This book reveals the individual experience of craft entrepreneurship, drawing on case studies from around the world, considering questions of identity, policy, community, and the digital in crafting a life.
Celebrating Classic Traditions and the Spirit of the Holiday
400,000 candles, 2,552 wreaths, 8 million lights: Williamsburg at Christmastime. Every year guests come from near and far to enjoy the festivities. It's a place where you find enduring traditions, charming decorations, and a season that warms the heart. Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg will be a photographic journey celebrating classic ......
Choose any yarn and any of the 12 PATTERNS for cowls, hats, sweaters &
Now it's easy to design your own knit! Start with one of the 12 basic pattern "recipes" for pieces such as a hat, pullover, shawl, scarf, socks, tee, mitts, tunic, or cardigan. Choose nearly any yarn and a stitch pattern from the 60 4-stitch multiple patterns in the stitch dictionary, and you are on your way to your own unique knitted piece.
"Stunning..." - Parade Magazine"A rare pictorial journey across America." - Bookpage Portraits of the American Craftsman is a collection of portraits of the people and products made in small workshops all over the country, with lyrical descriptions of what they make, who they are, and the tradition embedded in their trade. This book is a ......
A gorgeous color or texture pattern beckons to a designer to try it out in different ways. Should it be used for a hat, a sweater, a cape? In this book, designer Toby Roxane Barna allowed her imagination to explore the variations and came up with pairs of designs-a sweater and a shawl-sharing at least one similar design element.
Learn how to create decorative rock characters and gifts from Linda Kranz, author of children's book favorites, Only One You and Where I Belong. Let's Rock offers step-by-step directions for choosing and painting your rocks with colorful photos for hours of rockin' entertainment.
Following her wildly successful debut book, Decorating in a Nutshell, Janet Lee's insightful Decorate This, Not That! is chock-full of budget-friendly tips for those in dire need of an interior design makeover.
Combine 3-D needle felting and tapestry felting to create a menagerie to liven up your table. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions for felting both the 3-D head and the flat part of each table mat are included. Fill your table with 21 different beastly and beautiful creatures.
Easy to learn, portable, and lots of fun--that's weaving on peg looms and weaving sticks! You will be amazed at the things you can make, including dolls and toys, flowers and brooches, cowls, baskets and bowls. The book includes step-by-step weaving and finishing instructions for more than 20 fun projects.
