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The Sophisticated Sock: Project Based Learning Through Puppetry - Paperback

$27.00

by Karen Konnerth (Author), Linda Cook (Editor), Janice Wolfe (Foreword by)The Sophisticated Sock: Project Based Learning Through Puppetry delivers a career of in-school experience to teachers, resident artists, and anyone wishing to engage children grades K - five in enthusiastic learning across the curriculum. Karen Konnerth is a world traveling puppeteer as well as arts integration specialist, with countless hours logged developing, implementing, and refining these projects in a wide varie...

Metal Techniques of Bronze Age Masters: All Chained Up - Paperback

$42.66

by Victoria Lansford (Author)This book from Victoria Lansford's internationally acclaimed instructional series provides clear and concise instructions for eight fused chain patterns, with endless variations. With more than 150 full-color process photographs, the easy to follow instructions will have even the novice metalsmith weaving and creating ancient and modern design chains. Over 50 photographs of work incorporating all of the chains will further inspire you to advance your own creations...

Adapting Quilt Patterns to Polymer Clay - Paperback

$45.36

by Judith Skinner (Author), Sarajane Helm (Author)Quilt block designs and pieced top patterns lend themselves beautifully to millefiore cane making and other techniques used in polymer clay. Well-known polymer clay artists Judith Skinner (creator of the "Skinner Blend")and Sarajane Helm bring you this new 122 page full color book filled with gorgeous pictures and clear instructions. The authors show how to create amazing quilt patterns in polymer clay Many block patterns are shown including ...

Autograph Collecting Secrets: Tools and Tactics for Through-The-Mail, In-Person and Convention Success - Paperback

$13.48

by Troy A. Rutter (Author)Autograph collecting is a fun and rewarding hobby that can be done from the comfort of your own home! Each year, thousands of autographs are signed TTM (Through the Mail) by athletes, celebrities and political figures and sent to fans all over the world. All it takes is a couple of stamps, a great letter, and the know-how to send the perfect request. In-person autographs at conventions can be pricey! In order to get the most bang-for-your-buck, you need a strategy. T...

Toilet Paper Origami: Delight your Guests with Fancy Folds and Simple Surface Embellishments - Paperback

$30.69

by Linda Wright (Author)Hearts, flowers, and fans - butterflies, boats, and bunnies - it's all possible with toilet paper! With little effort, a roll of toilet paper can be transformed into a delightful focal point using the charming, elegant, and whimsical designs in this collection. These folds are easy for beginners. You'll be an expert before you know it! Toilet Paper Origami is perfect for hotels, bed & breakfasts, cruise ships, and creative housekeepers. Toilet Paper Origami is fun ...

Toilet Paper Crafts for Holidays and Special Occasions: 60 Papercraft, Sewing, Origami and Kanzashi Projects - Paperback

$32.47

by Linda Wright (Author)Spark smiles with the use of a whimsical craft supply - and make creations of unexpected beauty! This big collection of 60 projects ranges from simple make-in-minutes hearts to elaborate masks. Crafters of all ages and experience levels will enjoy turning toilet paper into budget-friendly, fun, and unforgettable new designs. Great for kids' camps and senior centers too! Humorous as it sounds, toilet paper makes an ideal material for crafts. It is readily available, ine...

Toilet Paper Origami on a Roll: Decorative Folds and Flourishes for Over-The-Top Hospitality - Paperback

$30.69

by Linda Wright (Author)Fold...crease...smile! Add joy and memorability to any bathroom with an artfully-folded roll of toilet paper. This book includes 33 beautiful designs that are easy for beginners. You'll be an expert before you know it!Discover a whimsical way to gussy up your guest bath, make a hotel distinctive, elevate a housekeeping business, or surprise your friends and family. It's a fun craft for kids, a perfect potty-training reward for toddlers, and a delight for anyone!Illustr...

Amigurumi Toilet Paper Covers: Cute Crocheted Animals, Flowers, Food, Holiday Decor and More! - Paperback

$34.18

by Linda Wright (Author)Stitch...stuff...and fancy up your bath tissue with amigurumi! Enjoy the fun of amigurumi-style crochet to create adorable toilet paper covers that are quick-and-easy to make...and cute-as-ever to display! More than 30 cheerful patterns are provided that children and adults alike will love. This whimsical collection includes farm animals, popular pets, dinosaurs, a monster and Sock Monkey; a cherry-topped cupcake, candle-topped cake, cup of coffee and sushi roll; a sun...

Amigurumi Holiday Hats for 18-Inch Dolls: 20 Easy Crochet Patterns for Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day & More - Paperback

$34.18

by Linda Wright (Author)Imagine your doll dressed as a reindeer, topped with a turkey, looking like a leprechaun, or pretty as a poinsettia! Festive hats for the holidays add so much fun and flair to doll outfits! This book contains a collection of 20 holiday hat patterns designed for American Girl dolls using the popular amigurumi style of crochet. Learn to make adorable hats for: Christmas Halloween Valentine's Day Easter St. Patrick's Day July 4th Thanksgiving New Year's Eve Birthday part...

This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces - Paperback

$35.91

by Kyra E. Hicks (Author), Bill Gaskins (Foreword by)The powerful quilts of Harriet Powers (1837-1910), a former Athens, Georgia slave, continue to capture our imagination today. Her two-known creations, the Bible Quilt and the Pictorial Quilt, have independently survived since stitched more than a century ago. Over the years, thousands of museum visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston have stood transfixed viewin...

1.6 Million African American Quilters: Survey, Sites, and a Half-Dozen Art Quilt Blocks - Paperback

$17.91

by Kyra E. Hicks (Author)1.6 Million African American Quilters is a handy, eye-opening booklet about today's Black quilt makers: Latest quilt industry figures, including number of Black quilters nationally; most comprehensive resource of websites, blogs, and YouTube videos featuring African American quilters and guilds. Also included in the more than 270 references are selected textile artists, doll makers, fabric designers, and quilters from the African diaspora; six afro-centrically designe...

RCadvisor's Model Airplane Design Made Easy - Paperback

$27.00

by Carlos Reyes (Author)Build and fly your very own model airplane design. Using clear explanations, you will learn about important design trade-offs and how to choose among them. The latest research and techniques are discussed using easy to understand language. You will discover: The special challenges faced by the smaller models and how to overcome them. How to choose the right material for each part of the airplane. Easy rules for selecting the right power system, gas or electric. Wh...

Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting - Paperback

$32.35

by Kathryn Berenson (Author)Marseille: The Cradle of White Corded Quilting, which accompanies an exhibition of the same name, traces the origins and the commercial development of broderie de Marseille needlework. During the seventeenth century these supple, all-white corded and quilted furnishings--from bedcovers to quilted bodices and caps--grew out of the thriving textile trade centered on France's Mediterranean port of Marseille as adaptations of popular foreign textile products. Broderie ...

$39.96

by Amy Puetz (Author)"Costumes with Character: Make Your Own Costumes from Eleven Time Periods with One Dress " It is Easy to Make Historical Costumes with Only One Dress Are you ready to make history come alive? This easy sewing book has patterns and step-by-step instructions for making accessories for eleven different time periods. Brave the wilderness in an authentic looking pioneer bonnet, attend a tea party in a Victorian collar, and help America win the Revolution dressed in a vest. Th...

$35.59

by Peter Nicholson (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION, by Peter Nicholson, describes in detail the skilled building trades of the 19th Century: Carpentry; Joinery; Bricklaying; Masonry; Slating; Plastering; Painting; Smithing & Turning. In print for more than half a century, THE MECHANIC'S COMPANION was a primary reference for the amateur, the student and the practical mechanic. Published first in 1812 as Mechanical Exercises, then in 1831 as The Mechanic's C...

Furniture Making: Advanced Projects In Woodwork - Paperback

$14.02

by Ira S. Griffith (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)One of a series of texts authored by Ira Griffith for use in the Manual Arts classroom and shop, FURNITURE MAKING: ADVANCED PROJECTS IN WOODWORK features the furniture and accessories of the Arts & Crafts period. Beginning with projects focused on basic hand skills and progressing to those that require greater thought and planning in execution, FURNITURE MAKING provides five introductory exercises and forty-six measured drawings o...

$16.18

by James Carruthers Brough (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)"This book deals exhaustively and in a thoroughly practical way with all methods of cabinet construction. Each detail is treated in a way that will guide the reader through it's construction in any size and in any style. The volume enables the woodworker to tackle successfully any design of which he has the scale drawings or even the dimensional sketch. Fully illustrated with over 300 drawings." THE WOODWORKER SERIES, Evans Br...

$18.34

by Charles Godfrey Leland (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)A Manual of Wood Carving, by Charles G. Leland, revised by John J. Holtzapffel, 1891, was a highly regarded and widely popular self-educational craft book of the 19th century Arts & Crafts movement. Produced from the rare original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher - www.toolemerapress.comEmbracing the naturalistic themes of William Morris and others, Leland introduced the public to wood carving as an expressive a...

Wood Carving: A Carefully Graduated Educational Course - Paperback

$11.83

by Joseph Phillips (Author)WOOD CARVING: A Carefully Graduated Educational Course by Joseph Phillips 1896 - Produced from the rare original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher - www.toolemerapress.comWOOD CARVING: A Carefully Graduated Educational Course by Joseph Phillips 1896 was published "...to fill a long-felt want for a graduated course of exercises, these being suggested by a long and varied professional and teaching experience... by Joseph Phillips, Medallist and Instructor o...

The Teacher's Hand-Book of Slojd - Paperback

$22.63

by Otto Salomon (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)The Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, 1891, by Otto Salomon - Produced from the original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher - www.toolemerapress.comThe Teacher's Hand-Book Of Slöjd, 1891, by Otto Salomon, was the primary teacher training text for the instructor of Slöjd based education at the Nääs School in Sweden. Slöjd education, developed by Salomon, combines craft, creativity and the teacher's guidance with "...the educative fo...

Mechanick Exercises: Or the Doctrine of Handy-Works - Paperback

$21.60

by Joseph Moxon (Author)Mechanick Exercises: Or The Doctrine Of Handy-Works, was written, printed and published by Joseph Moxon between 1683 & 1685 and reprinted in 1703. Breaking away from Guild restrictions, Moxon wrote of what he knew from his experiences as a practitioner of skilled trades. A mathematician, writer, printer, publisher and maker of maps, globes and scientific instruments, Joseph Moxon was also the first tradesman to be awarded membership in the Royal Society of London. ...

Working Drawings of Colonial Furniture - Paperback

$10.75

by Frederick J. Bryant (Author)"Because of the increasing demand for woodworking projects embracing the designs of the famous masters, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, and Sheraton, the author has endeavored to secure dimensioned sketches and photographs of old fashioned furniture." Frederick J. Bryant. Active in the early 20th Century Manual Arts education movement, Frederick J. Bryant sought out period furniture, found in local Maine towns, of "singular form and beauty". Tables: Gate-leg, Card, Te...

The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making: A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of Cabinet Furniture; The Use Of Tools, Formation Of Joints, Hints On De - Paperback

$20.47

by David Denning (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)The Art And Craft Of Cabinet-Making: A Practical Handbook To The Construction Of Cabinet Furniture; The Use Of Tools, Formation Of Joints, Hints On Designing And Setting Out Work, Veneering, Etc. By David Denning, 1891. David Denning wrote four influential books on: cabinet-making; fretwork; carving and finishing. His works were and are frequently quoted and referenced in books by woodworkers, for woodworkers. In print through numerous ...

Woodwork Tools and How to Use Them - Paperback

$16.15

by William Fairham (Author), Gary Roberts (Introduction by)"...to know just how to handle and manipulate the saw or the plane or the chisel to effect the desired result with a minimum of effort and without injury to either tool or material - that is knowledge worth having..." Woodwork Tools was published c1922 as part of The Woodworker Series, by Evans Bros., London. Authored by William Fairham, a well-respected practicing woodworker and technical school instructor. Woodwork Tools introduces ...

Knot Crazy: Tricks for tying practical knots, rope tricks for fun, and tricks for entertaining small children. - Paperback

$17.48

by Clyde Carter (Author)Lifelong outdoor adventurer and wilderness leadership instructor Clyde Carter brings to you this compilation of his favorite knot and rope tricks, collected over more than 35 years teaching in the outdoors. His clear, concise instructions and over 400 detailed line-drawn illustrations will have you tying knots like a pro and amazing your friends in no time.Author BiographyClyde Carter is an associate professor of Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education at Brev...

Bubbles to Bucks: How to Make Money Selling Soap - Paperback

$20.18

by Elin Criswell (Author)Would you like to make money selling soap? If so, this is the book for you In Bubbles to Bucks, veteran soap maker and author Elin Criswell carefully explores what it takes to become a business soap maker. She gives you a realistic view of the process so you will have more of an understanding of what it takes to succeed. She will show you step by step how to set up your business then give you tips to market your products and be successful at sales. But she doesn't s...

Sell Your Jewelry: How to Start a Jewelry Business and Make Money Selling Jewelry at Boutiques, Fairs, Trunk Shows, and Etsy. - Paperback

$21.58

by Stacie Vander Pol (Author)Sell Your Jewelry is a complete guide to starting a jewelry business. This book includes all you need to know to establish your company, build a customer base, and develop a profitable business selling your handmade jewelry. Written in plain English, the concepts are easy to understand and apply, regardless of your level of experience. In addition to the basics of running a business, this book teaches secret tips to ensure your success. For instance, did you know ...

How To Time your Sewing Machine: And Make Sure Your Wife Will Stay With You Forever! - Paperback

$8.42

by Mike Riley (Author)The Sewing Machine is a woman's pride and joy. No one knows why. It just is. Except when it is missing stitches, breaking needles and making a knot that no sword could ever cut. The person who is able to time a sewing machine, to make it work again, will never go hungry or lack female companionship. It is a woman's belief that she can sew, its in her genes. But it is also in this book. No machine can work well without being in tune, without being timed. Just like a car, ...

Portfolio Design for the Accessories Designer: How to create knock-their-socks-off accessories design portfolios - Paperback

$60.73

by Shenlei E. Winkler (Author)Portfolio Design for the Accessories Designer is specifically designed to teach how job-winning portfolios get created by the individual accessories designer. Design students, applicants to design schools, and recent graduates will all find this book helpful. Using examples drawn from a successful accessory designer's portfolio, this book demonstrates what it takes to have a professional, well-developed portfolio, using the best practices that we teach through ou...

$33.75

by Karen Bovard (Author)This is THE book on Split Ring Tatting that the tatting world has been waiting for This book will teach you not only how to work Split Ring Tatting but it will give you an understanding of the uniqueness of the technique, how to manipulate it, and various ways to work it. Learn how to create Take Off Rings and utilize joins to create unique, contemporary designs never before offered. There are NO chains in this book.....only rings If you like how geometric and patt...

MORE Fun with Split Ring Tatting - Paperback

$33.75

by Karen Bovard (Author)In MORE Fun with Split Ring Tatting, Karen Bovard (The ShuttleSmith) has created a totally new look and approach to tatting using Split Ring Tatting technique. The designs are modern and focus on several themes: Use of multiple colors in one piece, Celtic inspired designs; and Lace-Tessellation inspired designs (free math lesson included). An introductory chapter is devoted to understanding how to read/use the Visual Patterns as well as tips for achieving Split Ring Ta...

Block Alphabets in Split Ring Tatting - Paperback

$27.00

by Karen Bovard (Author)Go back to elementary school and relearn the joy of creating Block Alphabet Letters & Numbers, this time in Split Ring Tatting Technique. This book features 2 complete, different block alphabet letters & numbers, one very simple and quick to make, the other more eloquent with serif attributes. In addition, there are 11 patterns for frames to accentuate and use your letters &/or numbers to create memorable gifts. Included in these frames is an elegant frame ...