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Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary: More than 150 stitch patterns to knit top down, bottom up, back and forth, and in the round

Wendy Bernard · Stewart, Tabori and Chang; Spi edition
Format: Book

Stitch dictionaries are to knitters what Websters is to a writer. Within the pages of these inspiring reference books are the endless variations of knit and purl stitches that produce the fabrics of all knitting. But in the Up, Down, All-Around Stitch Dictionary, designer Wendy Bernard...
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What's a Disorganized Person to Do?

Stacey Platt · Artisan
Format: Paperback

An easy-to-read, idea-packed guide for anyone who wants to be more organized -- and who doesn't? Everyone has overflowing closets and desk drawers, countertops loaded with kitchen gadgets, and overstuffed computer desktops. We dream of getting organized -- but what's a disorganized...
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Modern Printmaking: A Guide to Traditional and Digital Techniques

Sylvie Covey · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 309
Format: Print book

A fully illustrated instructional printmaking book presenting step-by-step examples alongside representative works from thirty top contemporary printmaking artists. Printmaking is flourishing in the modern era, appealing to both traditional artists as well as those interested in graphic...
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Cultivating Garden Style: Inspired Ideas and Practical Advice to Unleash Your Garden Personality

Rochelle Greayer · Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

In Cultivating Garden Style, Rochelle Greayer shares ways to create outdoor areas that are charming, comfortable, appealing, and reflect individuality. It features twenty-three unique garden styles accompanied by advice on how to recreate the look. Simple step-by-step projects, like how to make...
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The Complete Photo Guide to Cardmaking

Judi Watanabe · Creative Pub Intl, 2016.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Handmade cards are gifts, creative expressions, keepsakes, and relationship builders. Beneath the cardstock and embellishments is deep emotion from the card maker--encouragement, celebration, commemoration, and love. Unlike many store-bought cards that are thrown away, handmade cards are cherished...
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Take A Seat: 16 Beautiful Projects for Your Home

Jemima Schlee · GMC Publications
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Jemima Schlee's clever use of fabrics, textures, yarns and paint not only add personality and character to any interior, they are also an ideal way for thrifty types to create a new look on a budget. From homely armchairs and pouffes to eye-catching footstools and vintage-print seat...
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The English Country House Garden

George Plumptre · Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover

There is something special about the English country house garden: from its quiet verdant lawns to its high yew hedges, this is a style much-desired and copied around the world. The English country house is most often conceived as a private, intimate place, a getaway from working life....
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Connecticut Made: Homegrown Products by Local Craftsman, Artisans, and Purveyors

Cynthia Parzych · Globe Pequot, 2015.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

A unique guidebook and local resource full of hundreds of things to find and buy, crafts to discover, factories to explore, and history to uncover--all made in Connecticut. Hundreds of the state's top cottage industries--all places that you can shop and/or tour--are showcased. Organized...
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How to Make 50 Fabulous Kumihimo Braids: A Beginner's Guide to Making Flat Braids for Beautiful Cord Jewelry and Fashion Accessories

Beth Kemp · Barron's
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The best-selling author of Twist, Turn & Tie 50 Japanese Kumihimo Braids first taught us how to create stunning cord jewelry with a round loom. This time, she'll teach you how to make stunning kumihimo braided friendship bracelets, jewelry, and fashion accessories with the square...
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See Kate Sew: 24 Learn-to-Sew Projects You Can Make in an Hour

Kate Blocher · Fons & Porter
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

Create beautiful crafts for your home and everyone in it--no experience required! Learning how to sew has never been easier! In See Kate Sew, blogger Kate Blocher shows you how to make dozens of beginner-friendly projects with professional polish. From stylish pillows and home decor to adorable...
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Contact Sport: A Story of Champions, Airwaves, and a One-Day Race around the World

J K George · Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pages: 266
Format: Print book

In the woods of Massachusetts, pairs of contestants huddle in tents filled with communications equipment. Their voices soar through the air, riding waves into the atmosphere, as they comb through static and noise for a response from the other side of the world. They're searching for loot--in...
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Camille Styles Entertaining: Inspired Gatherings and Effortless Style

Camille Styles · William Morrow Cookbooks
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous, full-color guide filled with more than 150 color photos, 75 stress-free recipes, and creative entertaining ideas from a celebrated Austin-based blogger, event stylist, and lifestyle expert, offering inspired ideas and step-by-step instructions to help readers plan unforgettable...
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Decorating with Plants: The Art of Using Plants to Transform Your Home

Satoshi Kawamoto · Jacqui Small LLP
Format: Hardcover

Satoshi Kawamoto explains how to display plants as interior items categorized by room type, using his own house as a studio. Using indoor plants, dried and preserved flowers, succulent plants artificial flowers and driftwood, he shows many different ways of styling for people who do not have...
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Tricia Guild: Decorating with Color

Tricia Guild · Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

One of the world’s foremost interior designers focuses on color and its use in creating truly evocative personal interiors. For forty years, Tricia Guild has set the pace with her acclaimed interiors and up-to-the-minute collections of fabrics, wallpapers, and furnishings. She is celebrated...
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