Over 500 pages filled with photos, diagrams, and other illustrations.

    Make and use joints from the basic tongue and groove to multiple-spline miters and dovetails.

    By the 1920s, contract knitting had died out and was almost forgotten until Mary Wright started asking old people about it. There are many delightful contemporary photographs, and detailed instructions and charts which show how to knit a Cornish guernsey incorporating one of 30 local patterns.

    This book teaches how to make small leather cases for pocket and hunting knives, cameras and many more items.

    Chapters on seabirds, waders, geese, ducks and swans, birds of prey and miscellaneous birds mean that a massive spectrum of birds are portrayed. 'One of the best bird books ever published' Daily Mail 'Every page is a delight. This book is not only for bird lovers, it is for all of us ...a book to be bought and treasured' J.T.R Sharrock British Birds 'A real prize for all who love birds' Yorkshire Life 'This is a beautiful volume which will provide many lessons for an aspiring bird artist, or just give a lot a pleasure to lovers of birds' The Lady 'Magnificent illustrations ...For anyone with an interest in birds, this book is a delight' Manchester Evening News

    

    The perfect introduction to the craft, the down-to-earth guide is also a terrific resource for more experienced practitioners seeking to develop new design ideas. Profusely illustrated with drawings, diagrams, and photographs.

    Projects covered include tables, a workbench, a rocking chair and a grandmother clock.

    Packed with basic techniques and advanced applications, information on materials and equipment, and project and design areas. All areas of needlecraft covered, including knitting, crochet, embroidery, quilting, applique, patchwork, etc. 2,000 full-color photographs. 4,000 black-and-white illustrations.

    There are quilts from the coast with sun patterns; quilts from the central states boasting mountain ranges, clear skies, and majestic trees; city quilts with factories; quilts inspired by the history of a town; and quilts created from children's drawings.Ms Wilson brings her enormous knowledge and readable to tracing the history of quilting in America, while treating the reader to beautiful full-color photographs of masterpieces from our past.

    Designs for various parts of your dollhouse and other small projects.