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Irish Chain Quilts: Contemporary Twists on a Classic Design

Melissa Corry - That Patchwork Place
Format: Print book

Discover a fresh take on the traditional Irish Chain - known for its wonderful diagonal movement, easy piecing, and beautiful collaboration of color. Melissa Corry presents exciting patterns that open a whole new world of Irish Chain designs. Though they share a common theme, these quilts...
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Adding Layers Color, Design & Imagination: 15 Original Quilt Projects

Kathy Doughty - C&T Publishing
Format: Paperback

Adding Layers -- Color, Design, & Design, by Kathy Doughty of Material Obsession, is your illustrated guide to developing an artful understanding of your quilting process. In its 15 original projects, you'll be inspired to experiment with textiles, tools, and techniques to create...
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Style and Swing: 12 Structured Handbags for Beginners and Beyond

Susan Dunlop - That Patchwork Place
Format: Print book

You'll find plenty of reasons to sit down and sew these boutique-quality yet achievable bags and accessories. Everyone from beginners to experts can create an assortment of modern, practical projects for gifts or personal use. Start with a simple, elegant handbag and progress to more...
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Quick Icelandic Knits: Sweaters, Hats, Socks, Mittens and More

Gunn Birgirsdottir - Trafalgar Square Books
Format: Hardcover

From broad techniques to detailed patterns, this book is brimming with knitwear inspired by Iceland’s extensive knitting tradition, but it’s more than a pattern book—it’s an idea book.Get familiar with the basics of knitting in the round, including the design fundamentals...
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A Fun Way to Learn to Crochet for Kids

Rita Weiss - Leisure Arts, Inc.; Lslf edition
Format: Print book

A Fun Way to Learn to Crochet for Kids by Rita Weiss and Jean Leinhauser introduces a new method of teaching young children the simple basics of crochet. For each crochet stitch or technique, an actual-size drawing is presented so that the child can place her work on the drawing to be sure...
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The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden

Roy Diblik - Timber Press
Format: Book

Weve all seen gorgeous perennial gardens packed with color, texture, and multi-season interest. Designed by a professional and maintained by a crew, they are aspirational bits of beauty too difficult to attempt at home. Or are they? The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a design-magazine-worthy...
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Vintage Knit: 25 Knitting and Crochet Patterns Refashioned for Today

Marine Malak - Laurence King Pub
Format: Print book

Vintage Knit offers lovers of retro style 25 beautiful knitting patterns from the 1940s and 1950s, regraded to fit modern sizes (small, medium, and large) and to knit with yarns easily available today. A short introduction describes each garment and suggests how to style it, followed...
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Crochet Yourself Calm: 50 Repeat Patterns and Motifs in Therapeutic Color Combinations for Mindful Relaxation

Carmen Heffernan - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Print book

Keep your hands busy and your mind relaxed as you crochet this inspiring collection of 50 repeat patterns - some designed as small geometric motifs, others conceived on a larger scale. By focusing on the repetitive rhythms of creating your piece, stitch by stitch, you'll truly be in the moment,...
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Crochet

DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover

Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step Guide features a mix of classic and modern crochet projects, including things to wear, items for the home, decorative pieces, and cute gifts. Packed with 101 inspirational projects for crocheters of all levels of skill, Crochet The Complete Step-by-Step...
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Woodworker's techniques handbook : the essential illustrated reference

Paul Forrester - Firefly Books


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