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In this utterly charming volume, Stephen Fry excavates his epic collection of neckties and shares the stories behind them. From the traditional "egg and bacon" colors of the Marylebone Cricket Club to the exuberant Dalmatian pattern of a 1980s Nicole Miller design, each tie tells a story.

This book is for those who are still running their first lap (zero-to-three years) in wood crafting and want to gain a holistic idea of the necessary processes and tools. The chapters you will find in this audiobook include Introduction to Cabinet Making; Cabinet Types, Doors, and Drawers; Tools Used and Best Practices; Process and Techniques; 10 Beginner Projects; Recap and Safety Tips; and Conclusion and Free Online Resources. Cheers, and let's start the exciting journey!

These essays are ultimately designed for long term members of 12 step fellowships to help them be better sponsors and to help them be of service to others without allowing it to become their whole identity. In recovery, we get a chance to help others, but, in attempting to do so, we end up making mistakes, and coming face to face with our own characters defects. Service to other is a chance for us to exercise our own personal demons.

This is a complete guide to making your own soap at home and, possibly, creating a business out of it. And the good thing is that it is easy to follow, as it takes a beginner-friendly approach to soapmaking to help you to apply what you learn right away.

Many of us have dreamed of making our own soap but not had the courage to do so for one reason or another. We're told that it's very dangerous and too complicated to get right. This guide is here to tell you otherwise and get you set on the home soap-making path with comprehensive advice on how to make perfect soap at home. The truth is that soap making is an extremely simple process that requires the use of one tricky substance and there are hundreds of errors to avoid if you want a smooth bar of soap anyone will want to put on their skin.

This audiobook is for people who are in their first lap (zero to three years) of their leather-crafting journey and want to have a holistic idea of processes and tools and need help in their initial projects.

Are you someone who has wondered what the fuss is about with crochet? Did you see your grandma or aunts crochet and you wanted to know more? Are you looking for a new hobby and wondering if crochet is it? 50 Things to Know About Crochet by Elizabeth Reichlin offers an approach to the basics of crochet from the perspective of a true artist who can follow a pattern but chooses to let the yarn guide her. In these sections you'll discover the tools needed, array of fibers, and basics to get you started.

Do you want to master macramé but don’t know how to get started? Then, you need this book because it’s the only one on the market today that will teach you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this art, authored by an expert with more than 20 years of experience. Macramé is a fun and well-respected art form that, on the outside, seems very difficult. However, Harvey Natalie, thanks to her experience, can teach you macramé correctly and make it one of the most accessible forms of art out there.

Wondering how you can become a successful soap-maker? Did you know that soap-making is easier than you might think? Do you want to earn a little extra income in the comfort of your own home? In this audiobook, you’ll learn everything you need to know about soap-making and starting a business in this field. Let us guide you through the various stages of soap-making, including your new at-home industry! If you are interested in learning about soap-making and how to start a soap-making business, this audiobook is your stepping stone into the entire process.

Crochet is a strategy for making a delightful silky fabric that you can use as window ornaments, tablecloths, and doilies. You can likewise utilize the crochet strategy for making snazzy winter frill, for example, caps, scarves, gloves, and numerous different things. Furthermore, when you get the hang of crocheting, you can make extremely a la mode sweaters and different tops to wear on any event.

In 1993, Jacqueline Tobin visited the Old Market Building in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, where craftspeople sell their wares. Amid piles of beautiful handmade quilts, Tobin met African American quilter Ozella Williams and the two struck up a conversation. With the admonition to "write this down," Williams began to tell a fascinating story that had been handed down from her mother and grandmother before her. As Tobin sat in rapt attention, Williams began to describe how slaves made coded quilts and then used them to navigate their escape on the Underground Railroad.

The eldest son of a master woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing craft lessons in his father’s workshop. In time he became his father’s apprentice, helping to create exquisite bespoke objects. But eventually the need to find his own path led him to establish his own workshop and chase ever bigger and more commercial projects, until the devastating loss of one major job threatened to bring it all crashing down.

Curious to catapult your crochet business? Or maybe start a crochet business? This is a must-have book that provides you with the best tips and secrets to learn how to be successful in writing, selling, and marketing digital patterns for your crochet business! Your purchase also includes free crochet patterns from your favorite designers along with free templates for your patterns.

Using a travel guide format, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee acts as tour guide extraordinaire, describing and critiquing every aspect of this territory she knows so well: its people (young and old, male and female), familiar phrases ("purl this, darn that"), strange beliefs, currency (skein trading), etiquette, holidays (any sale day at the local yarn shop), and customs. She notes important dates in knitting history and celebrates unsung knitting heroes.

In a fractured world plagued by anxiety and loneliness, knitting is coming to the rescue of people from all walks of life. Economist and lifelong knitter Loretta Napoleoni unveils the hidden power of the purl and stitch mantra: an essential tool for the survival of our species, a means for women to influence history, a soothing activity to calm us, and a powerful metaphor of life.

When Cleo and Dylan find each other at a Christmas party, will they be able to make the necessary choices in order to find happiness and love for themselves?

In tales from 21 knitters, Clara Parkes examines a subject that is irresistible to us all: the yarn stash. Anyone with a passion has a stash, whether it is a collection of books or enough yarn to exceed several life expectancies. With her trademark wry, witty approach, Parkes brings together fascinating stories from all facets of stash-keeping and knitting life - from KonMari minimalist to joyous collector, designer to dyer, spinner to social worker, scholar to sheep farmer.

What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? In this brilliant account of how eight jewels shaped the course of history, jeweler and scientist Aja Raden tells an original and often startling story about our unshakeable addiction to beauty and the darker side of human desire.

In Susan Orlean's mesmerizing true story of beauty and obsession is John Laroche, a renegade plant dealer and sharply handsome guy, in spite of the fact that he is missing his front teeth and has the posture of al dente spaghetti. In 1994, Laroche and three Seminole Indians were arrested with rare orchids they had stolen from a wild swamp in south Florida that is filled with some of the world's most extraordinary plants and trees. Laroche had planned to clone the orchids and then sell them for a small fortune to impassioned collectors.

Handmade is a profound meditation on the eternal value of manual work, creativity, human fallibility, and the stubborn pursuit of quality work. Rogowski tells his life story of how he became a craftsman and how years of persistent work have taught him patience, resilience, tolerance for failure, and a love of pursuing beauty and mastery for its own sake.