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F&W Publications Inc Big Book of Drawing Animals: 90+ Dogs, Cats, Horses and Wild Animals
Drawing animals is easy! Cute and cuddly, fuzzy and finned--animals come in all shapes and sizes, and this big book will teach you how to draw everything from dogs and cats to horses, lions and hammerhead sharks. No experience necessary! More than 90 easy to follow step-by-step demonstrations break down how to draw your favorite pets, wildlife and poses from start to finish. All you need is a pencil and paper to transform simple shapes and basic lines into realistic renditions of oodles of animals, with bonus tips and tricks for expanding your ability beyond the book. Great for beginners or anyone who likes to draw for fun!
£20.99
APress Beginning DotNetNuke 4.0 Website Creation in C# 2005 with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express: From Novice to Professional
This book teaches you how to create your own dynamic websites using the free products DotNetNuke 4.0 and Visual Web Developer 2005 Express. It’s a book for beginners and hobbyists, people who don’t necessarily have a deep understanding of computer systems, but who never the less want to get the job done and create a website that will be of value to their lives or businesses. After reading this book, and for no additional outlay, they will be able to create a website on their computer that is virtually indistinguishable from one that cost thousands from a professional firm. All they need to do then is host it.
£28.34
Little, Brown Book Group The 2-Hour Tarot Tutor: Learn to read the Tarot in just two hours
For centuries, the Tarot has been regarded as a powerful means of telling fortunes and predicting fates. Now, you too can learn the techniques and skills to read the Tarot - in just two hours! This easy-to-follow manual includes:* Spreads to answer those unfathomable love questions* Sample readings* Tips and troubleshooting for beginners* Worksheets* Interpreting card meanings quickly and much moreWhether you have a profound interest in the supernatural, wish to read cards professionally, or simply want to impress your friends at parties, The 2-hour Tarot Tutor is the first step toward experiencing the mystery, magic, and fun of the Tarot!
£10.99
Faber Music Ltd Lang Lang Music Theory: Level 2
Discover the world of Lang Lang and come on a theory adventure! This progressive series provides an imaginative way for beginners to learn and practise music theory with the world’s most successful concert pianist, Lang Lang. Through plenty of fun and imaginative activities, the fundamentals of music theory are established whilst developing core musicianship skills. This book can be used alongside The Lang Lang Piano Method: Level 2 but also works as a standalone method, ideal for introducing young students to music theory. Lang Lang Music Theory: Level 2 consolidates and builds on the ideas of the first book by introducing time signatures, eighth notes (quavers) and intervals.
£8.50
Anness Publishing How to Paint & Draw: A step-by-step course on practical & creative techniques
This comprehensive book offers a guide to all the materials, techniques and approaches an artist needs to start painting and drawing with confidence. As well as step-by-step instruction for beginners, it offers expert tips, advice and ideas to offer inspiration to more advanced practitioners. Throughout, lively and original works by contemporary artists illustrate the skills in action. Special 'focus' features are included on painting and drawing popular subjects such as portraits and figures, landscapes, buildings and flowers. With tried-and tested techniques and expert guidance, this book provides an invaluable practical reference for every amateur artist looking to hone their skills in oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolours, charcoals, pen and ink or coloured pencils.
£15.00
McFarland & Co Inc How Not to Make a Movie: An Independent Filmmaker in Hollywood Hell
Part memoir, part primer, part cautionary tale, this book takes the reader along on a filmmaker's 12-year journey through Hollywood Hell, culminating in the movie Angels In Stardust (2016), starring Alicia Silverstone, AJ Michalka and Billy Burke. Describing meetings with producers, agents, managers, hustlers, wannabes and famous celebrities, and how he overcame the host of problems encountered while trying to produce a movie, William Robert Carey's humorous and confessional narrative illustrates why it takes a minor miracle, a cabinet of liquor and plenty of Pepto-Bismol to complete a film. Copies of his option agreement, script sales contract and director's contract, crafted by LA entertainment attorneys, are included as a valuable guide for beginners.
£17.95
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Christmas Magic: Decorative Ideas for Winter and Yuletide Patchwork
Let yourself be captivated by the spirit of Christmas as you decorate your home with wonderful patchwork items and stitched ornaments. Dress up your holiday by crafting placemats, pillows, cuddly blankets, and other special decorative items that will make your home warm and cozy. Create elaborate patchwork pieces like winter wall hangings and a festive tablecloth. Learn 25 simple, stitched projects for beginners, and incorporate more advanced challenges into the plan by reworking them as more complex models. Step-by-step directions and easy-to-follow templates will make working on all of the projects easy. Also included is a basic patchwork and quilting course. Christmas can be magical with these fun projects!
£17.09
Floris Books Crafting Magical Window Stars: How to Make Beautiful Paper Stars
Learn how to make magical window stars from coloured tissue paper using special paper-folding techniques. This book includes step-by-step instructions, easy-to-follow diagrams and inspiring colour photographs for making twenty-five beautiful window stars, suitable for all seasons. From easy patterns for beginners to more complex designs each project is graded for difficulty to allow you to progress your paper-folding skills with confidence. Perfect for crafting at any time of the year, some projects such as the wintry Frost Flower star and the springtime Daisy star are great for marking the change of the seasons.The dazzling tissue paper transparencies will brighten your home or school windows throughout the year.
£12.99
Ebury Publishing Alan Titchmarsh How to Garden: Container Gardening
Expert advice on hanging baskets, window boxes, patio pots and sink gardens. Advice on compatibility of containers and plants such as bulbs, climbers and fruit and vegetables, and how to arrange them for maximum visual and olfactory impact.Includes:* style solutions for all types of garden* comprehensive advice on plant selection* guidance on seasonal care, repotting, watering and feeding* tips on how to achieve year-round colour and scentAlan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic gardening skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you need to create and maintain your dream garden.
£12.99
Anness Publishing How to Use Yoga
How to use Yoga demystifies the art of yoga, making it accessible to everyone who would like to start to practice at home, safely and effectively. The first part, Towards Physical Well-Being, presents a selection of 41 postures and variants, which can be attempted by beginners of all ages. The following section, Towards Mental Peace, introduces simple techniques for breath awareness and control. The second part, A Ten-Week Course, presents a unique course for beginners of postures and preparatory breath control techniques, with a photographic catalogue for each week. The book also includes a section on postures helpful for common problems, such as headaches, stiffness, pain in the shoulders and backache.
£9.99
Search Press Ltd How to Draw: Kawaii Creatures: In Simple Steps
Learn to draw 28 adorable kawaii creatures using this simple step-by-step book. Kawaii artist Aria Wei teaches you to transform simple shapes into characterful kawaii animals, including a cat, bunny, hamster, owl and duck, plus several fantasy creatures, including a unicorn, dragon and phoenix. There are 28 different kawaii companions to create, in a variety of characterful poses. Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished drawing; a final coloured version shows you how to develop your artwork even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding artists, you’ll be amazed how easily you too can create a world of kawaii creatures with this inspiring guide.
£6.52
Search Press Ltd The Encyclopedia of Quilting & Patchwork Techniques: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to Traditional and Contemporary Techniques
This comprehensive guide to traditional and contemporary techniques provides the reader with all the information they need to produce beautiful quilting and patchwork projects. For beginners, there is how-to-start advice and step-by-step photographs, diagrams and instructions to guide them through each stage of their work, and for more experienced quilters there are advanced techniques that they can dip into for help with a particular problem. For the busy but creative quilter, a section on rotary cutting and speed pieceing shows how to achieve satisfying results in no time. The book ends with a gallery of stunning items that will inspire the reader to create amazing patchwork and quilting projects of their own, whatever their ability.
£12.99
Georgetown University Press A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Audio Files
A comprehensive introduction to Iraqi Arabic for beginners (with Iraqi-English and English-Iraqi glossaries), this is the language spoken by Muslim Baghdad residents, transcribed and not in Arabic script. It does not assume prior knowledge of Arabic. "A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Audio Files" contains ten chapters of phonology to explain the sounds, and thirty more covering grammar and vocabulary. The phonology chapters all contain extensive drills. The grammar chapters start with a dialogue or brief narrative, then explain new vocabulary and points of grammar, and conclude with drills. The book is usefully enhanced with a bound-in CD with audio MP3 files to accompany the text and drills.
£37.50
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Floral Accessories: Creative Designs with Wendy Andrade, NDSF, AIFD, FBFA
Whether you are preparing for a wedding, a party, a prom, or another special event, use these new techniques to create stunning floral jewelry and accessories. Follow step-by-step photo demonstrations and learn to make more than 40 beautiful pieces incorporating fresh flowers: innovative jewelry together with coordinating accessories and handheld designs (think bridal bouquets!). Develop your skills with decorative floral wire, flowers, and succulents. Ideal for beginners, hobbyists, and floral enthusiasts, as well as experienced and professional florists, the book features 600+ photos. It's an essential guide to creating unique floral designs suitable to wear and to hold, for the bridal industry, the growing prom and quinceañera markets, and other celebrations.
£25.19
The Crowood Press Ltd Embroidered Boxes: Techniques and Projects
Boxes are a special way to display embroidery and to present and store treasured pieces. This beautiful book brings the traditional craft of box making right up to date with the latest construction techniques and modern designs. It starts with projects suitable for beginners, and then introduces further techniques so readers can design and construct their own boxes. There are ten step-by step guides on how to construct different styles and shapes of boxes, and how to insert more complex decorative and functional elements. With over 650 colour photographs as well as stunning examples of embroidery techniques and designs, it is sure to delight and inspire every embroiderer and craft enthusiast.
£22.00
Design Originals Colorful Creations Butterfly Mandalas: Coloring Book Pages Designed to Inspire Creativity!
This gorgeous colouring book offers dozens of ready-to-colour art activities that combine mystical mandalas with beautiful butterflies. Talented artist Jess Volinski lets her imagination take wing with fragile flying creatures hovering in colourful cosmic circles.Colorful Creations Butterfly Mandalas also includes handy guides to colouring techniques like patterning, combinations and shading. Guided Coloring Pages make colouring easy for beginners, with beautifully coloured examples and ready-to-use colour palettes.Perfect for decorating with all of your favourite colouring implements, each design is printed on one side only of archival-grade, acid-free, 200- year paper. Perforated pages detach easily for gifting or display. This book has earned the DO Magazine Artist Fair Trade Seal of Approval.
£6.48
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Everyday Watercolor Seashores
From the Instagram artist behind Everyday Watercolor comes a beautiful step-by-step guide to painting shells, sea creatures, and oceanscapes in her effortlessly modern style. Jenna Rainey shares a gorgeously illustrated guide to painting a wide range of ocean-inspired subjects, from starfish and whales to beach landscapes and cresting waves. Featuring step-by-step instructions easy enough for beginners and inspiring for hobbyists, Rainey's fresh, contemporary illustrations bring more than thirty-five fishes, shells, sea creatures, corals, beaches, and ocean scenes to life. Everyday Watercolor Seashores is an accessible muse for the next generation of watercolour artists, creatives, and nature lovers alike.
£18.00
Tuva Publishing Cross Stitch My Home: Stitching the Sweet Moments
Cross Stitch My Home contains beautiful projects that celebrate the little pleasures in life from talented designer Tania Santarelli of Lilli Violette. Embroider joyful moments at home, reminiscent of baking cookies, gardening, walking in the fields, enjoying the seasons and reading a book by a cosy fire. From cushions and aprons to framed pictures and table runners, let your needle and thread design sweet moments of everyday life. Cross stitch charts are included for all projects and are suitable for beginners to advanced cross stitchers. Perfect as gifts for friends and family, add a little enjoyment to your life with these wonderful cross stitch designs.
£11.69
Floris Books Magic Wool Mermaids and Fairies: How to Make Seasonal Standing Figures
Learn how to make fairies and mermaids to suit every season, and discover the joy of crafting with magic wool. Magic wool is a soft, vibrant material, perfect for creating figures for nature tables, celebrations, and Christmas decorations. From beautiful seasonal fairies, to shimmering mermaids and charming root children, crafters can create a wonderful selection of figures as the perfect focal point for festivals and storytelling. This inspiring book includes clear step-by-step instructions, colour photographs and diagrams for more than twenty standing figures, created using a combination of winding and needle-felting. The projects range from simple figures for beginners to more elaborate designs for experienced crafters.
£12.99
Fox Chapel Publishing Whittling Flat-Plane Animals: 15 Projects to Carve with Just One Knife
This approachable method of carving is the perfect starting point for beginners to fall in love with woodcarving, or for experienced carvers to try something new! Featuring 15 wood animal projects that focus on the flat-plane style of woodcarving, each design has little to no rounded edges and can be accomplished in just one day. From rabbits, ravens, and mountain goats to polar bears, sheep, reindeer, and more, learn the super simple Scandinavian flat-plane techniques, further your skills, and discover a new favorite carving method! Author James Miller is an award-winning Scandinavian carver and a contributor to the acclaimed Woodcarving Illustrated magazine.
£11.69
Ebury Publishing Total Meditation: Stress Free Living Starts Here
'A huge subject tackled beautifully' FEARNE COTTON Times are hard. Meditation doesn't have to be.Meditation leads to transformation. It affects every aspect of your wellbeing and can bring about positive change in your body, affect your mental outlook, increase your decision-making ability and eliminate worry and anxiety.The master of modern meditation Deepak Chopra draws on his 30 years of practice and reveals how to achieve blissful awareness by waking up to who you really are. Perfect for beginners, sceptics or those looking for a new approach to stillness, his simple 7-day programme offers a life-changing path to a quiet mind.
£14.99
HarperCollins Publishers A volar Workbook Level 3: Primary Spanish for the Caribbean
‘¡A Volar!’ is a new 5-level primary Spanish course from Collins, offering a fun and engaging approach to language learning. Developed to meet the requirements of primary school curriculums, ‘¡A Volar!’ introduces the Spanish language to children in a highly accessible format for beginners and young learners, with careful progression through the levels. Designed to complement the main coursebooks, the workbooks provide additional material for practice and reinforcement. Carefully graded exercises allow students to revisit and revise the core vocabulary and language points of each unit, while review sections at regular intervals allow for further consolidation and can be used for assessment purposes.
£9.72
Headline Publishing Group Christmas Treats: 50 Sweet Treats for the Festive Season
With over 50 tasty recipes, Christmas Treats is a must for all festive gatherings.There's no better way to get into the Christmas spirit than by filling your house with the delicious aromas of a mouthwatering bake. Featuring recipes for cookies, truffles, festive bark, cupcakes, chocolate logs, stollen, frozen desserts, brioches, drinks and more, the book is packed with treats for beginners and baking experts alike. Written by experienced pastry chef and YouTuber Guillaume Marinette, these failsafe recipes will delight your holiday meals.So whether you fancy an easy Christmas snack to kick-start the holiday vibes, or the main dessert on the big day, this is the book for you.
£9.99
Kahn & Averill Clarinet
In what is primarily an instructional book, Jack Brymer places the instrument in the broad context of its role in the orchestra and in chamber music, expressing stimulating and controversial views. Perhaps his most original and valuable contribution is to be found in the long section on acoustics, the down-to-earth section on the practical clarinettist, and the illuminating passages on artistic approach. Brymer writes for the teacher of the clarinet, as well as for beginners and advanced players, and the unique appendix on the clarinet repertoire is particularly comprehensive. Modern science has revealed facets of the clarinet’s harmonic structure previously only dimly perceived, and the author points the way to a future full of promise.
£16.95
Search Press Ltd How to Draw: Manga Faces: In Simple Steps
Learn to draw expressive, characterful manga faces using this simple step-by-step book. Manga artist Yishan Li teaches you to transform simple shapes into eyes, mouths, hairstyles and fully formed manga faces. There are 38 exercises to choose from including 18 complete manga faces, or you can use the facial features as building blocks to create your own unique characters. Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished drawing in eight easy steps; a final coloured version shows you how to develop your artwork even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding manga artists, you’ll be amazed how easily you too can create your own manga faces using this simple book.
£6.52
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Glass Candle Holders of the Depression Era and Beyond
This book presents glass candle holders within a broad range of styles, prices, and eras--from the simplest votive to the most elegant candelabra, there is something for everyone! The candle holders are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer, and include representatives from Cambridge, Fostoria, Fry, Imperial, Lancaster, McKee, Tiffin, and more. Various examples from the Roaring ’20s and Depression Era are included, with special etchings, cuttings, and treatments. In addition, candle holders from newer, smaller U.S. companies and numerous imports are identified. From Avon to Yugoslavia, over 520 color photographs showcase an array of tempting colors, styles, treatments, and sizes of candle holders. This is a must for beginners and experienced collectors alike. Price guide and extensive bibliography included.
£25.19
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Step-by-Step Cake Decorating: 100s of Ideas, Techniques, and Projects for Creative Cake Designers
The ultimate guide to baking and decorating creative cakes for any occasion.From mastering the basics of cake decorating and learning how to pipe, emboss, model, and airbrush your cakes and cake pops, discover everything you need to transform a cake into a work of art!Cake and cupcake decorating have never been easier thanks to this handy cake design guide. Here's what's inside:- A dedicated cake decorating techniques chapter provides 100s of ideas for piping, stencilling, painting, and carving- Shows you how to make and use the basic key ingredients, from the perfect recipe for fondant to piping with buttercream icing and making chocolate ganache- A range of showstopping baking projects - many of which are complete with cupcakes or mini cakes variations - A complete guide to cake decorating equipment ensures you have everything you needGet the skills you need to decorate cakes like a pro with this baking book for beginners. Not only will your cakes look fabulous, but they will also taste delicious with the help of Cake Basics - a chapter dedicated to easy cake recipes such as red velvet sponge and chocolate cake. To showcase your new skills, there are 20 unique projects with designs for you to try!Filled with visual inspiration, step-by-step photography and expert advice, this cake decorating book will have you whipping up everything from intricate, filigree-piped wedding cakes to a stunning bouquet of cupcake roses in no time! It's the perfect book for beginners and keen cake decorators alike.
£16.99
Little, Brown Book Group Becoming Clairvoyant
In BECOMING CLAIRVOYANT, bestselling author and renowned clairvoyant Cassandra Eason will help you to nurture and improve your abilities, and take them to a higher level of expertise. Whether you want to use your powers purely for pleasure, or if you are hoping to work professionally on the psychic circuit, BECOMING CLAIRVOYANT offers:* Guidance on predictions, tarot reading, premonitions, auras, ghosts, spirit guides, crystals and much more* A step-by-step course in the various elements of clairvoyance* Essential information, practical exercises and self-assessment tests * Invaluable tips on dealing with clients and giving readingsWritten for beginners and experts alike, here is a comprehensive and insightful guide to a fascinating line of work.
£10.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Ok Tarot
The hand-drawn and very pink OK TAROT deck features simple illustrations of the major and minor arcana by artist and author Adam J. Kurtz. Created for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this deck brings a sense of playful lightness to your readings and will help spark conversations and spiritual connection (with others and within yourself).The sturdy lidded box holds 78 standard cards and a 48-page introduction booklet with interpretation guide for each symbol, along with two bonus stickers. Brimming with hope and good energy, this deck avoids depictions of race, religion, or gender to help YOU focus your intention, find clarity, and remember that even if things aren''t perfect, they''re still going to be OK.
£17.98
Search Press Ltd How to Draw: Puppies: In Simple Steps
Choose your new best friend from this cuddly collection of 28 playful puppies. Best-selling artist Susie Hodge teaches you to transform simple shapes into 28 cute and characterful puppies in a range of much-loved breeds, including beagles, goldendoodles, Frenchies, huskies and labradors. There are 28 different doggies to draw, in a variety of playful poses. Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished tonal drawing, and a final coloured version shows you how to develop your drawing even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding artists, you’ll be amazed how easily you too can bring these playful pooches to life with this inspiring guide.
£6.52
Dorling Kindersley Ltd Grow All You Can Eat In Three Square Feet: Inventive Ideas for Growing Food in a Small Space
Dig into gardening, no matter the size of your space.This innovative gardening book will show you how to maximise even the smallest of gardening space so you can grow fruit and vegetables, in abundance, at home! This gardening guide for beginners includes everything you need to know about container gardening and square foot gardening. Inside, you'll find:- Projects for all types of gardening spaces: small beds and plots, balconies, roof gardens, windowsills, walls, and patios- Key techniques, such as sowing seeds and assessing soil, are shown with step-by-step photos- Practical advice that is easy for beginners to understand- Planting recipes for sun and shade suggest combinations to suit any gardener- A-Z plant guide provides growing information for more than 70 vegetables, fruits, and herbsNo garden? No problem! Whether you're in a small apartment or up in a high rise flat, Grow All You Can Eat In Three Square Feet will help you get the most out of your space. It's packed with step-by-step instructions, full-colour photographs and easy-to-read diagrams to help you get your hands dirty and your garden growing. From growing tomatoes in window boxes to sowing raised beds that will be beautiful all year round, you'll discover clever ideas and plenty of inspiration to start and sustain your very own vegetable garden. It also includes expert gardening tips on choosing the right plants for your specific space and how to grow them successfully.It's the perfect gift for urban gardeners who want to start growing a bounty of fresh vegetables right on their balcony or kitchen windowsill.
£14.99
Edition Peters Sonatina Album Vol.1
Sonatinas are short, usually less demanding sonatas that are often intended for beginners. In this edition, Louis Köhler and Adolf Ruthardt collect 30 of the most popular works by Kuhlau, Clementi and Dussek as well as by the best-known composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Both volumes are arranged roughly chronologically, and this one contains 17 sonatinas by the aforementioned composers.Sonatinen-Album für Klavier, Band 1Sonatinen sind kurze, meist weniger anspruchsvolle Sonaten, die oft für den Einsteigerunterricht gedacht sind. In dieser Ausgabe sammeln Louis Köhler und Adolf Ruthardt 30 der beliebtesten Werke von Kuhlau, Clementi und Dussek wie auch von den bekanntesten Komponisten wie Haydn, Mozart und Beethoven. Beide Bände sind ungefähr chronologisch angeordnet, und dieser enthält 17 Sonatinen der vorher Genannten.
£20.95
Search Press Ltd How to Draw: Rainforest Animals: In Simple Steps
Bring the magic of the rainforest to your doorstep by drawing this collection of colourful animals and birds. Prolific author and artist Susie Hodge teaches you to transform simple shapes into mysterious jaguars, shy butterflies or endangered orangutans in easy-to-follow stages. Choose from a sleepy sloth, a noisy toucan and much more. There are 28 different animals to create, in a variety of poses and styles. Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished tonal drawing, and a final coloured version shows you how to develop your drawing even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding artists, you’ll be amazed how easily you too can draw rainforest animals with this inspiring guide.
£6.52
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Carving Pen Figures
Caricature carver Steve Brown puts his unique talent to work carving these conversational writing tools. Herein are 37 designs for unique pens portraying objects and people. There are basketball and baseball players, a golfer, a fisherman, a farmer, a plumber, a doctor, and a Nascar driver. He has a frontiersman, an Indian, an Uncle Sam, and a wizard, along with a bunch of new takes on the ever popular Santa Claus. And there are non-human (and fish) figures, too, including a baseball bat and a string of billiard balls. Steve demonstrates his technique step-by-step for beginners in more than a hundred color photographs, and a gallery of Brown's carvings will help to stimulate new ideas among beginning and seasoned carvers alike.
£11.99
Workman Publishing Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook
It’s the essential guide for chicks with sticks—because knit happens. From the tools of the trade to the knitty-gritty of techniques and patterns, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrated techniques. Stockinette stitch, rib stitch, seed stitch. Increasing and decreasing. All the bells and whistles: fringes, tassels, cables, intarsia, crab stitch, and Fair Isle. Plus the stitch doctor’s own special bag of tricks and how to hook up with other knitters. After the how-tos come the why-to: forty hop, stylish patterns, as good for beginners as they are for purely pros.Featuring: ·Coney Island fireworks scarf ·Punk rock backpack ·Crickets technicolor techno-cozies ·Pippi knee-stockings ·Big bad baby blanket ·To-dye-for sweater ·Princess Snowball cat bed ·Queen of Hearts bikini
£11.69
Workman Publishing Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty
The first guide to timber framing written specifically for beginners! Expert Will Beemer takes you through the entire process from start to finish, beginning with timber sourcing and ending with a finished building. Using full-colour photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Beemer shows you exactly how to build one small (12? x 16?) timber-frame structure - suitable for use as a cabin, workshop, or studio. He also explains how to modify the structure to suit your needs and location by adding a loft, moving doors or windows, changing the roof pitch, or making the frame larger or smaller. You'll end up with a beautiful building as well as solid timber-framing skills that you can use for a lifetime.
£19.35
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Book of Forging: Basic Techniques & Examples
Ideal for beginners or those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than 450 photos and a focus on only the most essential tools and equipment, it keeps the information simple for the beginner. Summaries cover the tools of forging, their uses, and the essential equipment in the work space; the differences among free-form forging, drop forging, industrial, hot work, and cold work; the steps of the process, such as bending, joining, riveting, welding, chiseling off, and splitting; and the chemistry of iron and steel. The book also shows a gallery of 44 types of forged items, from hooks to tool handles, with comments on their forged features.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 101 Socks: Circular Needles, Felted, Addi-Express, Toe Up, Crocheted, and Spiral Knit
With seven techniques and 101 patterns, this how-to book provides detailed, clear instructions for knitting and crocheting colorful and artful socks. These projects cover a wide range of skill sets, from the beginner to the advanced knitter. You’ll learn, among other things, how to create sock heels in three different styles, knit with circular needles, knit from the toe up, and create felted textiles using your washing machine. A how-to primer on sock making is included for beginners, and size tables help you create socks that fit perfectly for all ages. Various sock styles include cable, stripe, and rainbow patterns, socks with fringe, pompons, and other embellishments, sport socks, slippers, socks with a “lodge” look, and even a dolphin motif.
£20.69
GMC Publications Granny Squares & Shapes
Brighten up your home and your wardrobe with this fabulously colourful, creative craft. Simple granny squares and shapes are quick to make and offer a wealth of design potential. These small, crocheted designs can be made in a huge variety of patterns and colour ways that become the building blocks for an array of projects. Beginners to crochet need not worry - granny squares are quick, easy and amazingly versatile. All the crochet stitches and techniques are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow style. Projects are easy enough for beginners but intermediate and advanced crocheters will also be inspired by these strikingly original designs. Projects include: Decorative Stool Cover, Cotton Summer Slippers, Vintage-look Beret, Daisy Top, Giant Floor Cushion, Heart Bunting.
£13.49
Little, Brown Book Group Cassandra Eason's Complete Book Of Tarot: Everything you need to know including spreads, card analysis and divination
Tarot is a fascinating and powerful ancient art. In Cassandra Eason's Complete Book of Tarot, divination and Tarot expert Cassandra Eason guides you through every aspect of the Tarot, from its history and development to basic and more advanced techniques. You will learn the essentials of Tarot reading, including the meaning of the cards and analysis of spreads, and also discover how to take Tarot further. Learn how the Tarot can help you explore time and fate, analyse personal experience and growth, and be successfully integrated with other arts including numerology, astrology, meditation and crystals. Suitable for beginners and advanced students alike, this book is set to become the essential guide to the Tarot. For more information on Cassandra Eason please visit at www.cassandraeason.co.uk
£15.99
Faber Music Ltd It's Never Too Late To Sing
Have you always wanted to be able to sing? Then this book is for you – because it’s never too late! It's Never Too Late To Sing is an all-in-one tutor book that covers approximately two years of singing lessons, and includes essential music theory and technical skills for beginners. The learning process is broken down into bite-sized, manageable chunks with downloadable online audio containing a wealth of music from classical and folk to pop and jazz to sing along to. Additional piano accompaniments to the songs are downloadable from this website. Packed with information, teaching advice and top tips from the experts, this beginner singer’s tutor is perfect for those keen to begin singing, but aren’t sure where to start!
£14.38
Pearson Education Limited FRENCH EXPERIENCE 1 CDS 1-4 NEW EDITION
Developed for beginners, The French Experience 1 CDs are designed to accompany The French Experience 1 course book (9780563472568) and can be purchased together in The French Experience 1 Pack (9781406678475) but can also be used on their own to develop your listening and speaking skills. You’ll gain valuable insights into French culture too. Authentic dialogues and interviews allow you to hear native French speakers using everyday language, and the activities based on them progress from listening and recognising to speaking and understanding, to gradually develop your conversational French. The French Experience 1 can help you reach the equivalent level of a first qualification, such as GCSE. These four 75-minute CDs are also available in a pack which includes the 288-page course book (9781406678475).
£29.15
Boosey & Hawkes, London Its A Piano Thing
* Twenty-two distinctive pieces * perfect for developing pianists of all ages * inventive progressive repertoire for beginners up to grade 3 standard * informative tips on style and technique for every piece * audio demonstrations by the composer it's a piano thing. This collection is a must have for every student of the piano. Creative, fun, attractive pieces each with a key instructional element. McDonagh gets it just right. - John O'Conor -Ailbhe McDonagh is an Irish composer and international cellist based in Dublin, Ireland. She began composing at an early age and has been commissioned to write pieces for school ensembles, national music examinations and international festivals. She performs worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician, and released her debut album It's a Cello Thing in 2012.Instrumentation:piano
£13.60
McGraw-Hill Education MATLAB for Engineering Applications ISE
MATLAB for Engineering Applications is a simple, concise book designed to be useful for beginners and to be kept as a reference. MATLAB is a globally available standard computational tool for engineers and scientists. This text is intended as a stand-alone introduction to MATLAB and can be used in an introductory course, as a self-study text, or as a supplementary text. The text’s material is based on the author’s experience in teaching a required two-credit semester course devoted to MATLAB for engineering freshmen.This title will be available in Connect, but is not available with SmartBook. Instructor Resources available for this title include: Solutions Manual, Presentation Tools Table (includes Lecture PowerPoints and Image Bank), MATLAB Files, MATLAB Live Scripts.
£55.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Creating Wall Pockets: 10 Gourd Projects to Paint and Hang
This gourd craft book helps you make 10 different wall pockets—gourds shaped to form useful, decorative storage on your indoor and outdoor walls. Featuring 125 full-color photos, it offers projects for beginners as well as more advanced painters. Patterns, color palettes, supply lists, and gourd preparation guidance are detailed for each project. Then, following Crawford's step-by-step directions, create 10 different wall pockets with themes including a realistic rabbit, a patriotic eagle, a cheerful candy jar, an intriguing petroglyph design, and more. Crawford’s latest how-to book is perfect for gourd crafters, painters, and crafters of any level. These wall pockets give a creative punch to your own décor, and make perfect gifts for family members and friends.
£15.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Practical Basketry Techniques
Techniques, advice and inspiration for would-be and experienced basket makers. Basketry is experiencing a resurgence of popularity, and enjoying an exciting comeback at the hands of a new and dynamic generation of makers who are not afraid to experiment with mixing materials and techniques. While based on traditional techniques, this book gives you all the information you need to learn basic methods as well as discover exciting hybrid approaches, mixing both materials and methods to achieve fabulous pieces. Through illustrated step-by-step examples, get the confidence and inspiration to expand your making as far as your imagination can take you. The projects are suitable for beginners and provide a handy reference and inspiration guide for more experienced basket makers.
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HarperCollins Publishers Korean Gem Dictionary: The world's favourite mini dictionaries (Collins Gem)
The home of trusted Korean dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy Korean to English and English to Korean dictionary. Offering learners at home, school and in the office extensive and up-to-date coverage of Korean and English in a compact, portable format. Designed for all levels of language learner, this is the ideal text for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a portable format. contains all the everyday words and phrases used in today's Korean and English that you will need to know an easy-to-use and reliable dictionary the clear layout ensures that you can quickly find the information you need all Korean words, phrases and translations are transcribed using the revised Korean romanization system – ideal for beginners
£6.66
Search Press Ltd Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Stuff: Draw Anything and Everything in the Cutest Style Ever!
ENTER PLANET CUTE!!! Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Stuff teaches you how to draw anything and everything – people, animals, food and everyday objects – in an adorable manner. You don't need any specialist tools or materials to start drawing cute stuff: all you need is a biro or marker pen, then you're ready to go! With artist and illustrator Angela Nguyen, start by learning the techniques of kawaii through quick and easy exercises on the basic shapes, effects and style. You can then dive right into making your kawaii characters, as the step-by-step, how-to sequences inside make drawing cute stuff really simple. A perfect book for beginners - add cute-appeal to any drawing in no time at all!
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