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DIY Wardrobe Makeovers: Alter, Refresh & Refashion Your Clothes

Suzannah Hamlin Stanley - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Print book

Unlock your closet's potential with simple wardrobe fixes and refashions to express your style. These basic alterations and step-by-step restyling tutorials will help you fit and reassemble garments into newfound faves. No sloppy shortcuts here -- learn how to alter sweaters, pants,...
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Online Marketing For Your Craft Business: How to Get Your Handmade Products Discovered, Shared and Sold on the Internet

Hilary Pullen - David & Charles
Format: Print book

A highly focused guide to using social media and blogging to measurably impact on the sales and brand awareness of your handmade products to actively grow a craft business.Social media and craft marketing expert Hilary Pullen will help you develop a 360 degree strategy for online networking,...
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Amigurumi Sweets: Crochet Fancy Pastries and Desserts!

Miyuki Ichikawa - VIZ Media LLC
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

Delectable dessert patterns to satisfy any sweet tooth.Crochet a variety of sweet things, including key chains, pouches, bag mascots, and more!
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Create the Perfect Fit: Measuring and Pattern Fitting for Real Sewing Solutions

Joi Mahon - Fons & Porter; Spi edition

Create the best fit for your body! In Create the Perfect Fit, Joi Mahon debunks traditional fitting rules and shares her measure yourself, measure your pattern style of fitting to help you achieve the best fit possible. With detailed instructions and illustrations, she'll walk you through...
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Macrame: The Craft of Creative Knotting for Your Home

FANNY ZEDENIUS - Quadrille Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

In recent months there has been an astonishing resurgence in the striking yet simple craft of macram (first made popular in the 1970s) . In Macram, Fanny Zedenius offers a refreshing twist on the addictive craft. Beginning with the basics, she takes us through all the essentials: what...
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The Ultimate Guide to Old-Fashioned Country Skills

Abigail R. Gehring - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Whether you’re a suburbanite looking to live more simply or a die-hard homesteader interested in taking your garden to the next level, this guide is packed with step-by-step instructions, useful tips, vintage photographs and illustrations, and time-honored wisdom—creating one of the most...
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Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form

Rebecca Sweet - Horticulture
Pages: 159
Format: Book

Breathe new life into your garden Maybe your garden isn't what it once was. Or maybe it's stunning during the full bloom of summer, but falls apart the rest of the year. Maybe it's crowded, sparse, boring, disjointed... or it just doesn't resonate with you, and you have no idea why or what...
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The Colorwork Bible: Techniques and Projects for Colorful Knitting

Jessica Ostermiller - Interweave
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

With chapters outlining more than a half dozen colorwork knitting techniques, The Colorwork Bible is your updated exploration of both beginner- and advanced-level skills with a vibrant, modern palette and inspired projects. Join knitwear designer Jesie Ostermiller as you learn: A variety...
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Knitting Projects You'll Purl Over

Kelly McClure - Capstone Press
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

This collection of how-to projects will take a crafty kid's imagination to the next level. Building on a base interest of knitting, this book will show kids the basics--and beyond!
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Ageless Beauty the French Way: Secrets from Three Generations of French Beauty Editors

Cle?mence von Mueffling - St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

"A magical guide." -- Aerin Lauder, style and image director for the Este Lauder CompaniesFrom three generations of French beauty experts, Ageless Beauty the French Way is the ultimate book of tips, products, practices and French beauty secrets in ten categories such as Hair,...
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