London: Dorling Kindersley Ltd, 2011. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Need to learn how to shorten a hemline? Eager to make some cushion covers or a simple tunic dress? Sew Step by Step will come to your rescue. Packed with more than 200 easy-to-follow techniques, from sewing on a button... More about Sew Step By Step
London: Faber and Faber, 1993. Reprinted with amendments by Geoffrey Budworth. Hardcover. Every practical knot What it looks like Who uses It Where It comes from and how to tie It. With 7,000 drawings representing over 3,800 knots. First published in 1944, and reprinted many times since then, the... More about The Ashley Book of Knots
Garden City, New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1984. First Edition (stated). Softcover. Since the first volume published in 1972, the Foxfire books have brought the philosophy and wisdom of the mountains to millions, teaching creative self-sufficiency and preserving the stories, crafts, and customs of Southern Appalachia. Inspiring and... More about Foxfire 8
New York: Ballantine Books, 2016. First Printing. Hardcover. Nowadays, many of us “outsource” basic tasks. Food is instant, ready-made, and processed with unhealthy additives. Dry cleaners press shirts, delivery guys bring pizza, gardeners tend flowers, and, yes, tailors sew on those pesky buttons. But life can be much simpler, sweeter..... More about How to Sew a Button (And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew
New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1986. Paul E. Kennedy. First Dover Edition. Softcover. Westerners have long admired Chinese furniture for its durability, inner strength, quiet restraint, and simple dignity. Especially attractive to the educated eye are its purity of line, devotion to detail, and flawless construction. This unabridged reprint of... More about Chinese Domestic Furniture: In Photographs and Measured Drawings
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Trudy Nicholson (drawings), Allen Bress (photographs). Reprint. Hardcover. This little book deals with all the questions needlepoint beginners ask and which are rarely answered in more elaborate volumes. More about The ABCs of Needlepoint
London: Hamlyn Publishing Group, 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. More about Cats in Hats: 30 Great Patterns to Knit & Crochet
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