Best of
Crafty

1995

Non Adhesive Binding, Vol. 3: Exposed Spine Sewings


Keith A. Smith - 1995
    

The First Anti-Coloring Book: Creative Activities for Ages 6 and Up


Susan Striker - 1995
    Praised as "extraordinary, revolutionary" (Newsweek), "imaginative" (The Christian Science Monitor), and "great stuff" (Detroit Free Press), this innovative series has continued to spark the creative impulses in children for years.

Volume II Non-Adhesive Binding: 1-2- & 3-Section Sewings


Keith A. Smith - 1995
    The sewing path of each book creates a decorative sewing on the spine. Described by text, diagrams and photographs, almost all of the 122 sewings were devised as the book was written. In addition, there are 42 photographs of bindings by 22 contemporary binders.Volume II is a veritable encyclopedia to browse and to choose which bindings to try next. These booklets are ideal for many projects by book artists and calligraphers. Whereas multi-section sewings in Volume III, giving several hundred pages, might not be appropriate for a smaller project. Like the earlier Books without Paste or Glue, Non-Adhesive Binding, Volume I, these sewings require no equipment, only a needle, thread and scissors.1-Section Sewings: These booklets of four to thirty-two pages may have endsheets as part of the sewing.2-Section Sewings: Some booklets have too many pages for a single section sewing. In the past, my books with over thirty-two pages but less than seventy were limited to the traditional 2-section pamphlet sewing. That is why I devised these sewings.3-Section Sewings: Possibilities of design of the sewing pattern on the spine expands with three sections.

Quilts in the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright


Jackie Robinson - 1995
    Take a tour with Jackie Robinson as she guides you through construction of your own "Wright window" in fabric using machine piecing methods. Directions are included for eighteen projects.

Plain & Fancy: American Women And Their Needlework, 1650 1850 (Revised Edition)


Susan B. Swan - 1995
    

The Aleutian Kayak: Origins, Construction, and Use of the Traditional Seagoing Baidarka


Wolfgang Brinck - 1995
    Plans based on originals in museums in Oregon and California are included. Kayaks can be built to fit owner's exact dimensions using simple hand tools and readily-obtainable materials.

Encyclopedia of Origami and Papercraft Techniques


Emma Callery - 1995
    From the 'dry' crafts of origami and paper sculpture to the 'wet' ones of papier-mache and papermaking, all the main techniques are visually demonstrated. The result is an essential, practical reference for all enthusiasts, with complete coverage of the skills that this absorbing art requires.

How To Draw Celtic Knotwork: A Practical Handbook


Andy Sloss - 1995
    192 pages, 2,026 b/w illus., 7 1/2 x 9 1/2.