Hobbies/Crafts from Gilt Edge Books

Patchwork & applique projects for all ages by Agnes Frank with instructions by Linda Stokes. Drawings and diagrams by Frank Mahood and Jack Fox. This book explains the basic steps to successfully piecing and appliqueing quilt designs. Agnes Frank's imaginative and colorful quilt block projects are designed to teach the fundamentals of this popular pastime from the choice of materials… Read more

Virginia Avery, a noted quilt designer, provides designs, ideas and guidance for making designer-quality clothes. The book is packed with ideas and variations for adapting commercial patterns into elegant jackets, vests, blouses, kimonos, dresses, suits and adornments, all rich in color and texture. The author takes the sewer through the patterns, pitfalls, design, fabrics, fillers and batting and the choices… Read more

Menlo Park, California: Lane Books November 1974 Sixth Printing. . Illustrated card wraps. 80 pp. A very informative book, covering history, general techniques, patchwork applique by sewing machine, sharing and showing quilts and stories and superstitions. Very well illustrated with b/w and color photographs and diagrams. A nice copy.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Pleasantville, NY/ Montreal: The Readers Digest Association, Inc., 1996. 144 pp including index. This book presents a sumptuous feast of 35 stunning designs from 14 featured designers, including: Kaffe Fassett, Candace Bahouth, Elian McCready and Jill Gordon. Full-color charts are provided for each pattern along with clear, detailed stitching instructions and ideas on how to adapt or alter the design.… Read more

London: Ward Lock, 1990. Basic methods of hanging wallpaper are covered and details of special techniques required to create unusual effects with murals and marbled papers, not only on walls, but also on doors and furniture. Colour photographs and line drawings complement an informative text, which will inspire you to new heights of creativity in interior design and decoration.… Read more

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Corporation, 1989. Glossy illustrated hard-board covers. 80 pp. Both novice and skilled needle workers will find the following cross-stitch information helpful. This book will provide : 'Samplers and Sayings'....'Pretty Florals to Embroider'....'Very Special Gifts'....'Festive Christmas Stitchery' and more. Very well illustrated with bright color photographs. Materials and instructions are clear. An attractive bright book..… Read more

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. 180 pp. This book covers characteristic needlework projects from the U.S. and Central America, the British Isles and Europe, the Middle and Far East, and Africa. The techniques required to work them include canvas and counted thread embroidery, free-form embroidery, quilting, applique, needle lace and beadwork. Specific directions with diagrams are… Read more

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith Corporation, 1990. Glossy illustrated boards. 224 pp. Illustrated with diagrams and color photographs. Four-Seasons Cross-Stitch showcases 86 projects to make each of your holidays and special events unforgettable. From the crisp clarity of a winter landscape to the radiant beauty of a summer garden, the changing of the seasons offers a medley of color and… Read more

Australia: Sally Milner Publishing, 1993. Illustrated card covers. Jenny introduces her new stitches and flowers to create beautiful textured designs which many know as Brazillian embroidery. She shows how these basic ideas can be worked in a variety of threads so that they can be applied to anything from miniature jewellery pieces to exquisite wool embroidery designs. Clear instructions are… Read more

Newton Abbot London: David & Charles, 1981. This comprehensive guide covers every aspect of owning a shop selling paintings and craftsmanship. Ralph Lewis is an art and craft shop owner who has twenty years experience of solving shop management problems. Fourteen informative chapters and an index supplied. The Contents : (1) Starting and Art and Craft Shop, (2) The… Read more

London: Artus Books , 1984. Faith Eaton - an internationally-known collector and conservator of dolls and miniature houses and works for museums both in England and abroad. Nick Nicholson has specialized in photographing dolls' houses for the last thirty years. Classic Dolls' Houses presents a selection of the finest examples in Europe and America to show a variety of traditions… Read more

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1987. Whether you want to make a new wardrobe for a child's Cabbage Patch Kid ot Barbie doll, or whether you want to clothe a valuable collector's doll in period costume, the patterns you're looking for can be found right here. Full-scale patterns and easy-to-follow instructions supplied. Full page color section of… Read more

Iowa: Meredith Corporation, 1991. Illustrated glossy hardboard covers. The contents of this book...Heirloom Dolls.... A Beautiful Bride.... Natural Beauties.... Uncle Sam, Lady Liberty.... Prairie Dolls.... Scrap-bag Dolls.... and acknowledgements. Patterns and instructions provided. Full-page color illustrations throughout book. This book remains bright and promises to please.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine.

Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes and Company Inc., 1970. David E. Butler's handbook for amateur builders provide techniques of simple construction allowing the assembly of high quality furniture with a minimum investment in tools. Half of the projects described were built with no power tools at all. If you like working with wood you will find this volume an inspiration.… Read more

Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1988. Making Potpurri, Colognes and Soaps.... 102 Natural Recipes. Step-by-step diagrams, work-in-progress photos and easy-to-follow recipes. The contents: Part One:...The Basics. Part Two.... Specific Ingredients & Specific Recipes. Part Three.... How Tos & More Recipes. An Appendix: Mail-order Supplies and index provided. A clean bright copy. ISBN: 0-8306-9018-2. First Edition, Sixth Printing. Hard Cover.… Read more

Philadelphia: Innes Publishing Company, 1950. 517pp plus one page of ads. Contents include: Aquarium Principles, Fish Foods, Diseases, Plants and Planting, Classification of Fishes, Fishes, Breeding, Collecting and Transporting, Miscellaneous Information, Cross Index, and Index of Fishes. Profusely illustrated in b/w and color. Photographic illustrations by the author. The placing of the illustration and the text together in every instance… Read more

New York: Meredith Press, 1991. 160 pp including index. The patterns and photographs evoke the memory and capture the spirit of those days gone by, when more than just a crafting skill was passed down to the next generation. You will find antique pillows, handbags, pincushions, lampshades, christening gowns, tablerunners, frame borders and more, each evoking a quieter, simpler… Read more

Stanford, CA: Klutz Press. 1986. Second Edition Revised & Expanded. Book Very Good Plus. Illustrated card covers. Softcover. Well illustrated throughout by Diane Waller. "If you can scramble an egg, find reverse in a Volkswagon, or stumble onto the light switch in the bathroom at night... you can learn to juggle". This book will take you through the learning… Read more

Toronto: Random House, 1991. 250 inspiring colour photographs and practical decorating information, Home Style showcases the most appealing Canadian interiors and shows you how to create rooms of your own (English Country style.... French Country style.... Southwest.... Folk.... True North or Contemporary style). The authors have worked with decorators, interior designers, trades people, and photographers from across the country,… Read more

London: Nelson, 1970. 62 pp. Troy Model club Series. " Recent locomotives" shows the fascinating panorama of post-war model railways; the clockwork 'O' gauge 'freelance' tin-plate models, in their gay liveries of red, blue or green; the more realistic die-cast 'OO' gauge, modelling such great locomotives as the 'Flying Scotsman, the Mallard and the Britania', and the tiny… Read more