The Craft & Art of Bamboo, Revised & Updated: 30 Eco-Friendly Projects to Make for Home & Garden
Beautiful, sustainable bamboo is one of the most popular materials around for gardens and home d?cor. This highly regarded introduction to the material is now back in print, revised and updated. It still offers rich history, fascinating background, and great projects, but with more than 20 new images—making this the most attractive source on the “it” plant of the green movement.
Presents a variety of projects and experiments appropriate to autumn, including studying the night sky, finding out how seeds are dispersed, and making a model glider. Includes notes for parents and teachers.
This 240-page book is the complete, authoritative guide to the history, techniques, and patterns of knitting and now it's been updated to reflect what's popular in knitting today. Expanded information is given in some areas, and the skill-building projects have been refreshed with up-to-the-minute patterns. Materials, basic techniques, symbols, and abbreviations are clearly written and illustrated to make learning to knit simple. Twenty-two unique projects are stunningly photographed and meticulously charted, with thorough written instructions to guide even a novice.
Sewing 101, Revised and Updated: Master Basic Skills and Techniques Easily through Step-by-Step Instruction
Written with the absolute beginner in mind, this book teaches all the basics for machine sewing with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Sewing skills are learned by working on projects, beginning with something very easy and getting progressively more difficult as the reader works through the book. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The projects are divided into two sections: garment sewing and home decor/accessory sewing, making this the most comprehensive beginner's book available.
