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The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

Kassia St. Clair - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

A Sunday Times (UK) Book of the Year Shortlisted * Society of Authors' Somerset Maugham Award A BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekThe best-selling author of The Secret Lives of Color returns with this rollicking narrative of the 30,000-year history of fabric, briskly told through thirteen...
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Lucky in Love: Traditions, Customs, and Rituals to Personalize Your Wedding

Eleni N. Gage - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

Every engaged couple wants two things: a meaningful wedding and a lifetime of happiness. This great gift book is a cross-cultural collection of marriage folklore that will help you achieve both. Create your own lucky traditions with nods to each other's heritage, customs from places...
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An American Quilt

Rachel May - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

Rachel Mays rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era - all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt....
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100 Best Solitaire Games

Sloane Lee - Cardoza
Format: Paperback

A great how-to-play and strategy guide to 100 of the most classic, interesting, challenging and fun solitaire games.These are the 100 best and most enjoyable variations of America's most popular card game - solitaire! Loads of examples, diagrams, illustrations and strategies keep the writing...
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The Midcentury Kitchen: America's Favorite Room, from Workspace to Dreamscape, 1940s-1970s

Sarah Archer - Countryman Press
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated pop history from aqua to avocado, Westinghouse to Wonder Bread Nearly everyone alive today has experienced cozy, welcoming kitchens packed with conveniences that we now take for granted. Sarah Archer, in this delightful romp through a simpler time, shows us how the prosperity...
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How to Spin: From Choosing a Spinning Wheel to Making Yarn. A Storey BASICS® Title

Beth Smith - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Print book

Expert Beth Smith teaches you everything you need to know to spin your own yarn, from choosing a spinning wheel to every stage of preparing your fiber, plying, winding off, and finishing. Fully illustrated step-by-step instructions make it simple and easy! ,
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Darth Paper Strikes Back

Tom Angleberger - ABRAMS
Format: Paperback] Paperback

Includes instructions for making your own original origami Darth Vader, which is the most popular Star Wars character.
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Stress-Free Sewing Solutions: A No-Fail Guide to Garments for the Modern Sewist

Barbara Emodi - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Say goodbye to sewing F.A.I.L.s (followed-all-instructions letdowns) ! Perfect your professional handmade style with garment-making sewist Barbara Emodi by learning methods to understand common missteps and how to avoid frustrating mistakes. Plus, salvage your sewing "oops"...
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The Big Book of Woodworking Crafts for Beginners: DIY Woodwork Ideas With Step by Step Woodworking Projects and Plans Including Tips, Tools and Essential Techniques to Get You Started

Luke Byrd - C.U Publishing LLC
Format: Hardcover

Do you have something for creating your own stuff? Do you admire woodworks and wish you can create something that spectacular? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a career out of woodworking and show your creativity in craftsmanship? If so, then read on...If you fall into any of the above...
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Clay Succulent Garden: Sculpt 25 Miniature Plants with Air-Dry Clay

KITANOKO. - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback

Become a forever plant parent with your own craft-savvy garden! Lacking a green thumb? There's no need to worry when you can create your own everlasting succulents with versatile air-dry clay. Designs are included for over 25 popular succulent species, such as sedum, echeveria, and haworthia,...
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