The 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 13 charismatic episodes.From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves an illuminating story of human ingenuity. Design journalist Kassia St. Clair guides us through the technological advancements and cultural customs that would redefine human civilization - from the fabric that allowed mankind to achieve extraordinary things (traverse the oceans and shatter athletic records) and survive in unlikely places (outer space and the South Pole) . She peoples her story with a motley cast of characters, including Xiling, the ancient Chinese empress credited with inventing silk, to Richard the Lionhearted and Bing Crosby.Offering insights into the economic and social dimensions of clothmaking - and countering the enduring, often demeaning, association of textiles as "merely womens work" - The Golden Thread offers an alternative guide to our past, present, and future.
Liveright
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9781631494802
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Hardcover
Lucky in Love
By Gage, Eleni N.
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 you've visited together, and auspicious rituals that just feel special. Whether you are just engaged or you're days away from tying the knot, you'll gain insight every step of the way. With this book as your guide, you can make your own luck in love.
Clarkson Potter
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9780525573906
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Hardcover
An American Quilt
By May, Rachel
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. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words "shuger," "rum," "casks," and "West Indies," repeated over and over, along with "friendship," "kindness," "government," and "incident." The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba - the enslaved women behind the quilt - and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past.
Pegasus Books
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9781681774176
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Hardcover
100 Best Solitaire Games
By Lee, Sloane
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 lively, while showing you all sorts of fun ways to enjoy your favorite game. From straight-ahead solitaire to two-player games, readers will find all kinds of fantastic solitaire games - the classic ones, the new ones, those that require a lot of strategy, and the just plain fun ones. And because solitaire is perfect for playing when you're on the road, the chapter on travel solitaire is essential. As a bonus, the authors have included solitaire games for two players.
Cardoza
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9781580423830
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Paperback
The Midcentury Kitchen
By Archer, Sarah
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 of the 1950s kicked off the technological and design ideals of today's kitchen. In fact, while contemporary appliances might look a little different and work a little better than those of the 1950s, the midcentury kitchen has yet to be improved upon. During the optimistic consumerism of midcentury America when families were ready to put their newfound prosperity on display, companies from General Electric to Pyrex to Betty Crocker were there to usher them into a new era. Counter heights were standardized, appliances were designed in fashionable colors, and convenience foods took over families' plates.With archival photographs, advertisements, magazine pages, and movie stills, The Midcentury Kitchen captures the spirit of an era -- and a room -- where anything seemed possible. More than 100 color photographs and illustrations
Countryman Press
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9781682682289
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Hardcover
How to Spin
By Smith, Beth
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! ,
Storey Publishing, LLC
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9781612126128
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Print book
Darth Paper Strikes Back
By Angleberger, Tom
Includes instructions for making your own original origami Darth Vader, which is the most popular Star Wars character.
ABRAMS
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9781419702549
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Paperback]
Paperback
Stress-Free Sewing Solutions
By Emodi, Barbara
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" with tips and tricks to recognize and rescue immediate errors with easy fixes. Each strategy is geared toward making every project a successful one! The comprehensive instructions and techniques are for every skill set, so even experienced sewists can learn surprising new ways to make facings, bindings, plackets, pockets, zipper openings, and more. If something you've sewn doesn't turn out, flip through this book and find a F.A.I.L. (Followed-All-Instructions Letdown) that matches your issue! Sew garments with guided expertise on how to create beautiful details every time Step-by-step instructions teach you when it's best to ignore what's written in the pattern, and what to do instead for easier, more accurate sewing Master bound buttonholes, men's sleeve plackets, welt pockets, fly zippers, and so much more.
C&T Publishing
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9781644030592
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Paperback
The Big Book of Woodworking Crafts for Beginners
By Byrd, Luke
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 categories, this book is for you! Congratulations for stumbling on this treasure in a book. This book contains explicit introductory and in-depth exposition on woodworking. It is a self-help guide for those with a passion for making wood products and those who would love to make a well-paying career from woodworking.Woodworking is a simple craft that requires very common tools and skills. Basically, anyone can become a woodworker with the right training.You don't need any major background knowledge or experience to become a woodworker; you might not have interacted with any woodworking tool.
C.U Publishing LLC
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9781952597572
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Hardcover
Clay Succulent Garden
By Kitanoko.,
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, and unique plants like cacti, air plants, and the Venus flytrap. Each design comes with detailed step-by-step instructions and color photos showing how to make the project from start to finish. You'll also learn special techniques for creating custom clay colors, sculpting wire supports, and painting finishing details. Each project includes step-by-step color photos to create realistic looking designs Quirky and cute air-dry clay creations for over 25 popular succulent species Perfect for anyone who loves succulents, proud plant parents, miniature enthusiasts, dollhouse makers, and more.
The Golden Thread
By Clair, Kassia St.
The 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 13 charismatic episodes.From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves an illuminating story of human ingenuity. Design journalist Kassia St. Clair guides us through the technological advancements and cultural customs that would redefine human civilization - from the fabric that allowed mankind to achieve extraordinary things (traverse the oceans and shatter athletic records) and survive in unlikely places (outer space and the South Pole) . She peoples her story with a motley cast of characters, including Xiling, the ancient Chinese empress credited with inventing silk, to Richard the Lionhearted and Bing Crosby.Offering insights into the economic and social dimensions of clothmaking - and countering the enduring, often demeaning, association of textiles as "merely womens work" - The Golden Thread offers an alternative guide to our past, present, and future.
Lucky in Love
By Gage, Eleni N.
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 you've visited together, and auspicious rituals that just feel special. Whether you are just engaged or you're days away from tying the knot, you'll gain insight every step of the way. With this book as your guide, you can make your own luck in love.
An American Quilt
By May, Rachel
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. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words "shuger," "rum," "casks," and "West Indies," repeated over and over, along with "friendship," "kindness," "government," and "incident." The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba - the enslaved women behind the quilt - and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past.
100 Best Solitaire Games
By Lee, Sloane
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 lively, while showing you all sorts of fun ways to enjoy your favorite game. From straight-ahead solitaire to two-player games, readers will find all kinds of fantastic solitaire games - the classic ones, the new ones, those that require a lot of strategy, and the just plain fun ones. And because solitaire is perfect for playing when you're on the road, the chapter on travel solitaire is essential. As a bonus, the authors have included solitaire games for two players.
The Midcentury Kitchen
By Archer, Sarah
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 of the 1950s kicked off the technological and design ideals of today's kitchen. In fact, while contemporary appliances might look a little different and work a little better than those of the 1950s, the midcentury kitchen has yet to be improved upon. During the optimistic consumerism of midcentury America when families were ready to put their newfound prosperity on display, companies from General Electric to Pyrex to Betty Crocker were there to usher them into a new era. Counter heights were standardized, appliances were designed in fashionable colors, and convenience foods took over families' plates.With archival photographs, advertisements, magazine pages, and movie stills, The Midcentury Kitchen captures the spirit of an era -- and a room -- where anything seemed possible. More than 100 color photographs and illustrations
How to Spin
By Smith, Beth
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! ,
Darth Paper Strikes Back
By Angleberger, Tom
Includes instructions for making your own original origami Darth Vader, which is the most popular Star Wars character.
Stress-Free Sewing Solutions
By Emodi, Barbara
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" with tips and tricks to recognize and rescue immediate errors with easy fixes. Each strategy is geared toward making every project a successful one! The comprehensive instructions and techniques are for every skill set, so even experienced sewists can learn surprising new ways to make facings, bindings, plackets, pockets, zipper openings, and more. If something you've sewn doesn't turn out, flip through this book and find a F.A.I.L. (Followed-All-Instructions Letdown) that matches your issue! Sew garments with guided expertise on how to create beautiful details every time Step-by-step instructions teach you when it's best to ignore what's written in the pattern, and what to do instead for easier, more accurate sewing Master bound buttonholes, men's sleeve plackets, welt pockets, fly zippers, and so much more.
The Big Book of Woodworking Crafts for Beginners
By Byrd, Luke
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 categories, this book is for you! Congratulations for stumbling on this treasure in a book. This book contains explicit introductory and in-depth exposition on woodworking. It is a self-help guide for those with a passion for making wood products and those who would love to make a well-paying career from woodworking.Woodworking is a simple craft that requires very common tools and skills. Basically, anyone can become a woodworker with the right training.You don't need any major background knowledge or experience to become a woodworker; you might not have interacted with any woodworking tool.
Clay Succulent Garden
By Kitanoko.,
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, and unique plants like cacti, air plants, and the Venus flytrap. Each design comes with detailed step-by-step instructions and color photos showing how to make the project from start to finish. You'll also learn special techniques for creating custom clay colors, sculpting wire supports, and painting finishing details. Each project includes step-by-step color photos to create realistic looking designs Quirky and cute air-dry clay creations for over 25 popular succulent species Perfect for anyone who loves succulents, proud plant parents, miniature enthusiasts, dollhouse makers, and more.