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Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life

Because You Can't Go Naked

by George Brescia
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014

Open the door to harmonious, powerful, and positive dressing with a guide that’s like *The Secret—*for your wardrobe. In this groundbreaking how-to book, style expert George Brescia shows you how to transform yourself from the inside out. More than a style guide, this revolutionary book...
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Making Designer Bead & Wire Jewelry

Techniques for Unique Designs and Handmade Findings

by Tammy Powley
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2005

Jewelry making is one of the most popular craft trends, and its audience continues to grow. Few jewelry books on the market emphasize the importance of the design relationship between beads, wire, and jewelry findingsùthe ônuts and boltsö of any piece. This book will show not only how to design...
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by Ann Pollard Rowe, Laura M. Miller, Lynn A. Meisch
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2009

Although less well known than its much-admired counterparts in Peru and Bolivia, highland Ecuadorian weaving is an Andean tradition that has relationships with these more southern areas. A world away from the industrialized textile manufacturing of Euro-American society, these handmade pieces reflect...
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by Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017

Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez has gathered artisans of all ages to share their knowledge, lore, and deep skills, highlighting many of the techniques used by craftspeople in the Andes. They reveal clever highland secrets for everything from skeining yarn and knitting in reverse to weaving tubular borders...
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On the Loom

A Modern Weaver's Guide

by Maryanne Moodie
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016

In On the Loom, Maryanne Moodie brings the ancient art of weaving to the modern day in a comprehensive guide packed with step-by-step tutorials and beautiful photography. Learn the basics of this simple and beautiful craft with valuable information on basic stitches, tools needed, and even how to...
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The Spinner's Book of Fleece

A Breed-by-Breed Guide to Choosing and Spinning the Perfect Fiber for Every Purpose

by Beth Smith
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2014

The characteristics of fleece — its structure, grease content, and fiber diameter — vary widely depending on the breed of sheep the fleece comes from. In this comprehensive guide, Beth Smith profiles 21 types of fleece, from bouncy and pliant to lacy and lightweight. A sheep-by-sheep reference...
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Weaving Rag Rugs

New Approaches in Traditional Rag Weaving

by Tom Knisely
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014

Every weaver weaves a rag rug--or two, or three. In this long-awaited book, well-known weaver and teacher Tom Knisely shares his knowledge and expertise in this collection of favorite rag rug patterns.
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Loome Party

20+ Tiny Yarn Projects to Make from Your Stash

by Vilasinee Bunnag
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018

Loome Party is a one-stop shop for learning how to use the Loome tool to make tiny, splendid projects using only your yarn stash. Learn the foundations of creating pom-poms, tassels, friendship bracelets, weavings, and cords galore with Vilasinee Bunnag, founder of Loome. Bunnag provides clear, step-by-step...
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The Dyer's Handbook

Memoirs of an 18th Century Master Colourist

by Dominique Cardon
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016

Persian blue, pomegranate flower, spiny lobster, wine soup, pale flesh, dove breast, golden wax, grass green, green sand, rotten olive, modest plum, agate, rich French gray, gunpowder of the English……..just some of the colour names of old fabric to fire the imagination. Memoirs on Dyeing concerns...
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by Judith Mackenzie
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015

Offering a blend of technical knowledge, history, and easy-to-use tips, this inspiring collection of spinning wisdom deftly explores the three fundamental areas of yarn production: understanding fibers, managing yarn structure, and making yarns that precisely meet the spinner's needs. The rich, historic...
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Woven Threads

Patterned Textiles of the Aegean Bronze Age

by Maria Shaw, Anne Chapin
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015

Woven textiles are produced by nearly all human societies. This volume investigates evidence for patterned textiles (that is, textiles woven with elaborate designs) that were produced by two early Mediterranean civilizations: the Minoans of Crete and the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece, that prospered...
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Weaving for the Soul

Looms frames

by Viviana Valiente
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016

Weaving for the Soul is a book designed for weavers all levels and an ideal choice for teachers of weaving. It will open the door to a whole new world full of ideas and creativity. The simplicity with which Viviana Valiente has written and illustrated this book makes it the perfect choice for anyone....
Cover of Ñandutí, Lace of Paraguay
by Annick Sanjurjo, Albert J Casciero
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015

It happens rarely that a foreign craft is so intensely identified with a region to the extent that it becomes its symbol.  However, that is exactly what happened with the old Spanish lace from Extremadura, which in Paraguay even lost its name and was baptized with another that does not corresponds...
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by Sara Lamb
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2014

Explore silk--an alluring and exotic fiber for spinners! The Practical Spinner's Guide: Silk teaches spinners how to create smooth lustrous yarns from a gorgeous but tricky and sometimes intimidating fiber in this second installment in a series of fiber specific books. Author Sara Lamb discusses the...
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