Crafts & Hobbies

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Sewing Bible: Clothing: The Ultimate Resource of Techniques, Ideas and Inspiration - Paperback

$26.98

by Wendy Gardiner (Author)This book contains everything you need to become confident in must-have dressmaking skills, from reading patterns to sewing up and making alterations. Eight garment-led chapters show you how to learn and perfect dressmaking as you build your wardrobe or make alterations. Stylish photography, simple step-by-step instructions and handy tips make this an essential buy for anyone who sews or wants to get started. It is a one-stop reference that will be dipped into time a...

The New Cross Stitcher's Bible: The Definitive Manual of Essential Cross Stitch and Counted Thread Techniques - Paperback

$19.99

by Jane Greenoff (Author) This is a completely new and revised edition of the best-selling "Cross Stitcher's Bible", from one of the world's favourite cross stitch designers, Jane Greenoff. This essential guide to cross stitch and other counted thread embroidery techniques includes an extensive illustrated stitch library. Inspiring new projects present exciting stitching challenges, ranging in size from cards to cushions. Versatile motifs and sampler picture designs are all clearly charted an...

Simple Sewn Gifts: Stitch 25 Fast and Easy Gifts - Paperback

$22.99

by Helen Philipps (Contribution by)Simple Sewn Gifts Stitch 25 simple patchwork, sewing and applique designs that are quick to make and lovely to receive - perfect presents when you are short of time and feeling crafty! Every one of these gorgeous sewing projects is so simple to make up, leaving you free to get creative with the embellishments. Yo-yos, applique, embroidery and other stitching techniques add that essential touch of personalisation, and each project comes with a lovely cross s...

$22.99

by Patty Knox (Author)This title is packed with vivid and creative garment designs for men, women and children, using the traditional and colorful Fair Isle knitting technique. Each project and technique is accompanied by clear and precise instructions, full-color charts and knitted swatch details. It includes advice for designing your own Fair Isle patterns. It is a must-have for today's creative knitter.Author BiographyPatty Knox embarked on a varied and interesting career based on her pass...

Creative and Abstract Painting Techniques - Paperback

$26.98

by Brian Ryder (Author)This is an innovative, practical guide to drawing and painting dynamic abstract art. It explains the techniques needed for creative expressionism through to fully abstract paintings. It explores subjects using colour, texture and composition, as well as the moods and emotions they invoke. It reveals unusual colour and texture techniques to create with watercolours, acrylics and oil paints. It presents ten step-by-step projects that highlight the progression from initial...

The Bead Jewellery Bible: The Complete Creative Guide to Making Your Own Bead Jewellery - Paperback

$25.00

by Dorothy Wood (Author) Learn how to make unique bead jewellery designs with a truly professional finish, with The Bead Jewellery Bible, from best-selling author Dorothy Wood. With this comprehensive, value-for-money guide you will master all the essential techniques needed to learn how to make beautiful, long-lasting bead jewellery, from choosing colours and planning your designs, to bead stringing techniques, bead jewellery equipment, making your own beads and findings, and bead embroider...

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by Tone Finnanger (Author)A collection of summer projects using Tilda fabrics and embellishments. It includes designs such as angels, garlands, decorations and accessories, all in the seasonal shades of turquoise, green, pink and red. It also includes popular techniques, such as applique and embroidery.This colourful collection of summer craft projects is bursting with pretty accessories and unique gift ideas from Tilda craft designer and bestselling author Tone Finnanger.Choose from a select...

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts: 10 Stunning Quilts to Make from 50 Patchwork Blocks - Paperback

$24.99

by Pam Lintott (Author)Pam and Nicky Lintott's Jelly Roll quilting books have sold over 250,000 copies world wide--and here they bring you a brand new collection of ideas for 10 stunning sampler quilts! 5 incredible quick-to-piece sampler quilts, each made using just one jelly roll 5 pick'n'mix designs showing just how easy it is to combine your favorite blocks to make even more quick quilts. Step-by-step instructions for easy-to-follow diagrams, with alternative colourways for added inspirat...

Clapton's Guitar: Watching Wayne Henderson Build the Perfect Instrument - Paperback

$18.99

by Allen St John (Author)New York Times bestselling author Allen St. John started off looking for the world's greatest guitar, but what he found instead was the world's greatest guitar builder. Living and working in Rugby, Virginia (population 7), retired rural mail carrier Wayne Henderson is a true American original, making America's finest instruments using little more than a pile of good wood and a sharp whittling knife. There's a 10-year waiting list for Henderson's heirloom acoustic guit...

Rip It!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams - Paperback

$15.00

by Elissa Meyrich (Author)Why spend tons of money on humdrum designer duds when it's possible to revamp a piece you already own to create a guaranteed original that looks, fits, and feels just the way it should? Rip It! shows how simple and fun it can be to transform a tired wardrobe into hip, one-of-a-kind new looks without spending a dime. Elissa Meyrich, owner and teacher at the popular New York sewing boutique Sew Fast Sew Easy, has been passing her sewing secrets and style tips on to stu...

Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again - Paperback

$25.99

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Author)This paperback edition of Stephanie Pearl-McPhee's popular Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again reminds us of the joy we felt upon first encountering her hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people.For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (a.k.a. the Yarn Harlot) shares stories of knitting horrors ...

Free-Range Knitter: The Yarn Harlot Writes Again - Hardcover

$32.99

by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (Author). . . a sort of David Sedaris-like take on knitting-laugh-out-loud funny most of the time and poignantly reflective when it's not cracking you up." --Library Journal on Yarn HarlotStephanie Pearl-McPhee returns to pen another hilarious and poignant collection of essays surrounding her favorite topics: knitting, knitters, and what happens when you get those two things anywhere near ordinary people.For the 60 million knitters in America, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee ...

Sloop: Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat: An Adventure in Old-Fashioned Values - Paperback

$26.44

by Daniel Robb (Author)When Daniel Robb set out to rebuild a family sailboat that had been deteriorating for years, he couldn't have anticipated what he was getting into. Although Robb was a skilled carpenter, boatbuilding (and boat repair) required a specialized set of skills. And this wasn't just any boat; it was a Herreshoff 12 1/2, a classic wooden sailboat. Built especially for the coastal waters of New England, this little sloop had sailed for years out of the author's boyhood home in W...

Quilts Are Forever: A Patchwork Collection of Inspirational Stories - Paperback

$15.99

by Kathy Lamancusa (Author)QUILTS -- PIECES OF FABRIC SEWN TOGETHER LIKE MOMENTS IN TIME, AS HANDMADE AS LIFE ITSELF Every quilt has a story to tell, an endearing story that lasts forever. Whether it is a craft-fair find, a generations-old family heirloom, or an art collector's most prized piece, quilts warm our bodies and our hearts. Ever since pioneer women organized sewing circles to combat the harshness and isolation of the American West, women have turned to quilting to celebrate, shar...

Learning Linocut: A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Relief Printing Through Linocut - Paperback

$37.42

by Susan Yeates (Author)Learning Linocut is an exciting and detailed guide to the art of relief printing by exploring linocut. The book takes the reader on a comprehensive tour of the whole creative process, from generating ideas and setting up a studio space to cutting techniques, mark-making and printing a lino block. The book also covers more complex techniques for multiple-coloured linocuts including the reduction technique, the key-block system and experimental linocutting. Learning Lino...

How to Build Your Own Guitar - Paperback

$14.40

by Glad Schwesinger (Author) Number of Pages: 148 Dimensions: 0.39 x 8.1 x 5.06 IN Publication Date: March 12, 2002

Old-Time Country Wisdom & Lore: 1000s of Traditional Skills for Simple Living - Paperback

$27.99

by Jerry Johnson (Author)A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, covering water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, leather working, plant dyes, farm foods, natural teas and tonics, granola, bread making, beer brewing and winemaking, jams and jellies, canning and preserving, sausage making and m...

$35.64

by Alee Peoples (Artist), Ekrem Serdar (Essay by)Hello My Friend by Alee Peoples with an Essay by Ekrem Serdar is being published to accompany the exhibition Hello My Friend by Alee Peoples March 24 - May 21, 2023 at General Projects in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. Alee Peoples is an innovative multimedia artist whose work explores the intersections of text, pattern, and visual communication. Her work is like a Rubik's Cube, deceptively simple and fascinating. Shooting...

The Whole Goat Handbook: Recipes, Cheese, Soap, Crafts & More - Paperback

$26.99

by Janet Hurst (Author)Goats are the hottest animal today to raise for hobby farmers, commercial farmers, and members of both 4-H and FFA. But using the products from a goat requires special skills, handling, and recipes. Here's The Whole Goat Handbook, chock full of recipes, crafting projects, advice, and more. Cooking with goat meat requires special, adapted recipes because the meat is so strong in flavor; there's no devoted goat-meat cookbook on the market--until now! Included are recipe...

Himalayan Mood Lamp: Made with Real Salt! - Paperback

$13.95

by Marlo Scrimizzi (Author)This mini Himalayan mood lamp is made from real salt and rotates through a rainbow of colors While standard Himalayan salt lamps glow orange (or pink), this 2-1/4-inch mood lamp rotates through a full spectrum of colors, each associated with a different mood or emotion to create feelings of tranquility and peace in any working or living space. Also included is a 2-inch white base with lightbulb and a 32-page book with everything you need to know about your mood l...

The Golden Girls: Magnet Set - Paperback

$9.95

by Christine Kopaczewski (Author)Bring your favorite foursome to your fridge, office, or any magnetic surface with The Golden Girls: Magnet Set The Golden Girls follows the irreverent stories of four young-at-heart friends and housemates -- Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia -- in their Miami home. Bright, bold, and hilarious, these lovely, mismatched ladies form the perfect circle of friends. This kit includes: Dozens of illustrated magnets featuring Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia, and ...

How to Start a Home-Based Jewelry Making Business: *Turn Your Passion Into Profit *Develop a Smart Business Plan *Set Market-Appropriate Prices *Profi - Paperback

$18.95

by Maire Loughran (Author)Maire Loughran draws on her years of experience to show you how to turn your passion for beautiful jewelry into a profitable sideline or full-time business.Back JacketEverything you need to know to run a successful jewelry making business from your home Have you ever thought about starting your own home-based jewelry making business? Have you been hesitant to put your plans into action? This comprehensive guide contains all the necessary tools and strategies you need...

Family Tree Maker for Dummies - Paperback

$31.99

by Matthew L. Helm (Author), April Leigh Helm (Author)Do you rummage through your grandmother's attic for pictures of old relatives? Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Would you like to know if you and someone famous share a common great-great grandparent? If you've answered yes to any of these questions you might be an amateur genealogist without even knowing it Genealogical programs like Family Tree Maker are widely available and do not require any special training to use...

$22.99

by Ron Zoglin (Author), Deborah Shouse (Author)"This is a fun and painless way to give yourself a firm grounding in the wide wonderful world of antiques and collectibles." Kyle Husfloen, Managing Editor, Antique Trader Weekly and Antique Trader's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide Do you love to poke around estate sales and antique shops, but can't tell the difference between Queen Anne and Queen Victoria furniture? Do you dream of owning that old Oriental rug or Meissen figurine -- but ...

Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Particularly in England - Paperback

$43.13

by Joan Evans (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 276 Dimensions: 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN Publi...

Dinosaur Sculpting: A Complete Guide - Paperback

$89.91

by Allen a. Debus (Author), Bob Morales (Author), Diane E. Debus (Author) This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures that you will learn how t...

Self-Taught, Outsider and Folk Art: A Guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources, 3D Ed. - Paperback

$89.91

by Betty-Carol Sellen (Author) Much has changed in the world of self-taught art since the millennium. Many of the recognized "masters" have died and new artists have emerged. Many galleries have closed but few new ones have opened, as artists and dealers increasingly sell through websites and social media. The growth and popularity of auction houses have altered the relationship between artists and collectors. In its third edition, this book provides updated information on artists, galleries,...

Quilt of Joy: Stories of Hope from the Patchwork Life - Paperback

$20.16

by Mary Tatem (Author)Quilters understand with every stitch how God can make even scraps wonderfully new and striking with a little time, imagination, and love. In these touching books, Mary Tatem pieces together spiritual insights and stories of quilters into devotionals that feature some of the most beloved and recognizable quilt patterns in America. Readers will discover the historical background of each pattern and be enchanted by the spiritual reflections on joy, faith, creativity, grati...

Quilt of Faith: Stories of Comfort from the Patchwork Life - Paperback

$18.72

The Artisan of Ipswich: Craftsmanship and Community in Colonial New England - Paperback

$54.72

by Robert Tarule (Author)Thomas Dennis emigrated to America from England in 1663, settling in Ipswich, a Massachusetts village a long day's sail north of Boston. He had apprenticed in joinery, the most common method of making furniture in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Britain, and he became Ipswich's second joiner, setting up shop in the heart of the village. During his lifetime, Dennis won wide renown as an artisan. Today, connoisseurs judge his elaborately carved furniture as among the...

$39.95

by Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation Np (Foreword by), Marsha MacDowell (Author), Beth Donaldson (Author)Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form--the quilt--has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. T...

Fabrigami: The Origami Art of Folding Cloth to Create Decorative and Useful Objects (Furoshiki - The Japanese Art of Wrapping) - Paperback

$19.99

by Jill Stovall (Author), Scott Wasserman Stern (Author), Florence Temko (Author)Fold decorative origami objects out of cloth with this easy-to-use origami book. Fabrigami is the Asian art of folding fabrics to create three-dimensional objects ranging from the practical to the whimsical. Like paper, there are countless beautiful fabric designs to choose from, but only fabric has the virtue of being extremely durable. Fabrigami began as origami legend Florence Temko's final project. Everyone k...