In Vintage Vibe Quilts, noted quilting instructor and fabric designer, Louise Papas shares her expertise in recreating quilts from some of her favorite bygone eras, often using scrab fabrics with a combination hand quilting techniques and machine piecing. Before you begin quilting along with Louise, she will first teach you the basics of choosing fabrics and what tools are best to have at the ready to make the process smoother and more enjoyable. Louise then shows you how to make and use templates and techniques for cutting, piecing, and needle-turn applique, along with techniques for finishing your projects including basting, quilting, and binding. Projects include 8 quilts and 9 scrappy projects including accent pillows, handbag, pincushion and a notebook. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, materials lists, cutting instructions, and assembly diagrams. Whether new to quilting or a seasoned sewist, you are sure to enjoy handcrafting heirloom quality quilts with a touch of modern flair.
"Essential Crochet Dictionary is an incredible reference guide that covers 100 stitches you need to know to be a successful crocheter, including granite stitch, braided stitch, picot stitch, trellis stitch, Tunisian stitch and so much more! You will be able to tackle any crochet project after mastering the correct stitch for it with these easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and over 150 photos for guidance. Great for beginner, intermediate, and advanced crocheters, the stitches are organized by style. The stitches have been photographed on a black background, making the details of the stitch easier to see -- and learn! It's a must-have for any yarn lover's library."--
"A collection of 35 knitted shawl patterns that includes basic stitches and tips for beginner, intermediate, and advanced knitters"--
"Join a trio of quilting experts as they show you how you can infuse a more modern aesthetic into your quilts. Authors Kiley Ferons, Megan Saenz, and Elyse Thompson present 20 quilting projects featured in the pages of Modish Quilter -- from small projects for the home and quilted wall hangings to statement-making bed quilts -- each piece celebrates the trend of modern quilt design. Each project includes full-size or easily resizable templates, step-by-step instructions including materials lists, fabric requirements, and pattern guidelines. Smaller quilt projects such as accents pillows allow you to strengthen your skills as you progress towards larger, more design intensive designs. Whether new or an experienced quilter, you'll appreciate the call-out sections and tutorials for specialized quilting skills and techniques including couching, rope sewing, English paper piecing, applique, and how to make specific traditional blocks."--
"Includes a stitch dictionary, instructions for embroidering on footwear, information on materials, and ideas for customizing canvas shoes or espadrilles"--
"In Piece and Quilt As You Go, you'll learn how organic the quilting process can be--all while creating visually dazzling quilts. Inside, author Debi Schmitz Noriega will steer you through 24 modern designs using the Quilt As You Go technique. Offering precise measurements and photographed instructions, Debi shows you how to make statement quilts without a long-arm machine. This technique works equally well for new or recycled fabrics, produces almost no waste, and helps you complete your projects quickly. Whether you're crafting table runners, pillows, lap quilts, or wall quilts, there's something here for quilters of all skill levels!"--Provided by publisher.
"Knit, wash & dry your way to comfy slippers for the whole family! Creating comfy footwear for you and your family is enjoyable and rewarding when you learn the age-old tradition of felting. Guided by three notable knitters, you'll learn to make 22 customizable projects for adults and children. From the best yarns to use for felting to the types of needles and useful tips for felting slipper success, you'll be ready to treat your and your family's feet to handmake comfort. Each project is presented with a specific design and size but can be customized to your own size, personality, and style. For that added personal touch, embellish with ribbons, fringe, pom-poms, or ruffles--you're only limited by your imagination!"--
Kids' Quilting Workshop is the perfect book for young and new quilters. Author Heidi Pridemore has created a collection of 12 different types of blocks that, when finished, can be fashioned into a patchwork quilt. She also includes 15 fun-to-make projects in bright, bold styles and colors that are achievable for young makers. The motifs are teen-approved--hearts, stars, daisies, butterflies, and more--and will appeal to the young maker audience. As a solid "workshop" book for young makers, this one combines both sewing and quilting techniques and will appeal to the quilt market audience.
"Ultimate Guide: Ceramic & Stone Tiling, 4th Edition teaches any homeowner or do-it-yourselfer how to design, plan, and install new tile on floors, walls, countertops, patios, and more! With more than 625 inspirational photographs and instructional illustrations, this comprehensive manual leads you through the processes of preparing the site and selecting the right ceramic, stone, porcelain, vinyl, or glass tile. Learn how to troubleshoot problems, make repairs, and maintain new tile in this updated 4th edition"--
The Dive Atlas of the World, Revised and Expanded Edition offers an inspirational tour of top dive sites around the world, based on first-hand experience, photographed by experts. Lending his vast diving knowledge to this edition is Technical Editor, Nick Lucey. Nick is an industry expert and among the world's foremost scuba diving travel journalists. Filled with stunning photography -- dives from the Blue Hole at Lawson Reef and the wreck of the Umbria in the Red Sea to Michaelmas on the Great Barrier Reef, the Updated Edition offers a global tour of top dive sites. From well-known classics to sites that have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from, including an expanded selection of Caribbean dive sites.
The Complete Starter Guide to Making Bread author Kathryn Hawkins understands the importance of providing clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions for creating the perfect loaf of bread. Chapters include the history of bread and breadmaking, essential ingredients and equipment, basic techniques, and troubleshooting. The more than 25 recipes include Irish soda bread, wholewheat loaf, focaccia, Bao buns, and cornbread. The informative "How-to" section covers topics including kneading and proofing and provides tips and tricks for making bread gluten-free, vegan, or with a sugar substitute.
"Food journalist Carol Wilson guides you through the time-honored tradition of preserving fruits, vegetables, herbs, and more with easy-to-understand instructions, practical tips, and helpful hints so you can enjoy the freshness of your garden all year round. From making jams, jellies, marmalades, and fruit butters to pickles, chutney's and relishes, the time-tested methods found in this book will help you capture flavor and maximize the value of your harvest. Canning, fermenting, salting, and dehydrating instructions are all included"--
Create stunning works of mosaic art with stickers! This distinctive poly-art paint-by-sticker book with perforated pages features a collection of 10 highly detailed geometric designs of animals from the animal kingdom including fox, lion, hummingbird, and owl. Your art will come to life as you place the sticker on its corresponding numbered shape on the design. Interesting facts about each animal are shared throughout.
"Fixtures and Chucks for Woodturning, Revised and Expanded Edition gathers all the essential information about woodturning chucks and fixtures in one place, making the subject accessible and easy to understand. Inside, you'll find all the expert tips and techniques you need to optimize your use of the lathe. Whether you specialize in bowls, spindles, scoops, platters, or pens, you'll gain the skills to prepare the blank, mount it in the machine, and confidently troubleshoot any problems that arise. Updated information in this edition includes 5 new projects -- two types of rolling pin (traditional and French), a whimsical doughnut turned on a doughnut chuck, a jumbo screw chuck, and a lidded box -- instructions for mounting a Beall buffing system to your lathe, new high-quality photos, a fresh layout, and newly updated information by author Doc Green."--Amazon.com.
3D Scroll Saw Projects is a compilation of all the best compound-cutting articles from Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts magazine. Packed with tips, techniques, 35 compound-cut projects, and over 150 full-size patterns, you'll find projects for decorative items like Christmas ornaments, and holiday gift boxes to practical items like air plant holders, vases, miniature birdhouse ornaments, and bookends. You'll only need to use just a scroll saw and some scrap wood to create gorgeous 3D sculptures in just one sitting. Whether you're a beginner or have been scrolling for decades, you'll find plenty of patterns you can tackle with success!
Don't just make a toy, create an heirloom! Toymaker Brad Anderson's motto is "Wood toy plans for all ages. Designed to be built tough, to be passed down, and to last." Join him as he shares decades of woodworking wisdom so you can make durable, kid-safe vehicle toys that youngsters will enjoy. Starting with sections on wood selections, tool guides, design basics, and toy safety, he then jumps into 16 projects with high-quality illustrated step-by-step instructions. The projects range from beginner to advanced so there is a project for everyone to tackle.
Featuring 31 stunning manga people rendered with beautifully flowing kimono fabrics and patterns, Magnificent Manga Coloring Book is a manga coloring book for any coloring or manga enthusiast who appreciates fine art. It features mesmerizing human line-art pages inspired by the tranquility and mystique of Japanese culture. Her figures appear in motion and incorporate Japanese "fabric" patterns for the ultimate coloring experience.
"The ultimate pattern book for laser cutters, the book is packed with 500 intricate patterns for the laser cutter. Inside you'll find QR codes for pattern downloads, expert advice on wood selection and finishing, as well as a gallery of inspirational pieces. Each fretwork style project can be easily stacked to save time and includes everything from traditional-looking baubles to more modern trees, reindeer, vehicles and more."--Provided by publisher.
Whether experienced or new to woodcarving, you are sure to appreciate the in-depth knowledge of the art form from author David Young. The book begins with information on what you need to know to start whittling including tools, materials, knife sharpening, and techniques. Next, David covers finishing with instructions for his simple painting technique to achieve professional-looking results. Using these techniques, you'll then be ready to start whittling the 13 beautifully illustrated projects which range in difficulty, building on the skills and techniques used in each. Each project uses a 1" x 1" x 'varying length' block and can be completed in less than an hour. The scale of the projects and the use of minimal tools and supplies make carving the projects possible in virtually any space or location.
Become a digital manga master with the Ultimate Guide to Manga Art. You'll learn tips and tricks to improve your art, learn how to use the authentic Japanese art tool, Sai, and quick ways to create action lines, emotes, backgrounds and more. Within each project presented you are given expert advice from professional manga artists, a look into their portfolios and learn what software they use and why to create their detailed scenes. Get inspired and watch your manga art come to life with help from the masters.
Learn all about using a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) router while woodworking. Written for the absolute beginner, the author, Ralph Bagnall, provides an introduction to CNC, how the machines work, and 5 CNC projects to get started and find success. Full color photos enhance the readers' understanding of the craft. Projects include a Tic-Tac-Toe game, a cup holder, a coaster, a garden sign to identify plants and a metric conversion chart for the shop.
Essential Fish and Game Cookbook is jam-packed with ways for you to enjoy mouthwatering, wholesome meals, from shore lunches to gourmet dinners using the fish you've caught and the wild game you've harvested. Recipes are made with locally sourced, seasonal ingredients and are user-friendly with few ingredients and preparation steps.
"Features the basics of woodcarving and step-by-step animal carving projects; includes photography and full-size whittling patterns"--
The New Complete Guide to Band Saws: Revised Edition takes everything you loved from the original and makes it even more comprehensive! Author Mark Duginske--a lifelong woodworker with patented woodworking inventions of his own--has compiled a veritable encyclopedia for band saw workers: shopping for the right saw, choosing your blade, straight and curved cuts, patterns, jigs, fixtures, and more! Now you'll see over 250 illustrations and 3D diagrams, where the high-detail, step-by-step photography holds your hand through every aspect of how to use a band saw.
Get ready to capture the world's favorite pop phenom's wide array of likenesses, sticker by sticker, in the Ultimate Taylor Swift Sticker Mosaic Art, 13 Fearless Mosaic Art Designs and Fun Facts. This unofficial, yet distinctive, poly-art book for Swifties of all ages features a collection of 13 (Taylor's lucky number) geometric designs, mosaic art origin story and Taylor Swift Through the Eras biography and album chronology. Learn why 13 is Taylor's lucky number and how it has played such a significant role in her life and career. Each design uses more than 50 colored stickers to create bold images from her tours and appearances and includes fun facts and Taylor Swift trivia. Stickers can be removed and adjusted as you work. Once you are satisified with its placement, simply press down to secure. Designs are printed on thick, perforated pages that can be framed and displayed.
The Self-Care Journal: Make Time for Yourself asks just the right questions to allow you to reflect and recharge your soul. It reminds you to let go of what you can't control, be honest with yourself, declutter your heart and your home, how to break old habits, and stay positive. Some of the 50+ chapters include Positive Power, Own Your Feelings, Let it Go!, Self-Esteem, Find Your Center, 5 Helpful Hobbies, Sleep Tight, You Did It!, and more!
Combat the "I'm bored" blues and engage children with an entertaining alternative to technology with The Dinosaur Boredom Buster activity book. Children will find the book's wide array of riddles, coloring pages, labyrinths, spot-the-differences, and search-and-find activities both fun and rewarding. Activities increase in difficulty to keep children entertained and challenged throughout. Learning through play with activities that require logic, focus, and critical thinking skills builds self-esteem and confidence and reinforces that learning can be fun.
Hidden Puzzle Pictures in the Ocean is filled with more than 850 ocean themed icons to find across 50 black and white line art hidden puzzle pictures. Each seek-and-find picture puzzle is either 1 or 2 pages long and challenges kids to find different sea creatures, animals and other objects including giant octopuses, blue whales, tiny starfish boats, flying fish, coral, boats, snorkels, candles, seahorse, crabs, sunhats, boots, and even a pear! Throughout the activity book, kids will learn fun facts about different ocean creatures. The picture puzzles can also be used as coloring pages.
Combat the "I'm bored" blues and engage children with an entertaining alternative to technology with The Monster Boredom Buster activity book. Children will find the book's wide array of riddles, coloring pages, labyrinths, spot-the-differences, and search-and-find activities both fun and rewarding. Activities increase in difficulty to keep children entertained and challenged throughout. Learning through play with activities that require logic, focus, and critical thinking skills builds self-esteem and confidence and reinforces that learning can be fun.
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