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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts
This title includes designs that use both large and small needles
and simple techniques for edgings, seams, spacing, and shaping.
Both beginning and experienced knitters can create a world of
luxury with this wonderful lace knitting book from award-winning
Scottish designer Catherine Thomson. By pairing exciting yarns with
the ideal lace stitches, these 22 stylish, streamlined designs show
how to produce bold and beautiful lace with the minimum number of
stitches, including projects to knit on the go. Highlights include
circular and triangular shawls and wraps, beginner and heirloom
samplers, a baby celebration robe set, scarf, hat, boot toppers,
anklets, leggings, fingerless gloves, garter, necklace and more.
To the rhythm of a buzzing sewing machine, Sanne & Riet guide
you through their world of fabric and thread. A floral brooch for
your daughter, a laptop sleeve for your son, a tissue box cover
matching your curtains, or a handbag for yourself: there is no need
to register for sewing classes as Sanne & Riet's manuals show a
healthy dose of creative resourcefulness and contain helpful tricks
and simple alternatives to get around the classic sewing rules.
Beginners start with the well-documented step-by-step tutorials
explaining all the basics, while skilled seamstresses discover
helpful advice from fellow experts. In short, you will find a most
delightful array of simple, stylish projects: from baby items to
bags, from home decoration to picnic blankets. A separate pull-out
section of full-size patterns enables you to get started right
away--no photocopying or enlarging required.
Sandy Griffiths shares fresh, original ideas for a range of pewter
jewellery. Choose from various brooches, bracelets, necklaces and
earrings. Make them for yourself or as sure-to-be-appreciated
gifts. 20 projects, several with illustrated variations; Diagrams
for all designs included; Easy to make, yet stylish and fabulous.
For centuries logic puzzles have entertained, inspired an educated
kids of all ages Studies have shown that these engaging 'brain
teasers' provide unsurpassed benefits to the body and mind,
increasing manual dexterity, mathematical abilities and overall
intellectual agility. "Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles" provides plans
and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual
puzzles. Projects range from traditional 'out together / take
apart' games like pentominoes and soma cubes to more sophisticated
'unlocking' head-scratchers, such as the Burr and Heart Box
puzzles. Readers will also learn specialised cutting, drilling,
sanding, gluing and finishing techniques that make crafting wooden
puzzles possible.
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