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Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines
Patterns, Stories, Pictures, True Confessions, Tricky Bits, Whole New Worlds, and Familiar Ones, Too
Written by Kay Gardiner and Ann Meador Shayne
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $29.95
Dear Fellow Knitter,
Welcome! Come on in. Have a seat—we’ve been waiting for you.
Ever since our first book, Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters’ Guide, we’ve been exploring techniques and ideas that we once thought were the sort of thing that only brilliant knitters could do.
Our conclusion: We are all brilliant knitters!
None... Read more >
Patterns, Stories, Pictures, True Confessions, Tricky Bits, Whole New Worlds, and Familiar Ones, Too
Written by Kay Gardiner and Ann Meador Shayne
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $29.95
Dear Fellow Knitter,
Welcome! Come on in. Have a seat—we’ve been waiting for you.
Ever since our first book, Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters’ Guide, we’ve been exploring techniques and ideas that we once thought were the sort of thing that only brilliant knitters could do.
Our conclusion: We are all brilliant knitters!
None... Read more >
Dress Your Best
The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body
Written by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $19.95
The 8 million fans of TLC’s hottest show, What Not to Wear, know it as the place to go for real-life fashion advice. Now the show’s hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, offer spot-on fashion wisdom—with an attitude—in this fully illustrated, authoritative, and irreverent fashion guide to dressing your best for... Read more >
The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body
Written by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $19.95
The 8 million fans of TLC’s hottest show, What Not to Wear, know it as the place to go for real-life fashion advice. Now the show’s hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, offer spot-on fashion wisdom—with an attitude—in this fully illustrated, authoritative, and irreverent fashion guide to dressing your best for... Read more >
Simply Sublime Bags
30 No-Sew, Low-Sew Projects
Written by Jodi Kahn
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $19.95
You’ll tire of hearing “Where did you get that bag?”
Simply Sublime Bags offers the secrets to creating four-figure-price-tag-worthy bags. And most of them only take an afternoon! Whether it’s a casual carryall or a ritzy, patent leather clutch, the envy of your friends is only a few hours away.
Why break... Read more >
30 No-Sew, Low-Sew Projects
Written by Jodi Kahn
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $19.95
You’ll tire of hearing “Where did you get that bag?”
Simply Sublime Bags offers the secrets to creating four-figure-price-tag-worthy bags. And most of them only take an afternoon! Whether it’s a casual carryall or a ritzy, patent leather clutch, the envy of your friends is only a few hours away.
Why break... Read more >
Aranzi Cute Stuff
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and... Read more >
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95
Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and... Read more >
Mason-Dixon Knitting
The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, and Pictures
Written by Kay Gardiner and Ann Meador Shayne
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $29.95
Enjoy the practical advice, real-life knitting instruction, and irreverent humor of Yankee Kay Gardiner and Tennessean Ann Shayne, the duo behind the renowned knitting web log masondixonknitting.com. The ladies of Mason-Dixon Knitting will take you on a thrilling adventure through Knitopia, a place where knitting and creativity unite through the zaniest... Read more >
The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, and Pictures
Written by Kay Gardiner and Ann Meador Shayne
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $29.95
Enjoy the practical advice, real-life knitting instruction, and irreverent humor of Yankee Kay Gardiner and Tennessean Ann Shayne, the duo behind the renowned knitting web log masondixonknitting.com. The ladies of Mason-Dixon Knitting will take you on a thrilling adventure through Knitopia, a place where knitting and creativity unite through the zaniest... Read more >
The Foxfire Book
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 1972
Price: $16.95
In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing... Read more >
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 1972
Price: $16.95
In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing... Read more >
Bend-the-Rules Sewing
The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $21.95
Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.
Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information... Read more >
The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Written by Amy Karol
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $21.95
Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.
Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information... Read more >
The Knitter's Book of Yarn
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn
Written by Clara Parkes
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $30.00
Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater... Read more >
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn
Written by Clara Parkes
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $30.00
Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater... Read more >
The Cute Book
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Translated by Anne Ishii
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: February 6, 2007
Price: $12.95
The world of craftsters is full of things Japanese Cute - kawaii, and the look created by Aranzi Aronzo is familiar to many but not until now has a single one of the hundreds of bootleg American copies they've sold been in English. Finally these priceless books of mascots, accessories, clothing... Read more >
Written by Aranzi Aronzo
Translated by Anne Ishii
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: February 6, 2007
Price: $12.95
The world of craftsters is full of things Japanese Cute - kawaii, and the look created by Aranzi Aronzo is familiar to many but not until now has a single one of the hundreds of bootleg American copies they've sold been in English. Finally these priceless books of mascots, accessories, clothing... Read more >
Continuous Cables
An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls, and Curlicues
Written by Melissa Leapman
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $32.50
Mention the phrase “cable knitting,” and most people—knitters and non-knitters alike—envision textured ropes, twists, and braids winding up knitted fabrics. But did you know that knitters can also create circular, closed-ring shapes with cables? Just imagine: curlicues, rings, swirls, knots—even intricate Celtic-inspired motifs—all richly embossed on knits!
In Continuous Cables, expert knitwear... Read more >
An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls, and Curlicues
Written by Melissa Leapman
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $32.50
Mention the phrase “cable knitting,” and most people—knitters and non-knitters alike—envision textured ropes, twists, and braids winding up knitted fabrics. But did you know that knitters can also create circular, closed-ring shapes with cables? Just imagine: curlicues, rings, swirls, knots—even intricate Celtic-inspired motifs—all richly embossed on knits!
In Continuous Cables, expert knitwear... Read more >
