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Imagine Quilts: 11 Patterns from Everyday Inspirations
Dana Bolyard · That Patchwork Place |
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With this terrific collection of quilt patterns, popular blogger Dana Bolyard invites quilters of all ages and skill levels to innovate and create.Fascinating designs range in size from small wall hangings to bed-sized quiltsUnique projects are organized into four groups: combining colors... |
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The Unplugged Woodshop: Hand-Crafted Projects for the Home & Workshop
Tom Fidgen · Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Woodworker Tom Fidgen is very well known in the online woodworking community, and his first book, Made by Hand, was critically acclaimed. In his second book, Fidgen presents more hand-tool woodworking projects for the home and workshop. The projects have a distinctive retro look, recycling... |
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So Pretty! Crochet: Inspiration and Instructions for 24 Stylish Projects
Amy Palanjian · Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Kindle Edition |
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Library JournalIt's easy for contemporary crafters to say, "This isn't your grandma's crafting," but owing to changing trends, it may well be. This collection of crochet projects has that vibe: if your grandmother crocheted in the 1970s, you're likely to have pieces... |
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Printing on Fabric: Techniques with Screens, Stencils, Inks, and Dyes
Jen Swearington · Lark Crafts |
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From award-winning quilter, garment designer, and teacher Jen Swearington comes an essential and accessible guide to printing by hand on fabric. She starts by explaining how to translate design ideas into prints, from single motifs to repeating patterns. Jen then goes on to cover various... |
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Wampum and the Origins of American Money
Marc Shell · University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition |
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Wampum has become a synonym for money, and it is widely assumed that it served the same purposes as money among the Native Algonquians even after coming into contact with European colonists' money. But to equate wampum with money only matches one slippery term with another,... |
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Knockout Knits: New Tricks for Scarves, Hats, Jewelry, and Other Accessories
Laura Nelkin · Potter Craft |
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An abundance of knitted luxuries--summery lace shawls, warm and wooly hats, a trio of cool knitted bracelets, and stunning beaded gloves--designed to grow your skills.Who doesn't love to knit accessories? They're fast, often require only a skein or two of yarn, and make amazingly... |
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Pinch Pottery: Functional, Modern Handbuilding
Susan Halls · Lark Crafts
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback |
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The technique is simple; the results are gorgeous! Susan Halls has created an array of refined, sophisticated and incredibly modern-looking projects that are perfect for beginners, yet enticing for more seasoned ceramicists. The pieces range from a mug, vase, and jug to a bowl, teapot,... |
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