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Mastering Hand Building: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks for Slabs, Coils, and More

Sunshine Cobb · Voyageur Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In Mastering Hand Building, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms.

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A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels, 2nd Edition

Q David Bowers · Whitman Publishing, LLC
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels is the eighth entry in Whitman s best-selling Bowers Series of numismatic references. America s most popular nickels are given the famous Q. David Bowers treatment: insightful study, rich historical background, and detailed data. Lavishly illustrated...
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Treat!

Christian Vieler · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Who's a good dog? In the tradition of bestselling photography books like Underwater Dogs and Shake comes an adorable and hilarious collection of dog photographs capturing our best friends at one of their favorite moments--treat time. Photographer Christian Vieler caught these eager...
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Aircraft Design of WWII: A Sketchbook

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. · Dover Publications
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

This treasure trove of cutaway views of 1940s aircraft features art from the top magazines of the era: Aeroplane, Flight, Aviation, L'Aeronautique, and others. The majority of the illustrations are American models, described with extensive notes and explanations. Select British and German...
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My Fridge: My First Book of Food

duopress labs · duopress
Pages: 20
Format: Board book

Do you know where milk and eggs come from? And that protein makes you stronger? This amusing board book, which is shaped like a refrigerator, shows many of the foods you typically find inside one, from plump strawberries and yummy apples to delicious milk, yogurt, fish, tofu, cheese, and many...
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Amazing Glaze: Techniques, Recipes, Finishing, and Firing

Gabriel Kline · Voyageur Press
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover

"This book made me fall in love with glaze all over again." - Ben Carter, author of Mastering the Potter's Wheel Whether you look forward to glazing your work or are guilty of saying "I hate glazing!" Amazing Glaze is for you. Join author and Odyssey Clayworks founder...
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Michelangelo's Sculpture: Selected Essays

Leo Steinberg · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Leo Steinberg was one of the most original and daring art historians of the twentieth century, known for taking interpretative risks that challenged the profession by overturning reigning orthodoxies. In essays and lectures that ranged from old masters to contemporary art, he combined scholarly...
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You and Your Sewing Machine: A Sewist's Guide to Troubleshooting, Maintenance, Tips & Techniques

Bernie Tobisch · C&T Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

From the sewing machine whisperer comes this in-depth, visual guide to how a sewing machine works, how to keep it in good working order, and how to solve common problems. Perfect for sewists and quilters of all levels, this friendly approach to learning about and troubleshooting YOUR sewing...
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Animal Friends of Pica Pau: Gather All 20 Colorful Amigurumi Animal Characters

Yan Schenkel · Meteoor Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Meet Pica Pau and her amigurumi friends! They're charming, cheerful and cute, and once you get to know them, they'll never leave your heart. The gentle rhino, the energetic otter, the chatty crocodile, the dreamy donkey and many more: each and every one is a happy member of the Pica...
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Mollie Makes: How to Sew: With Over 80 Techniques and 20 Easy Projects

MOLLIE MAKES. · Pavilion
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Sew up a storm with this crafty collection of more than 20 fabulous - and fantastically easy - projects. Get stitching! The team from Mollie Makes magazine has brought together their favorite designers to share tips, stories, and beautiful projects that range from fancy fabric flowers...
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Basket-Weaving Crafts: 22 Home Decorating Projects Using Basket-Making Techniques

Virve Boesch
Format: Paperback


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Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary: 125 Essential Stitches to Crochet in Three Ways

Dora Ohrenstein · Abrams
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

In Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein does what no crochet author has done before: She offers detailed instructions for how to create 125 stitch patterns, plus she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways - without shaping,...
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Dorodango: The Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls

Bruce Gardner · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

The exquisite Japanese hikaru dorodango, or shiny mud ball, is created by rolling earth by hand into a perfect sphere and polishing it until it gleams. Not only are the results truly impressive, but this calm and meditative practice, once a playground game, has been rediscovered as a peaceful...
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The Year of Knots: Modern Projects, Inspiration, and Creative Reinvention

Windy Chien · Abrams
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Instructions and projects that celebrate the diverse beauty and creative possibilities of macramé and knots Every day for a year, artist Windy Chien learned to tie a new kind of knot and then shared the results on Instagram - revolutionizing knot art and reinventing her life and career...
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Wonderful One-Patch Quilts: 20 Projects from Triangles, Half-Hexagons, Diamonds & More

Sara Nephew · C&T Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

What can you sew with a 60 ruler? The possibilities are endless! Favorite authors Sara Nephew and Marci Baker are back with 20 bold one-patch quilts made from triangles, half- and quarter-hexagons, and diamonds. Turn up the variety with eye-catching color placement and clever pieced units...
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