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200 Crochet Blocks: For Blankets, Throws, And Afghansby Jan EatonISBN 1931499683 (1-931499-68-3)
Softcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: '200 Crochet Blocks: For Blankets, Throws, And Afghans'Book summary:From Art Decoinspired geometric designs to traditional checkerboard stripes and elaborate motifs, this guide helps crafters rediscover crochet with more than 200 fabulous block patterns. Employing traditional styles and contemporary colors, crocheted blocks inspire crafters to create a dynamic palette of color, pattern, and texture by mixing, matching, and combining. Step-by-step instructions accompany each pattern, along with stunning photographs that encourage crocheters to explore a range of color combinations and coordinates. A directory of blocks is cross-referenced with symbols that describe the techniques used and the degree of difficulty, and each pattern is designed so that finished blocks are the same size when they are worked in yarn of the same weight. A useful refresher course of crochet stitches and techniques is included, as are patterns for edgings and instructions on making fringes to finish off afghans in style.[via]More editions of 200 Crochet Blocks: For Blankets, Throws, And Afghans:
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The American Girl's Handy Book: Making the Most of Outdoor Funby Lina Beard, Adelia BeardISBN 1586670891 (1-58667-089-1)
Softcover, Derrydale Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American Girl's Handy Book: Making the Most of Outdoor Fun'Book summary:Each summer, millions of children complain, "There's nothing to do." Originally published in 1889, The American Girl's Handy Book resoundingly challenges this age-old dilemma by providing a huge number of ideas for fun and instructional projects for young girls. It includes plans for April Fool's parties and jokes, transplanting wildflowers and preserving or pressing them, Easter games and activities, instructions for making a lawn tennis net and the rules of the game, how to make a hammock, corn husk and flower dolls, instructions for making various fans, Halloween parties, making a telephone, painting in water or oil colors, making models in clay and wax, making picture frames, and suggestions for winter games and activities! As with its companion, The American Boy's Handy Book, the girl's book is divided into seasons ensuring fun will be had all year round. [via]
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American Girls Handy Bookby Lina Beard, Adelia BeardISBN 0804800081 (0-8048-0008-1)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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American Girls Handy Book: How to Amuse Yourself and Othersby Lina Beard, Adelia BeardISBN 0879236663 (0-87923-666-3)
Softcover, David R Godine Pub
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American School of Needlework Presents The Great Afghan Bookby American School of NeedleworkISBN 0806954442 (0-8069-5444-2)
Hardcover, Columbia House
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Amy Butler's in Stitches: More Than 25 Simple And Stylish Sewing Projectsby Amy ButlerISBN 0811851591 (0-8118-5159-1)
Hardcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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The Art and Craft of Paperby Faith Shannon, Peter MarshallISBN 0811807886 (0-8118-0788-6)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art and Craft of Paper'Book summary:Produced in association with the Florentine marbling firm, Il Papiro, this lavishly illustrated introduction to hand-crafted paper reveals how anyone, without special artistic training, can make an irresistible array of elegant paper artifacts, devise an ?innovative paper sculpture, or bind a handmade book. From basic instructions on pulping, drying, and forming paper sheets, to creating marbled, block-printed, and textured paper, or fashioning decorative coverings for trays, boxes, frames, and screens, The Art and Craft of Paper opens the door to a unique medium for ?creative self-expression. [via]
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The Art of Fictionby John GardnerISBN 0679734031 (0-679-73403-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Fiction'Book summary:This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writersand will continue to do so for many years to come.
John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardners lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topicsfrom the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardners book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here. [via] -
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writersby John GardnerISBN 0394504690 (0-394-50469-0)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Artists Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pagesby Lynne PerrellaISBN 1592530192 (1-59253-019-2)
Softcover, Quayside Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Artists Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages'Book summary:Creative souls want and need a special place for recording and decoding their interior worlda place to download all their creative ideas, a place to remember the events of the day, or a place to doodle, to draw, and to dream. This book is for all these peopleit's an engaging and intimate glimpse into the personal pages of a wide variety of select artists and journal keepers whose works not only provide visual delight and inspiration but evidence the intensity and devotion that such personal journals invite.[via]More editions of Artists Journals and Sketchbooks: Exploring and Creating Personal Pages:
Bags and Backpacksby Trisha MalcolmISBN 1573890189 (1-57389-018-9)
Hardcover, Butterick Company, Incorporated, The
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Bags With Styleby Stephanie KimuraISBN 0873497406 (0-87349-740-6)
Softcover, Krause Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bags With Style'Book summary:Drawing on her Asian influence, the author shows beginners how to make a wide selection of bags, as well as providing a springboard for more experienced sewers. The projects are suitable for both teachers who want to demonstrate to students and sewers who prefer to work alone. [via]
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Basic Bookbindingby Arthur William LewisISBN 0486201694 (0-486-20169-4)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The Best of Martha Stewart Living Handmade ChristmasISBN 0848714776 (0-8487-1477-6)
Softcover, Leisure Arts
Find This BookBook summary:Handmade Christmas is filled with ingenious ideas for creating a personal and festive holiday. From creating holiday window boxes or a gingerbread mansion to making your own gift wrap, Martha Stewart offers a stylish, inventive guide. 200 4-color photographs. [via]
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Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women With Real Curvesby Amy R. Singer, Jillian MorenoISBN 0307336603 (0-307-33660-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women With Real Curves'Book summary:Big Girl Knits features twenty-five unique patterns for women size 14 and up. From flattering pullovers and sexy tees to sleek skirts and fun accessories, this book is overflowing with options for knitting up an entire wardrobe to compliment your shapely shape.
Part knitting instruction, part fashion guide, Big Girl Knits is packed with expert advice to help you make the most of the three Bs: Boobs, Belly, and Butt. All the garments and accessories featured in the book are proportioned to fit and flatter a big girls body. Learn two fabulous adaptations to add to your knitting toolbox that you can apply to any sweater pattern. The book also features an easy-to-use measurement guide and tips to help you choose the right yarn, colors, and styles for you. [via]More editions of Big Girl Knits: 30 Big, Bold Projects Shaped for Real Women With Real Curves:
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Lifeby Anne LamottISBN 0385480016 (0-385-48001-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life'Book summary:Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn't afraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph. Marvelously wise and best of all, great reading. [via]
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Christmas With Martha Stewart Livingby Martha StewartISBN 0848719794 (0-8487-1979-4)
Hardcover, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Christmas With Martha Stewart Living'Book summary:Parties And Projects For The Holidays (Christmas With Martha Stewart Living) this book is filled with such great ideas! I especially liked the candy forest ideas. [via]
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Collage Discovery Workshop: Make Your Own Collage Creations Using Vintage Photos, Found Objects and Ephemeraby Claudine HellmuthISBN 1581803435 (1-58180-343-5)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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The Complete Book of SewingISBN 0789404192 (0-7894-0419-2)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
Find This BookBook summary:The Complete Book of Sewing is the perfect guide for home sewers of all abilities. This practical sourcebook of sewing skills provides easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that will guide the beginner through basic techniques, such as custom tailoring and couture finishes. Each method is illustrated with helpful color photographs. Whether the task at hand is creating a new wardrobe, altering children's clothes, or producing a pair of curtains, this book provides readers with the skills they need. [via]
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The Complete Book of Sewing: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Evry Techniqueby Chris Jeffreys, Dorling Kindersley Publishing StaffISBN 0789496585 (0-7894-9658-5)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
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The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitcheryby Mildred Graves RyanISBN 038512385X (0-385-12385-X)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitchery'Book summary:Here is the classic reference for all needleworkers, the one handy volume that covers all major types of stitchery and their techniques, tools, and materials. Over 1,400 detailed illustrations showcase every basic stitch or knot and its variations, and the more than 1,000 entries include bargello, crewel, crocheting, embroidering, knitting, macramé, needlepoint, rugmaking, sewing, and tatting. Find out how to crochet fringe and hairpin lace; do beadwork, candlewicking, gros point, and other forms of embroidery; knit Fair Isle, Scandinavian, and Shetland styles; create appliqué patchwork by hand or machine; and braid, knot, and hook a range of rugs. For every mode of stitchery, there's a list of common abbreviations used in pattern instructions and a detailed summary of designs.[via]More editions of The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitchery:
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The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitcheryby Marta Cone, Mildred Graves RyanISBN 1402719485 (1-4027-1948-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitchery'Book summary:Here is the classic reference for all needleworkers, the one handy volume that covers all major types of stitchery and their techniques, tools, and materials. Over 1,400 detailed illustrations showcase every basic stitch or knot and its variations, and the more than 1,000 entries include bargello, crewel, crocheting, embroidering, knitting, macramé, needlepoint, rugmaking, sewing, and tatting. Find out how to crochet fringe and hairpin lace; do beadwork, candlewicking, gros point, and other forms of embroidery; knit Fair Isle, Scandinavian, and Shetland styles; create appliqué patchwork by hand or machine; and braid, knot, and hook a range of rugs. For every mode of stitchery, there's a list of common abbreviations used in pattern instructions and a detailed summary of designs.[via]More editions of The Complete Encyclopedia Of Stitchery:
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Complete Guide to Needleworkby Reader's Digest EditorsISBN 0895770598 (0-89577-059-8)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Guide to Needlework'Book summary:Embroidery, needlepoint, knitting, applique, quilting, patchwork, crochet, rug-making, macrame, and lacework -- all taught through step-by-step instructions and photographs and drawings. A reference for the beginner and expert alike. [via]
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Complete Guide to Sewing: Step-By-Step Techniques for Making Clothesby Reader's DigestISBN 0888502478 (0-88850-247-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Guide to Sewing: Step-By-Step Techniques for Making Clothes'Book summary:The best-selling bible of sewing -- fully updated to meet the needs of today's market. The constant companion of the many people who are turning to home sewing as a creative -- and money-saving -- hobby. [via]
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Complete Metalsmithby Tim McCreightISBN 1929565062 (1-929565-06-2)
Softcover, Brynmorgen Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Metalsmith'Book summary:Students, hobbyists, and others just getting started in metalworking have turned to this informative, easy-access reference time and time again. Without getting bogged down in confusing details, it teaches them what they need to know about the most effective techniques for working with gold, platinum, copper, brass, steel, plaster, and more. In fact, it covers most of the same subjects as the professional version, only in a simpler fashion: metals, tools, surfaces, shaping, joining, casting, stones, and mechanisms. And, like the larger edition, it has a spiral spine and attractive color images throughout. Newcomers to the field will especially appreciate the safety tips and the many charts covering melting points, conversion, factors, and other fundamental knowledge.[via]More editions of Complete Metalsmith:
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The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbookby Tim McCreightISBN 0871922401 (0-87192-240-1)
Softcover, Davis Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Metalsmith: An Illustrated Handbook'Book summary:Best techniques of working with gold, platinum, copper, brass, steel, plaster, and more. "Surprisingly comprehensive."-The New York Times. "A gem of a handbook."-Whole Earth Catalog. "No metalsmith or jewelry maker is 'complete' without this easy-to-use resource." -Lapidary Journal. [via]
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Complete Metalsmith: Professional Editionby Tim McCreightISBN 1929565054 (1-929565-05-4)
Hardcover, Davis Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition'Book summary:Spiral-bound to lie flat, and handsomely packaged with a rigid fabric cover and plastic band to hold sketches and notes, this information-packed technique source book is on every professional metalworker's must-have list. Filled with drawings and charts, it goes into incredible depth on every crucial topic: materials, tools, shaping, surfaces, joining, color, finishing, casting, stones and stonesetting, chains and clasps, and findings and mechanisms. Need details on bench accessories? Find out about bench pins and how to use them, squares, knives, scrapers, sanding boards, pliers racks, and more. Want to know about gems? A Gem Summary Chart gives the name, colors, cuts, hardness, and heat sensitivity of the top 50-and that's just the beginning. It's practically required reading for professionals![via]More editions of Complete Metalsmith: Professional Edition:
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Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albumsby Shereen LaplantzISBN 0937274879 (0-937274-87-9)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albums'Book summary:Even a beginner can start right out producing uniquely charming and elegant journals, albums, scrapbooks, and more. Envision handmade books to hold your writings, poems, photos, and keepsakes. More than 170 photos to inspire, and hundreds of illustrations to guide readers through the basics of an almost infinite variety of imaginative styles.[via]More editions of Cover to Cover: Creative Techniques for Making Beautiful Books, Journals & Albums:
The Crafts Supply Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Shop-By-Mail Guideby Margaret Ann BoydISBN 1558702628 (1-55870-262-8)
Softcover, Betterway Books
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Crafts Supply Sourcebook: The Comprehensive Shop-By-Mail Guide for Thousands of Craft Materialsby Margaret A. BoydISBN 1558703551 (1-55870-355-1)
Softcover, F & W Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crafts Supply Sourcebook: The Comprehensive Shop-By-Mail Guide for Thousands of Craft Materials'Book summary:Whether you're a dollmaker or rubber stamper, a ceramist or metalworker, a knitter, quilter, weaver, or just about any other type of craftsperson (even a scrimshander or tattoo artist!), you'll find all kinds of sources in The Crafts Supply Sourcebook. Organized alphabetically by craft, this excellent reference is divided into two main sections: general arts, crafts, and hobbies; and needlecrafts, sewing, and fiber arts. Within each category are alphabetical listings of sources, complete with addresses, phone numbers, descriptions of what the companies offer, what their catalogs cost, and whether discounts are available. The final section lists associations, publications, and display suppliers. Just browsing through some of the listings may give you ideas for interesting crafts to try, and now you'll know exactly where to get the supplies. [via]
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Creating Handmade Booksby Alisa J. GoldenISBN 0806988258 (0-8069-8825-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creating Handmade Books'Book summary:Handmade books can speak volumes (pardon the pun) about the person who created them. Some see the process as a craft; Alisa Golden treats it as an art form. Unwilling to make a choice between writing and art, Golden discovered that by making her own books she could do both, each enhancing the other. Her meticulously constructed creations are intricately folded; cleverly cut; carefully bound; adorned with letterpress, linoleum cuts, silkscreen, acrylic paints, rubber stamps, collage, decorative papers, and other ephemera; and filled with poetry, stories, images, or sometimes just snatches of words and abstract streaks of color. After nearly two decades of making books, she's still excited by each new production. That excitement comes through as she leads us on a journey of discovery from inception to finished book. Extensive directions and detailed diagrams teach us how to construct cut and folded books, sewn and/or glued structures, soft- and hardcover bindings, and variations such as portfolios, presentation boxes, and Jacob's ladder books.
Golden's own very interesting works are amply illustrated, but they are there for inspiration, not to be slavishly imitated. Beginners therefore may be somewhat intimidated; despite the thorough instructions, readers are called upon to use their imaginations when envisioning their own books. But Golden provides plenty of suggestions on finding content to fill these creations, advising us to experiment with words as we do with art materials. With her loving encouragement, even newcomers to the field will be rewarded--probably even more so than if they had simply copied someone else's designs. --Amy Handy [via]
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The Crochet Stitch Bibleby Betty BarndenISBN 0873497171 (0-87349-717-1)
Hardcover, Krause Pubns Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Crochet Stitch Bible'Book summary:Author Betty Barnden shared her knowledge of needlecraft design with embroiderers in The Embroidery Stitch Bible--now she uses her expertise as a hand-knitter to bring readers The Crochet Stitch Bible. This is the book crochet enthusiasts have been waiting for. Hundreds of traditional and contemporary stitches are photographed and accompanied by detailed charts in this essential illustrated reference.
More than 200 crochet stitches are each clearly explained with a photographed sample, row-by-row instructions, easy-to-follow symbol charts, and comprehensive descriptions of all the associated techniques. Whether novice or expert, this book provides clear guidance for all skill levels with additional chapters on basic techniques and materials, a stitch identifier, and a how-to-use section.
* More than 200 photographed stitches accompanied by detailed instructions * Includes a stitch identifier for easy reference to all 200 stitches [via]
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The Decorated Journal: Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pagesby Gwen DiehnISBN 1579909566 (1-57990-956-6)
Softcover, Lark Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Decorated Journal : Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pages'Book summary:This follow-up to the highly popular Decorated Page offers even more great ideas for beautifying a journal, more breathtaking photos to inspire, and more smart (and simple) ways to endow even the artistically timid with confidence. It simply brims with suggestions and instructions. Find out about the wealth of contemporary supplies, from papers and adhesives to paints, pens, and pastels. See how to create the actual journal from scratch, including a quick-to-do Three Minute Pamphlet. Use the tips for customizing a store-bought book that could use a little flair, such as adding pockets, inserting tabs, or adorning the cover. Build layered pages, take advantage of the creative potential of transparencies, and more. Sidebars and images of actual journals add to the fun. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.[via]More editions of The Decorated Journal: Creating Beautifully Expressive Journal Pages:
Denyse Schmidt Quilts: 30 Colorful Quilt and Patchwork Projectsby Denyse Schmidt, Bethany Lyttle, Susie CushnerISBN 0811844420 (0-8118-4442-0)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Donna Kooler's Encyclopedia of Crochetby Donna KoolerISBN 1574862820 (1-57486-282-0)
Softcover, Leisure Arts
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The Family Creative WorkshopISBN 0884590216 (0-88459-021-6)
Hardcover, Plenary Publications International
Find This BookBook summary:Volume 7: The Family Creative Workshop Glass Working, Gold Leafing, Granny Sqaures, Greenhouse Construction, Greeting Cards, Hammocks and Slings, Hardanger Embroidery, Heraldry, Herbs, Hibachi and Hot-pot Cookery [via]
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Flowers, Birds, and Unicorns: Medieval Needlepointby Candace Bahouth, Clay Perry, Lindsay ClarkeISBN 0810933160 (0-8109-3316-0)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirtby Megen NicolayISBN 0761137858 (0-7611-3785-8)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt'Book summary:Make it yours. This inspirational guide with DIY attitude has everything you need to know about the worlds great T-shirt: how to cut it, sew it, deconstruct it, reconstruct it, and best of all, transform it. " Features more than 100 projects (plus 200 variations) for customized tees, tank tops, tube tops, T-skirtseven handbags, a patchwork blanket, iPod cozies, leg warmers, and more. " Not a DIY expert? Not to worry. More than one third of the projects are no sew, meaning anyone who can wield a pair of scissors can put a personal stamp on her wardrobe. But the sewing basics are here too: backstitch and whipstitch, gather and ruche, appliqué and drawstrings. " And the mission statement for Generation T: Ask not what your T-shirt can do for you; ask what you can do for your T-shirt. And then Do-It-Yourself! [via]
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Good Things: The Best of Martha Stewart Livingby Martha Stewart, Amy ConwayISBN 0848716280 (0-8487-1628-0)
Hardcover, Oxmoor House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Things: The Best of Martha Stewart Living'Book summary:Martha Stewart's decorating ideas are deceptively simple. The materials are readily available and the instructions are easy, masking the sophistication it takes to realize the simplistic beauty of a plain white plate with a single maple leaf as a place card. "Good Things" is what Martha Stewart calls the "easy tips" segment of her television show, and, in fact, all of the tips in this book are remarkably easy (at least, in comparison to some of her other projects). Martha's potato, sweet potato, and onion latkes are remarkably good, and are particularly recommended for those who may still doubt whether they can match Martha in their own kitchens. [via]
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Great Wire Jewelry: Projects and Techniquesby Irene From Petersen, Irene PetersonISBN 1579900933 (1-57990-093-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instructionby Aldren WatsonISBN 048629157X (0-486-29157-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Handspun Revolutionby Alexis BoegerISBN 0976725207 (0-9767252-0-7)
Hardcover, Pluckyfluff
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Handspun Revolution'Book summary:Handspun Revolution takes a new look at an old craft. It presents handspinning as a highly creative, artistic endeavor.
Handspun Revolution is a simply written how-to book for very unusual handspun yarns. Addressing a growing movement of cutting edge spinners, this book discusses the role of creative thinking in the craft of handspinning. This book is purpousfully spartan. Volumes have already been written on the nuts and bolts of spinning. Handspun Revolution covers only the very essential topics of spinning, and these are discussed frankly, casually and often in the format of "tips" and notes. The driving message of the book is the liberation of ones preconceived notions of what a yarn is. It tries to teach the reader to break the rules they've learned and push their own personal boundaries in spinning. 17 original, never before published techniques are covered with easy instructions and beautiful color pictures. [via]
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The Happy Hookerby Debbie Stoller, Adrienne Yan, John DolanISBN 0761139850 (0-7611-3985-0)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Happy Hooker'Book summary:Debbie does crochet! Debbie Stoller, the knitting superstar, has been leading an entire movement of hip young knitters with her New York Times bestseller Stitch n Bitch and its follow-up, Stitch n Bitch Nation, together with over 521,000 copies in print. But guess what? For every one knitter in the world there are three crocheterswhich translates into millions of hip, crafty, 18- to 35-year-olds ready to be happy hookers with Stitch n Bitch attitude, sexiness, ingenuity, and cool.
Written in the authors cheeky chick style, this heavily illustrated bookfeaturing four-color photographs and instructional illustrations throughoutis chock-full of instruction, inspiration, and to-die-for designs, from a Fishnet Skullcap to a lacy evening wrap. For knitters and new crafters exploring the hook comes the primer: the advantages of crochet and the ways in which knitters (and nonknitters) benefit by learning this sister craft; a discussion of tools; all the cool yarns available, and what the different gauges mean; plus basic techniques and stitch patternsincluding the chain stitch, picot, flowers, filet crochet, changing yarns, and finishing. Then come 40 fabulous, funky projectsthe kind that make Stitch n Bitch rulefor crocheters: Pom Pom Capelet, Retro Clutch Purse, Anarchy Irony Hat, Ms. Pac Man Change Purses, Doris Daymat, Va-Va-Va Voom Bikini, Animal I-Pod Cozies, Kids Sock Monkey Poncho.
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Holy Places & Temples of Indiaby John HowleyISBN 0965385809 (0-9653858-0-9)
Softcover, Ten Speed Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Holy Places & Temples of India'Book summary:India has a vast array of cultures, religions and interests. But many people miss the real meaning and value of India-the spiritual side. This is not due to a lack of interest, but because it is difficult to find an easily understandable book on this subject. This book is different. It goes deeper into the heart of India-its spiritual side. What yogis and ascetics have been realizing for centuries. [via]
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Knitter's Almanacby Elizabeth ZimmermannISBN 0684140187 (0-684-14018-7)
Hardcover, Scribner
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The Knitter's Companionby Vicki SquareISBN 1883010136 (1-883010-13-6)
Softcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knitter's Companion'Book summary:Providing an overview of gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholes, this portable reference is the definitive tool for hand-knitters and an indispensable addition to any knitters bag of tricks.[via]More editions of The Knitter's Companion:
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Knitter's Companion: Expanded And Updatedby Vicki SquareISBN 1596680016 (1-59668-001-6)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitter's Companion: Expanded And Updated'Book summary:This favorite knitting guide features new color drawings that illustrate the close-up detail of stitches, gauges, joins, seams, borders, and buttonholesand new photographs that show off the finished pieces. New tricks and techniques are also introduced, including alternative ways to cast on, bind off, and increase stitches, and up-to-the-minute stylish accents are provided in expanded sections on color knitting techniques and the use of tassels, fringe, and beads. Tips for the best possible results are included throughout, and the handy format of the book (it fits easily into a knitting bag) has been enhanced with a hard cover and a concealed spiral spine that allows the open book to lie flat.[via]More editions of Knitter's Companion: Expanded And Updated:
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The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gaugesby Ann BuddISBN 1931499047 (1-931499-04-7)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes & Gauges'Book summary:Interweave Press-The Handy Book Of Patterns. More Than 350 Ways To Warm All The Hands Heads Feet And Bodies Of The People You Love. Easy-To-Follow Charted Instructions For The Most Popular Knitted Items; All Sized From Baby/Toddler To Large Adult Written In Multiple Gauges To Work With Every Weight Of Yarn. Both A Pattern And A Reference This Book Includes A Detailed Glossary Of Techniques For Beginning And Advanced Knitters. Author: Ann Budd. Softcover: 112 Pages. [via]
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The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns : Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gaugesby Ann BuddISBN 1931499438 (1-931499-43-8)
Hardcover, Interweave Press, LLC
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns : Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges'Book summary:Created for knitters who want standard sweater patterns in a variety of sizes and gauges, as well as those who want a template from which to develop their own designs, this book provides easy-to-follow charted instructions for 18 sweaters, three in each of the six most popular sweaters constructions. Each style is then provided in 15 sizes ranging from toddler to large adult, then further divided into six possible gauges: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 stitches per inch combining for 90 options for each of the six styles, or 540 patterns in all. The cardigan and neckline variations make for more than 1,000 patterns. Detailed schematics for finished dimensions are included, along with a glossary of techniques and a chapter on design considerations. This is a definitive resource for the passionate sweater knitter.[via]More editions of The Knitter's Handy Book of Sweater Patterns : Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges:
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The Knitting Answer Bookby Margaret RadcliffeISBN 1580175996 (1-58017-599-6)
Softcover, Storey Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Knitting Answer Book'Book summary:Author wrote this book with all levels of knitters in mind. Some of the questions posed here are those only a more experienced knitter would think to ask. Others are questions she frequently gets from beginning knitters. Although much of this book focuses on questions from those that are already knitting, she included detailed instructions of every step from beginning to end. [via]
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Knitting Marvelous Mittens: Ethnic Designs from Russiaby Charlene SchurchISBN 1579902650 (1-57990-265-0)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitting Marvelous Mittens: Ethnic Designs from Russia'Book summary:Ethnic knitting is one way to expand your design repertoire while touching on the past, and each of these 42 patterns is based on the rich knitting tradition of Russias Komi people. There are complete instructions and charts for 36 mittens, two socks, and two hats.[via]More editions of Knitting Marvelous Mittens: Ethnic Designs from Russia:
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Knitting Rulesby Stephanie Pearl-McPheeISBN 1580178340 (1-58017-834-0)
Softcover, Storey Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitting Rules'Book summary:Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, best-selling author of At Knits End and celebrated blogger and humorist of the knitting world, is back! Funnier than ever, Pearl-McPhee continues her running dialogue with her knitting compatriots cheering them on to ever-greater heights in the climb to make knitting universally recognized as THE peak life experience.
Both a celebration of knitting and a sourcebook for practical information, this book is a collection of useful advice and emotional support for the knitter. Pearl-McPhee examines essential truisms of knitting, side by side with tongue in-cheek warnings, realities, and fantasies about the act of knitting and the people who do it.
In chapters on everything from yarn needles, gauge, and knitting bag essentials to hats, socks, shawls, and sweaters, Pearl-McPhee unravels the mysteries of what it is that makes knitting click, from the inside out. She dares to question longstanding rules and uncover the true essence of what makes a hat a hat, a sock a sock, and so on. Insights into why certain techniques work encourage knitters to take control and knit in the way that works best for them. As she says, There are no knitting police.
The result is an illuminating, liberating (and hilarious!) look at knitting that will comfort the experienced knitter, surprise the mainstream one, and entice the beginner. [via]More editions of Knitting Rules:
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Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists On Classic Patternsby Nancy BushISBN 1931499659 (1-931499-65-9)
Hardcover, Interweave Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists On Classic Patterns'Book summary:Everything old is new again, and this collection of vintage sock patterns mines Weldon's Practical Needlework, a compilation of newsletters published more than 100 years ago, for some of the best. Twenty-four classic patterns are updated here for modern knitters with the inclusion of gauges, contemporary yarns, modern methods, and modern sizes. Filled with fascinating household and historic tidbits from the era, along with little-known tips such as an unconventional way to shape a heel, this historical and gracefully written book evokes a more genteel time while presenting a bevy of colorful socks not seen for nearly a hundred years. After an introduction to a few techniques from the original Weldon's, the patterns begin with an 1887 pair of Gentleman's Shooting Stockings with Fluted Pattern and end with a pair of Ladies' Silk Stockings with Clocks from 1914. Intended for knitters of all levels, this walk down memory lane revives some very classic patterns that may have been gone but are not forgotten.[via]More editions of Knitting Vintage Socks: New Twists On Classic Patterns:
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Knitting without Tears: Basic Techniques and Easy-To-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizesby Elizabeth ZimmermannISBN 0684135051 (0-684-13505-1)
Softcover, Fireside
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Knitting Without Tears; Basic Techniques and Easy-To-Follow Directions for Garments to Fit All Sizes.'Book summary:Do you love to knit -- and hate to purl? Have you ever started a sweater without enough yarn from the same dye lot to finish it? When you cast on, do you end up with a tail of yarn that's maddeningly too long or too short? Elizabeth Zimmermann comes to the rescue with clever solutions to frustrating problems and step-by-step instructions for brilliant, timeless designs.
In Knitting Without Tears, you'll find elegant designs for:
- Color-pattern Norwegian ski sweaters
- Seamless patterned-yoke sweaters
- Hooded garter-stitch jackets for babies
- Watch caps, socks, slippers, mittens, and more!
This classic and influential book is poised to inspire a whole new generation of knitters who have yet to discover the joys and comforts of knitting. As the lady herself once put it, "properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either." [via]
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Last-Minute Knitted Giftsby Joelle Hoverson, Anna WilliamsISBN 1584793678 (1-58479-367-8)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Last-Minute Knitted Gifts'Book summary:Today's knitters are chic, smart-and busy. Although they love to knit and enjoy making gifts for family and friends, they're constantly faced with the challenge of finding enough time to actually finish what they've started. Last-Minute Knitted Gifts solves this problem. Joelle Hoverson, owner of Purl, the hip knitting supply store in downtown Manhattan, has designed more than 30 fun, fresh, beautiful patterns, most of which can be made in less than ten hours-some in as little as two![via]
Known for her keen sense of color, Hoverson includes instructions for classic gifts like baby booties and bonnets, sweaters, and scarves, plus imaginative options like a cashmere tea cozy, a felted yoga mat bag, floor cushions, and a poncho-surely something for everyone on the gift list. And to make each present extra-special, Hoverson offers easy tips on how to incorporate knitting and other yarn embellishments into the gift wrap.More editions of Last-Minute Knitted Gifts:
Leather Braidingby B. GrantISBN 087033039X (0-87033-039-X)
Softcover, Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub
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Loop-d-loop: More Than 40 Novel Designs For Knittersby Teva Durham, Adrian BuckmasterISBN 1584794143 (1-58479-414-3)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Loop-d-loop: More Than 40 Novel Designs For Knitters'Book summary:The designs in Loop-d-Loop (for women, men, children, and the home) are fresh, modern, and eclectic, especially appealing to young knitters who like to set tradition askew and claim knitting as their own. At the same time, they are not so trendy as to turn off more traditional and/or older knitters, and the technical applications are so clever and unique that even advanced knitters are fascinated by them. Most of the designs - even those that may look complex--are actually fairly easy to create, providing gratifying learning and artistic experiences as well as fast results. Because of the strong technical nature of Loop-d-Loop, it is poised to last much longer than a simple collection of fashionable patterns and to become a standard reference within the knitting community. [via]
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Martha Stewart Living: Good Thingsby Martha StewartISBN 0848716388 (0-8487-1638-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Modern Quilt Workshop: Patterns, Techniques, And Designs From The Funquilts Studioby Bill KerrISBN 1592531520 (1-59253-152-0)
Softcover, Quayside Pub Group
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Mostly Mittens: Traditional Knitting Patterns from Russia's Komi Peopleby Charlene SchurchISBN 1579900593 (1-57990-059-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mostly Mittens: Traditional Knitting Patterns from Russia's Komi People'Book summary:Ethnic knitting is one way to expand your design repertoire while touching on the past, and each of these 42 patterns is based on the rich knitting tradition of Russia's Komi people. There are complete instructions and charts for 36 mittens, two socks, and two hats. [via]
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O Christmas TreeISBN 0942237153 (0-942237-15-3)
Hardcover, Leisure Arts
Find This BookBook summary:Book 4 of the Christmas Remembered Series of books of cross stitch patterns by Leisure Arts. [via]
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Omiyage: Handmade Gifts from Fabric in the Japanese Traditionby Kumiko SudoISBN 0809229099 (0-8092-2909-9)
Softcover, Contemporary Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Omiyage: Handmade Gifts from Fabric in the Japanese Tradition'Book summary:Bestselling author Kumiko Sudo creates 45 exquisite handmade gifts in fabric, each with a flair that is uniquely Japanese. Easy-to-follow patterns, beautiful photographs, and colorful step-by-step drawings help the projects come together quickly--many in less than an hour. Whether they are created in kimono silks or in contemporary cottons, these tiny boxes, purses, decorative toys, incense pouches, and good luck charms all make delightful gifts.
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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craftby Stephen KingISBN 1416549862 (1-4165-4986-2)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Writing'Book summary:Short and snappy as it is, Stephen King's On Writing really contains two books: a fondly sardonic autobiography and a tough-love lesson for aspiring novelists. The memoir is terrific stuff, a vivid description of how a writer grew out of a misbehaving kid. You're right there with the young author as he's tormented by poison ivy, gas-passing babysitters, uptight schoolmarms, and a laundry job nastier than Jack London's. It's a ripping yarn that casts a sharp light on his fiction. This was a child who dug Yvette Vickers from Attack of the Giant Leeches, not Sandra Dee. "I wanted monsters that ate whole cities, radioactive corpses that came out of the ocean and ate surfers, and girls in black bras who looked like trailer trash." But massive reading on all literary levels was a craving just as crucial, and soon King was the published author of "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." As a young adult raising a family in a trailer, King started a story inspired by his stint as a janitor cleaning a high-school girls locker room. He crumpled it up, but his writer wife retrieved it from the trash, and using her advice about the girl milieu and his own memories of two reviled teenage classmates who died young, he came up with Carrie. King gives us lots of revelations about his life and work. The kidnapper character in Misery, the mind-possessing monsters in The Tommyknockers, and the haunting of the blocked writer in The Shining symbolized his cocaine and booze addiction (overcome thanks to his wife's intervention, which he describes). "There's one novel, Cujo, that I barely remember writing."
King also evokes his college days and his recovery from the van crash that nearly killed him, but the focus is always on what it all means to the craft. He gives you a whole writer's "tool kit": a reading list, writing assignments, a corrected story, and nuts-and-bolts advice on dollars and cents, plot and character, the basic building block of the paragraph, and literary models. He shows what you can learn from H.P. Lovecraft's arcane vocabulary, Hemingway's leanness, Grisham's authenticity, Richard Dooling's artful obscenity, Jonathan Kellerman's sentence fragments. He explains why Hart's War is a great story marred by a tin ear for dialogue, and how Elmore Leonard's Be Cool could be the antidote.
King isn't just a writer, he's a true teacher. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Papercraft and Origami Stationaryby Lucy PainterISBN 1843096595 (1-84309-659-5)
Hardcover, Hermes House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Papercraft and Origami Stationary'Book summary:The definitive compendium of papercraft techniques and projects with over 300 pieces to create and over 2,000 full-color photographs and diagrams. Decoupage, paper cutting and quilling, gilding, stamping and paper construction. [via]
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Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewingby Reader's DigestISBN 0762104201 (0-7621-0420-1)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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Readymade: How To Make (Almost) Everything A Do It Yourself Primerby Grace Hawthorne, Shoshana BergerISBN 1400081076 (1-4000-8107-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Readymade: How To Make (Almost) Everything A Do It Yourself Primer'Book summary:HOW TO MAKE {ALMOST} EVERYTHING
A Do-It-Yourself Primer
You need this book. As the stuff of life piles up and things spin out of control, we could all use a little help. These never-before-seen designs and how-tos are full of surprise and wonder. Learn how to turn everyday objects into spellbinding inventions to give away to friends or keep for yourself. Our simple self-improvement techniques will make you smarter, better-looking, and more well-adjusted.
(RE) MAKE IT!
This is the sales copy section. Here we will talk about how useful, delight-inducing, and excellently well put together this book is. If things have gone a little flat and youre searching for inspiration, look no further. ReadyMade is full of fun projects for the whole family. It solves problems, cures dizzy spells, and holds open the door. It has a collegial, 50s garage tinkerer sensibility. It read Popular Science as a kid and dreamt of building rockets. It launches with fiery trails. It soars. When it falls, it brushes itself off and starts over. It is the Captain of Creativity. Resistance is futile. This book is 100% hope.
First project: Personalize this book and protect it from theft by cutting out this portion of the cover and replacing it with your own photo. (See page 16)
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Scarf Style : Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochetby Pam AllenISBN 1931499543 (1-931499-54-3)
Softcover, Interweave Press, LLC
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Sensational Knitted Socksby Charlene SchurchISBN 1564775704 (1-56477-570-4)
Softcover, Martingale & Co Inc
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Stitch 'n Bitch: A Knitter's Design Journalby Debbie StollerISBN 0761138331 (0-7611-3833-1)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stitch 'n Bitch: A Knitter's Design Journal'Book summary:America is on a knitting roll (thanks in no small part to Stitch N Bitch). Now comes the essential journal for chicks with sticks. From the author of the tour de force * Stitch N Bitch, and Stitch N Bitch Nation (together with over 335,000 copies in print) and guru to an ever expanding movement of edgy young knitters, comes a Stitch N Bitch journal. Hip in design and compact enough for a knitting bag, this user friendly journal is packed with valuable information. Features include yarn required for basic knit items, pages to keep track of supplies, a glossary, and something no other journal has: design aids such as templates, pre-drawn knitters models, and graph paper. Plus a die-cut ruler to measure knitting gauge and check needle size.
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Stitch 'n Bitch Nationby Debbie Stoller, Adrienne Yan, Karen PearsonISBN 0761135901 (0-7611-3590-1)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stitch 'n Bitch Nation'Book summary:Join the movement! Four million strong and counting, hip, young chicks with sticks are putting a whole new spin on knitting--while turning last fall's Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook into a surprise national bestseller (from The New York Times to the L.A. Times to BookSense) with 215,000 copies in print. So influential is the book that the number of Stitch 'n Bitch knitting groups tripled in the past six months--spawning a Stitch 'n Bitch Nation.
Written by Stitch 'n Bitch author Debbie Stoller, Stitch 'n Bitch Nation features 50 hip, new, even funkier and more fabulous patterns by Stitch 'n Bitch designers, who come from San Francisco to Brooklyn, Chicago to Cambridge to St. Paul, Minnesota. The Om Yoga Mat Bag. Felted Monster Slippers. The London Calling Union Jack Sweater, because even punks get cold in winter. A Double-Duty Shrug. Polka Dot Tankini. That '70s Poncho. The Boob Tube. Spiderweb Capelet, Cabled Newsboy Cap, Chunky Baby Booties and Baby Bunny Hat. And the most ingenius project, a Knit-Your-Own Rock Star doll--with a choice of Joey Ramone or Henry Rollins. All designs are complete with full-color photographs and step-by-step instructions, and are made from sexy, contemporary yarns, including multicolored angora, alpaca, lace, and mohair. Includes the best tips, shortcuts, and techniques from Stitch 'n Bitchers, profiles of knitters and their groups, and a how-to refresher on all the stitches used in the book. [via]More editions of Stitch 'n Bitch Nation:
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Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbookby Debbie Stoller, Adrienne YanISBN 0761128182 (0-7611-2818-2)
Softcover, Workman Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitters Handbook'Book summary:Knitting is hot, with 4 million newcomers in the last few years joining a core group of 38,000,000 knitters nationwide. And these are primarily young, creative, connected chicks with sticks who are coming together in living rooms, knitting cafes, and chic yarn stores, and making everything from funky hats to bikinis.
In Stitch 'n Bitch, Debbie Stoller-founder of the first Stitch 'n Bitch knitting group in New York City-covers every aspect of knitting and the knitting-together lifestyle: the how-to, the when-to, the what-to, the why-to. Writing with wit and attitude (The Knitty-Gritty, Blocking for Blockheads), she explains the different types of needles and yarns (and sheep, too) and all the techniques from basic to fancy, knit to purl to cast-off. She also shares her special brand of corrective surgery for when things go wrong, and offers fun and informative sidebars on such topics as how to find the best yarn for less, how to make a buttonhole, knitting etiquette, and what tools to keep in your knitting bag. At the heart of the book are forty stylish patterns: Alien Scarf, Big Bad Baby Blanky, Mohair Hoodie, Kitty and Devil Hat, Cell Phone Cozy, and Wonder Woman Bikini. And for anyone interested: how to start a Stitch 'n Bitch group. [via]More editions of Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook:
Teach Yourself Origamiby Robert HarbinISBN 0844239356 (0-8442-3935-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Tease: 50 Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, And Designby Sarah Sockit, Danielle St. LaurentISBN 0399532161 (0-399-53216-1)
Softcover, Perigee
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A Theology for the Social Gospelby Walter RauschenbuschISBN 0664257305 (0-664-25730-5)
Softcover, Presbyterian Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Theology for the Social Gospel'Book summary:A Theology for the Social Gospel is undoubtedly Walter Rauschenbusch's most enduring work. It is here that Rauschenbusch, the father of the social gospel in the United States, articulates the theological roots of social activism that surged forth from mainline Protestant churches in the early part of the twentieth century. Skillfully examining the great theological issues of the Christian faith--sin, evil, salvation, and the kingdom of God--Rauschenbauch offers a powerful justification for the church to fully engage society.
The Library of Theological Ethics series focuses on what it means to think theologically and ethically. It presents a selection of important and otherwise unavailable texts in easily accessible form. Volumes in this series will enable sustained dialogue with predecessors though reflection on classic works in the field.
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A Treasury of Knitting Patternsby Barbara G. WalkerISBN 0942018168 (0-942018-16-8)
Softcover, Schoolhouse Pr
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Ultimate Papercraft and Origami Bookby Paul JacksonISBN 0831781939 (0-8317-8193-9)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformationsby Tomoko FuseISBN 0870408526 (0-87040-852-6)
Softcover, Japan Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations'Book summary:TOMOKO FUSE is recognized at home and abroad as one of the most original and exciting of all up-and-coming origami talents. In this book, she explains her method for combining folded-paper units in an insertion fashion that results in an endless sequence of multidimensional variations giving new life and freshness to old-fashioned origami classics. Another dynamic departure is the way she employs a single origami work as an axis around which to assemble various other multidimensional parts.
Hours of fascinating fun await the origami devotee who follows her along the path to creating original multidimensional forms that are practically architectural in nature. Ranging from technically simple folds to more demanding ones, the many delightful and varied works in this book are highly stimulating and make wonderful presents for family and friends. [via]More editions of Unit Origami: Multidimensional Transformations:
Vintage Knits: 30 Exquisite Vintage-Inspired Patterns for Cardigans, Twin Sets, Crewnecks and Moreby Sarah Dallas, YesterknitsISBN 0743224566 (0-7432-2456-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideasby Melanie Falick, Ericka McConnellISBN 1584792914 (1-58479-291-4)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Weekend Knitting: 50 Unique Projects and Ideas'Book summary:Knitting has been called "the hot new hobby" and "the new yoga." More women - and men - are knitting today than in many decades. More knitters than ever are demanding quick projects that provide creative fulfillment and relaxation and suit today's busy lifestyles. Weekend Knitting answers their call with 50 original projects from simple slippers to cozy mittens and chair covers. Weekend Knitting Projects is beautifully photographed on locations to evoke the relaxing weekend knitters long for, with beautiful scenery, fresh air, friends, and delicious food. All of the projects are presented in full color photos and some are shown in more than one color option. The book is sprinkled with knitting trivia, quotes about knitting, relaxation techniques, and balanced living. Recipes for treats such as hot cocoa and shortbread are also included, as are sidebars about relaxation activities such as how to give a hand massage and brewing the perfect pot of tea - making Weekend Knitting the book about the knitting lifestyle. [via]
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