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Mr. Carl "Doctor of Small Engines" Koehler, Mr. Kevin "Koolcat Kevster" Halloran

Mower and lawn mower tips, tricks and techniques to get and keep your mower in top condition BEFORE cutting grass each spring. Discover the true secrets of a 40-year master mechanic to fast, easy and stress free tips and techniques that puts your mower in that "one-pull quick start condition" and keeps it tip-top all mowing season.

Sandra Salamony, Gina M Brown

This stunning gallery-style volume includes some of the finest examples of contemporary textiles and fiber art being made today. The collection includes wearable art and couture, fashion accessories, soft furnishings and vessels, tapestries, display art, and quilts. A wide variety of techniques are featured, including hand and machine embroidery, decorative stitching, batik, dyeing, fabric painting, applique, felt, weaving, and all types of surface decoration. Full-color photography features both full views as well as close-ups that will allow readers to appreciate the finer details of many works.

Suzanne McNeill

3-seam squares for quicker quilts. The '10-minute' technique is revolutionizing patchwork. Anyone can sew large blocks in just 10 minutes. Sewers who previously avoided quilting because it just takes too much time are getting involved.

Jane Greenoff

The first part of this book presents an overview of the basics of embroidery, including a look at the tools that are most useful such as needles, frames and scissors, and the materials that you might want to work with. There's an introduction to the basic stitch families, as well as a roundup of the possibilities of embroidery, and how to match fabrics and threads to what you want to create. The rest of the book consists of 116 mix-and-match patterns, organised by type: borders and flowers, alphabets and motifs patterns. These can be endlessly combined to create exactly the effect you want, simply by turning the cut pages. Whether you want to work large or small, create homewares, embellish clothes, or produce works of art, there are combinations of patterns here to meet your precise needs. Every pattern is shown in detail, with clear illustrations and concise, user-friendly descriptions. Innovative and practical, this is the perfect introduction to embroidery for beginners, and a...

Lighting plays an essential role in good design, drawing attention to certain places and highlighting details that might otherwise go unnoticed. 100+ Tips.Ideas: Areas with Light features dozens of ideas to get light into the home and use it as an essential part of the design, all illustrated with gorgeous color photography. Featuring both natural and manmade sources of light, this book provides endless inspiration.

In any given discussion on design, the living room tends to get the most attention, but everyone knows that the kitchen and the dining room are the true gathering places in a household. Cooking, eating, and drinking bring a family together on a daily basis and are frequently the centerpiece of a gathering with friends. For this reason, the relationship between form and function play an especially important role in these rooms. This lavishly illustrated book features over 100 ideas for making these gathering places beautiful, organized, and the welcoming heart of any home.

People tend to leave home in search of rest and relaxation, heading to hotels, campsites, or rentals to get away from the reminders of day-to-day life. But that doesn't need to be the case. The things we associate with vacation ? outdoor living areas, spacious rooms, and cozy sleeping areas ? can be brought into the home, making every day like a vacation. 100+ Tips.Ideas: Restful Homes features dozens of ideas for making the home more like a getaway, all illustrated with lavish color photos.

G P George

Program for Quitting Quilting guide booklet includes: The program. 1. Admit you have a problem 2. Make one last quilt 3. Join a support group 4. Make one last quilt, etc. 5. Find a substitute, like crochet or cigarettes 6. Make one last quilt, etc. History of quilting addiction Addiction indicators: You know you're addicted to quilting when: Your dreams are in applique. You store your clothes under the bed and your quilts in the closet. Your sewing machine is insured for more than your car. Addiction test and more

Jennifer and Randy Hampton

Just imagine the time and money you will save, not to mention the reduced stress with all of these fast, economical and easy solutions to 200 home and health problems at your fingertips with this easy household reference! In 200 Handy Tips For Around The House, you will find dozens of tips to save you money, reduce your stress and save you time in your home. You will get great advice like: How To Remove A Broken Key From A Lock. How To Remove A Stubborn Screw. How To Keep Nails From Splitting Wood. How To Remove Oil From Your Driveway. How To Keep Fish Hooks From Rusting. How To Make Sandpaper Last Longer. How To Revive Old Razor Blades. How To Cut Glass Without A Glass Cutter. How To Get Water Out Of Your Watch. How To Open That Stuck Zipper. How To Loosen Those Tight Shoes. How To Eliminate Odors From Disposal. How To Prevent Flowers From Fading. How To Remove Grease From Rugs. How To Destroy The Desire For Nicotine. How To Make A Pantyhose Last Longer. How To...

Joe Clemens

ABCs of Reloading leads shooters and hunters through the process of reloading handgun, rifle and shotgun cartridges with ease. Features all the necessary tools and accessories needed to get started, then goes through step-by-step instructions and safety tips for loading metallic cartridges and shotshells.

Images Publishing Group

21st Century Houses: 150 of the world's best offers a bumper selection of outstanding contemporary designs in gorgeous, glossy color spreads.

Katie Pasquini Masopust

Pasquini's 3 Dimensional Design is a lovely book that details the steps for creating quilts or wall-hangings to give the illusion of being three-dimensional. Although this book may be somewhat advanced for a novice, experienced quilters will find the instructions for drafting quite clear. Also. the eighteen color plates of the author's beautiful creations are inspirational and will help spur the reader to attempt original designs. The author begins by describing the various tools the quilter will need for drafting a three-dimensional quilt. She then covers the concept of a "vanishing point" to give depth to a design and, next~ guides the reader through several exercises to emphasize the concept. She goes on to cover spheres, squares, multiple points, and diminishing circles, thus giving the reader a full range of shapes and ideas for projects. After covering the basics of perspective, she includes a detailed chapter on composition (combining the various shapes and methods) and on...

Rita Weiss

If you think garter stitch is boring, with rows and rows of just one knit stitch after another, this new book from Rita Weiss is about to change your mind. Her collection of 50 fabulous knit garter stitches shows that garter stitch has many dimensions and many disguises. It can be used to make lace, ripples, mosaic designs, ribbings, and more. In fact, without using a purl stitch, garter stitch can even be made to look just like stockinette. All of the interesting stitches in this book are created by using only a knit stitch, yet they are fun to make and will add a new dimension to your knitting. You may find it hard to believe, but not one of these stitches uses a purl!

Graham McCullouch

Woodworkers are cleverWoodworkers are often faced with challenges while building. The best woodworkers are quick to come up with one, if not a dozen solutions to these complications. No, theya??re not all original solutions. But the cleverest among us learn from others, and thata??s what this book is all about. Take advantage of years worth of collected cleverness by learning from the tips and tricks collected here: starting with basic tips on how to set up your shop, and following with wisdom on finishing, joinery, shop math, tools and more. 601 Woodshop Tips & Tricks also offers helpful hints on keeping your shop tidy and efficient, and wea??ve even tossed in some tricks to use around the house.Remember, the smart woodworker may not have all the answers, but they do know where to find them!

Darla Sims

WOW! Ninety-nine tempting textures to crochet! Your favorite hobby comes alive with real depth and richness in Darla Sims's latest collection of exciting pattern stitches. Post Stitches are the simple magic giving these patterns their extra pizzazz! Choose from patterns worked closely for warmth or others yielding a light and lacy look. You can make afghans, scarves, shawls, table runners--anything your creative spirit desires--with these lovely and touchable Post Stitch patterns. Instructions are included for working with multiples and planning an afghan. 99 Crochet Post Stitches (Leisure Arts #4788) includes these patterns and more: Little Boxes, Beads on a String, Angel Wings, Basket Weave, Eyes of God, Chinese Puzzle, Dip Stitch, Sharp Chevrons, and Snug as a Bug.