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Beadwork : A World Guide
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NZ$ 69.99 each
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Author:
Caroline Crabtree
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From Greenland to Bali, from the Ukraine to France, beadwork from all around the world is illustrated and its history revealed in this remarkable book, newly available in paperback. After an introduction and an in-depth survey of bead manufacturing centres in Europe and Asia, the book is organized into five principal sections, with over forty topics in all. With more than 600 illustrations, information on collecting and conserving beadwork, and on where to see public collections, this survey reveals as never before the wealth and diversity of traditional beadwork from around the world. It will be a rich source of inspiration for beadworkers, collectors and designers, and anyone interested in art, craft and fashion.
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Beyond Basic Stained Glass Making
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NZ$ 49.99 each
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Author:
Sandy Allison
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Build on the basic stained glass making skills you already possess. With straightforward text and a wealth of colour photos, this book will show you how to master more advanced stained glass making techniques such as: making complex cuts with a table saw and repeating cuts with a jig system, making and installing hinges, foiling glass jewels and nuggets, creating and fastening mosaic pieces, using a lamp jig, applying patinas to lead and zinc, installing reinforcing wire properly - all skills that will allow you to expand your creative horizons. It also offers step-by-step instructions for creating a tabletop box, a large hanging lampshade, and a decorative mosaic - along with a host of expert advice on how to improve your stained glass making skills.
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Country Wisdom & Know-How : A Practical Guide to Living off the Land
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Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of 'Country Wisdom Bulletins', this book is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. Organized by general topic including animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home, it is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from 'Building Chicken Coops' to 'Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt' to 'Improving Your Soil' to 'Restoring Hardwood Floors'. Nearly 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and photographs run throughout and fascinating projects and trusted advice crowd every page.
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Forgotten Household Crafts
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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John Seymour
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This is a practical guide to the Good Old Days. Rediscover the lost world of traditional household crafts with 'the grand master of self-sufficiency' ("Kitchen Garden") John Seymour. Master tried and trusted methods that have been honed over the centuries and learn to make butter and cheese, embroider, keep bees, decorate your home, and more. As Seymour himself once said "we must fill our homes and our lives with beautiful things again and cast out the mass-produced rubbish. This book shows that such things are possible." It contains all the practical advice you need to produce what you need for yourself.
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Glass Jewellery (Jewellery Handbook)
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NZ$ 45.00 each
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Author:
Yvonne Coffey
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Glass jewellery is enjoying a renaissance right now, and kiln-working glass has also grown in popularity over the last few years. This book is great for students studying either glass or jewellery, for jewellers who want to learn and incorporate glass techniques, and for glassmakers who are not necessarily jewellers but want to learn. All these readers will benefit from the step-by-step guides and will learn new skills. This book is highly illustrated, with inspirational work from an international range of contemporary makers alongside the practical sequence photographs.
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Rope, Twine and Net Making
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NZ$ 22.00 each
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Author:
Anthony Sanctuary
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Since ancient times rope, twine and nets have been used for the essential elements of survival - hunting, roofing and bedding - yet in today's modern world they are often taken for granted. This book charts the history of the ancient crafts of rope, twine and net making, describing the traditional fibres and techniques used, as well as the modern machines and man-made fibres that took their place. With a detailed explanation of the skills of net fitting and rigging, and a list of places to visit, this Shire classic is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs showing how the methods of rope, twine and net making have evolved over the years.
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
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NZ$ 30.00 each
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Matthew B. Crawford
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Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive an experience that was once quite common but now seems to be receding from society - the experience of making and fixing things with our hands. For those who felt hustled off to college, then to the cubicle, against their own inclinations, it seeks to restore the honour of the manual trades as a life worth choosing. Crawford questions the educational imperative of turning everyone into a 'knowledge worker', based on a misguided separation of thinking from doing, the work of the hand from that of the mind. Crawford shows us how such a partition, which began a century ago with the assembly line, degrades work for those on both sides of the divide. But he offers good news as well. Based on his own experience as an electrician and mechanic, Crawford makes a case for the intrinsic satisfactions and cognitive challenges of manual work. The work of builders and mechanics is secure; it cannot be outsourced, ...
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The Earrings Book (Jewellery Handbook)
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NZ$ 55.00 each
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Yvonne Kulagowski
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In this book, Yvonne Kulagowski considers issues of design and aesthetics and offers practical information about choosing metals and materials, techniques, and using different tools and equipment. She covers a wide range of topics, including styles and materials as they relate to wearability and high fashion. She also discusses the exciting world of fashion shows and catwalk collections and earrings made exclusively for theatre productions and exhibitions.
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1000 Glass Beads
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Innovation & Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking
They’re the very best in contemporary glass beadmaking, 1000 dazzling and unique examples by an international array of artists. This color survey has it all: the beads come single or in multiples, in jewelry or sculpural pieces, flameworked and kilnformed; and their diversity and beauty are amazing.
Julia Skop’s intriguing Secret Surprise showcases clear glass beads with millefiori slices at the ends.
Bruce St. John crafts his beads out of diachroic glass, then fuses and coldworks them at the lapidary well after completion.
Nebula Black Necklace, from Rene Roberts, features an organic-looking focal bead adorned with fine metal leaf, glass shards, and a subtle dot decoration.
An artist’s comment and detail image accompany many of the photos.
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101 Beads
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NZ$ 39.99 each
Paperback
Author:
Irene Lassus & Marie Anne Voituriez
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Creaste and Embellish Using Beading and Wirework Techniques
This book teaches you how to decorate your own clothes with beads and sequins as well as making trendy accessories and jewels including scarves, gloves, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and belt buckles. Techniques include how to work with different types of beads, threads, metal rods and clasps with 34 projects described and illustrated from start to finish. To help the reader tackle each project successfully, the authors have provided lists of materials required and rated each one according to its level of difficulty and cost. The many hints and tips dotted throughout this book will provide endless inspiration for those with a flair for bead work!
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