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Crafts, Hobbies, & Collecting September / October 2020
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The Complete Guide to Drawing for Beginners : 21 Step-by-step Lessons: Over 450 Illustrations!
by yoshiko Ogura
Art instructor Yoshiko Ogura explains the basics of pencil drawing through a series of easy step-by-step lessons that provide insights on artistic composition, highlights and shadows, depicting realistic forms, rendering texture and creating a sense of depth in your artwork. She provides you with all the information you need to get started -- which materials to buy, how to prepare your work surface -- even how to sit correctly when drawing! You will begin by drawing simple objects, and then progress to more complex subjects.
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How to build chicken coops : everything you need to know
by Daniel Johnson
This revised and expanded edition of How to Build Chicken Coops—one of the best-selling titles in Voyageur's successful series licensed by Future Farmers of America (FFA)—provides complete and easy-to-follow instructions on building a coop, including 16 pages of new content.
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How to Clean Your House : And Tidy Up Your Life
by Lynsey Crombie
Packed with simple tips and tricks, this is everything you need to know about household cleaning. Is your busy life conquering your home? Do you find the household chores getting on top of you? Lynsey Queen of Clean, Instagrammer, businesswoman and busy mum of three, has done all of the work so you don’t have to. Featuring her make-at-home cleaning products, easy step-by-step guides and all her recommendations for toxic-free and eco-friendly products, this book is the ultimate guide to keeping on top of your house, and having fun while you do it. Lynsey shares her daily and seasonal routines, motivating and encouraging you along the way with so that you are left with the will, and the skill, to take on even the most seemingly insurmountable tasks and end up with a clean, calm and happy home.
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Sewing Machine Reference Tool : A Troubleshooting Guide to Loving Your Sewing Machine, Again!
by Bernie Tobisch
Troubleshoot Your Sewing Machine... Stat! Kick tension problems to the curb and say goodbye to presser foot problems! This pocket-size guide helps you troubleshoot your sewing machine on the go. A comprehensive chart of common issues will help you quickly diagnose the issue at hand and find the remedy to get your stress levels back to zero. Master needle nicks, tricky threaders, and baffling buttonholes once and for all! This portable guide is perfect to take along to retreats and classes so readers can quickly get their machines back up and running. - All the information you need to resolve common issues for stress-free sewing- Quickly find the facts with a troubleshooting chart for sewers and quilters - Solve tension and presser foot problems, mastering buttonholes, needles, threaders, automatic thread cutters, and more
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Basket Essentials : Rib Basket Weaving; Techniques and Projects for Diy Woven Reed Baskets
by Lora S. Irish
Go beyond just following the steps--learn the methods to traditional basket weaving! The art of basketry has been passed down from generation to generation, and while there are several different kinds of baskets, this book is a comprehensive guide that focuses on one specific style: rib baskets. Rib Baskets are also known as hip baskets, egg baskets, fanny baskets, granny baskets, potato baskets, or Appalachian baskets. Join internationally known maker and talented artist Lora S. Irish as she teaches you about this timeless art form--from essential terms, tools, materials, dyes, and finishes to information on knots, spokes, weaving techniques, common basket shapes, and more. With Lora as your instructor, you'll learn everything you need to know: the rim hoops that you can use, how to add handle hoops, how to weave your locking ear patterns, how to measure, add, and anchor your spokes, how the length of the spokes defines the final shape of the basket, and more. Insightful chapters on technique are followed by three beginner-friendly projects featuring detailed step-by-step instructions and coordinating photos. After you've warmed up with the provided projects, you'll find 12 additional weaving patterns for baskets you can make. Ranging from easy to challenging, these last twelve projects take off the training wheels, helping you increase your skills from beginner to intermediate as you independently accomplish each basket. Fall in love with the enduring and organic craft of basket making. Learn everything you need to know to become an accomplished basket-weaver with Basket Essentials: Rib Basket Weaving!
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Wreaths : with how-to tutorials
by Laura Dowling
Laura Dowling creates beauty and poetry with her signature wreaths, weaving an enticing floral fairy tale of color and inspiration, timeless style and fanciful details that are evocative of secret, wild gardens, meadows and forests brimming with enchantment and delight. With layer upon layer of lush blooms and fruits, entwining vines, and surprising combinations of colors, textures and both every day and extraordinary materials, her wreaths make unique design statements that inspire the imagination with a forward-looking, trend-setting approach. Here in this lavishly illustrated book, Laura shares her inspiration, creative process, and step-by-step tips and techniques for creating 75 beautiful and innovative seasonal wreaths for all occasions. From simple and elegant evergreen wreaths to intricate and elaborate fruit and vegetable designs, Laura provides expert insights and detailed guidelines for replicating her fabulously festive wreaths at home.
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Artful Halloween : 31 frightfully elegant projects
by Susan Wasinger
A full-color book includes more than 30 costume, pumpkin and home-decorating ideas--from a "blood"-splashed dinner-party centerpiece to a Yard Specter made from two poles, a string of lights and torn, draped fabric.
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