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Edie McGinnis explores the history of feedsacks and their importance in times of need and war. This book is chock full of information about textile bags and includes over 600 examples of feedsack prints from Edie's collection. We'll tell you how to reproduce antique quilts such as Ozark Cobblestones, King's Crown, Tulip Wreath and Flower Basket as well as some newly-made quilts using old feedsacks and reproduction prints. Projects from the era are also featured, including crocheted medallions, potholders and embroidered tea towels.
Customer Reviews:
Feed-Sacks! A must have for the vintage fabric lover!.......2007-09-30
This book is GREAT! Wonderful history, great patterns that have helpful hints. If you love vintage feedsacks and fabric, this is a must have for your collection!
Great Book.......2007-05-25
I lecture on feedsacks and the historical aspect of this book is wonderful. The quilts featured are ok, but they aren't why I bought this book. The factual data more than met my expectations
Beautiful Quilts from Humble Beginnings.......2007-03-19
I liked this book because of its colorful, informative content. The pattern directions are easy to follow. The templates are precise and easy to trace or copy to make the quilts in the book.
Book Description
Finishing wood surfaces can be tricky and time-consuming, and all that effort and time may not yield the beautiful product envisioned at the start. Great Wood Finishes is written by an expert in the field to help the occasional finisher/refinisher or hobbyist woodworker avoid that problem. The book uses simple instructions and a wealth of illustrations to make the process easy and rewarding.
Great Wood Finishes begins with a thorough discussion of tools and materials. It moves on to instructions and photo essays covering every technique, including staining, glazing, and rubbing out. The final section, primarily photos and captions, covers specialty finishes that can easily be created by combining the techniques presented earlier in the book.
Customer Reviews:
Needs the "finishing touches"..........2007-06-29
To begin, this book has really helped me achieve greater finishing results. One of my favorites is a technique for antiquing maple, which helped make a blanket chest turn out extra beautiful. The book has lots of photos and well-written instructions.
In the past, I would rely on the paint rep in the local hardware store (or home center) for my finishing questions. While helpful, my experience is that they usually only know the basics. Anything else, and you're on your own. So for me, Mr. Jewitt became the next "guide". His advice has helped me reach a whole new level with finishing.
If you haven't experimented around with using many finishes or tried many finishing techniques, this book just might be for you. He focuses primarily on beginning and intermediate levels. (Advanced woodworkers may find other books more helpful.)
Now for the reason I'm not rating it a 5.
The main beef I have with this book is that the page references in the index are almost all wrong. For instance, I was recently trying to find information on "Sealing Glazes", something I wanted to know for a coffee table project. The index referenced two pages, 229 and 333, both of which are pages in the index! I'm still not sure I ever found that section. This is just one example of the many page referencing problems.
And here's where/why it gets annoying.
My favorite section is the last, Section 10 Specialty Finishes. I go here all the time for ideas. It has great examples and techniques such as antiquing maple and cherry, two distressing methods, ebonizing, whitewashing, etc. These mini sections are written in "overviews" style, and so you need to have either read the entire book beforehand (and remembered it all) or, like me, thumb back to find out where he talks about glazes, or sealers, or dyes, or... In other words, I really need to rely on the index because I use this book as a reference. Unfortunately, as explained, the index lacks the finishing touches.
I also wish the author had more examples in section 10, but the ones he includes are great.
It's evident that Jeff Jewitt knows his stuff. Overall, a very helpful book to own.
Jeff is a great woodworker and author. A must have.......2007-01-04
A must have for anyone that finishes wood. I refer to this every time I get ready to finish a project.
Great.......2006-11-05
the book is very good.Very detailed very easy to folow the steps.
What more can you ask.I am very happy.
Good but not great.......2004-07-21
This book contains a lot of useful information and it will no doubt improve my finishing skills, but for a 234 page book focused exclusively on finishes, I guess my expectations were higher. I have a couple of broadly focused woodworking books that have almost as much information on quality finishing. In my opinion, the book could be improved by reducing the number of redundant photos and increasing the amount of textual information. The book is filled with very high quality photos but how many photos do you need of someone brushing, wiping or spraying a stain or finish on a piece of wood? I was hoping for more textual information matching fillers, sealers and finishes to various types of wood, e.g., hardwoods vs. softwoods vs burlwoods. A few of the most popular woods are partially covered in this way, but not many.
Still, I would recommend this book, particularly for someone looking for a broad overview of the various options and techniques required to achieve a high quality finish.
Just what you want to know.......2004-04-21
I owned a high end body shop for twenty years. Did a lot of European cars, and the finished products, all to often, wound up under strong showroom lights. Factory approved finishing and repair for BMW, Benz etc. With specific application techniques, and finally exhaustive rubbing, a finish was produced that would far exceed factory specs. It was necessary to tone it down unless you were doing an overall. Why am I saying all of this? Well mainly this: If someone asked me about refinishing I could get very specific about techniques. What to do, what not to do, and the tips and tricks to take it over the top. It is all to often the technique that would separate the mind blowing finish from the mundane. Of course the proper material had a lot to do with it, but if I had to choose just one, it would be technique. Now that woodworking is a part of my life, trying to apply 20 years of automotive knowledge to woodworking, is almost a waste of time. In automotive, you build up a thick layer of finish, that is often catalyzed for quick drying, then the next day cut it with wet and dry paper, and polish it with lambs wool bonnets. Unfortunately that doesn't have a thing to do with wood finishing. I have been on a quest for the past couple of years to find a book on wood finishing that would give me the kind of knowledge that I understood with automotive. After all of my searching, I finally found it, and Great Wood Finishes: A Step-By-Step Guide to Consistent and Beautiful Results by Jeff Jewitt is it. You couldn't gain the experience given in this book without spending a lot of years acquiring it. The only obstacle to acquiring a lifetime of finishing knowledge is our willingness to open our minds and accept it.
They say their is two ways to learn: Either go through the school of hard knocks, or listen to someone who has gone through the school of hard knocks. Not only does this book show you how, their is a knack applied, by the author of explaining the relevant aspects of what you want to know. Their is no way I want to spend the kind of time and resources that would be necessary, in order to learn the lessons explained in this book. I guess you could say that Jeff Jewitt is more than an deeply experienced wood refinisher, he is an excellent teacher as well.
He explains the different finishing techniques, each of the different materials, and even the unique problems you acquire in finishing different species of wood.
The book gives you full color photographs, for example, of a piece of cherry, which is divided into different sections, displaying the different shades as a result of different coloring techniques.
I am glad that I bought the other books on refinishing wood, but this book is the one that I feel the most akin to. The author tells you the pitfalls to avoid, and is still very much in touch with the reasons why he does what he does. He doesn't just say this is the way you do it period. He explains quite often the reason why. Overall I highly recommend this book. Nothing really negative to say about it. It's a great one.
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There's more to decorating a home well than simply selecting furniture and accessories for each room. A well-dressed home has a certain flair throughout that's stylish and inviting. That sense of style unfortunately doesn't come naturally to most people, so Signature Style aims to help you learn from those who have it in spades. The book features eight American designers, each of whom has a distinctive sense of style, and all of whom are masterful in their approach to interior design.
Charles Faudree, for instance, specializes in combining French and English touches, such as toleware and Staffordshire figures. This artful mix of European high style and country brings warmth, comfort, and class to all of his rooms. Gary McBournie, on the other hand, brings a very American look to his homes with rag rugs, New England furniture, and antique handmade quilts, while also incorporating European and Asian pieces. Mary Douglas Drysdale melds neoclassical design with modern pieces and throws in her trademark detail of antique weathervanes; Kely Amen, on the other hand, favors the use of bold color over accessories. Other designers whose works are profiled include Thomas Bartlett, Paula Perlini, Kelly Amen, Douglas Rasar, and Alessandra Branca.
This assemblage of designers brings an impressive amount of training and knowledge to their field--many have classical training at prestigious interior design schools, as well as backgrounds in art, art history, and architecture, and formative experiences in other countries. But the proof is in their designs, and the result is always breathtaking.
Well written and laid out, this beautiful book is checkered with plentiful, large color photos of each designer's work. The editors have done a superlative job of selecting some fine American designers to feature in the book--each of these artists brings a timeless yet unique style to his or her work. Readers of Signature Style would do well to take some cues from the designers featured when trying to formulate their own signature style. --Kris Law
Book Description
This book takes traditional style to a new level by breaking with staid, prescriptive decorating. The individualist's approach to design shines—as expressed in bold colors, sophisticated neutrals, contemporary flair, updated American classics, Continental and French flourishes, contemporary edges, singular artwork, and relaxed traditional spaces.
Major, new projects from eight renowned, imaginative interior designers.
Lavish, all-color photography.
Profiles of designers including their singular design philosophies and preferences.
Inspired ideas about scale and proportion, color, fabrics, furniture, antiques, collections, art, and other essential design details.
Comprehensive design sources.
Customer Reviews:
Loved it Sooooooooooooooo Much!.......2006-04-23
I can't believe some of the ratings I've read on this book that were Negative! This is an abosolute fantastic book, the photographs are superb, the rooms are fantastic! This is one of the best design books I have seen before. I wish that more were this colorful and diverse in its presentations! Thanks for allowing me to review this wonderful publication.
Dissappointing at Best.......2001-12-28
The book does not live up to Traditional Home's reputation of quality work. Frankly, I can find better photos and design insite from magazines than what I found in this book. It's easy to understand why there are so many people wanting to sell the copies they have. It is honestly a disppointment if you are used to truly inspiring design publications. If you decide to buy this book, do yourself a favor and purchase a used copy. Even at Amazon's reduced price it's still over priced for what you get.
INSPIRING PHOTOS.......2001-02-15
I truly enjoyed the beautiful photos in this book. Lots of ideas and details in the photos. It would be hard for you NOT to pick up some ideas for your own home---just from looking at the photos. Well done!
Beautiful dream book. Great gift book........2000-09-12
Another reviewer said the book was not like Traditional Homes magazine. I disagree. This book is very much like the magazine. I enjoy the stories about the interior designers and the pictures of interesting homes that they have decorated. Several friends have seen the book on our coffeetable, so I plan to give several books for upcoming holiday gifts. A lovely gift book because it is large, colorful, and beautifully bound.
Wonderful, stylish.......2000-08-17
I love this book and must disagree with another customer who reviewed it saying that obviously the magazine had nothing to do with it. I know one of the featured designers, who confirmed that he was chosen by the magazine editor to appear in the book. And the long bok introduction is written by the editor in chief herself.
Book Description
Create one-of-a-kind metal projects for the home with these quickly learned "cold-connection" techniques that take the intimidation out of an appealing art form. Every step of the process is beautifully and pictorially covered, from piercing and sawing to riveting and bending, along with essential surface treatments, including filing, chasing, polishing, and adding patinas. Build your skills on 25 eye-catching items--attractive shower curtain hangers, decorative fans pulls, tabletop mirrors--made from sterling silver, copper, brass, and aluminum sheets. With each wonderful household object, you'll gain a solid foundation of cold connection metalworking techniques to use in the future.
"Helpful for beginners...[It] does a good job of explaining the different techniques....The project styles are very modern"--Art Jewelry
Customer Reviews:
Do-able Projects!!!!.......2007-06-17
Great book with beautifully illustrated step-by-step instruction. All of the projects are do-able and practical.
Who needs a torch?..........2005-09-30
If you think metal crafts are complex and expensive, you were wrong. This book will show you not even a torch or an anvil are needed. Joanna Gollberg guides you through the creation of 25 easy projects one can create just using metal sheets, simple scribes, a jeweler or marquetry saw, metal wires and thin tubes.
The projects are briefly described, but once you master the basic techniques you can get the general idea and then work on your own projects, creating beautiful little (or not so little) crafts.
The photographies and templates are first quality, and the book binding too, what a beautiful book!. Books like this one worths the effort I do ordering them from Spain!
I was curious about a book that claimed it was possible to create metal crafts using "cold joinery", and the truth is this didn't disappoint me. It deserves an eye from every casual crafter or hobby searcher. I want more books like this one!
Book Description
Over 60 colorful craft projects, decorations, and shrines that celebrate "Latino Style".
Kathy Cano Murillo, known as the Crafty Chica, launched her publishing career with two lively books: Making Shadow Boxes & Shrines and La Casa Loca, which means "the crazy house." All of the projects that she designed for those two books are now featured in this classy-meet-campy companion collection of Latino-American pop art. The projects include everything from party gear to home decorations; garden accessories to gifts; and shrines to jewelry. More than 60 fabulous ideas incorporate paint, fabric, collage, embellishments, and a heavy dose of glitter. A book that every hip crafty chick needs in her collection.
Customer Reviews:
Fun alternative crafts!.......2007-08-26
Creativity grows when you use it, so why not do things that are really fun and stretch the imagination? Lots of ideas here. Great for all ages.
The Crafty Chica Collection: Beautiful Ideas for Crafts, Home Decorations & Shrines form the Queen of Latina Style.......2007-03-16
Fun to look at & fun to try the projects. But, takes a lot of gathering of stuff to make even one small project. So, plan to make lots & give them away for Christmas or another special occasion. Great for craft parties where everyone works & inspires each other with their creativity.
Book Description
Small motifs and large pieces suitable for framing offer many options
Cross-stitch projects such as bookmarks, pincushions, pillows, ornaments, and more
A variety of designs please beginners and more experienced cross-stitchers
Cross-stitch primer details basics for beginners
Triple-checked charts guarantee accuracy and success
Materials list and color photographs with each project
Book Description
Embellish everything: beadwork adds a touch of luxury to even the most everyday objects—and it’s stylish, easy to do, and inexpensive. Inexperienced beaders will learn all—from stringing on thread and wire to making fringes and using a simple loom—and eagerly begin one of the 45 wildly fabulous projects. Lampshades, frames, pillows, candleholders, and more, shown in 150 color photos, display the creative range of the craft. Every one looks magnificent.
Customer Reviews:
Here a bead, there a bead, EVERYWHERE.......2004-09-18
It's not necessary for a book like this to start with bead types (bone, coral, African trade). Most who would pick up a book on decorating with beads, like me, probably have drawers full of them and just want to get them out where we can see them. I also don't need to know what tools I'll need to fill my entire house with beaded décor, so just rip out the beginning of the book and take me straight to ideas.
Kudos to the author: she's got wonderful ideas. There's beaded fringe on a window valance -- wow! Imagine the glitter in the sunlight! There are embellished gourds, drawer pulls, picture frames, bead thumbtacks, a table runner, stepping stones, and on and on. Katherine provides us with so many ideas, we could cover our entire abode with beads (not a bad idea!).
Nice to Look At But............2003-06-10
Lots of good ideas and beautiful projects. However, instructions are terrible...it took us about 30 minutes just to figure out some of the instructions to one of the projects.
Definitely great for inspirations, but not a book for the novice.
GORGEOUS! An extraordinary book full of many great projects.......2002-01-09
I *LOVE* this book! It is filled with innumerable gorgeous innovative projects which are both spectacular as they are, and easily modified to suit your own style/tastes. The exceptionally wide range of projects includes everything from exquisite beaded bottle tops and bottle people to a beaded abacus and beaded napkin rings. There is truly something for all styles and tastes. The projects are gorgeous in themselves, and will also spark your own creativity. I love it!
Book Description
Month-by-Month™ guides offer valuable advice on the proper timing of gardening maintenance for each month. Month-by-Month™ Gardening in Louisiana is one of the first titles of the redesigned series from Cool Springs Press.
Top features include:
- 4-color photography and illustrations to demonstrate cultural practices
- Covers all major plant categories
- Specific advice for every month of the year
- Updated edition includes text revisions, additional reference materials, and a new design
Customer Reviews:
Great Resource.......2007-05-10
Creating a garden and keeping color in Louisiana is difficult. The heat and clay soil don't make it easy for plants or gardners. This book offers really great advice on making the most of your garden inspite of the problems the state's climate poses.
Book Description
Light up your home with a stunning collection of lamps and shades from today's top designers! They range from sophisticated and classic to ultra-modern--so you'll definitely find a style to suit your own decor. Start from scratch or choose from a myriad of ideas to decorate store-bought shades and bases. "Once again...designer Bawden scores with her do-it-yourself approach, this time to home fashions...15 projects....Some are charmingly primitive...Others could pass for professional....Certainly, there are enough projects to choose from--and there is an abundance of written instructions and step-by-step color photographs....Adding to the reader's delight is a gallery showcasing a variety of possible embellishments...."--Booklist. "...imaginative..."--Better Homes & Gardens Do-It-Yourself. 128 pages (all in color), 9 x 9 1/2. NEW IN PAPERBACK.
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