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Handy Farm Devices and How to Make Them

Author : Rolfe Cobleigh

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 326 pages

File Size : 29,48 MB

Release : 2013-06-28

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 1627932135

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Book Description

A wonderful book for anyone interested in starting their own homestead or small farm. This book will show you how to be self reliant and build the things you'll need. There are more than 200 illustrations showing you how to make handy farm devices. You'll learn about the farmer's workshop and tools, running a grindstone, making a dumb waiter, making a cradle, how to clean a well, how to stake out stock, bee keeping, how to transplant trees, how to build a bridge for a small stream, how to keep a gate from sagging, important points in house building, how to build small greenhouses, advice on the best way to split wood, black smithing, and much, much more in this thrift-conscious and environmentally wise book.



All Points Patchwork

Author : Diane Gilleland

Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC

Page : 225 pages

File Size : 12,36 MB

Release : 2015-06-08

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1612124216

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Book Description

The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up — which is no easy feat! Set yourself up for success with the rediscovered technique of English paper piecing. Using paper templates to guide your pattern, you can expertly fit your quilting shapes together before you even start sewing. All Points Patchwork takes you far beyond traditional hexagons and accommodates triangles, diamonds, octagons, and even curved shapes. Simple instructions for decorating clothing, bedding, and home decor open up astounding possibilities for quilters of all levels.



Sewing with Oilcloth

Author : Kelly McCants

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 406 pages

File Size : 19,60 MB

Release : 2013-02-04

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1118591232

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Book Description

20 fresh patterns to sew a variety of fun and functional projects with oilcloth Sewing with Oilcloth covers sewing with the family of specialty fabrics collectively known as oilcloth. You'll get easy-to-follow instructions, special tips and tricks needed to get the most out of these fabrics, the unique applications of each, and how to treat and care for the finished pieces. From home goods to accessories, from baby gear to outdoor decor, you'll find oilcloth sewing projects that unlock the potential of both traditional choices and new designer prints. You'll follow along helpful, trouble-free instructions to sew oilcloth projects like a simple tablecloth, garden apron, farmer's market tote, baby bib, and so much more. Includes patterns for making 20 fun and functional projects to sew with oilcloth Offers valuable instruction and a clean, appealing design Features beautiful and polished full-color photographs of all projects Whether you're a seasoned stitcher or just starting out in the exciting world of sewing with oilcloth, this one-of-a-kind book gives you everything you need to easily get the most out of this specialty fabric.



Home Comforts

Author : Cheryl Mendelson

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 900 pages

File Size : 12,69 MB

Release : 2005-05-17

Category : House & Home

ISBN : 0743272862

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Book Description

A classic bestselling resource for every household, Home Comforts helps you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home. “Home Comforts is to the house what Joy of Cooking is to food.” —USA TODAY Home Comforts is an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. It is a lively and readable guide for both beginners and experts in all the domestic arts. From keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains, folding a fitted sheet, cleaning china, tuning a piano, lighting a fire, setting the dining room table—this guide covers everything that people might want to do for themselves in their homes. Further topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, this is a practical, good-humored, philosophical guidebook to the art and science of household management.



Pop-Up Design and Paper Mechanics

Author : Duncan Birmingham

Publisher :

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 19,98 MB

Release : 2016-04-14

Category : Paper work

ISBN : 9781784941659

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Book Description

Pop-Up Design & Paper Mechanics offers a totally new, entertaining, and approachable method to pop-up theory and practice. Numerous mechanisms are distilled into a logical set of 18 underlying shapes. These shapes are all simply explained with step-by-step instructions and hundreds of vivid photographs and illustrations. Detailed information regarding techniques for building upon and layering these shapes to create your own amusing pop-up art is also included.



Improv Patchwork

Author : Maria Shell

Publisher : C&T Publishing Inc

Page : 100 pages

File Size : 50,50 MB

Release : 2017-10-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1617454974

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Book Description

Explore new options in improvisational piecing and empower your creativity! Cut and combine solid-color fabrics to create your own “prints”—stripes, polka dots, chevrons, plaids, and more. Forget the rules (and even your ruler) as you piece colorful solids into compelling quilt designs. Use color, pattern, and repetition to develop your personal design aesthetic as you stitch freely to create unique quilts that pack a punch!



Sewing Made Simple

Author : Tessa Evelegh

Publisher : Chronicle Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 24,61 MB

Release : 2012-05-02

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781452106304

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Book Description

This comprehensive book breaks down all of the terms, tools, and skills necessary to become an expert seamstress. More than 500 color images inspire while a detailed visual glossary outlines fabric types, sewing notions, and finishing stitches. Crafters will learn how to master the machine, hand stitch, and work with patterns in no time! Best of all, the book includes instructions for 20 gorgeous projects—pillows, totes, aprons, and more. Accessible and visually stunning, Sewing Made Simple is the ultimate resource that sewers—beginners and experts alike—will want on their bookshelf for years to come.



Pop-Up Design and Paper Mechanics

Author : Duncan Birmingham

Publisher : GMC Publications

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 12,92 MB

Release : 2019-02-21

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781784945145

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Book Description

This comprehensive guide to pop-up design and paper mechanics is a delightful introduction to the intriguing aspects of a fascinating craft. This new and accessible approach to pop-up theory and practice distills the numerous mechanisms into a logical set of 18 underlying shapes and explains the techniques for building these shapes. The author demonstrates how sophisticated pop-up designs are constructed and shows how to form a three-dimensional reference book. Invaluable for both professional and amateur designers. Appeals to craft-hobby enthusiasts who make their own greeting cards, but is also a useful aid to teachers of art, design and technology, designers, illustrators and sculptors.



Pop-up Paper Structures

Author : Heidi Pridemore

Publisher : C&T Publishing

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,2 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9781571204202

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Book Description

Sometimes paper crafting just seems so...flat. No more!Pop-Up Funshows crafters everywhere how to bring more dimension to books, cards, gift cards, scrapbook pages, and much more with easy, exciting pop-ups. All that’s needed are card stock and a few basic supplies. Dozens of photos and easy step-by-step instructions make it so easy to add pop-up fun to images, words, and sayings. Special ideas for holidays, birthdays, and invitations let friends and family enjoy the top of the pops, too. * Add 3D pizzazz to any paper craft--cards, scrapbook pages, gift tags, more! * 12 simple pop-up techniques and 9 complete projects * Great ideas for holidays, birthdays, weddings, parties



Modern Mending

Author : Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald

Publisher : National Geographic Books

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 30,18 MB

Release : 2021-06-08

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1782219609

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Creatively mend and customize your old clothes to revitalize your outfits and save the planet Bring new life to your old clothes and fabrics with this fun, easy-to-follow guide to modern mending. Across the globe, we send tonnes of clothing to landfill each year. In fact, clothing consumption in the UK and US are one of the highest in the world. But the good news is that mending is trending, and it's never been easier to repair and reinvent your favourite clothes. Inspired by the slow fashion movement that's taking the sewing world by storm, Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald has created a comprehensive guide to mending your own clothes in a way that combines creativity and sustainability. In Modern Mending, she demystifies mending and shares step-by-step instructions for a range of techniques, including stitching, darning, patching, needle felting and machine darning. So next time you tear your favourite jeans or find a hole in your jumper, think twice before throwing them away. With Modern Mending, you'll gain the skills and confidence needed to rebel against fast fashion now and for years to come.