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This beautifully illustrated book offers a practical guide to recreating traditional Japanese-style gardens. Authentic Japanese Gardens is the only book that explains how non-Japanese plants and materials can be used to achieve the natural, minimalist look of Japanese garden designs. This revised, photo-heavy edition features new text and stunning new color photography. Now available in paperback and re-sized to 8.5” x 11”, this book was formerly published as Serene Gardens (ISBN:...
| Автор | Yoko Kawaguchi |
This is an essential companion for any urban explorer—visitor or native—who wants to discover the true heart of a great capital city. 30 original walks reveal miles of London's endlessly surprising landscape. Includes famous sights but also steers off the tourist track and into the city's hidden corners. Handsomely illustrated with specially commissioned color photographs and route maps. The author is a celebrated historian, an expert on London, and the author of several best selling...
| Автор | Andrew Duncan |
Sized for a shop apron, this handy reference is packed with tips and answers to all of your woodworking questions in an easy to read and quick to find format. At-a-glance access to everything the woodworking professional or hobbyist needs to know is included in this reference. Details on the availability and use of various kinds of wood, hand and motorized tools, glues, wood fillers, and adhesives are provided along with pointers on sharpening edges, concocting effective solvents, and...
| Автор | Charles Self |
With this book and a well-chosen and correctly maintained set of planes, you will be able to handle any type of wood in every woodworking situation. In an age of power tools the traditional handplane still has a place. Working with handplanes is often quicker, and leaves a cleaner finish. Versatile handplanes can be used as a router, thickness planer, or edger. They can accomplish jobs that would otherwise require expensive, specialized power tools. Author and woodworking instructor Scott Wynn...
| Автор | Scott Wynn |
This book explains how to use glass strand mat, woven fiberglass cloth, carbon fiber cloth, and hybrid fabrics. Also shown is how to correctly mix the typical resins (polyester, epoxy), hardeners, and gels. All the relevant tools are discussed. Constructing wood patterns to exacting standards from wood, Formica, aluminum, and other materials is essential and covered in detail.
| Автор | Jeffrey Zurschmeide |
Bags can be functional, stylish, colorful, or whimsical. This book shows you how to sew your own one-of-a-kind bags to satisfy all your needs and tastes. Create personalized bags that range from sophisticated to indispensable. Learn the basics of bag sewing techniques, and get tips for going green with upcycled found fabrics. This book demystifies the bells and whistles that go into designer bags so that you can craft your own with the same flair but not the same price! Whether you want your bag...
| Автор | Choly Knight |
Add instant eco-chic street fashion to any outfit with friendship bracelets! Get that trendy bohemian look with bountiful, bright colors on your arms and wrists. Inside you’ll find dozens of stylish designs and easy techniques for making beautiful bracelets with embroidery floss and hemp. Friendship Bracelets offers fresh ideas for expressing yourself with the texture and beauty of intricate knotwork. You’ll find cool patterns here for making chevrons, stripes, waves, diamonds, and more, with...
| Автор | Suzanne McNeill |
This big project book for experienced home sewers wastes no time teaching readers how to thread a needle. This book has something for everyone, from classic totes to sassy handbags to frilly dog carriers. Made with beautiful fabrics and stunning embellishments, these bags are truly original. Shows how to use finishing touches like embroidery, fancy trims, pockets, flowers, and more to add signature style. States are banning grocery bags—includes reusable grocery and lunch bag projects that are...
| Автор | Cheyanne Valencia |
Customers are asking for a new and fresh book on this topic. Clay pots are a staple item in the craft chains, and clay pot crafting is a popular year-round activity. Clay pots are inexpensive and there are many fun things to do with them. This book offers a good mix of both modern and classic projects for adult crafters. The projects do not take long to create—each can be done in just one session. This book takes advantage of the new and popular paints that are now available.
| Автор | Colleen Dorsey |
Beautify your home with easy sewing projects for handmade decor! Whether you are new to sewing or just want to freshen up your skills, Sew Me! Sewing Home Decor will show you how to personalize your home with classic accessories. Decorating a living space has never been easier, with friendly advice, clear directions, and easy-to-use patterns that take the guesswork out of sewing. With seven simple and straightforward projects designed to help you learn as you sew, you'll soon be sewing with...
| Автор | Choly Knight |
In this Ford Y-block step-by-step engine rebuild and high-performance book you are shown how to machine and prep the block, refurbish the cylinder heads, and select the optimal rotating assembly for a particular horsepower level.
| Автор | Charles Morris |
There’s a special magic that happens when little girls dress up as princesses! Ice Princess Crafts shows you how to make your own instant fun. Use this book to add sparkle to playtime and parties, with easy craft projects for wintry capes, crowns, wands, and more.Sew, braid, paint, glue, and bedazzle real-world versions of your favorite sub-zero fantasies. Get inspired with a flashback peek at classic storybook ice princesses. And see how today’s enthusiasts are showing their love for all things...
| Автор | Colleen Dorsey |
Keeping chickens – even for city dwellers is a trend that just keeps on growing. With this book, today's modern farmer will find plans and construction techniques for making seven different coops, along with fun chicken facts, and great recipes for all those eggs! Farm-raised and established author, Chris Gleason's hip eye for design, combined with sound woodworking techniques; make the coops both attractive and sturdy. Practical information such as how to properly size a coop and...
| Автор | Chris Gleason |
From kitchen improvements and furniture, to gifts and small projects that can be done quickly, the experts at American Woodworker provide plans and instructions for building 50 great looking projects for every room in the home. With a variety of style and skill levels included, there is something for every woodworker in this book. Step by step guidance, workshop tips, and plans for projects that can take a few hours to a weekend to complete, make this an ideal resource for woodworkers looking...
| Автор | Randy Johnson |
One of the special joys of having outdoor space is the wildlife it attracts—and this Specialist volume helps gardeners turn their little plot of land into an animal-friendly haven. Concise and easy to use, It gives expert advice on planning and planting to create an ideal environment for birds, butterflies, reptiles, and mammals—a place where these wild creatures will find everything they need to survive and thrive. There’s pond-building guidance, instructions for assembling and siting nesting...
| Автор | A. & G. Bridgewater |
This beautiful and easy-to-follow guide teaches all the skills you need to make individual furnishings for your own home. Each technique is explained with clear step-by-step instructions and beautiful photographs, and then applied to a range of contemporary projects including cushions, chair and headboard covers, bed linens, tablecloths, curtains, and more. Use this book to create stylish and useful items for each room in the house, using your own choice of fabrics and colors. Projects and...
| Автор | Cheryl Owen |
Over 300 color photos are used to show you how to modify your Impreza, Legacy, Forester, Outback, WRX, or STI for improved acceleration, handling, braking, and style.
| Автор | Jeff Zurschmeide |
As an all-new edition of the original top-selling title, LS Swaps: How to Swap GM LS Engines into Almost Anything covers the right way to do a spectrum of swaps. So, pick up this guide, select your ride, and get started on your next exciting project.
| Автор | Jefferson Bryant |
Explains how the EFI system determines engine operation and how the calibrator can change the controlling parameters to optimize engine performance taking engine-tuning techniques to the next level. It is a must-have for tuners and calibrators and a valuable resource for anyone who wants to make horsepower with a fuel-injected, electronically controlled engine.
| Автор | Greg Banish |
Reviews every readily available factory and aftermarket cylinder head designed for the GM LS-Series engines, and delivers the facts about each in an easily comparable and easy to use format. Includes the basic dimensions of each head, along with their claimed airflow rates, interchangeability, combustion chamber sizes, compression ratios, applications, performance characteristics, helpful tips, and even a chapter on intakes.
| Автор | David Grasso |
Shows how to make beautiful curved quilts with the mini-version of the Quick Curve Ruler©.This award-winning tool allows quiltmakers to cut curves easily and accurately with stupendous results.Sixteen fresh and contemporary projects from the “Sew Kind of Wonderful” best-selling author team.New and exclusive patterns feature tulips, sunflowers, pinwheels, hearts, fall foliage, and more.The authors are sisters who operate a boutique modern quilting company centered around their award...
| Автор | Helen Robinson |
This fabulous collection of cute and quirky toys will delight adults and children alike. From pink and pretty Dilly to bright and bold Leo, there's a creature here to suit every personality. The projects are all made from soft fleece which is fantastically versatile and really easy to work with. Basic sewing skills, some brightly colored fleece and a few accessories are all you need to make these wonderful toys, and most can be sewn by hand in a matter of hours. With easy-to-follow...
| Автор | Fiona Goble |
Bargello quilts consist entirely of straight seams and rectangular pieces, yet create mesmerizing optical illusions. It may look complex, but any beginner quilter who can sew a straight seam can master the necessary skills. It’s also a technique that’s easy to complete quickly and with confidence, thanks to precut jelly rolls and author Karin Hellaby’s clear how-to instructions. Discover this addictive technique as you work through beautiful patterns for pillows, a quilt bag, wall hangings,...
| Автор | Karin Hellaby |
An indispensable guide to preparing fish, from sourcing and seasoning to gutting and filleting, with over 50 mouthwatering recipes. If you have ever found yourself at the fishmongers feeling overwhelmed at the variety of fish available, then this is the book for you. Cooking fish doesn't have to be difficult if you are well prepared and have a few essential techniques mastered. The book begins with a detailed look at types of fish, including white fish and oily fish as well as shellfish. A...
| Автор | Joanna Farrow |