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The complete photo guide to sewing by Creative Publishing International.(CARDINAL)651462;
Subjects: Dressmaking.; House furnishings.; Machine sewing.; Tailoring.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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A year of creativity : a craft date planner, to meet, share, and create / by Hoeksema, Petra,author.; Nooji, Lidy,author.; Catshoek, Miriam,author.; Konings, Bregje,author.;
A "craft date" is a fun get-together with a handful of creative friends in which you surprise each other with craft and DIY projects using cool materials, inspire each other, and make beautiful things together. At each date, a group of participants share a self-made project to be re-created by the other attendees. Materials are individualized for each participant and given as a unique personal gift along with the instructions for the project. A craft date is different than a workshop since you get to choose the lovely people that you invite, and as the organizer, you get to participate in all the projects. Invitees can put their own spin on the project by using their favorite colors, materials, or techniques. This way you end up with a range of different interpretations and results, leading to new inspiration and ideas. A Year of Creativity is a book for everyone with a basic knowledge of crocheting, knitting, and sewing. It does not teach you how to crochet or explain how a sewing machine works. There are plenty of other books for that. What it does do is inspire crafting enthusiasts to make something together, learn from each other, and have fun doing it.
Subjects: Handicraft; Handicraft.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fashion and family history : interpreting how your ancestors dressed / by Shrimpton, Jayne,author.(CARDINAL)426326;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index.Fashion timeline, 1800-1950: Women's styles ; Men's dress ; Children's clothes -- Following fashion: Metropolitan novelties ; Regional variations ; Technological advances ; Presenting an image ; The generation gap ; Fashion and popular culture -- Work wear : town and country: Rural styles ; Factory dress ; Business modes -- Work wear : occupational uniforms: Standardised dress ; Domestic servants ; Behind the counter -- Dressing up, dressing down: "Sunday best" ; At home ; Holiday clothes -- Sports wear: Horse-riding ; Tennis ; Cycling ; Motoring ; Golf ; Walking and rambling -- Special occasions: Bridalwear ; Mourning attire ; Evening dress -- Making and buying: Learning to sew ; Home work ; Paper patterns and sewing machines ; Make-do and mend ; Hand-knitting ; Sourcing fabrics and clothes -- Caring for clothes: Preserving fine apparel ; The household laundry ; Starching, drying and ironing ; Storing clothes -- Clothing industry work: Regional manufactures ; Dressmakers and seamstresses ; Washerwomen and laundry workers -- Fashion heirlooms: Costume keepsakes ; Jewelled treasures ; Painted and printed records."Studying dress history teaches us much about the past. In this skillfully illustrated, accessible and authoritative book, Jayne Shrimpton demonstrates how fashion and clothes represent the everyday experiences of earlier generations, illuminating the world in which they lived. As Britain evolved during the 1800s from a slow-paced agrarian society into an urban-industrial nation, dress was transformed. Traditional rural styles declined and modern city modes, new workwear and holiday gear developed. Women sewed at home, while shopping advanced, novel textiles and mass-produced goods bringing affordable fashion to ordinary people. Many of our predecessors worked as professional garment-makers, laundresses or in other related trades: close to fashion production, as consumers they looked after their clothes. The author explains how, understanding the social significance of dress, the Victorians observed strict etiquette through special costumes for Sundays, marriage and mourning. Poorer families struggled to maintain standards, but young single workers spent their wages on clothes, the older generation cultivating their own discreet style. Twentieth-century dress grew more relaxed and democratic as popular culture influenced fashion for recent generations who enjoyed sport, cinema, music and dancing."--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Instructional and educational works.; Clothing and dress; Clothing and dress; Fashion; Fashion;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Crafting a patterned home : painting, printing, and stitching projects to enliven every room / by Nicholas, Kristin,author.(CARDINAL)389646; Snyder, Rikki,photographer (expression)(CARDINAL)415849;
Includes bibliographical references (page 187)."35 projects that explore the versatility of pattern in every room. Patterns made by hand are more interesting, alive, and vibrant than any machine-patterned object. With brushes and paint, needles and threads, and a little imagination, color expert and crafter Kristin Nicholas shows how you can transform your home into a space that sings. In Crafting a Patterned Home you'll: explore different types of patterns and how to mix and layer patterns together; learn DIY techniques to freshen and transform your home with pattern, paint, and more; discover the projects, inspiration, and ideas for enlivening your space. This book will guide you in playing with texture, scale, and color through embroidery, knitting, crochet, ceramics, painting, stamping, and more."--Back cover.
Subjects: Handicraft.; House furnishings.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 13
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The man in the microwave oven / by Cox, Susan(Susan Rosemary),author.;
"Fleeing from a murder and family tragedy in her native England, where she was the scandal du jour for the tabloid press, Theo Bogart changed her name and built an undercover life in a close-knit San Francisco neighborhood. She didn't expect to find love and friendship there, and now she doesn't know how--or if--to reveal the truth. After a confrontation with a difficult neighbor, Theo fears her secrets are about to be uncovered after all. When the woman who threatened to expose her is murdered, Theo is embroiled in the kind of jeopardy she crossed an ocean to escape"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Women detectives; Murder; British; Family secrets;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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NPR driveway moments [sound recording] : radio stories that won't let you go. by Sagal, Peter.; National Public Radio (U.S.)(CARDINAL)139884;
Disc 1. Introduction by Peter Sagal ; More messages from Amy's answering machine ; Solving the mystery of mother-daughter speak ; Mommy as a role model? Get real ; Bad mommy ; Just Mom and me and Chuck E. Cheese ; Surprised by Mom ; Knitting for life, and for life's milestones ; Legislator offers first-person view of welfare ; StoryCorps : Mother's magic, stretching a Christmas dollar ; Tamale recipe proves hard to keep secret ; "Chickenbutt" and other lessons from Grandma ; Who is singing me lullabies? ; Mementos honor sons lost to war ; In memoir, Allende reveals life to late daughter -- Disc two. I love my kids--but give me a break ; Mother's Day vs. fishing season opener ; Hidden kitchen mama ; Mother's Day recipes ; StoryCorps : Special memories of a final Thanksgiving meal ; Young, single and raising a child ; Rocket science ; Mom remembers her Olympic past ; Turning into your mother isn't so bad ; A partially empty nest, with mixed feelings ; Grandmother : a story of aging, decline and love ; This I believe: the power of love to transform and heal.Producer, Kerry Thompson.Host, Peter Sagal.According to NPR, a Driveway Moment is when a listener is so riveted by a radio piece that he or she will stay in their idling car to hear the show all the way through. Presented here, drawn from award-winning NPR programs such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition, are vibrant tales of motherhood.
Subjects: Radio programs.; Audiobooks.; Radio talk shows.; Nonfiction radio programs.; Motherhood.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The man in the microwave oven [large print] / by Cox, Susan(Susan Rosemary),author.;
"Fleeing from a murder and family tragedy in her native England, Theo Bogart changed her name and built an undercover life in a close-knit San Francisco neighborhood. After a confrontation with a difficult neighbor, Theo fears her secrets are about to be uncovered. When the woman who threatened to expose her is murdered, Theo is embroiled in the kind of jeopardy she crossed an ocean to escape. Worse yet, dangerous family secrets have followed her. She finds herself fighting to protect herself, her family, and her new friends, aware that one of them might be a murderer."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Women detectives; Murder; British; Family secrets;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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All new fabric savvy : how to choose & use fabrics : a quick reference guide / by Betzina, Sandra,author.(CARDINAL)778721;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The essential guide for every sewer just got better! All New Fabric Savvy is updated to include detailed information on 107 different fabrics; must-know information on determining fabric content, working with knits, working with different types of interfacing, removing stains, and choosing lining material; recommended tools and notions; illustrated reference sections on seams, details, closures, and hems; 476 photographs and 110 illustrations. Organized alphabetically, the 107 fabrics include old favorites--like cotton, wool, knits, and silks--to new options, some of which you might never have heard of or sewn with--synthetics; those that resist water, sun, stains, and wrinkles; those made from animal hides (and, of course, their faux cousins); those regenerated from wood pulp; and many more.
Subjects: Dressmaking materials.; Machine sewing.; Textile fabrics.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Signals / by Gautreaux, Tim,author.(CARDINAL)635756; Gautreaux, Tim.Idols.; Gautreaux, Tim.Attitude adjustment.; Gautreaux, Tim.Sorry blood.; Gautreaux, Tim.Radio magic.; Gautreaux, Tim.Furnace man's lament.; Gautreaux, Tim.Deputy Sid's gift.; Gautreaux, Tim.Gone to water.; Gautreaux, Tim.Bug man.; Gautreaux, Tim.Wings.; Gautreaux, Tim.Piano tuner.;
"A widely celebrated novelist gives us a generous collection of exhilarating short stories, proving that he is a master of this genre as well. Once again, 'he reminds us,' wrote The Miami Herald, 'that great writing is a timeless art.' After the stunning historical novels The Clearing and The Missing, Tim Gautreaux now ranges freely through contemporary life with twelve new stories and eight from previous collections. Most are set in his beloved Louisiana, many hard by or on the Mississippi River, others in North Carolina and even in midwinter Minnesota. But generally it's heat, humidity, and bugs that beset his people as they wrestle with affairs of the heart, matters of faith, and the pros and cons of tight-knit communities--a remarkable cast of characters, primarily of the working class, proud and knowledgeable about the natural or mechanical world, their lives marked by a prized stereo or a magical sewing machine retrieved from a locked safe, boats and card games and casinos, grandparents and grandchildren and those in between, their experiences leading them to the ridiculous or the scarifying or the sublime; most of them striving for what's right and good, others tearing off in the opposite direction"--
Subjects: Short stories.; Fiction.; Families;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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Forgotten household crafts / by Seymour, John,1914-2004.(CARDINAL)138397;
Kitchen crafts (preparing food, open-hearth cooking, cooking at a range, baking, storing food, salting & pickling, drying & smoking, bottling & canning, preserves & confectionary, chilling food, cleaning & maintenance, washing the dishes, providing water, tea making, coffee making, ale & beer making, wine & cider making, herbs & spices, keeping livestock, keeping bees) -- Dairy crafts (milk & milk treatments, making & using cream, butter making, cheese making, making ice cream) -- Laundry crafts (drawing water, making lye & soap, washing linen, drying linen, pressing linen, dyeing) -- Around the home (gathering & making fuels, heating, beds & bedrooms, home doctoring, bathing & the toilet, dining & entertaining, candle & oil lighting, gas & electric lighting, cleaning, chimney sweeping, waste disposal, controlling pests & vermin) -- Textile crafts (spinning, weaving, mat & rug making, lace making, crochet, tatting & macrame, knitting, making & repairing clothes, quilting & patchwork, smocking, embroidery) -- Decorative crafts (painting & papering, stenciling, furniture & furnishings, ornamenting the home, festivals & decorations).Presents objects, skills, and techniques used in household crafts before the machine age.
Subjects: Home economics;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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