This classic book tells of George Dyson's rediscovery of the Aleut baidarka (sea kayak) and his far-ranging travels with his boats.

    100 potential treasures are described, including toys and games from all sorts of natural materials, decorations and even children's clothes.

    Demonstrates over four hundred embroidery stitches, including line, border, filling, motif, edging, hem, and insertion stitches, and suggests appropriate uses and threads for each stitch.

    Explores elementary tessellations including polygons, Escher-type tessellations, Islamic art designs and tessellating letters. Provides step-by-step directions. A complete resource book with hundreds of design examples.