Author: Threads Editors
Publisher: Taunton
Keywords: threads, design, knitwear, colorful
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1994-07-15
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 1561580821
ISBN-13: 9781561580828

In this collection of 19 articles from "Threads" magazine, knitting experts share design ideas and techniques to help readers create knits that flatter and fit and are enjoyable to make. Knitters will find practical information on how to: blend colours and fibres; make textural stitches; chart free-form geometric designs; make custom-embroidered embellishments, and inters; and create perfect ribbons, pockets and cardigan bands. It guides knitters through picking the fibre, colour and texture to choosing the finishing technique. The book is illustrated throughout and includes eight sweater sche

Author: Threads Editors
Publisher: Taunton
Keywords: threads, clothing, techniques, sewing, pattern
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1995-03-03
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1561580945
ISBN-13: 9781561580941

Since its first issue in 1985, THREADS magazine has been the creative forum where sewing and needlework experts and enthusiasts share their knowledge. Whatever your skill level, this collection of articles from THREADS will help you get the results you want on all your sewing projects--including zippers, collar points, welt pockets, silk buttonholes, and much more.

Authors:Taunton Press, Threads Magazine, Threads,
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: knitting, hand, machine, crocheting, threads, solutions, clever, tips, amp, trade, secrets
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1996-08-19
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1561581569
ISBN-13: 9781561581566

Offers trade tips to ambitious home knitters striving for a more professional fit to their own garments. Based on advice given in "Threads" magazine.

Authors:Magazine Treads, Threads Magazine, Threads,
Publisher: Taunton Press
Keywords: threads, suits, coats, jackets
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 1993-01-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1561580481
ISBN-13: 9781561580484

Since its first issue in 1985, Threads magazine has been a creative forum where needlework enthusiasts, fashion professionals, and people who sew share their knowledge. Here, construction methods and techniques used in making jackets, coats, and suits by such world-famous designers as Dior, Armani, and Issey Miyake are explored.

Authors:Earl Proulx, Editors of Yankee Magazine, The Editors
Publisher: Yankee Books
Keywords: milk, jugs, amp, tape, duct, magazine, vinegar, yankee
Number of Pages: 394
Published: 1999-09-11
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0899093795
ISBN-13: 9780899093796

From attic to basement, kitchen to bath, and home to office, the ever-inventive Earl Proulx offers 1,500 unbelievably good tips for making your ordinary objects "last" longer by finding creative new uses for them. A treasure trove of ingenious tips, this is a book certain to please frugal folks nationwide.

Author: The Home Improvement Editors of CPi Editors
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Keywords: home, decker, black, library, improvement, guide, complete, masonry
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2000-03-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0865735921
ISBN-13: 9780865735927

The Complete Guide to Home Masonry is the most comprehensive and useful guide to masonry for today’s do-it-yourself homeowner. It even includes natural stone-a material absent from many competitive titles. This book is the only resource on the market that provides clear step-by-step instructions and color photographs for building with the types of masonry materials that are in demand today, including stone veneer, glass block, concrete block, poured concrete, stucco, and brick. Readers will discover that The Complete Guide to Home Masonry offers many of today’s most popular masonry

Author: The Home Improvement Editors of CPi Editors
Publisher: Creative Publishing international
Keywords: black, home, decker, library, improvement, repairs, everyday
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-04-01
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0865735913
ISBN-13: 9780865735910

This newly revised title is an update of a all-time best seller. This new edition has been expanded to cover more than 200 of the most common repairs faced by homeowners. This comprehensive home improvement title covers a broad range of common repairs, from fixing a leaky faucet or replacing a receptacle to making major roof repairs. You’ll find sections on plumbing, electrical wiring, windows and doors, walls and ceilings, floors, exterior home repairs, home security and maintaining HVAC systems. Readers will also find information on contemporary products, such as pressure-assisted toi