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Embroidering with a sewing machine is exciting, immediate and affordable; this practical book shows you how to do it.

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A practical and instructional book that will act as a catalyst for hand frame knitters to add stitch and colour variety to their work.

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This invaluable, practical book is written by a watch repairer with over twenty years' experience. It is aimed principally at the novice mechanical watch repairer, although those with more experience will also find it most useful.

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N gauge is the most rapidly expanding of all the model railway formats and if you want to take advantage of its huge potential, then this is the book for you. This title explains exactly what N gauge is, its history, its advantages and some of its possible disadvantages.

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This new book aims to cover the wide range of possibilities for making charcoal on a small scale and for commercial production.

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Includes eleven detailed projects, which form a capsule collection of clothing and accessories that might have been worn by an Edwardian governess, a woman travelling on an ocean liner, a campaigning suffragette, or a wife overseeing a busy household in a large country house.

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Making Frames is an essential and practical guide to the process of framing artwork of all types.

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The Georgian and Regency period was a time of extremes in clothing, from the heights of the extravagant and decorative headdresses to the widths of the panniers. This book guides you through the exciting fashions of the time.

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An invaluable guide to the beautiful art of making Japanese woodblock prints using traditional methods and authentic materials.

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*In print for over 15 years and in constant demand *The definitive handbook on making classical guitars and illustrated with over 450 line drawings and photographs *Essential for the guitar-maker and historian

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- Seventeen original 'gallery' mechanical toys designed and made specially for this book. - Step-by-step instructions with over a hundred and forty colour photographs and sixty plans for making the toys. - Advice on tools and materials, priming and painting, and tricks of the trade draw upon the author's wide experience.

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Silver metal clay is an accessible, easy to use material that allows unique, hallmark-quality jewellery to be made at home with simple tools. This book introduces the various forms of silver metal clay and their relative merits. Suitable for jewellers, it includes: images; seventeen step-by-step projects; and full instruction and advice.

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From cutting a straight line to making a scaled human figure that 'lives', through to creating beautifully detailed buildings and finely detailed furniture, this book takes you through each stage of the process. It is suitable for those who have never made a model before or want to develop or increase their skills.

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Transforming unlikely pieces of scrap metal into significant works of art - giving new life to things we throw away - is an accessible, creative and fulfilling activity. This book describes the concerns and techniques involved in making this kind of sculpture.

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Silver is an exciting and versatile material for jewellery makers, both beginners and the more advanced. This book shows you how. Full of inspiring ideas and finished pieces, it explains over forty processes including the more advanced techniques such as fold forming and keum-boo and encourages the reader to experiment with their own designs.

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Magic - an unanalyzable charm, a strong fascination so that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.

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Describes the construction of a range of uncomplicated miniature steam engines, for construction by the model engineer. Every project in this book can be completed with a minimum of workshop tools, and they are a suitable way into model engineering for the uninitiated, and a relaxation for the more experienced engineer.

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A practical book to the beautiful craft of paper marbling - a craft that can be traced back to Japan in the twelfth century.

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Starting with the early years of Victoria's reign, this book examines the developments and evolution of fashionable dress as it progressed throughout her six decades as queen.

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This book explains the period's sewing techniques and makes a range of 1940s outfits to recreate the look of those vintage years.

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Nothing epitomizes the look of the 1950s more for women than the hour-glass silhouette of the tightly fitted bodice and full skirt.

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From the heavily beaded tubular dress of the 1920s through to the body-skimming shift dress of the 1960s, this book looks at and celebrates the historic shapes, detailing and romance of vintage wedding gowns.