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Enjoy coloring mandalas like you never have before! From
best-selling artist Thaneeya McArdle comes a new adult coloring
book that features 40 nature-inspired mandala designs with flowers,
butterflies, hedgehogs, chipmunks, birds, and other signs of
spring. With introductory tips on coloring techniques and an
inspirational gallery of completed examples to inspire you before
you begin, Woodland Mandalas Coloring Book is sure to breathe new
life into your coloring practice. Designs are printed on a single
side of high-quality, extra-thick paper with perforated edges for
easy removal and display.
For those who work with FIBER in weaving, spinning, crocheting,
knitting, macrame; for those who work with CLOTH in batik,
tie-dying, quilting, applique, soft sculpture, sewing. With this
book you can come one step closer to making it from ""scratch"" -
increasing your involvement and satisfaction in your craft, while
enhancing the beauty and value of your finished uh_product. Rich,
soft, subtle colors, not easily copied by synthetic man-made dyes,
are commonly obtained from natural dye sources. The end reward is
beautiful natural colors, but equally rewarding is the pleasure to
be derived from collecting natural materials and from the dyeing
process itself. The world around you becomes a treasure house of
""hidden"" possibilities, with common and readily available plant
materials yielding colors that can be as surprising as they are
special. Like the ancient Hawaiians who colored their tapa cloth
with dyes from kukui, ferns, and other plants of their islands, you
become more sensitive to your natural environment. A greater
respect for craftspeople of the past and a deeper appreciation for
the materials are every natural dyer's gain. Val Frieling
Krohn-Ching is a distinguished weaving and textile design artist
whose curiosity and desire for experimenting has also made her the
authority on dyeing with plant materials in Hawaii using wool
fibers. She now shares the results of her years of experimentation
- and her enthusiasm - with others. Even beginners can use her
basic principles and techniques successfully to achieve new results
of their own. Hawaii Dye Plants and Dye Recipes is itself an
artistic production, filled with charming, botanically accurate
pen-and-ink drawings to aid in plant identification. Instructions
are concise and easy to follow. Interesting information about each
plant enlivens the text, as do personal comments about the author's
experimentation and sources of natural materials. A color chart,
photographed from actual wool samples prepared by the author, shows
more than 300 beautiful results that the natural dyer can achieve
using recipes in this book.
Ages 6 to 12 yearsMake your very own bracelet!The BRAZILIAN
BRACELET is the South American cousin of the traditional FRIENDSHIP
BRACELET. When a friendship bracelet is tied on the wrist of a
friend, that friend can make a wish. Then, the bracelet must remain
on the friend's wrist until it falls off on its own. At that
moment, the WISH comes true. Some believe that the charm will be
broken if the bracelet is taken off before it falls off on its
own.But you won't have to wait for your beautiful BRAZILIAN
BRACELET to fall off. Complete with the SEED BEADS and RIBBON, it
can easily be removed using the magnetic clasp!
The Christmas Jumper Colouring book is a new and exciting, festive
jumper-themed colouring book. Available in time for the start of
the Christmas season, the gorgeous images of jumpers to colour in
will offer the keen artist a unique take on the colouring-in craze.
Packed with a wide variety of jumper designs - from simple winter
patterns to complex festive scenes - there are designs to suit
every mood and situation. The Christmas Jumper Colouring book is a
smaller, handy size making it the ideal gift.
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