With this great guide to celebrating the spirit (and spirits) of Halloween, no special magic is needed to enjoy the latest trend in family fun. 100+ color photos & illustrations.
"Red & White: American Redwork Quilts and Patterns" is the most comprehensive look at redwork available. Redwork, a type of needlework popular during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is once again the hottest trend in the quilting world. In this two-volume, heavily-illustrated work, best-selling author Deborah Harding traces ...
This book suggests creative and unusual uses for flea-market fabrics, e.g., making place mats or chair covers from embroidered linens, pillow shams from vintage tablecloths, long-stem roses from old lace.
A dazzling variety of quilts, in many styles such as Amish and Hawaiian, is illustrated in this encyclopedic volume. 272 color photos depict an array of folk-art quilts including antique and modern quilts, crib and crazy quilts. Includes a section on care of, and decorating with, quilts.
From seed to storage, this guide covers ten of the most versatile, easy-to-grow herbs: basil, calendula, chamomile, chives, lemon balm. mint, oregano, parsley and thyme.
Ideas for all types of decorations, costumes, and party foods are found in this holiday guidebook that offers step-by-step instructions for hand-made Halloween items. Photos and illustrations.
Never before has there been such a richly illustrated volume on that typically American branch of folk art--the quilt. Encyclopedic in scope, this volume is certain to be hailed as the definitive book on the subject. 300 color plates.
The "house" is one of American folk art's most popular and prominent motifs, and this beautiful, authoritative volume is the first of its kind to explore this symbol in all major folk art media. The book is also a record of America's lost architectural heritage-- many of the buildings featured are no longer standing. Each chapter focuses on a ...
In an effort to celebrate and define our collective identity, Americans have created a range of everyday objects featuring emblems from the American flag to the American eagle to images of Lady Liberty. They have carved eagles, stitched quilts, wove coverlets, hooked rugs, whittled whirligigs, and molded weather vanes. This groundbreaking volume, ...
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