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This is the ideal woodturning book for beginners, offering expert instruction, valuable tips, step-by-step projects, and common-sense advice that will eliminate the mystery while infusing some fun into your turning.

Learn how to choose, prepare, and apply the perfect finish for your next creative wood project with this practical compendium of finishing techniques. Includes comprehensive advice for using primers, acrylics, oils, colored pencils, watercolors, markers, and more.

This beginner's guide teaches all of the most popular tie-dyeing techniques and shows how to turn simple fabrics and ready-made garments into dramatic fashion statements with an array of stylish projects.

This one-stop guide to all things sugarart offers plans for modeling 40 different species of flowers and plants, along with plans for 9 cakes. New edition features inspired new recipes and breathtaking color photography.

Create realistic landscape pyrography burnings with this comprehensive guide. Discover easy-to-learn methods for working in layers to obtain stunning results, along with 12 artistic skill-building step-by-step projects.

Master intarsia, the art of making picture mosaics in wood, with 15 skill-building projects that can be completed in just a weekend. Learn how to cut, shape, and piece your own intarsia masterpieces with step-by-step instructions and all-new color project photography.

This modern and contemporary introduction to foundation piecing offers eight simple, skill-building projects that progressively build the quilter’s confidence to try more involved patterns.

Unravel the secrets to creating Celtic knot work as you adorn your completed wood burning, carving, and scrolling projects with beautiful twists, braids and textures. Over 200 original patterns and easy-to-follow lessons can be applied to a multitude of arts and crafts.

This ultimate sourcebook for floral design offers more than 100 expertly drawn flower patterns can be applied to a wide variety of arts and crafts. Discover the poetic beauty and versatility of floral patterns from realistic flowers to stylized floral designs.

Step-by-step projects and expert advice from today's top power carvers will take your carving to the next level with the speed and control of power tools.  

Making a stunning Bargello quilt may seem complex and difficult—but any beginner quilter who can sew a straight seam can master the necessary skills, thanks to pre-cut jelly rolls and the clear how-to instructions in this book.

Discover the joy and serenity of slow stitching with hand piecing and hand quilting. With one quilt of 15 blocks, this book provides both a complete learning experience for new quilters and a stunning project for experienced stitchers.

Use the mini Quick Curve Ruler© to make 16 beautiful wall hangings, runners, and quilts that celebrate the seasons and special holidays… all in the unique Sew Kind of Wonderful style.

Add style and glamor to your home with stylish accessories. Sew-It-Yourself Home Accessories offers 21 simple and beautiful projects to create with natural cotton. Each project can be completed in just one weekend.

Transform simple words into stunning works of art with this interactive workbook. Super Simple Hand Lettering gets you started right away with 20 traceable alphabets, 5 skill-building projects, quality vellum tracing paper, and 4 frameable pullout art prints.