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Book SynopsisArt Nouveau presents a new overview of the international Art Nouveau movement. Art Nouveau represented the search for a new style for a new age, a sense that the conditions of modernity called for fundamentally new means of expression. Art Nouveau emerged in a world transformed by industrialisation, urbanisation and increasingly rapid means of transnational exchange, bringing about new ways of living, working and creating.This book is structured around key themes for understanding the contexts behind Art Nouveau, including new materials and technologies, colonialism and imperialism, the rise of the ''modern woman'', the rise of the professional designer and the role of the patron-collector. It also explores the new ideas that inspired Art Nouveau: nature and the natural sciences, world arts and world religions, psychology and new visions for the modern self. Ashby explores the movement through 41 case studies of artists and designers, buildings, interiors, paintings, graphic artTrade ReviewAshby’s book examines afresh the complex origins, conditions and manifestations of International Art Nouveau through a series of evocative case studies drawn from a range of national contexts and organised around a series of compelling themes. This complicates and challenges our understanding of this key period in modern art, architecture and design and opens up fascinating new insights into the ways in which diverse historical actors grabbled with a rapidly changing world in their search for “a modern style for a modern age” -- Sabine Wieber, Lecturer in History of Art, University of Glasgow, UKFresh and original in its approach, this study provides a comprehensive overview of Art Nouveau that considers the movement’s origins in imperialism and networks of global trade alongside its links to the emerging discipline of psychoanalysis, the concept of the “New Woman”, and new patterns of patronage in the arts. By casting formal innovation and experimentation as profoundly entangled with the social, political, and economic transformations of fin-de-siècle society, Art Nouveau promises to forever change the way that we understand this movement and its relevance to our own historical moment. -- Jessica M. Dandona, Professor of Liberal Arts, Minneapolis College of Art and Design, USATable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Part One 1. The 19th-century Roots of Art Nouveau 2. A New Style for a New Age 3. Sites of Art Nouveau: New Forms of Exhibition 4. Designers and Manufacturers: How Art Nouveau was Made and Sold 5. Art Nouveau on Paper: Print and Graphic Art 6. Art Nouveau Patrons and Networks Conclusion: Art Nouveau in Vienna Part Two 7. The Power of Nature 8. The Global Reach of Colonialism 9. Visions of Other Worlds and Hopes for the Future 10. Psychology, Sex and the Modern Self 11. Dream Spaces: The Art Nouveau Interior 12. New Art for a Changing World Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEmbark on a magical journey around the world with this stunning colouring book, the perfect way to relax this winter Inspired by moths of travelling the world, The Magical Journey explores some of our planet''s most beautiful landscapes and fascinating cities. This is an epic trip that will transport you from the depths of the Brazilian rainforest to the dizzying heights of the New Zealand mountains. Join Lizzie and faithful friend Paddy the Pug as they trek, fly, sail and swim through the wonders of the world, discovering hidden objects along the way. For fans of The Secret Garden and Animal Kingdom, this is the perfect companion to finding calm through creativity and mindfulness.

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Book SynopsisUnwind with cosy, easy-to-colour scenes that celebrate the magic of nature all year round.From springtime flowers and buzzing bees to autumn pumpkins and snow-dusted winter cabins, each page is filled with cute, comforting scenes that celebrate nature and the changing seasons. Perfect for cosy evenings or a bit of anytime relaxation, this book invites you to unwind and let your imagination run wild as you add your favourite colours and enjoy a sweet escape into each season''s cosy, joyful vibes.

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Book SynopsisA one-of-a-kind colouring experience from acclaimed pop-artist, Dean Russo. In his first-ever colouring book, Russo creates distinctive black-and-white line art colouring page versions of 30 of his popular animal paintings. Russo''s energetic animal paintings trigger an immediate emotional response through his use of vibrant colors and graphic pattern detailing. The 30 colouring page designs include exotic and wildlife animals, fish, dogs, and cats. This unique book also includes 8 stunning Dean Russo prints. Each is printed on perforated high-quality paper, ready for framing and display. For creative inspiration, this book also includes a full-colour photo gallery of the original paintings featured in the book. You''ll get a glimpse into Russo''s Brooklyn, New York art studio and learn more about his fascinating career and why his animal paintings have become known as "art that loves you back".

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Book SynopsisThis fully illustrated sticker book is a visual love letter to Florida and its iconic food, landmarks, cities, and more.I Love Florida Sticker Book is a beautiful and charming celebration of the Sunshine State. Filled with stickers illustrated by local artist Isabel Serna, this unique sticker book captures all that is iconic about Florida, including locations like the Keys, state parks, and big cities; beloved landmarks like Kennedy Space Center and the Tampa Zoo; food and animals; state symbols; fun phrases (keep Florida weird); and much more.  From the creators behind the bestselling Paint by Sticker series, this sticker book will speak to anyone who has a special place in their heart for the sunny state.

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Book SynopsisA visual love letter to New York City and its iconic food, landmarks, cities, and more.I Love New York City Sticker Book is a fun and colorful visual celebration of the Big Apple. Filled with 300+ stickers illustrated by local artist Laura Supnik, the book includes everything from yellow taxi cabs, the shining lights of Broadway, and our lovable pigeon and rat friends to all of the city’s boroughs and best-known landmarks (think Empire State Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, Staten Island Ferry, the Unisphere). From the creators behind the bestselling Paint by Sticker series, this sticker book will speak to anyone who has a special place in their heart for NYC.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of dyeing. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered and used the glory of colours created by earth pigments, plants and more. We move through history from the medieval dye gardens to the horrors of chemical dyes from the Victorian era that damaged watercourses, created pollution and caused terrible sickness and untold deaths. Today, along with safe commercial dyes, modern cottage industries' are once more the leaders in the innovative use of dye plants. The second part of the book brings us up to date, via interviews with modern day artisans. These dye workers generously allowed the author access to their studios and creative lives and discussed the way they use and adapt traditional methods, techniques and tools for the twenty-first century. Photos of their craft offers a unique window into the world of dyes. Finally, if you are inspired to try your hand at this fascinating craft, the book has a section that explains simple eco dyeing and planning your own dye garden. It also has a resources section containing a valuable list of suppliers of plants, seeds, dyes, tools and materials, as well as information about training courses, useful websites and more - everything you need to get started!

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Book Synopsis"Seasonal Plant Dyes" takes the reader on a seasonal journey throughout the year, showing them how to create colourful and environmentally friendly dyes using the different plants available in each season. At the beginning of the book there is practical advice on the best types of fabrics to use with plant dyes, details of a method that uses soya milk to help the dyes to stick to fabrics and some tips to help the reader harvest dye plants in a sustainable way that doesn't impact on the environment in a negative way. Each dye plant includes detailed horticultural information on how to grow them (or where to find them in the wild) along with notes on the best way to harvest them to ensure that the plant can be used year after year for making colourful dyes. Easy to follow tutorials on extracting the dye colour from each plant are then followed by instructions on how to dye fabrics and yarn with the plant dyes. Each season includes a project that utilises a collection of dyes from that season, bringing them together to create a beautiful textile project.

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Book SynopsisWith Natural Kitchen Dyes you can explore the magical world of natural dyes, without the need of a garden full of dye plants. Our kitchens are a great source of natural dye colours, from vegetable peels that create blush pinks and peaches, fruit skins that make lemon yellows, a green dye sourced from carrot tops, dried spices and used tea bags to create vibrant yellows, rich terracottas and deep browns. Natural Kitchen Dyes takes you through the exciting process of creating these wonderful natural colours, dyeing fabric with the dyes and suggests ingenious ways to get your hands on some natural dye sources. Accompanying the natural dye recipes in the book are ten environmentally conscious projects, which have been created not only to show off the natural dyes beautifully, but to help eliminate waste. Several of the projects actually utilise waste that would otherwise be composted or recycled such as old clothes turned into bags and patchwork floor cushions, to dried pulses past their expiration date used to make a beaded necklace.

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Book SynopsisThis title features 15 original craft projects inspired by the Minecraft video game sensation. Creepers, characters, tools and blocks are fun to create now and play with later. It is suitable for children aged eight and over. Bring your Minecraft adventure to life with easy-to-make craft projects! Use this imaginative book to create instantly recognisable toys, jewellery, wearables, and accessories, based on one of the most popular video games of all time. Author Choly Knight shows you how to quickly make real life versions of all your favourite Minecraft characters and game elements, using only a few basic craft supplies. The blocky pixilated graphics of Minecraft are perfect for so many different kinds of crafts. Inside you'll find 15 fun step-by-step projects for perler beads, duct tape, paper crafting, painting, sewing, and crocheting. So get in "creative mode" and celebrate the limitless possibilities of Minecraft!

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Book SynopsisBright, welcoming, and suitable for all skill levels, this comprehensive guide includes a complete primer on feltmaking techniques, step-by-step instructions for 46 marvelous projects, and inspiring profiles of professional feltmakers. Learn how to transform loose piles of wool fibers into a durable, nonwoven fabric that can be shaped into stylish bags, hats, pillow covers, and more. A little soap and water are all you need to start turning your wool scraps into an imaginative variety of fun and creative projects.

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Book SynopsisKnitted cables, with their three-dimensional twists and turns, are a common element in lots of patterns — but most patterns don’t include directions for executing them. Cable Left, Cable Right, by expert knitter Judith Durant, eliminates the mystery with detailed, in-depth instructions for creating 94 different styles of cable, from perfectly plain to fantastically fancy. Close-up photos and clear instructions teach you the techniques you need, including design options like braids, diamonds, and pretzels so you can make your cables truly one-of-a-kind. This book is the perfect companion to any knitting pattern featuring cables, giving you the information and skills to make polished, beautiful, and unique cables for any project.

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Book SynopsisHandmade soap is made extra-special with the addition of milk! Soaps enriched with milk are creamier than those made with water, and milk’s natural oils provide skin-renewing moisture and nourishment. In Milk Soaps, expert soapmaker Anne-Marie Faiola, author of Pure Soapmaking and Soap Crafting, demystifies the process with step-by-step techniques and 35 recipes for making soaps that are both beautiful and useful. She explains the keys to success in using a wide range of milk types, including cow, goat, and even camel milk, along with nut and grain milks such as almond, coconut, hemp, rice, and more. Photographs show soapmakers of all levels how to achieve a variety of distinctive color and shape effects, including funnels, swirls, layers, and insets. For beginners and experts alike, this focused guide to making milk-enriched soaps offers an opportunity to expand their soapmaking skills in new and exciting ways.

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Book SynopsisCustom-fit for comfort, custom-designed to suit personal taste, and stylish and satisfyingly DIY? Shoemaking checks all the boxes! Making shoes is a surprisingly accessible and increasingly popular craft, and with this photo-rich guide, even a beginner can make a comfortable pair of sandals in the course of a day with just a few simple tools and materials. From setting up a workshop and refining a design to making uppers, attaching soles, and adding finishing touches like buckles or studs, The Sandalmaking Workshop takes readers step by step through the process of creating modern leather sandals that are stylish and comfortable. The book includes traceable patterns for 14 of author Rachel Corry’s original sandal designs—both open- and closed-toe styles, including mules and slides—and covers a range of techniques so readers can build their skills and stretch the creative possibilities with each new pair they make.

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Book SynopsisForest lovers will delight in this intricate coloring book featuring beautiful, full-page, illustrated mandala-style designs with trees, leaves, plants, and other natural motifs!The oversized pages showcase the dazzling, complex mandala designs incorporating flowers, acorns, crystals, and more. Each coloring page is adorned with an inspiring quote on the back, making your coloring experience fun and relaxing without worrying about bleed-through. While this coloring book is wonderful for all ages, adults will appreciate the intricate details in popular adult coloring books. Enchanted Grove Mandala Coloring Book will provide hours of colorful fun and relaxation. Gorgeous nature-inspired mandalas to color and destress. 30 oversized coloring pages showcase dazzling details like trees, leaves, plants, and other natural motifsA great gift for all ages! Each spread is illustrated with great detail for hours of colorful fun and relaxation

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Book SynopsisLegendary Creations Comfortable Enough to Wear and Wield! Become the character you were destined to be! Joyce van den Goor, founder of Pretzl Cosplay, is here to guide you on your epic cosplay journey. Learn all the best tools, materials and trade techniques - such as sanding, shaping, detailing, painting and so much more - to craft standout armor and lightweight props out of EVA foam. Both cheap and easy-to-handle, this material is perfect for total newbies! With 22 different projects to test your skills, you’re sure to impress at your next comic-con, Renaissance faire or live action role-playing event. From a medieval warrior’s armor to a woodland elf’s iconic ears to an enchanting sorcerer’s handy spellbook, these pieces will serve as the perfect addition to your work-in-progress costume, or you can combine them all to create three full cosplay looks. Joyce provides traceable patterns for each project as well as detailed step-by-step images and plenty of ideas for variation. You’ll find all of the large fold-out patterns conveniently included in the back envelope, while the rest are the perfect size for printing at home. Remember: It’s dangerous to go alone! Take this comprehensive guide, and you’ll have everything you need to bring your nerdiest dreams to life.

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Book SynopsisBring the warmth and magic of the Harry Potter films into your home with Harry Potter: Homemade, featuring over 25 official Wizarding World crafts, home projects, and recipes.    From friendly fireside chats in the Gryffindor common room to a crowded breakfast table at The Burrow, the Harry Potter films are filled with cozy moments of friendship, family, and home. Inspired by those special moments, Harry Potter: Homemade offers more than 25 crafts, recipes, and activities to help you celebrate and share the comforting moments from the Harry Potter films in your own home. Divided into four chapters, one for each season of the year, projects include a wide range of crafts and activities including candle-making, quilting, jam-making, macramé, wreaths, felting, ceramics, and more. Make a Deathly Hallows wreath from the fauna around your home. Piece together a colorful quilt inspired by your favorite house. Make Honeydukes-inspired candies right in your own kitchen. Featuring step-by-step instructions and gorgeous photography, alongside behind-the-scenes facts, concept art, and film stills, Harry Potter: Homemade is perfect for crafters, makers, homebodies, and Harry Potter fans everywhere. 25+ PROJECTS: Craft and create candles, quilts, jam, macramé, wreaths, felt, ceramics and more inspired by the Wizarding World YEAR-ROUND GUIDE: A year-round guide to cozy projects from fresh summer fruit jams to warm, colorful quilts FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: Complete instructions and helpful charts make it easy for crafters of all ages to make thoughtful gifts  INSPIRING IMAGES: Beautiful full-color photography of every project helps ensure success! COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION: Create more projects inspired by Harry Potter with Harry Potter: Crafting Wizardry, Harry Potter: Watercolor Wizardry and Harry Potter: Knitting Magic  

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Book SynopsisThe idiots got you down? Get a needle and thread and stab your stress away with this collection of wash-your-mouth-out-with-soap cross-stitch patterns. Cursing a blue streak has never been so satisfying!    There are times when just hollering obscenities won’t do—you need to stab something. Now you can do both. Maybe Swearing Will Help combines two of the best stress-relievers—cursing, and cross stitch—into one of the most irreverently enjoyable crafting experiences you’ll ever have.  With 25 patterns from the crafting world’s most bad-ass cross-stitch designers, this book has everything from a modern take on the traditional sampler to retro comic book designs, all with snarky to downright foul-mouthed phrases. It is definitely not your grandmother’s cross stitch!   No previous experience is required. In addition to simple instructions and clear, easy-to-follow patterns, the book includes a guide to basic lesson in cross-stitch techniques, so anyone can start swearin’ and stabbin’ right away.  Whether you want the world to know that they need to wash their damn hands or you want to stitch a gift for your favorite potty mouth, Maybe Swearing Will Help has just what you need to find your way to inner f*cking peace. SWEARING AND STABBING: Get out your aggressions with a easy-to-make foul-mouth cross-stitch projects 25 PATTERNS: Choose from dozens of designs to send just the right message, from Bollocks to F*ck It FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL: From beginning potty-mouths to expletive experts, Maybe Swearing Will Help includes complete patterns, step–by-step instructions, and a guide to cross-stitch basics TOP DESIGNERS: Patterns created by  more than a dozen of the f*cking best-selling cross-stitch designers and influencers on Etsy INSPIRING IMAGES: Full-color images of the finished projects help ensure success and offer ideas of how to frame and display your beautiful damned artwork    

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Book SynopsisRelax and unwind with this stress-relieving colouring book of flowers. The art of colouring is a form of meditation, focusing the mind and stilling the endless mental chatter that saps our energy and causes stress and negative feelings. As you start to colour in these beautiful natural images you will unleash your inner creativity and find yourself gradually moving to a more peaceful and calming state of mind. You can colour in as little or as much as you like, taking your time to develop your picture the way you want it. There are no hard or fast rules, you are truly free to create your own unique designs using pencils, pens or paints. Start colouring today and enjoy the still, quiet voice of calm this simple meditative practice will bring.

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Book SynopsisViewed as the key to self-knowledge and inner peace in Eastern traditions, a mandala is a symbolic spiritual image which, when meditated on, can lead to profound and long-lasting personal transformation. Bringing together the deeply spiritual symbolism of the Celts with the healing power of mandala, this collection of beautiful, intricate artworks for you to colour in – from plants and animals, myths and legends, to the earth, the elements and the cosmos – is perfect for engaging in mindful meditation. Featuring specially commissioned mandala designs such as the World Tree, the Rose of Pure Love, the Floating Lotus and Dolphins at Play, this unique coloring book combines creativity with contemplation to help ease stress and anxiety, still the mind and regain your personal balance.

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Book SynopsisThe 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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Book SynopsisThe Time Garden is a magical adventure and the best-selling debut colouring book from Korean author and artist Daria Song, now available in English for the first time. 'A pleasure from page one' -- ***** Reader review'What a wonderful book. Pure fantasy' -- ***** Reader reviewAn amazing colouring book. A pleasure to colour in' -- ***** Reader review'Stunning' -- ***** Reader review'So so so so beautiful!' -- ***** Reader review**************************************************************************The Time Garden will sweep you away into an enchanted world, created in intricate pen and ink by Korean artist Daria Song.Journey through the doors of the cuckoo clock and into its inky innerworkings to discover a magical land ready and waiting for you to customize with whatever colours you can dream up.With gorgeously detailed colouring pages that also contain simple creative challenges to help readers customise pages and bring the story to life in their own way, this will keep adult you absorbed for hours, no matter your age.The Time Garden is an international best-selling colouring book and this edition finally makes it available in English. Full of beautifully detailed illustrations and printing on high quality stock paper, this is the perfect gift for colouring fans of all ages.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the power of mandalas with this drawing guide designed to help you look inward and give expression to your inner world of thoughts, feelings and experiences. Accessible for both artists and beginners, The Mandala Way acts as a gateway to the rich, multi-dimensional world of the mandala. Working your way through 16 mandalas, Eitan Kedmy offers an introduction, step-by-step line drawings, full-colour mandala art and a meditation for each mandala. The first eight lessons introduce you to basic templates, such as the Seed of Life and the Star of David. In the final eight lessons you will embark on a personal journey through the body's chakras: Sacral Chakra Mandala to help you feel more present. Heart Chakra Mandala to aid you in finding unconditional love within yourself. Throat Chakra Mandala to sharpen your self-expression. Combining creativity and fun with self-discovery and spiritual growth, the act of drawing mandalas helps to ease anxiety and insecurity, bring about clarity of thought and enhance our feelings of self-worth and self-confidence.

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Book SynopsisThings you could be doing instead of being on your phone:- Learning some Cockney rhyming slang- Doing the tree pose- Bottling a whole pearThere's more to life than looking at your phone. Beyond that tiny screen there's a whole world of fun, cool and weird things you could be doing instead! Whether you want to fill five minutes or spend an entire afternoon, this handy book is bursting with fascinating trivia, amazing facts and suggestions to free you from your screen - from the useful, to the fun, to the downright bizarre. Become the most interesting person you know: put down your phone, pick up a book - this book - and learn something new!

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Book SynopsisTake a trip into the deep blue with this 64-page project book and 250 sheets of origami paper.Bestselling origami expert Mari Ono has put together an awesome collection of ocean dwellers and sea creatures that kids and adults alike will love to make. Dive right in with a toothy shark, a wiggly jellyfish, playful sea otters, a shy little seahorse, and hilarious crabs. All 15 projects come with simple step-by-step instructions, difficulty ratings, and clear photographs with arrows showing you where to fold, meaning mastering the art of paper folding has never been easier. Origami Sea Animals comes with 250 specially designed pieces of origami paper, so you can start making your very own marine habitat right away.

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Book SynopsisFold 15 FUN animal origami models with this EXCITING ALL-IN-ONE block from BESTSELLING author Mari Ono, featuring a 64-page project book and 250 sheets of origami paper.Bestselling origami expert Mari Ono has put together an awesome collection of cute critters and interesting greenery that you might see right outside your window. Kids and adults alike will love to make cheerful squirrels, quirky mushrooms, bouncy frogs, sneaky foxes, and bright butterflies. All 15 projects come with simple step-by-step instructions, difficulty ratings, and clear photographs with arrows showing you where to fold, plus a basic origami techniques section to get you started, meaning mastering the art of paper folding has never been easier. Nature Origami comes with 250 specially designed pieces of origami paper, so you can start making the fun models right away!

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Book SynopsisBest in Show: Knit Your Own Cat offers the unique opportuity to knit yourself a cat. There are 25 different breeds included, from a charming moggy to a sleek Siamese, a precious Persian to a loving long hair. With Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne's designs you can now knit your precious pet, reproduce your favourite breed or even knit the cat you have always desperately wanted. The cats are surprisingly easy to make. It will only take a few evenings to create a covetable companion for life. Idiosyncratic descriptions of the various breeds accompany beautiful photography, making this book irresistable for both keen knitters and devoted cat-lovers.

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Book SynopsisThe book provides ideas and practical information easily accessible to textile students and designers, but also for people new this area. ; Advice on generating ideas and expressing them visually; A cultural and historical background to surface pattern design; Pattern structures and other design components; Tips on assessing a potential market; Experimental ways of working from paper onto fabric; Practical information on fabrics, recipes, equipment and techniques fro dyeing and printing; Ideas for future developments in textiles

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Book SynopsisA fascinating introduction charts the story of napery, its etiquette and fashions, followed by inspirational projects for folding, decorating and embellishing napkins. It includes styles and looks to suit every design theme and table concept, from a simple summery blue-and-white outdoor meal to shimmering flower-adorned napkins for a wedding. It shows you how to make all the classical napkin folds and includes step-by-step projects throughout with easy-to-follow diagrams for all the folds.

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Book SynopsisRecycling is one of the hottest new trends in embroidery, and this is the first book to cover it. Embroiderers recycle for many different reasons: to conserve old pieces of ephemera for the future, to give their work a personal touch, to convey meaning, or simply for economy. Covering both hand and machine embroidery, this book is packed with ideas for using many different types of salvaged material, such as fabric, paper, nature's materials including dried flowers and tree bark, plus plastic, wood and metal waste, and precious personal objects such as broken jewellery or special souvenirs. Illustrated in colour throughout with work from the world's leading contemporary embroiderers, the book covers : Introduction: Why recycle? • How to collect salvaged objects • Finding your own meaning • Fibre waste • Fabric waste • Recycling old embroidery • Paper and natural waste • Plastic waste • Wood, metal and mineral waste • Recycling packaging and booksTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why recycle? • How to collect salvaged objects • Finding your own meaning • Fibre waste • Fabric waste • Recycling old embroidery • Paper and natural waste • Plastic waste • Wood, metal and mineral waste • Recycling packaging and books

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Book SynopsisThis title features: over 50 glorious gifts and ideas to create from the natural produce grown in your own garden; how to create a wonderful variety of practical and ornamental garden items, both for your garden and as gifts for fellow enthusiasts; over 50 ideas, gifts and projects, illustrated step by step with beautiful photographs; create lovely decorative items like customized garden furniture and containers, painted pots, a decoupage seed box, and a lavender and herb garland. Try making useful tools and accessories such as a gardener's first aid kit, citronella candles, hand-painted plant labels and fruit-picking bags. It includes a seasonal checklist of activities, and planting practicalities such as growing from seed and potting on, to keep you busy in the potting shed through the year. This book takes its inspiration from the potting shed, the practical refuge that provides the perfect space in which to enjoy the potential of your garden. Here are dozens of projects to make, from decorated gift boxes and themed plant baskets to all manner of ornamental garden accessories. Ideas include items that you'll be tempted to keep for yourself, as well as for gifts any gardener would be delighted to receive, such as candle holders, a plant theatre, and a potted Mediterranean herb garden. All the projects are shown with easy-to-follow instructions. With over 350 glorious photographs by well-known, award-winning photographer, Michelle Garrett, this book captures and celebrates the creative spirit of gardening.

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Book SynopsisNow available in paperback, this best-selling title is THE essential guide to knitting. Whether you want to knit socks, use sequins and embroidery to embellish knitting, adapt a pattern to fit you beautifully or produce the perfect pocket, you can find out how to do it here. A comprehensive chapter on finishing your projects shows you how to get that really professional look and if you do make a mistake, just flip to the ‘Troubleshooting’ chapter to see how to fix it. Each chapter of this essential guide is devoted to one key area of knitting and provides clear and concise in-depth instructions along with step-by-step instructions for basic principles and more advanced techniques. Learn the basic knit and purl stitches, along with cast ons and cast offs, and in no time you will also be increasing and decreasing with ease. Once you’re comfortable with the basic stitches, explore structure and shaping, texture, colourwork, embellishments, finishing and learn how to design and adapt patterns. This comprehensive guide offers a useful section on crochet for knitting, a glossary of terms, clear instructions and hundreds of illustrations and diagrams showing each stage of the process. It’ll be the one resource that you will turn to time and time again. Over 20,000 copies sold worldwide.

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Book SynopsisHave you ever looked at a button and wondered about its history? Where it's from? The craftmanship involved in its creation? In All Buttons Great and Small, author Lucy Godoroja takes readers on a visual tour of buttons, offering fascinating insights into their peculiar history and sharing an appreciation of their design and meaning.From the exquisite to the different to the ordinary, the study of buttons offers a world of delight. This collection of quirky and beautiful images alongside intriguing stories ranges from antiques to today's modern creations, giving Godoroja a wealth of button design, material and meaning to discuss.All Buttons Great and Small also showcases the craft and production of contemporary buttons in the hopes of inspiring a new era of button-makers, admirers, and users. There is an exciting challenge ahead, with the fusion of old and new technologies and the issues of sustainability that have permeated the fashion world.This celebration of the humble button highlights its beauty, versatility and longevity when a garment is no longer wearable, the buttons may live another life, no matter if they are transferred to a piece of clothing, used in jewellery making, or featured in an artwork. Full of fascinating facts and crafty inspiration, it is the perfect gift for designers, sewers, collectors, and anyone else who shares an interest in buttons

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Book SynopsisAhoy! Embark on a coloring adventure across fantastical waterways! The Hazy Dell Loch & Sea! coloring book offers hours of artistic and mediative fun with 30 swashbuckling pages filled with pirates and waterbound monsters from Hazy Dell Press books, including the Loch Ness Monster, the Kraken, King Neptune, Selkies, Kelpies, and Narwhals!Faithfully adapted from your favorite Hazy Dell Press artists, these one-of-a-kind coloring pages give your child the opportunity to dive into loch and sea folklore from across the world while exploring their own vast, ocean-deep imagination. 

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Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to restoring and repair woven chairs from the nation’s only chair caning school and museumBrandy Clements and Dave Klingler, the duo behind Silver River Chairs Center for Chair Caning, have co-authored The Woven Chair to bring their expertise in this ancient art to crafters. Each project is guided with in-depth instructions and step-by-step photography that demonstrates the complex beauty of each chair.Discover how to bring old or damaged chairs back to life by restoring them and adding a personal touch with new fiber materials or weaving patterns that complement the style. Learn the techniques of a skilled craftsman at your own pace, from prepping the chair, gathering the necessary materials, and finishing just as you would in their classes.Projects include restoring everything from iconic Mid-Century modern pieces, to more traditional Shaker Tape weavings and repairing laced cane chairs. The techniques you learn here will help you breathe new life into your heirloom furniture.

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Book SynopsisFingerless gloves have burst onto the fashion scene in recent years—with designers from Gucci to Kate Spade embracing this popular style. Now home knitters can create personalized fingerless gloves using original Japanese knitting patterns.From the editors of Nihon Vogue—the Japanese publisher of worldwide knitting bestsellers by Hitomi Shida, Yoko Hatta, Keiko Okamoto and other top knitting designers—Easy Knitted Fingerless Gloves presents an updated take on a favorite cool weather accessory with classic patterns like Fair Isle, Aran, cables and knit-and-purl, all knitted using Japanese charts and techniques. Among the 21 patterns in this book you'll find: Fair Isle-patterned gloves with lacy cuffs A pair of slouchy, lightweight arm warmers Cozy picot-finished gloves with loop-stitched cuffs Elegant beaded mohair cuffs And more! The colorful patterns and classy neutrals offer something for every personal style and level of coziness. A few basic lessons—aimed at those who already have some knitting experience—and a step-by-step guide to the Japanese knitting symbols help simplify the process.Easy Knitted Fingerless Gloves brings knitters everywhere a step closer to Japan's much-loved styles and techniques. Once you get started, making these beauties will be as addicting as wearing them!Trade Review"Profusely illustrated, ably translated into English by Cassandra Harada, and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, Easy Knitted Fingerless Gloves is a unique and extraordinary addition to any personal, professional, or community library needlecraft instructional reference collection."-- Midwest Book Review"…Each pattern has a clear and colorful photo that can be used as a reference along with pattern notes, size and instruction diagrams, and a stitch chart. The patterns are current and will inspire you to come up with your own color schemes." -- Pausitive Living blog"This book is jam packed full of knitting patterns that are just challenging enough to keep things interesting, but small enough to use up left over yarn ends. Perfect for crafting from your stash. If you enjoy knitting you are going to love the patterns in this book." --My Poppet Makes blog

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Book SynopsisA Gothic Revival with stained glass windows, a Queen Anne with turrets, and a Richardson Romanesque are among these 31 handsome, ready-to-color examples of Victorian-era homes. Each depiction of an authentic structure includes a fact-filled caption. Pages are perforated and printed on one side only for easy removal and display. Specially designed for experienced colorists, Victorian Houses Architecture and other Creative Haven adult coloring books offer an escape to a world of inspiration and artistic fulfillment. Each title is also an effective and fun-filled way to relax and reduce stress. Originally published as Victorian Houses.

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