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Workman Publishing The Essential Guide to Cultivating Mushrooms: Simple and Advanced Techniques for Growing Shiitake, Oyster, Lion's Mane, and Maitake Mushrooms at Home
From the basics of using mushroom kits to working with grain spawn, liquid cultures, and fruiting chambers, Stephen Russell covers everything you need to know to produce mouthwatering shiitakes, oysters, lion’s manes, maitakes, and portobellos. Whether you’re interested in growing them for your own kitchen or to sell at a local market, you’ll soon be harvesting a delicious and abundant crop of mushrooms.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition: Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Fans and Blowers; Marine; Honors and Awards
Printed collection of 49 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: Aircraft Engine Fans and Blowers Marine Honors and Awards
£156.97
Annie's Super Simple Crochet Stitch Patterns: Turn 12 Simple Stitches into Beautiful Textures! Plus Tips & Techniques to Improve Your Crochet
This book includes instructions for 6 projects using twelve stitch patterns created with short, simple repeats using basic stitches that create textures that look more intricate than they are. Refer to the Project Box for each stitch where calculations are already done for you! The book also features a Did You Know section for information to improve your technique plus up-close colour photos throughout to make it easy to stay on track and turn simple stitches into beautiful textures.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces: Step-by-Step Techniques for Creating People and Portraits with Personality--Explore Watercolors, Inks, Markers, and More
In Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces, artist and popular Skillshare instructor Amarilys Henderson shares her practical and creative techniques for drawing and painting faces with style and personality. Gathering supplies. Consider the creative possibilities of watercolor, ink, and markers, and create a mobile sketch pack so you can capture faces and expressions on the go. Simplifying the face and identifying proportions. Use photos to simplify the face’s key elements, learn about facial proportions and factors and variables for placing facial features, and apply these concepts through a simple warm up using a single color to paint a face in multiple values. Facial shapes and features. Learn about the five basic facial shapes and how to modify the chin line, ears, and hairline, and how to draw and paint mouths, eyes, and noses and make alterations to show pose and personality. Mixing color. The pigments and brushes you’ll need to achieve a wide range of realistic skin tones, shadows, and expressions. Bringing faces to life. Navigate the process from start to finish, learn to adjust line quality to suggest different genders and ethnicities, and change up artistic styling to put a unique spin on your creations. Project ideas. Get inspired by some cool ways to apply your new skills: party invitations, repeat patterns, comic books, and more! Don’t be intimidated by the challenge of drawing and painting faces. Improve your face game with Drawing and Painting Expressive Little Faces!
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Stackpole Books Learn to Crochet in 10 Easy Lessons: All the stitches and techniques you need to know, plus 28 patterns to make right away!
Start crocheting today with expert, beginner friendly instructions!Salena Baca loves to introduce crochet to new future enthusiasts! From her many years of teaching, she knows just how to explain each step and anticipate pitfalls, and she has broken down the necessary skills into 10 easy lessons. Starting with the basics of how to choose yarn and hooks, she then teaches the basic stitches and how to put them together to create your very first projects. She teaches you to work in rows and rounds, understand crochet charts, combine stitches, change colors, and so much more! Lessons include fun and easy beginner patterns, 25 total, to practice your skills and complete pieces such as wraps, scarves, totes, baskets, table runners, beanies, and blankets. When you complete the 10 easy lessons, you will have all the skills needed to make any crochet pattern you choose!
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Delius, Klasing & Co Audi at Le Mans
It was a reasonable success when in 1999 the first Audi R8 drove directly onto the stage in Le Mans. One year later it was the overall victory with a triumphant triple place. Up until 2016 the race cars with four rings got 12 more victories, making competitors tremble at the world’s hardest motor race. On occasion of the 100th anniversary of the legendary 24 hour race the text-and-picture book Audi at Le Mans undertakes an exciting journey into the past. Impressive pictures and loads of background knowledge from the company’s archives tell us about a piece of Audi history – with fresh eyes and full of suspense. All highlights, all successes: Audi Sport‘s spectacular success story at Le Mans Backgrounds, facts and stories on Audi models, drivers and races Audi race car in the flashlight: numerous photos from the company’s archives Thrilling car book with high-quality design: ideal gift for Audi fans and race enthusiasts Starting a new race car series is a challenge for car makers. The 24 hours of Le Mans are especially known as a severe endurance test for man and material. And Audi knew how to use the famous long-distance race as a stage for new technologies, all the while living up to their slogan “Vorsprung durch Technik” (“leading by technology”): the fast and reliable Audi models left their competitors in the dust. Also, the first victory of a car with diesel-and-hybrid technology went to the German car brand. In more than 300 pages, this illustrated book depicts the impressive history of the brand from 1999 until the WEC exit in 2016.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2019): Volume 8: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines; Steam Turbines
Printed collection of 57 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: Microturbines, Turbochargers, and Small Turbomachines Steam Turbines
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New Harbinger Publications The Traumatic Stress Recovery Workbook: 40 Brain-Changing Techniques You Can Use Right Now to Treat Symptoms of PTSD and Start Feeling Better
40 simple, brain-changing neuroscience techniques for overcoming trauma.I can’t ever calm down. I am emotionally numb. I can’t stop thinking about what happened. I don’t want to go anywhere. I can’t sleep.If you’ve experienced trauma, you may feel emotionally numb. You may have moments where you can’t “calm down,” or get to sleep. You might replay the traumatic event over in your mind. And you may even isolate yourself from others. You should know that you are not alone. Many people will live through a potentially traumatic event at some point in their lives, and some will even develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). If you’re struggling with symptoms, you need effective relief—right now. This workbook can help you find it.In The Traumatic Stress Recovery Workbook, trauma and neuroscience expert Jennifer Sweeton provides forty brain-changing techniques for overcoming PTSD that you can begin using right away to build resilience, boost self-confidence, and develop self-efficacy. You’ll learn what happens in your brain after experiencing trauma, and why it reacts in ways that cause even more distress. You’ll also discover evidence-based strategies grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience to manage psychological and physical—or somatic—symptoms—so you can get back to your life.Using the practical and integrative approach in this workbook, you can address symptoms at your own pace. And by making small lifestyle changes, you’ll carve new neural pathways in your brain and jump-start the healing process.
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Fox Chapel Publishing Big Book of Scroll Saw Woodworking (Best of SSW&C): More Than 60 Projects and Techniques for Fretwork, Intarsia & Other Scroll Saw Crafts
"Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts" magazine is proud to present this collection of 60 of the best projects for both scroll saw beginners and those with experience. Readers will find this book a great reference not only for its detailed patterns, but for its tips, techniques, expert step-by-step instructions and crisp photos all guaranteed to help them master the projects featured or to spur their own creativity. From simple basic patterns for beginners to detailed keepsake portraits and beautiful compound cut pieces, the inspiration is abundant by the designs of contributors, such as John A. Nelson, Gary MacKay, Ron Brown, Kathy Wise, and Rick Hutcheson. This book is broken down by category so that the type of project can be easily found, whether it is intarsia and segmentation, fretwork, or inlays and relief.
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Anness Publishing The Wine Guide: How to Choose, Serve and Enjoy it: An Expert Introduction - From Grape Varieties and Classic Wines to Tasting Techniques
This title offers an expert introduction: from grape varieties and classic wines to tasting techniques. Learn the principles of tasting: how to judge a wine by its looks, smell and taste. This work includes useful information on matching wine to each course of the menu, what the details on wine labels mean and the techniques and trends of winemaking. There is an introduction to the VIPs of the wine world: the most important grape varieties, six white and six red, including information on which countries grow which grape, the best wines made from each variety and tasting notes for each wine. This title is packed with beautiful colour illustrations and vivid photography. Wine is here to be enjoyed and Stuart Walton's message in this book is that the more you know about it, the more you will appreciate each glass. This is a non-technical but authoritative and informative look at the practicalities of keeping and serving wine, as well as a comprehensive review of the twelve most important grape varieties used in the making of wine internationally. Where should you keep wine if you don't have a cellar? At what temperature should red and white wines be served? Should red wine be allowed to breathe? Answers to all these perennial queries are given, together with details on the best corkscrews, the use of decanters and the right glasses - all to maximise your enjoyment of the wine.
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Search Press Ltd The Very Easy Guide to Cable Knitting: Step-By-Step Techniques, Easy-to-Follow Stitch Patterns and Projects to Get You Started
This very easy guide opens up the wonderful world of twisted stitches to knitters of any ability, even complete beginners. It is an indispensable introduction to all kinds of stitches, from simple mock cables to intricate bobble-textured plaits, for both cable panels, accents, and all-over repeats. Learn the basic techniques and practise the stitches with clear instructions and step-by step photos – then use your skills to make 13 specially designed projects, from giant-cable throws that stitch up quickly on large needles, to snuggly hats and scarves and more adventurous accessories and home comforts. Each stitch pattern is featured in both written and chart form so you can get used to using either method when working from other commercial patterns. So whether you’re a knitting novice or a dab hand, cables have never been easier to make. This is a reissue of the previously best-selling published book The Very Easy Guide to Cable Knitting (9781844485314).
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc En Plein Air: Watercolor: Expert techniques and simple step-by-step projects for creating dynamic landscapes in the open air with watercolor
For artists looking to grow beyond the studio, En Plein Air: Watercolor is the definitive resource for experiencing the rewards and invigoration of watercolor painting on location.En Plein Air: Watercolor introduces beginning artists and fine-art enthusiasts to the core concepts of painting on location. This guide will have you fully prepared for a day of painting outdoors. Inside, you'll find: A comprehensive list of what to pack to maximize your time How to choose a subject and interpret it for a composition How to deal with the challenges of shadows and shifting natural light A review of color theory and color mixing Tips and techniques for honing your watercolor skills and developing your artistic voice The collection of step-by-step examples will help you gain new artistic skills as you create unique, dynamic artwork outside the studio. Perfect for artists looking to break outside the norm, En Plein Air: Watercolor is your complete guide to experiencing the unique rewards of painting on location with the invigorating medium of watercolor. Painting outdoors is a rewarding, peaceful experience full of joy, adventure, and persistence. Let the En Plein Air series guide you in your artistic travels as you explore this daring and expressive method of painting, wherever you may be.Also available from the series:En Plein Air: Acrylic and En Plein Air: Light & Color.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Sketching Techniques for Artists: In-Studio and Plein-Air Methods for Drawing and Painting Still Lifes, Landscapes, Architecture, Faces and Figures, and More: Volume 5
Learn dynamic sketching and watercolor techniques for creating cityscapes, landscapes, figures and faces, still lifes, and more, enhancing the story you want to tell with form, line, and color. Discover incredible methods and tips for creating dramatic street scenes and vivid landscapes, and capturing dynamic figures and graphic architectural details. Artist Alex Hillkurtz—a top Hollywood storyboard artist, international workshop instructor, and Signature Member of the National Watercolor Society—presents fundamental concepts of sketching with pencil and pen for a number of popular genres. Discover simple ways to jot down spontaneous ideas in pencil, capture rough details in ink, and add watercolor for extra depth and interest. Make sketching more enjoyable by adopting innovative techniques that will make a difference in your practice, and your artwork. No matter your experience or skill level, you’ll benefit from learning: Compositions that draw the eye How to avoid common sketching mistakes Ways to create light and shadow to define shapes and add interest Successful ways to use negative space The importance of perspective in creating depth Easy color washes that create drama Get started today, and fill your sketchbooks with unique drawings and paintings you will be proud of. The For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art.
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C & T Publishing A Field Guide To Fabric Design: Design, Print & Sell Your Own Fabric • Traditional & Digital Techniques • for Quilting, Home Dec & Apparel
Add personal, distinctive style to everything you sew with fabric you designed yourself. Each tutorial is refreshingly straightforward and you'll love looking through the book's abundance of tantalizing fabric images! With a complete resources section, this indispensible guide is a must-have for hobbyists and professionals alike.
£23.39
Anness Publishing How to Draw Manga: Expert techniques for creating manga characters and storylines, with over 85 exercises and projects, and more than 1000 illustrations
The Japanese drawing style known as manga has rapidly evolved from low-budget, black-and-white graphic novels to one of the most diverse, popular and celebrated contemporary art forms. This beautifully illustrated book is a guide to drawing your own manga characters, enhancing them with diverse props and backgrounds, building action scenes and developing attractive storylines. There are also sections on different manga styles, including shojo, shonen and seinen. In addition, the book explains how to digitally enhance your manga drawings, and even turn them into anima animation. With much to offer both a professional illustrator or complete novice, this practical volume provides expert instruction about this cutting-edge and innovative art form.
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Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Fashion Hacks: Use Simple Sewing Techniques to Recycle, Reuse, and Revamp Your Clothes for a More Mindful Approach to Fashion
Discover how to rework, reconstruct and embellish well-worn clothes and vintage finds into sustainable, fashion-forward pieces. Whether you trawl markets for pre-loved clothing that's in need of repair, or want to do your bit for the planet by sustainably updating your existing wardrobe, you'll find plenty of inspiration here. Take 'make do and mend' one step further by not just mending but repurposing your old clothes to create fashionable, unique items. Janine Chisholm Sullivan, an experienced dressmaker, teaches you how to rework clothes into new styles – from adding embellishments and changing necklines, sleeves and hems to total transformations, such as creating a brand new dress from two old ones. Make a pretty blouse from a floral dress, or convert a man's shirt into a stylish shirt dress. Take a basic woollen skirt and bring it bang up to date with an asymmetric hem, or add interest to a plain top with an embellished collar made using a linen table doily. With step-by-step artworks and a comprehensive sewing techniques section, three full-size patterns and advice on sourcing vintage clothes, Fashion Hacks has everything you need to know to create a wardrobe that's all your own.
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Anness Publishing Practical Guide to Allotment Gardening: Growing Vegetables and Fruit: Step-by-step techniques for cultivating organic produce on your plot all year round
This newly updated edition guides the budding allotmenter through every step of successful growing from early planning to planting and harvesting. Information on tools, equipment and soil management follows, along with a chapter on what to grow where, crop rotation, companion planting and growing both outdoors and in a greenhouse. Techniques such as sowing, propagation, feeding, watering, pruning, harvesting and storing are examined with easy- to-follow instructions and examples .Directories of vegetables, fruit and herbs outline the specific requirements of different crops while a section on plant health helps to deal with common pests and diseases and carry out weed management. A season-by-season calendar of care ensures you do the right jobs at the right time.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters: More than 50 tips and techniques for drawing fantastical fairies, dragons, mythological beasts, and more: Volume 6
Featuring drawing lessons, step-by-step projects, and open practice pages, The Little Book of Drawing Dragons & Fantasy Characters teaches beginning artists how to draw dragons, fairies, mythological beasts, and more. Step-by-step projects, creative exercises, interactive prompts, and helpful tips and techniques bring this popular drawing subject to life and invite creativity and personalization. Drawing techniques, such as value, shading, and creating texture and perspective, are included to help artists of all skill levels learn to draw accurately. Learn to draw fur, scales, wings, tails, and how to put them all together to create your own unique fantasy characters and artwork. More than 15 step-by-step projects include: Western Dragon Eastern Dragon Water Dragon Hydra Centaur Fairy Minotaur Griffin Unicorn And more! In the popular, established The Little Book of... series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike delight in learning a variety of fun, approachable, relevant, and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary, and interactive design. Open practice pages, creative exercises, and art prompts encourage interactivity for immediate results while teaching beginners the fundamentals of the featured medium in a fun, engaging way.Also available from the series:The Little Book of Sketching, The Little Book of Lettering & Word Design, The Little Book of Manga Drawing, The Little Book of Cartooning & Illustration, and The Little Book of Rock Painting.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 8: 31st Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
Printed collection of 75 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include:31st Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise (VIB)
£145.80
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 10: 2019 International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)
Printed collection of 48 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include:2019 International Power Transmission and Gearing Conference (PTG)
£115.20
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Bulletproof Problem Solving: Komplexe Probleme in Unternehmen in 7 Schritten lösen
Komplexe Problemlösungen stehen ganz oben auf der Liste der wesentlichen Fähigkeiten für den beruflichen Aufstieg in der modernen Welt. Aber wie Problemlösung in unseren Schulen, Universitäten, Unternehmen und Organisationen gelehrt wird, ist oft nicht ausreichend. Im vorliegenden Buch lernen Sie einen siebenstufigen systematischen Ansatz zur kreativen Problemlösung, der in Top-Beratungsunternehmen entwickelt wurde, die in jedem Bereich und jeder Branche tätig sind, und der Sie zu einem sehr gefragten, "kugelsicheren Problemlöser" macht, der Herausforderungen meistern kann, die andere nicht meistern. Die in diesem Buch skizzierte Problemlösungstechnik basiert auf einer hochvisuellen, logischen Methode, die auf alles angewendet werden kann - von alltäglichen Entscheidungen über strategische Fragen im Unternehmen bis hin zu globalen sozialen Herausforderungen. Die Autoren, mit jahrzehntelanger Erfahrung bei McKinsey & Company, stellen 30 detaillierte, praxisnahe Beispiele zur Verfügung, damit Sie genau sehen können, wie die Technik in der Praxis funktioniert. Mit diesem kugelsicheren Ansatz zum Definieren, Enthüllen, Verstehen und schließlich Lösen von Problemen haben Sie eine persönliche Superkraft für die Entwicklung überzeugender Lösungen an Ihrem Arbeitsplatz. Die Geheimnisse, die in diesem Buch enthüllt werden, werden die Art und Weise, wie Sie Probleme angehen, verändern und Sie auf die nächste Ebene des geschäftlichen und persönlichen Erfolgs führen.
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Workman Publishing Cooking with Fire: From Roasting on a Spit to Baking in a Tannur, Rediscovered Techniques and Recipes That Capture the Flavors of Wood-Fired Cooking
Revel in the fun of cooking with live fire. This hot collection from food historian and archaeologist Paula Marcoux includes more than 100 fire-cooked recipes that range from cheese on a stick to roasted rabbit and naan bread. Marcoux’s straightforward instructions and inspired musings on cooking with fire are paired with mouthwatering photographs that will have you building primitive bread ovens and turning pork on a homemade spit. Gather all your friends around a fire and start the feast.
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Anness Publishing Practical Pop-Ups and Paper Engineering: A step-by-step course in the art of creative card-making, more than 100 techniques and projects, in 1000 photographs
Pop-ups are ingenious mechanical paper devices that are designed to surprise, entertain and educate, and this informative practical guide reveals all the secrets of making them yourself. Projects begin with basic mechanisms such as the V and A fold, and then progress on to more complex paper engineering involving pivots, layers and tab pulls. Every section includes an inspirational gallery of work from established paper engineers and pop-up artists. Learn the mechanics of making your own paper pop-ups and novelty cards, with over 100 innovative techniques and projects to follow. The book opens with a fascinating history of paper engineering and gallery pages featuring work from the best pop-up artists to inspire your own designs. It features exciting pop-up projects of every level, from simple cards to complex architectural designs, and includes useful tips on choosing paper and card, and a guide to materials, techniques and troubleshooting. Whether you want to make a simple children's birthday card, a set of elegant wedding invitations or a complete pop-up book of your own design, this step-by-step volume will be a constant reference.
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Independently Published Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness and Anxiety Relief: Break Free From Anxiety and Worry and Discover Peace, Freedom and Happiness by Living Mindfully and by Applying CBT Techniques
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Octopus Publishing Group The Cocktail Bible: An A-Z of two hundred classic and contemporary cocktail recipes, with anecdotes for the curious and tips and techniques for the adventurous
From the ABC to the Manhattan and the Negroni to the Zombie, The Cocktail Bible is an A-Z collection of 200 classic and contemporary cocktails. With tips and techniques, quotes and notes, this alphabetical anthology will interest the curious and dare the adventurous. The Cocktail Bible is an essential addition to your home bar.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Organic Painter: Learn to paint with tea, coffee, embroidery, flame, and more; Explore Unusual Materials and Playful Techniques to Expand your Creative Practice
Bored with the same old paints? The Organic Painter introduces innovative techniques for using non-traditional "paint" derived from materials like coffee, tea, and alcohol, to encourage freedom and expression! Traditional art supplies will only take you so far! Sometimes you need to try something completely new and different. That's where The Organic Painter comes in. With a little guidance, you'll soon be painting with everyday materials you'd never considered as an artistic medium. This inspiring book gives you all the techniques and ideas you'll need to boost your creativity, learn natural paint-making, and be more resourceful with your art materials. Imagine the unique things you'll make when you create natural paints from coffee, tea, embroidery and flame. Each project in this guide book comes with instructions on how to make the paint, and also includes experiments and explorations for you to try. Plus, a simple painting accompanies every featured material and combines it with other materials or techniques, so you'll never lack inspiration.
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Qigong and Chinese Self-Massage for Everyday Health Care: Ways to Address Chronic Health Issues and to Improve Your Overall Health Based on Chinese Medicine Techniques
Discover the quick and easy Chinese exercise approach to common daily health problems in this fully-illustrated and easy-to-follow handbook. Based on millennia of effective Chinese medicine and health practice, the Qigong and self-massage techniques described take just a few minutes a day, and can resolve on-going issues such as knee pain, hemorrhoids, insomnia, sciatica and lower back pain. More immediate problems such as a stiff neck or a headache can be addressed straight away, and there is even a remedy for grey hair.The last part of the book introduces simple and quick exercises, based on Chinese medicine, which can be used to promote overall health and wellbeing. Learn how to strengthen and protect your teeth, how to get a better night's sleep, and how to refresh and tonify your brain. All of the exercises are clearly explained with easy-to-follow written instructions and illustrations, and they all take less than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. No drugs or equipment is involved in any of the exercises - all you need is your own body.This practical book will be invaluable to anyone who is seeking respite from particular chronic health problems, or who simply wants to improve their overall health and wellbeing.
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Search Press Ltd The Very Easy Guide to Lace Knitting: Step-By-Step Techniques, Easy-to-Follow Stitch Patterns and Projects to Get You Started
This easy-to-follow course in lace knitting will transform the complete beginner into an accomplished expert. Progress from simple eyelet lace to openwork stitching and intricate edgings as you develop the skill and confidence to create beautiful pieces of lace filigree. With step-by-step tuition and a preliminary section explaining all the essentials – yarn, needles, tension, techniques and how to read knitting charts – this guide could not be more accessible. All of the stitch swatches are clearly photographed and each stitch is provided in both written and chart form, so even novices can start right away. There are also 13 lovely projects to practise your newly acquired skills, including a baby blanket and slippers, an evening bag, a shrug and a jewellery purse. Each stitch pattern is illustrated in both fine and thicker yarns, so you can choose the look of the finished item. The Very Easy Guide to Lace Knitting will give you the skills and the inspiration to get started. This is a reissue of the previously best-selling published book The Very Easy Guide to Lace Knitting (9781844486519).
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 6: 15th International Conference on Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control
Printed collection of 60 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include:15th International Conference of Multibody Systems, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Control (MSNDC)
£138.60
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Ultimate Fluid Pouring & Painting Project Book: Inspiration and Techniques for using Alcohol Inks, Acrylics, Resin, and more; Create colorful paintings, resin coasters, agate slices, vases, vessels & more
Discover and master the fun, creative, and colorful methods of fluid pouring and painting with 10 projects, customizable to your personal vision and open to endless variation. Fluid pouring and painting can result in beautiful, organic, and abstract designs that can be captured on special papers, canvas and board substrates, used to make gorgeous lampshades, poured into molds or dishes to create coasters, geodes, and agate slices, and can even be formed into vases, vessels, and bowls. Join mixed-media artist and international instructor Jane Monteith, a master of the fluid artforms and creator of the stunningly beautiful and popular paintings called MOD Minis, in this wildly popular new art form. For both novice and experienced artists, this expressive book shares detailed, comprehensive techniques for working with high flow inks and acrylic paints. The Ultimate Fluid Pouring & Painting Project Book guides you through a variety of different fluid projects, from fluid-painted collage to resin-poured paints on different substrates. You will: Learn to use various tools and solutions to create beautiful colors and textures on paper. Learn how to work with resin and avoid common mistakes to produce a flawless finish. Gain an understanding of basic color theory and which color combinations go hand in hand to create elegant designs. Become knowledgeable on what types of products to use to create various effects. Understand how to seal and protect your work for years to come. With these creative projects, you'll be making your own beautiful fluid artwork in no time!
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Embroidery Made Easy: Beautiful Birds: Easy techniques for learning to embroider a variety of colorful birds, including a cardinal, a barn owl, and a puffin
Learn to create a variety of birds following the newest embroidery trend: thread painting. Through a collection of 12 detailed, full-color patterns, aspiring and established embroidery artists will discover how to employ the art of thread painting to create a range of popular birds and waterfowl from around the world, including North America, the Amazon rain forest, and Europe. Thread painting is the name for using single strands of embroidery floss to create lifelike images with beautifully blended gradients of color and detail. Fortunately, the process is not as hard as it sounds! After learning a bit about how to create gradients and blend colors, anyone can create incredible embroidered masterpieces. Embroidery Made Easy: Beautiful Birds includes: A primer on embroidery materials, setup, and thread painting techniques Patterns that indicate where each color should go and when the gradients should begin For each project, step-by-step instructions and reference images of the finished piece Perfect for needlepoint artists of all skill levels, there is no better time to learn how to create beautiful birds in embroidery.
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National Center for Youth Issues 15-Minute Focus: Regulation and Co-Regulation: Accessible Neuroscience and Connection Strategies That Bring Calm Into the Classroom: Brief Counseling Techniques That Work
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (DETC2019): Volume 3: 21st International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT); 16th Internati
Printed collection of 66 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: 21st International Conference on Advanced Vehicle Technologies (AVT) 16th International Conference on Design Education (DEC)
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers,U.S. Print proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT2019): Volume 6: Ceramics; Controls, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation; Education; Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy
Printed collection of 68 full-length, peer-reviewed technical papers. Topics include: Ceramics Controls, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation Education Manufacturing Materials and Metallurgy
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Learn to Weld: Beginning Mig Welding and Metal Fabrication Basics - Includes Techniques You Can Use for Home and Automotive Repair, Metal Fabrication Projects, Sculpture, and More
Master MIG welding and the metal fabrication techniques you need to repair, create, and duplicate projects in your home welding studio. Learn to Weld starts with the basics: setting up your studio, the right safety gear and safety procedures, and the equipment and materials you will need to begin with welding. With the help of step-by-step metalworking photos and tutorials, you will learn detailed techniques for cutting and grinding, and for joinery using a MIG welder. Practice the techniques and projects, and you'll soon be able to repair, create, and duplicate metal fabrication projects in your own welding studio. Best of all, you will have both the fundamental skills and the confidence you need to create whatever is in your imagination. With Learn to Weld you'll be equipped to conquer a world of welding projects.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Complete Urban Sketching Companion: Essential Concepts and Techniques from The Urban Sketching Handbooks--Architecture and Cityscapes, Understanding Perspective, People and Motion, Working with Color: Volume 10
Draw the exciting elements of your world with confidence using the tips, techniques, and ideas in The Complete Urban Sketching Companion. Packed with information and visual inspiration on sketching architecture, cityscapes, people, and motion, plus lessons on perspective and adding color, this collection will have you filling sketchbook after sketchbook with compelling artwork. The popularity of the urban sketching movement has grown worldwide, and it’s easy to see why. Sketching on the go is exciting, rewarding, and creatively satisfying. With so many choices of what to sketch and how to sketch it, you need a companion to offer valuable insights, enlightening tips, and tons of ideas and inspiration. The Complete Urban Sketching Companion is that helpful guide to take along on your next overseas adventure, or to your favorite café around the corner. This book includes key drawing techniques and strategies from four books in the Urban Sketching Handbook series: Understanding Perspective, Working with Color, Architecture and Cityscapes, and People and Motion. Learn how to draw unique buildings, urban landscapes, and lively street scenes, incorporating interesting elements and striking color and lighting. Get tips on sketching with accurate perspective with easy methods and great examples to guide you along. Discover ways to capture motion, whether it’s a group of dancers or commuters on the move. Become confident in adding color to artwork by learning about different mediums and color mixing techniques. In The Complete Urban Sketching Companion you’ll also find: Simple tools and materials to get started Ways to build a well-composed scene Techniques for drawing urban environments to scale How to construct a sketch in layers Tips for rendering different types of perspective Strategies for creating dramatic shadows How to include a range of color values to create depth Ideas for interpreting movement and gesture Methods for drawing individuals and crowds Get started on your urban sketching adventures today, and start capturing life.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Classic Calligraphy for Beginners: Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Copperplate and Spencerian Scripts - 25+ Simple, Modern Projects for Pointed Nib, Pen, and Brush
Classic Calligraphy for Beginners introduces the fundamental techniques for mastering two classic calligraphic scripts, Copperplate and Spencerian, plus easy-to-follow exercises and fun, modern projects. Guided by instructions and illustrations by noted calligraphy artist and teacher Younghae Chung, you will: Get a detailed yet concise overview of tools, supplies, and terminology Try out your materials with basic warm-ups and nib exercises Learn the essential principles or strokes and create the lowercase and uppercase letters of the featured scripts Take your letters to the next level and add flourishes with confidence Explore brush pens and non-flexible writing tools to emulate the look of calligraphy on large-scale and unusual surfaces Reinforce core skills by applying the scripts to a variety of simple, modern projects on paper, wood, glass, fabric, and other surfaces, and get inspiring tips on how to add beautiful details that lend a modern touch Find sample guide sheets for Copperplate, Spencerian, and brush calligraphy Discover the timeless beauty of calligraphy with Classic Calligraphy for Beginners.
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Stackpole Books Exploring Tunisian Crochet: All the Basics plus Stitches and Techniques to Take Your Crochet to the Next Level; 20 Beautiful Wraps, Scarves, and More
A complete course in Tunisian crochet, from beginner to advanced stitches, plus 20 beautiful patterns for accessories. Tunisian crochet is often referred to and thought of as “the blanket stitch,” but the designs in this book showcase the range of stitches and fabrics you can create with Tunisian. No blankets here! Beautiful, colorful, lacy shawls, scarves, hats and more really bring out the possibilities of Tunisian. Photo tutorials are included for all Tunisian stitches, from beginning to advanced, so this book is for anyone who wants to learn Tunisian or those who are ready to go beyond the basics. Includes instructions for left-handed crocheters as well as right-handed.
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Quadrille Publishing Ltd The Great British Sewing Bee: The Techniques: All the Essential Tips, Advice and Tricks You Need to Improve Your Sewing Skills, Whatever Your Level
The BBC primetime series The Great British Sewing Bee, is back.Starting with the basics, from how to use a sewing machine and understand paper patterns, to knowing your fabrics and how to achieve that perfect finish – this is a go-to guide that you will keep referring back to.With a section that demystifies the fitting process, and with expert sewing tips on making alterations, you'll be able to choose from a variety of projects that will ease you into the world of sewing.For burgeoning sewers, this technique-focused book reveals the joys of sewing and the tools and skills required to progress. Interspersed with essential tips, from advice on finishing – tacking, hand stitching, hemming and more – to guidance on adding decorative finishes including piping, exposed zips, appliqué and more, this book is an indispensable reference that will encourage you to take the leap and start creating long-lasting projects to cherish.
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Anness Publishing Thai Step-by-step Massage: the Perfect Introduction to Using Massage, Yoga and Accupressure to Balance the Body's Natural Energies, with Easy-to-follow Techniques Shown in 400 Photographs
This is the perfect introduction to using massage, yoga and acupressure to balance the body's natural energies, with easy-to-follow techniques shown in 400 photographs. It is a unique approach to unlocking your inner energy using a combination of yoga stretches and pressure-point work. You can gain greater awareness of your body and mind, to improve your physical health and find a new spiritual stillness and strength. It includes a complete body routine to follow for a total in-depth treatment, plus shorter routines to concentrate on specific areas of the body. It features bodywork specially devised for pregnant women and older people. It provides bodywork to ease everyday complaints such as headaches and an aching back. All techniques are illustrated with step-by-step photographs, with more than 400 photographs in total. This powerful form of body work uses the body's own energy lines, combining gentle yoga stretches with massage techniques and also introducing elements of other popular healing approaches, including acupressure and reflexology. The book begins by outlining this ancient healing therapy, its origins and objectives, and then explains and demonstrates the elements and requirements of a typical session. The core of the book is a comprehensive full body treatment, working through each area of the body sequentially. With over 400 specially taken photographs, this is the perfect guide to the subject, providing absorbing background information and clearly illustrated step-by-step routines.
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Anness Publishing Crystals and other Practical Healing Energies: Chakra, Feng Shui, Colour: Learn to harness the transforming power of nature with practical techniques and over 1000 photographs and artworks
In this new 2020 edition, this unique volume reveals how the vital energies of nature can be harnessed to enhance your emotional peace of mind, your physical health, happiness, well-being, and even living environment. The first part of the book explores the innate power of crystals, with in-depth analysis of the power and qualities of over 60 individual crystals, and guidance on which stones to use. There is advice on how to use the vibrational energies of light and colour, and how to harness the power of the chakras. The second part looks at the home and how to banish negative forces and welcome pro-active energies. Utilise the ancient principles of feng shui and space clearing to reduce psychic clutter, disperse negative energy and enhance your living environment. Nurture the spiritual aspect of your home with altars and shrines, and with rituals, meditations and visualisation routines for releasing health, peace and well-being. Use this book to bring mental, spiritual and emotional harmony into your life.
£20.00