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They're all made from wood and glass. Yet in the hands of international artisans, these traditional crafts are transformed into interesting and marvelous objects. Pore through projects featuring découpage on ceramics or glass. Consider making medieval folk art or painted icons. Maybe painted furniture hits a chord with you, or woodturned bowls, wooden clocks, or gilded flowers. From all parts of the earth, and from all periods of history, these artists find inspiration in sources that excite the imagination, and you will too, once you see these projects in all their impressive photographic splendor.
She had a huge success with her book of wildflower patterns, and now Annette Rich is back with more stunning botanical projects ! Featuring a wide range of embroidery traditions, these designs accurately capture the details of blooms like the majestic and stunning Waratah and the charmingly subtle Flannel Flower. Through the use of rayon threads and three-dimensional styling, even gorgeous pinks and delicate desert roses come out beautifully and realistically.
A reference stitch book for needlepointers.
A veteran US frogman recounts his experiences in World War II and the risky pre-invasion missions of the Underwater Demolition Teams. ?Into Enemy Waters is the story of World War II’s most elite and daring unit of warriors, the direct precursors to the Navy SEALs, told through the eyes of its last living member, ninety-five-year-old George Morgan. Morgan was just a wiry, seventeen-year-old lifeguard from New Jersey when he joined the Navy’s new combat demolition unit, tasked to blow up enemy?coastal defenses ahead of landings by Allied forces. His first assignment: Omaha Beach on D-Day. When he returned stateside, Morgan learned that his service was only beginning. Outfitted with swim tr...
From the absolute beginner to the experienced embroiderer, this design book has applications across the many forms of textured embroidery. Clear instructions are given for all the relevant techniques and for all the projects detailed.
An index to children's craft books published since 1991. Provides a guide to craft instructions alphabetically by project, or by type of material used.
In Diabetes: Good Food Choices, culinary author and food technology educator Ruby M. Brown makes managing diabetes easy and fun, applying her unique flair for modifying traditional favorite foods to suit specific dietary requirements. A nutritional analysis is provided for each recipe, detailing calories, total fat, saturated fat, fiber, carbohydrates, sodium, and protein per service and for the entire recipe. Incudes 100 plus delicious recipes and key information and dietary strategies for managing diabetes, and an extensive quick-reference glossary of diabetes-related terms and concepts.
Originally used during the late 17th century as a substitute for costly lace, hardanger continues to rise in popularity among needleworkers. Explore the possibilities of this unique form of needle art. Begin by choosing the right threads, needles, fabrics, hoops, beads, and other supplies. After mastering the stitches and techniques used, including needleweaving, buttonhole stitching, making eyelets, satin stitch, colonial knots, rosettes, and lacy edging, you're ready to choose from dozens of projects. Make a black currant pincushion, an exquisite shawl, a beautiful and useful embroiderer's box, a keepsake wedding cushion, a cheerful daisy greeting card, festive Christmas decorations, or a pretty flowered vest. Whether you've done needlework for years or are relatively new to the craft, you're sure to find hardanger to be an exciting addition to your stitching repertoire. Sally Milner 80 pages, 16 color illus., 30 b/w illus., 7 1/2 x 10.