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A to Z of Knitting - The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner to Advanced Knitter
A to Z of Knitting - The Ultimate Guide for the Beginner to Advanced Knitter

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Gardner, Sue, Editor
Book Description: Martingale & Company, Woodinville, WA, 2006. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This book, containing clear instructions with helpful photographs, walks the knitter from beginner's basics through Aran, Fair Isle, entrelac, and intarsia knitting. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with white and yellow titling, illustrated throughout with attractive colour photographs. With the exception of light shelf wear, this book is in great shape. 152 pages Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $11.75

Art to Wear
Art to Wear

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Dale, Julie Schafler
Book Description: Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1986. A Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Works of art meant to be worn, to be animated by the human body. This is the essence of the vital new art movement beautifully documented in this book: tow decades of extraordinary clothing, 170 masterpieces by 62 artists. Purple cloth with blindstamped title to front and gilt titling to spine, blue endpapers, frontispiece, colour photographs throughout, 319 pages. This fabulous book seems to be without flaws. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $115.00

Ash Glazes
Ash Glazes

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Tichane, Robert
Book Description: New York State Institute for Glaze Research, Painted Post, New York, U.S.A., 1987. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall. "Tichane takes the guesswork out of ash glazes, sharing the results of his exhaustive research and experimentation. Recipes for nearly 40 ash glazes are included as well as instructions for making synthetic ash glazes. Clearly labeled glaze tests illustrate the effect of different materials and circumstances in the firing process." Grey cloth with black Chinese character to front, black titling to spine, frontispiece, many black and white photographs, line drawings and graphs, 216 pages. Minor edge wear, several light brown spots to spine, ghost of a removed sticker to first pastedown. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $35.00

 
Basketry Express, The - Fall 1999

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Dean, Ankaret, Editor
Book Description: Ankaraet Dean, McDonald's Corners, Ontario, 1999. Paper Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 8vo - over 7.75"-9.75" Tall. A Canadian basketry newsletter, published quarterly. Orange paper cover with black titling and decoration, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. Booklet appears to be with flaws. 17 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $10.00

 
Basketry Express, The - Winter 1995

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Dean, Ankaret, Editor
Book Description: Ankaraet Dean, McDonald's Corners, Ontario, 1995. Paper Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 8vo - over 7.75"-9.75" Tall. A Canadian basketry newsletter, published quarterly. Blue paper cover with black titling and decoration, illustrated throughout with black and white drawings and photographs. Booklet appears to be with flaws. 21 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $8.50

Bridge to Landscape Quilts, A
Bridge to Landscape Quilts, A

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Hackett, Mary L.
Book Description: American Quilter's Society, Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A., 2004. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall. Traditional techniques cross over into scenic landscape interpretations to make fantastic fabric pictures. Soft cover, many full-colour photographs and line drawings, 79 pages plus pull-out pattern still attached to book. Minor shelf wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $58.00

 
Casting a Torso in Bronze By the Cire Perdue Process

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Parlanti, E. J.
Book Description: Alec Tiranti Ltd., London, 1953. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paper covers in paper jacket, step-by-step instructions, black-and-white drawings throughout. Minor wear to edges, jacket has wear to spine, small piece missing from bottom front corner. Jacket is not price clipped. 40 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $12.00

Cavalier Shoe Leather and Fabric Dictionary
Cavalier Shoe Leather and Fabric Dictionary

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Lobell, J.V.
Book Description: Cavalier Company, Baltimore, MD, 1941. Leatherette. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Subtitled: "This book is dedicated by the Cavalier Company, to those progressive shoe merchants and their salesmen who wish to learn more about leathers and fabrics used in the making of shoe uppers." Inscribed by author. Book covers the history of and preparation of leather, descriptions of variations in the finished product, dictionary of shoe leathers, shoe fabric dictionary, chapters of advice to shoe salesmen, entitled Cavalier Counsellor, including a quiz at the end of each chapter. Tucked in the back of the book is a little eight-page pamphlet entitled "The Language of Leather" printed by Eagle-Ottawa Leather, Grandhaven, Michigan. Black leatherette cover with gilt titling on front, signed by author on end paper, black and white photographs and drawings throughout, 100+ pages. Lower corners lightly bumped, cover has a few tiny pale spost, small smudge on upper text block edge. This is a handsome book - clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Signed by Author
Price: $20.00

Complete Book of Basketry Techniques, The
Complete Book of Basketry Techniques, The

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Gabriel, Sue; Goymer, Sally
Book Description: David & Charles, Newton Abbot, London, 1991. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 4to - over 9.75"-12" Tall. A comprehensive guide to basketry techniques and design for basketmakers of all levels. The instructions are straight forward step-by-step and provide a thorough reference to all traditional skills. The emphasis is on willow work, starting with a specially designed beginner's programme and moving on to more advanced techniques. Brown cloth, gilt titling to spine, frontispiece, line drawings as well as black and white and full colour photographs throughout, 176 pages. Light edge wear, small bump to bottom free corner, previous owner's stamp to ffep. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and is price clipped, shows a big damp stain to top of inside which is barely visible to top of spine. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $65.00

Complete Guide to Professional Lampshade Design, The
Complete Guide to Professional Lampshade Design, The

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Bossert, Roberta
Book Description: Lady Lorraine Designs, , . Card Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. "The secret te hniques of designer lampshades ... made easy! All done with your glue-gun!" An easy-to follow manual for creating romantic Victorian lampshades. White card cover with black and white illustration, staple binding, black and white photographs throughout, 50 pages. Light shelf wear, a red spot to front and a smudge to back. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $28.00

Crafts are Your Business
Crafts are Your Business

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Tooke, Gerald
Book Description: Canadian Crafts Council, Ottawa, 1976. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book attempts to bring together practical information which may be useful to both beginning and established craftsmen. Red Cover, purple and white titling, staple binding, black and white illustrations. With the exception of a lightly sunned spine, this book is in great shape. 83 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $9.75

Early American Designs - Toleware
Early American Designs - Toleware

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Christensen, Erwin O.
Book Description: Pitman Publishing Corporation, New York, 1952. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A collection of examples of Early American painted tin or toleware. Dark green soft cover with white titling and orange illustration, staple binding, illustrated throughout with black and white plates. Cover has edge wear and light shelf wear, otherwise book is in great shape. Unpaginaged. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $11.00

Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents
Embroidered Textiles: Traditional Patterns from Five Continents

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Paine, Sheila
Book Description: Thames and Hudson, London, 1995. Pictorial Cover. Book Condition: Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This beautifully illustrated and outstanding book is the first to examine in detail the symbolism of the motifs and designs that give life to these marvellous textiles. Pictorial cover with blue titling, 279 illustrations of which 171 are in full colour, 192 pages. White label sticker with which the previous owner covered their name on ffep. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $30.00

 
Embroidery for Fun

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Book Description: Ondori Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1974. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Creative embroidery organized by titles like 'Pleasing Dandy Flowers', 'Get-together of Little Flowers', 'Comic Mates and Melody', 'Scevery and Manners and Customs' and more. Illustrated card cover, 64 pages of full colour illustrations followed by 70 pages of useful information and instructions. Some shelf wear, crease to bottom free corner of front. Clean, bright and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $35.00

Feltmaking - Techniques and Projects
Feltmaking - Techniques and Projects

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Evers, Inge
Book Description: Lark Books, Asheville, NC, . Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book contains clearly illustrated instructions for making felt at home. From selecting, preparing, and dyeing the wool to embellishing finished felt pieces, the author guides you through the entire process, and offers plenty of inspiration at the same time. Colourfully illustrated soft cover with red and white titling on front, black titling on red spine, colour frontispiece, black & white and colour illustrations throughout, 87 pages. Cover has light shelfwear, lower front corner creased, spine is sunned, round blue sticker on back cover, text is clean and tight - a nice looking book. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
Price: $15.00

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