Recycled Materials is firmly based on providing simple, illustrated, step-by-step methods and techniques for creating jewellery from recycled materials. This handbook covers the importance of using recycled/reused materials in terms of environmental impact, sustainability, creativity, necessity versus choice, and ideas of making the common valuable and precious through treatment and presentation. The variety of projects included in this title will teach readers how to make a necklace from tin, pendants from keys, use fabric for a cuff, and to use plastic, cardboard, cork and foam to make bangles, necklaces, earrings and brooches. Also included is an extensive list of scrapstores and suppliers of recycled materials, as well as information about how to find free or very cheap materials from other sustainable sources.
Publisher: n/a
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9781789940800
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Paperback
All-New Twenty to Make
By Hicks, Sarah-jane
Make 20 fun animal granny squares, all with raised or textured elements that are perfect for building up into larger projects.The time has come for a fresh, fun take on the classic granny square.Featuring 20 popular animals (including dogs, cats, bears, sheep, pigs, lions, turtles, ladybugs, sloths and more) , this book has a 3D animal to suite every taste! Use different stitches to create textured elements such as fluffy manes, shaggy fur and frilly tentacles, and crochet three-dimensional elements such as ears, eyes, horns, beaks and wings to bring the animals to life!Make wonderfully tactile gifts featuring a whole menagerie of animal friends, or just pick and choose your favorites.
Search Press
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9781782219811
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Hardcover
Tools
By Gray, Theodore
The international bestselling author of The Elements celebrates 118 individual categories of tools found in the home workshop - from crescent wrenches to miter saws, from levels to cordless drills - all exquisitely photographed in Nick Mann's inimitable style.. Includes a bonus poster of Theodore Gray's PERIODIC TABLE OF TOOLS!. Tools is arguably Theodore Gray's most personal book yet. Hand tools and power tools have been a central part of his life for as long as he can remember. Using them, collecting them, and appreciating them is as much a part of his DNA as his passion for the periodic table. This book is the story of those tools, from Gray's personal favorites that have stuck with him through to years, to new and exciting antiques and modern inventions that he's discovered along the way.
Black Dog & Leventhal
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9780762498307
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Hardcover
The Sandalmaking Workshop
By Corry, Rachel
Publisher: n/a
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9781635862355
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Hardcover
Cloth Diapers
By Bouwman, Bailey
Cloth Diapers: the ultimate guide to textiles, washing, & more is the book on cloth diapering that you and your friends need to not only get started but become a cloth diaper parent. Maybe you want to start cloth diapering to save money, or because your eco-conscious, or maybe because your tired of poop explosions. This cloth diaper book will help you. It is the basics of cloth diapering to help any cloth diaper beginner get started with diapering.Based on over 5 years of involvement in the cloth diaper community as a blogger, admin, and champion of cloth diapering, Bailey Bouwman shares the secret to simple cloth diapering - which is to embrace your intuition, buy the pretty diapers, and trust that you can cloth diaper. The book is written with simple language to help you understand every snap and elastic, along with photos, drawings, and an FAQ for every section.
Cloth Diaper Podcast; 2nd ed. edition
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9781777061500
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Paperback
The Coin Collecting Bible
By Lindon, Arthur K.
How Some People Strike Rich as Coin Collectors and Build Net Worth That's Increasing Year After Year with Rare Collectible Coins?Did you know that you could become wealthy by collecting rare coins just if you just understood the system?To most people, collecting coins or any rare piece items seems like a money pit. And most people who collect stuff do that more for joy and pleasure rather than a real understanding of the possibilities of this rapidly growing market.What do I mean by that?You see. If you want to collect coins and do that just for fun, this book is probably not for you. But suppose you want to be able to understand what the real treasure in the coin market is and how to build an amazing business buying, selling and holding some of the best coins on the market.
Independently published
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9798357151384
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Paperback
How to Sew Clothes
By Greenhall, Amelia
Learn to sew simple, stylish, wear-everywhere garments with How to Sew Clothes: each chapter is filled with super-easy instructions and patterns written for sewists of all skill levels"If you can sew a straight line, you can sew anything (and, in this book, we'll teach you how to sew a straight line!) . We will help you get started from scratch, with detailed sewing instructions and techniques that will soon become second nature. We'll explain why you're doing things, and when it is important to do things a certain way, and when you can improvise and not worry! We'll tell you everything you need to know to sew your own clothes and bags - and to have fun in the process." - Amelia Greenhall and Amy Bornman, @AllWellWorkshop. Whether you are just learning how to sew or want to reignite your excitement for sewing, How to Sew Clothes makes sewing feel possible.
Abrams
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9781419762024
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Hardcover
Stitch
By Rich, Jen
Stitch will offer contemporary designs and creative projects for the modern maker with a discernible eye for aesthetics, with a focus on customisable makes, stunning fabric inspiration, easy-to-follow instructions and beautifully graphic photography.. The book will cover the basic techniques of sewing with all projects achievable either by using a sewing machine or by hand (and a little more time!) , and with no overly complicated techniques. Each project will be photographed and some will be accompanied by step-by-step images to help guide you through more intricate instructions.. With makes including reusable fabric bowl covers, pretty pot holders and scrunchies made from off cuts, as well as projects to up-cycle old bed linen or use up scraps of fabric left from other designs in the book, anyone from beginner to intermediate will find projects to love in this modern makers handbook.
Ilex Press
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9781781578971
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Paperback
Make Your Own Mosaics
By Miles, Helen
Explore the powerful medium of mosaic in this book which offers a fresh perspective on the ancient art. Packed with photographs, clear instructions, and new ideas about how to create stunning mosaic pieces for indoors and outdoors, Mosaic Projects explains the principles of mosaic making as practiced since Roman times.. This easy-to-follow book contains step by step instructions on how to make mosaics, covering every aspect of the process from designing mosaics to tools, adhesives, and substrates. Written for creators with all levels of experience, this book opens up a fascinating world showing how ceramic and glass alongside recycled and reclaimed materials can be used to make lasting pieces for the home and garden.. Mosaic Projects offers eight unique mosaic projects and seven different approaches to this addictive skill.
White Owl
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9781399006354
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Paperback
1923 Catalog Sears, Roebuck and Co.
By Co., Sears Roebuck And
Step back into the roaring twenties with the iconic American retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co. This facsimile of the rare 1923 "Thrift Book of a Nation" catalog embraces the thrift aesthetic - products of good value meeting practical needs - and offers a nostalgic look back at consumer goods during a nation's rising prosperity as it recovered from the devastation of World War I. By the early twentieth century, Sears was a household name, representing frugality and consumer interests. The catalog featured appliances, clothing, dry goods, guns, jewelry, housewares, toys, and even accessories for the latest technology: the automobile - gasoline engines, Model T fenders, and a garage to keep it in! A splendid sourcebook for antique collectors, historians, costume enthusiasts, and nostalgia lovers.
Jewellery from Recycled Materials
By Macdonald, Jaimie
Recycled Materials is firmly based on providing simple, illustrated, step-by-step methods and techniques for creating jewellery from recycled materials. This handbook covers the importance of using recycled/reused materials in terms of environmental impact, sustainability, creativity, necessity versus choice, and ideas of making the common valuable and precious through treatment and presentation. The variety of projects included in this title will teach readers how to make a necklace from tin, pendants from keys, use fabric for a cuff, and to use plastic, cardboard, cork and foam to make bangles, necklaces, earrings and brooches. Also included is an extensive list of scrapstores and suppliers of recycled materials, as well as information about how to find free or very cheap materials from other sustainable sources.
All-New Twenty to Make
By Hicks, Sarah-jane
Make 20 fun animal granny squares, all with raised or textured elements that are perfect for building up into larger projects.The time has come for a fresh, fun take on the classic granny square.Featuring 20 popular animals (including dogs, cats, bears, sheep, pigs, lions, turtles, ladybugs, sloths and more) , this book has a 3D animal to suite every taste! Use different stitches to create textured elements such as fluffy manes, shaggy fur and frilly tentacles, and crochet three-dimensional elements such as ears, eyes, horns, beaks and wings to bring the animals to life!Make wonderfully tactile gifts featuring a whole menagerie of animal friends, or just pick and choose your favorites.
Tools
By Gray, Theodore
The international bestselling author of The Elements celebrates 118 individual categories of tools found in the home workshop - from crescent wrenches to miter saws, from levels to cordless drills - all exquisitely photographed in Nick Mann's inimitable style.. Includes a bonus poster of Theodore Gray's PERIODIC TABLE OF TOOLS!. Tools is arguably Theodore Gray's most personal book yet. Hand tools and power tools have been a central part of his life for as long as he can remember. Using them, collecting them, and appreciating them is as much a part of his DNA as his passion for the periodic table. This book is the story of those tools, from Gray's personal favorites that have stuck with him through to years, to new and exciting antiques and modern inventions that he's discovered along the way.
The Sandalmaking Workshop
By Corry, Rachel
Cloth Diapers
By Bouwman, Bailey
Cloth Diapers: the ultimate guide to textiles, washing, & more is the book on cloth diapering that you and your friends need to not only get started but become a cloth diaper parent. Maybe you want to start cloth diapering to save money, or because your eco-conscious, or maybe because your tired of poop explosions. This cloth diaper book will help you. It is the basics of cloth diapering to help any cloth diaper beginner get started with diapering.Based on over 5 years of involvement in the cloth diaper community as a blogger, admin, and champion of cloth diapering, Bailey Bouwman shares the secret to simple cloth diapering - which is to embrace your intuition, buy the pretty diapers, and trust that you can cloth diaper. The book is written with simple language to help you understand every snap and elastic, along with photos, drawings, and an FAQ for every section.
The Coin Collecting Bible
By Lindon, Arthur K.
How Some People Strike Rich as Coin Collectors and Build Net Worth That's Increasing Year After Year with Rare Collectible Coins?Did you know that you could become wealthy by collecting rare coins just if you just understood the system?To most people, collecting coins or any rare piece items seems like a money pit. And most people who collect stuff do that more for joy and pleasure rather than a real understanding of the possibilities of this rapidly growing market.What do I mean by that?You see. If you want to collect coins and do that just for fun, this book is probably not for you. But suppose you want to be able to understand what the real treasure in the coin market is and how to build an amazing business buying, selling and holding some of the best coins on the market.
How to Sew Clothes
By Greenhall, Amelia
Learn to sew simple, stylish, wear-everywhere garments with How to Sew Clothes: each chapter is filled with super-easy instructions and patterns written for sewists of all skill levels"If you can sew a straight line, you can sew anything (and, in this book, we'll teach you how to sew a straight line!) . We will help you get started from scratch, with detailed sewing instructions and techniques that will soon become second nature. We'll explain why you're doing things, and when it is important to do things a certain way, and when you can improvise and not worry! We'll tell you everything you need to know to sew your own clothes and bags - and to have fun in the process." - Amelia Greenhall and Amy Bornman, @AllWellWorkshop. Whether you are just learning how to sew or want to reignite your excitement for sewing, How to Sew Clothes makes sewing feel possible.
Stitch
By Rich, Jen
Stitch will offer contemporary designs and creative projects for the modern maker with a discernible eye for aesthetics, with a focus on customisable makes, stunning fabric inspiration, easy-to-follow instructions and beautifully graphic photography.. The book will cover the basic techniques of sewing with all projects achievable either by using a sewing machine or by hand (and a little more time!) , and with no overly complicated techniques. Each project will be photographed and some will be accompanied by step-by-step images to help guide you through more intricate instructions.. With makes including reusable fabric bowl covers, pretty pot holders and scrunchies made from off cuts, as well as projects to up-cycle old bed linen or use up scraps of fabric left from other designs in the book, anyone from beginner to intermediate will find projects to love in this modern makers handbook.
Make Your Own Mosaics
By Miles, Helen
Explore the powerful medium of mosaic in this book which offers a fresh perspective on the ancient art. Packed with photographs, clear instructions, and new ideas about how to create stunning mosaic pieces for indoors and outdoors, Mosaic Projects explains the principles of mosaic making as practiced since Roman times.. This easy-to-follow book contains step by step instructions on how to make mosaics, covering every aspect of the process from designing mosaics to tools, adhesives, and substrates. Written for creators with all levels of experience, this book opens up a fascinating world showing how ceramic and glass alongside recycled and reclaimed materials can be used to make lasting pieces for the home and garden.. Mosaic Projects offers eight unique mosaic projects and seven different approaches to this addictive skill.
1923 Catalog Sears, Roebuck and Co.
By Co., Sears Roebuck And
Step back into the roaring twenties with the iconic American retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co. This facsimile of the rare 1923 "Thrift Book of a Nation" catalog embraces the thrift aesthetic - products of good value meeting practical needs - and offers a nostalgic look back at consumer goods during a nation's rising prosperity as it recovered from the devastation of World War I. By the early twentieth century, Sears was a household name, representing frugality and consumer interests. The catalog featured appliances, clothing, dry goods, guns, jewelry, housewares, toys, and even accessories for the latest technology: the automobile - gasoline engines, Model T fenders, and a garage to keep it in! A splendid sourcebook for antique collectors, historians, costume enthusiasts, and nostalgia lovers.