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Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts
Let an experienced bladesmith take you through the step by step
process of making a knife, from a piece of steel to a finished and
polished blade with a leather sheath. Second edition includes
detailed explanations of how the the heat treating process works.
Re-Bound is a beautiful book on bookbinding with a fun green
twist-all the projects use recycled and upcycled materials. This
book shows you how to take everyday materials from around the
house, flea markets, thrift stores, and hardware stores and turn
them into clever and eye-catching hand-made books.
Offering a challenging new argument for the collaborative power of
craft, this ground-breaking volume analyses the philosophies,
politics and practicalities of collaborative craft work. The book
is accessibly organised into four sections covering the cooperation
and compromises required by the collaborative process; the
potential of recent technological advances for the field of craft;
the implications of cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural
collaborations for authority and ownership; and the impact of
crafted collaborations on the institutions where we work, learn and
teach. With cutting-edge essays by established makers and artists
such as Allison Smith (US) and Brass Art (UK), curator Lesley
Millar, textile designer Trish Belford and distinguished thinker
Glenn Adamson, Collaborating Through Craft will be essential
reading for students, artists, makers, curators and scholars across
a number of fields.
Who says gnomes are just for the holiday season? These eight
mythological creatures will bring a touch of whimsy to your home
all year long. Bixley adds a festive touch to your Christmas decor;
Lorenzo & Esme let you show your love on Valentine's Day;
Pascal is waiting patiently for Easter; Blossom is ready to plant
her flowers; Sukie hopes to scare someone at Halloween; Carmine has
raided the pumpkin patch; and Darrell -well, Darrell is just
hanging around the farmhouse all year long! All designs are made
using worsted-weight yarn and are around 18cm tall and 10cm wide.
Blanca is the ideal place for the slow movement, to enjoy the charm
of its landscapes and to relax and live better. One cannot hurry
the act of creation. Maybe this is a reason that we find in this
village so many painters. They all need pace, slowness, silence to
be creative and productive. I came from Holland, 40 years ago, and
hated in that country the long queues of cars, the great haste of
the people. During my travels to many foreign countries as a result
of international business I came to the conclusion that there for
me are only two places to live well: Haiwai and Blanca. This book
has been written for you in ten lenguages: English, German, Dutch,
Italian, French, Swedish, Russian, Arabic, Japonese and Chinese.
Drawing Cute Animals in Colored Pencil offers simple step-by-step
drawing instructions that help you to learn how to draw your
favorite animals. Adorable animals like rabbits, squirrels, deer,
and pigs come alive with vibrant color and beautiful detail. Using
colored pencils learn tips and techniques to easily draw an
elephant, polar bear, lion, alpaca, hippopotamus, and several
others. The instructions are simple to follow, but detailed enough
so anyone can easily achieve great success in replicating each
figure. Author Ai Akikusa loves animals and she shares interesting
details about each animal in each section. Enjoy Drawing Cute
Animals in Colored Pencil as a guidebook to animals and drawing in
color!
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