...
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The Braid Book: 20 Fun and Easy Styles

Sarah Hiscox · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Ever lusted for a cool braid style, but just can't figure out how? Thanks to The Braid Book, now you can! Sarah Hiscox and Willa Burton, founders of London's hip The Braid Bar, show you how to style both simple and intricate braids in your own hair or a friend's, using clear, easy-to-follow...
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Ultimate Papercraft Bible: A Complete Reference with Step-by-Step Techniques

Marie Clayton · Collins & Brown
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to know about working with paper in one comprehensive reference! With its step-by-step projects and illustrated techniques, Ultimate Papercraft Bible covers it all, from tools and materials to printing, coloring, and texturing. Learn how to design stunning cards; personalize...
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The Complete Guide to Home Inspection

Roger C. Robinson · Taunton Press
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

Thorough enough for professionals...accessible enough for homeowners! Written in plain language suitable even for first-time home buyers, The Complete Guide to Home Inspection is a must-have reference. An all-in-one resource with 250 descriptive photographs and 20 helpful illustrations,...
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Pin It!: 20 Fabulous Bobby Pin Hairstyles

Annamarie Tendler · Chronicle Books
Pages: 127
Format: Hardcover

Brightly colored pins styled into fun patterns and designs are the hottest new trend in hairstyling, and Pin It! gives short- and long-haired fashionistas the know-how to create 20 colorful bobby pin hairstyles for everything from an afternoon trip to the mall to an elegant party. Step-by-step...
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Secret Gardens

Yves-Marie Allain · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

In Secret Gardens, readers experience the magic of discovering beautiful, intricately planned, and meticulously cultivated hidden worlds. More than 200 spectacular images showcase 13 private gardens, extraordinary examples of landscape design that are usually inaccessible to the public,...
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Sewing Room Accessories

Debbie Shore · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 63
Format: Print book

The latest addition to the Love to Sew series, this new title from best-selling author Debbie Shore contains 15 gorgeous, practical items that every sewer will love to make, use or give as gifts.The book contains storage solutions and sewing accessories to equip every sewing space. The projects...
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Baby Says Sew: 20 Practical Budget-Minded, Baby-Approved Projects

Rebecca Danger · That Patchwork Place
Format: Book

Baby Says Sew - Softcover The perfect start to any project. These are a great way to add extra design to whatever project you want to add it to.
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Improper Cross-Stitch: 35 Properly Naughty Patterns

Haley Pierson-Cox · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A fun, witty, nerdy, and irreverent craft book for the modern cross-stitcher.Sometimes it's good to be a little...improper. Profane, funny, and smart, Haley Pierson-Cox's IMPROPER CROSS-STITCH invites the modern crafter to bring personality and humor to their cross stitch projects. From...
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Made in Paracord: 25 Great Jewelry, Accessories, and Home Projects to Knot

Caitlin Amy Wynn · Griffin, 2015.
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

This collection of 25 designs, all created in brightly colored paracord, will inspire you to get knotting. There are no special skills required, and paracord is an easy, and easily available, material to work with, so you'll be creating simple and stylish pieces in no time. You'll...
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Knitting Pearls: Writers Writing About Knitting

Ann Hood · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 260
Format: Print book

The rhythm, ritual, and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature. In Knitting Pearls, two dozen writers write about the transformative and healing powers of knitting. Lily King remembers the year her family lived in Italy, and a knitted...
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Paracord!: How to Make the Best Bracelets, Lanyards, Key Chains, Buckles, and More

Todd Mikkelsen · W W Norton
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Todd Mikkelsen's Paracord! offers a diverse collection of projects that utilize parachute cords - known around the world as paracord. Used by paratroopers and other military personnel during World War II, this lightweight nylon rope is now one of the most sought-after materials by crafters.Its...
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The Making of a Rag Doll: Design & Sew Modern Heirlooms

Jess Brown · Chronicle Books,
Pages: 136
Format: Print book

Designer Jess Brown is known for her irresistible, starry-eyed rag dolls. In this inspiring book, Brown shares a custom pattern and simple instructions to sew, personalize, and accessorize your own rag doll. Illustrating the story behind these dolls, the book places emphasis on natural...
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The 20-30 Something Garden Guide: A No-Fuss, Down and Dirty, Gardening 101 for Anyone Who Wants to Grow Stuff

Dee Nash · St. Lynn's Press
Format: Hardcover

Urban farming is the hot new movement sweeping the country: growing food closer to where we live, whether it’s on a condo deck, in a backyard or in a community garden. The 20/30-Something Garden Guide gives that busy, mostly urban, cohort a fun, non-intimidating introduction to the basics...
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