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  Beginner's Guide to Quilting -...

  Elizabeth Betts

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  Get started today with this comprehensive guide to patchwork and quilting for beginners.   With the information and projects in this book, you can discover the delights of this old-fashioned craft—while creating beautiful quilts and other items for yourself and for others. Numerous color photos are included for guidance and inspiration. · Covers all aspects of quilting, from piecing and patchwork to quilting and binding. · Includes quick and clever techniques with step-by-step illustrated instructions. · Choose from sixteen small and large projects, including bed quilts, bags, and wall hangings. · Features a glossary explaining common quilting and sewing terms.

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  Origami Odyssey - Unfold the...

  Peter Decio, Francesco Pauper

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  Origami Odyssey: Unfold the Magic of Paper, One Crease at a Time! 
  Step into the mesmerizing world of origami where each fold transforms a humble sheet of paper into a breathtaking masterpiece! "Origami Odyssey" is not just a book; it's a journey into the ancient art of paper folding, where every crease tells a tale and every finished piece is a testament to creativity and precision. From novice to ninja, this guide caters to all, ensuring that every reader emerges with a newfound appreciation and skill set. 
  Fundamental Folds: Kickstart your origami adventure by mastering the basics. From mountain and valley folds to intricate pleats, this section ensures your foundation is as solid as the paper you're working with. 
  Epic Animal Kingdom: Roar with the lions and soar with the eagles! Dive deep into a world where you breathe life into paper, creating an array of animals with character and charm. Whether it's the majestic crane or the playful dolphin, each creation is a journey in itself. 
  Magical Miniatures: Discover the allure of tiny treasures as you delve into the world of miniature origami. Whether it's a minuscule lotus or a petite samurai helmet, these small wonders are big on charm! 
  Imagine having the power to transform the mundane into the magical, all with your two hands and a piece of paper. That's the allure of "Origami Odyssey." It's more than just a pastime; it's a celebration of art, culture, and human ingenuity. Each page unravels secrets, techniques, and stories, making the art of paper folding accessible and utterly captivating. 
  Dive headfirst into a symphony of folds and creases, where paper is your canvas, and your hands, the artist. Every chapter is crafted with love, care, and an eye for detail, ensuring that by the end, you're not just proficient in origami, but truly passionate about it.🌟🦢🎋

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  Laurel & Hardy - Chiller...

  Larry Harmon

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  Laurel and Hardy were a British-American comedy duo act during the early era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957). Starting their career as a duo in the silent film era, they later successfully transitioned to "talkies.” From the late 1920s to the mid-1950s, they were internationally famous for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy, childlike friend to Hardy's pompous bully.

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  Conversations with Birds

  Priyanka Kumar

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  "Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself."So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted her immersion in a lush natural world. After moving to North America as a teenager, she found herself increasingly distanced from more than human life and discouraged by the civilization she saw contributing to its destruction. It was only in her twenties, living in Los Angeles and working on films, that she began to rediscover her place in the landscape—and in the cosmos—by way of watching birds.Tracing her movements across the American West, this stirring collection of essays brings the avian world richly to life. Kumar's perspective is not that of a list keeper, counting and cataloguing species. For Kumar, birds "become a portal to a more vivid, enchanted world." At a time when climate change, habitat loss, and the reckless use of pesticides are causing widespread extinction of species, Kumar's reflections on these messengers from our distant past and harbingers of our future offer luminous evidence of her suggestion that "seeds of transformation lie dormant in all of our hearts. Sometimes it just takes the right bird to awaken us."

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  Good Fengshui

  Eva Wong

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  Enhance the energy of your home, workplace, or garden using the principles of the Taoist art of fengshui. This primer will teach you to bring harmonizing, beneficial energy into any space. Taoist arts master Eva Wong introduces listeners to the powerful traditional system of fengshui. It is not simply a list of directives for arranging interiors for good luck—it is the art of reading the patterns of the universe and living in harmony with the environment. Bedrooms with good fengshui maximize health and minimize illnesses. Home offices with good fengshui facilitate business vision and accumulation of wealth. Even garages, driveways, and gardens can affect our health, livelihood, and the way we interact with the world. Whether you are buying, renting, or renovating a home—or you want to change the atmosphere and energy of the home you are in—Wong will teach you to identify and work with the possibilities and limitations of your space. In this concise book, Wong -explains the essential principles and guidelines of fengshui; -offers tips for home buyers, including architectural positives and negatives and neighborhood perks and challenges; -shows you how to assess your indoor and outdoor spaces; -and much more. As the owner of a construction and engineering business, Wong’s recommendations are practical, safe, and economical.

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  Modern Knitted Shawls and Wraps

  Laura Strutt

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  35 beautiful knitting designs, ranging from a simple wrap in chunky yarn for beginners to a lightweight lace evening shawl for experienced knitters.
  
  There's simply nothing more versatile than knitted shawls. They can be lacy or chunky, bright or neutral, cabled or just plain garter stitch, but they are always stylish, useful, and perfect for when you need a little extra warmth. Laura Strutt has designed 35 beautiful shawls and wraps, with something for everyone, from novice knitters to experts. Divided into Bright and Beautiful, Warm and Rich, and Neutral and Natural shades, the patterns use a complete rainbow of colours, including variegated yarns. The stitch patterns are just as diverse, with textured triangles, beaded lace stitches, and overlapping 'waves'. Start with a beautifully warm garter stitch wrap in a cool glacier blue – quick to knit even for a beginner – or a rainbow-striped triangular shawl. Then try a fashionable ombré-shaded shawl with an eyelet pattern, or a grey and white monochrome shawl with a bright contrast edging. For more experienced knitters, there are larger projects such as the brioche-stitch shawl, or the feather and fan stitch wrap in a variegated silk-based yarn. Whether you are knitting a cover-up for yourself, or a gift for a friend or family member, you will be spoilt for choice with these beautiful designs.

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