Free Online Book: 7 Quilted Bags

Description : I found the link for the Free Online Quilted Bags Book over at Crafty Pod, one of my favorite craft blogs.

Craft Link : Free Online Book: 7 Quilted Bags

Source : Quilting Arts

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Ready Made Magazine Online

Ready Made is the most amazing craft magazine being published today. The articles run the gamut from grass couches to cement vases, and everything in between. Don’t miss the wonderful projects available in the free, online archives of Ready Made.

Grass Sofa

Cement Vase

Stump Candle Holders

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Free Online Bookbinding Manual

Description: Learn bookbinding with this Free Online Bookbinding Manual.

Craft Link : Bookbinding by Douglas Cockerell

Source : Gutenberg

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The Book Of Paper Quilling

Quilling is one of the few crafts, in which even today, it’s hard to find a really good book. The projects in most books tend to look old-fashioned and amateurish. Framed pictures of clowns and Santa Clauses tend to dominate many of the pages.

The The Book Of Paper Quilling, by Malinda Johnston has its’ fair share of these types of projects. But it also has some very stylish things as well. Enough, so that out of the many quilling books I examined, this was the one I chose to purchase.

However, what makes The Book Of Paper Quilling really special, is the quality of its’ instructions. Malinda Johnston takes the beginning quiller through every stage of the process. From tools and materials, all the way through cutting strips and rolling shapes.

In addition, Ms. Johnston adds in a few extra goodies. The book includes some very inspirational samples of both antique and modern day quilling. It has instructions for some fabulous picture frame mats, a unique chess set, and a couple delicate pairs of earrings. And, most important, it shows how to use a quilling board, allowing the reader to design his own projects.

Not a perfect book, but all in all, an effective book for beginners.

Get your own copy of The Book Of Paper Quilling: Techniques & Projects For Paper Filigree at Amazon.

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Great Paper Crafts by Judy Ritchie

Looking for another use for your enormous stash of scrapbooking supplies? Great Paper Crafts by Judy Ritchie has the answer.

Great Paper Crafts is a compendium of both projects and techniques. The projects include greeting cards, gift tags, wall art, wrapping paper, stationary and more. The techniques run the gamut all the way from collage and rubber stamping to punch art and iris-folding, with tons in between.

My favorite? The mosaic picture frame.

To make the frame, first stamp strips of color on white paper using stamp pads. Then, stamp small images onto the strips of color and cut into random tiny triangles. Finally, position the triangles onto a black frame mat in a pleasing design. The contrast between the black of the mat and the multi-colored triangles creates a striking finished project.

If you’re looking for a craft book that explores a wide range of subject areas, Great Paper Crafts is the book for you.

Get your own copy of Great Paper Crafts: Ideas, Tips, and Techniques at Amazon.

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Knit Kimono Review

I’ve been in love with kimonos for the last five years; ever since I read Memoirs Of A Geisha. That book’s descriptions of the fabrics, the fit, the colors and the patterns of the kimono totally enchanted me. I am hooked for life.

That’s why I was so delighted to find Knit Kimono by by Vickie Square.

Ms. Square has taken all the beauty and grace of the kimono, and translated it into a knit garment. This 128 page book contains patterns for 18 different projects. The projects range from short jackets to full length robes and include everything in between.

The thing I find most delightful about the patterns in this book, is that they are essentially nothing but rectangles. Yes, the rectangles incorporate lovely patterns and yarns, but when all is said and done, they are still rectangles.

Why is this so important?

It means that the patterns in Knit Kimono are accessible to virtually everyone. Even knitters with very little experience can carefully follow the directions and come out with a charming garment. That is a claim that very few knitting books can make.

Get your own copy of Knit Kimono: 18 Designs with Simple Shapes at Amazon.

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Free Book: Handicrafts In The Home

I just found a wonderful and free online book at a website called the Home Economics Archive.

The book is called Handicrafts In The Home and it was written in 1910 by Mabel Tuke Priestman. Handicrafts in the Home gives instructions for 21 different crafts. The book has chapters on piercing sheet metal, repousse work and etching on metal. Some other chapter are Pyrography, pulled rugs and artistic darning.

This is an excellent book and you don’t want to miss taking at least a quick look at it.

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