Crafts – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:09:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 A Sea Glass Journey /store/a-sea-glass-journey.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-sea-glass-journey-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:02:08 +0000 /store/a-sea-glass-journey-2 A Sea Glass Journey is your go-to resource for everything sea glass. Sea glass collector and artist Teri Hall describes the origins of sea glass, where the best glass is found, a handbook of sea glass shapes and colours, and tips for easy, fun sea glass projects. Includes 50 colour photographs.

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]]> 85254 With These Hands /store/with-these-hands.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-these-hands Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:51:28 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/product/with-these-hands In the age of big box stores and mass production, there are still artists and crafts people who make beautiful things by hand. Colourful quilts, hooked rugs, and stained glass. Resilient dories and snowshoes. Whimsical whirligigs. In this book, Don MacLean explores the traditional crafts of Atlantic Canada, visiting dozens of creators in their workshops, galleries, and homes, giving insight into their process and inspiration.

MacLean interviews Dora Gloade about Mi'kmaw bead- and leatherwork. He talks to Yvette Muise about preserving the Chéticamp hooked rug tradition. He speaks to a luthier and a jeweller. There is an irresistible allure to items that are carefully, lovingly, made by hand, whether they are carved from wood or painted on canvas, and MacLean's book explores that. This book contains over two dozen photos.

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]]> 79038 Simply Modern /store/simply-modern.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=simply-modern Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:45:35 +0000 /store/simply-modern.html/simply-modern With over two decades of experience as a rug-hooker, studio-owner, and teacher, celebrated fabric artist Deanne Fitzpatrick introduces readers to the possibilities of modern rug-hooking design.

Rug-hookers of all levels will find Fitzpatrick’s instructional narratives and step-by-step methods for creating everything from themed rugs to pillows to ornaments an accessible and inspirational introduction to the craft. Tips and techniques such as how to choose and dye your own materials, achieving texture and shape, transferring patterns, outlining and blending, finding inspiration, and cultivating your creative process to develop an authentic style are interspersed with passages on the author’s artistic process.

Features over 100 colour photographs of Fitzpatrick’s own projects and techniques, providing readers with reference points for turning their own experiences into gorgeous rug-hooked art.


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]]> 56041 Hook Me a Story /store/hook-me-a-story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hook-me-a-story Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:28:58 +0000 /store/hook-me-a-story.html/hook-me-a-story A much needed source book for anyone wanting to know the history and the craft of rug hooking. Includes illustrations of techniques and materials and methods. This book is a tribute to those who kept the craft alive over the years.

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]]> 53511 The Crochet Crowd /store/the-crochet-crowd.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-crochet-crowd Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:26:21 +0000 /store/the-crochet-crowd As a solitary, young boy, Michael Sellick took refuge in the art of crocheting. As an adult, that refuge would grow into a passion. He started sharing videos to fellow […]

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]]> 86531 Doodle by Number /store/doodle-by-number.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doodle-by-number-3 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:20:50 +0000 /store/doodle-by-number-3 It’s the first of its kind — designed to be the easiest way to beat stress. It’s even simpler than paint by number. Doodling is the fastest way to engage […]

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]]> 87148 Doodle by Number /store/doodle-by-number.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doodle-by-number-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:20:47 +0000 /store/doodle-by-number-2 The post Doodle by Number appeared first on lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press.

]]> 87147 Doodle by Number /store/doodle-by-number.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doodle-by-number Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:20:44 +0000 /store/doodle-by-number It’s the first of its kind — designed to be the easiest way to beat stress. It’s even simpler than paint by number. Doodling is the fastest way to engage […]

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]]> 87146 Creative Mind Happy Soul Journal /store/creative-mind-happy-soul-journal.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creative-mind-happy-soul-journal Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:20:42 +0000 /store/creative-mind-happy-soul-journal This combines four pillars of wellness and self–care in one unique journal. Every page is a guided journey to greater inner calm and focus. Doodling to lower anxiety, journaling to […]

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]]> 87145 What Once Was Lost /store/what-once-was-lost.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-once-was-lost Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:20:13 +0000 /store/what-once-was-lost Author Frank Smith exposes the rich history of blacksmithing in Nova Scotia, explores the subsequent emerging art form and provides a resource of practicing artisans' profiles.

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