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Arts and Crafts - FabricCrochetCrochet BooksCrochet at About.com Quick-And-Easy Crochet: 35 Motifs for Tablecloths, Bedspreads, Doilies, Placemats and Other Projects by Mary Carolyn Waldrep (Editor). - Thirty-five quick projects: lacy bedspreads, elegant tablecloths, doilies with floral motifs, more. Instructions, illustrations from rare thread company leaflets. 48pp. Easy Tatting by Rozella Florence Linden. - Illustrations, step-by-step instructions for creating lovely tatted designs to fill a treasure chest: snowflake ornaments, choker necklaces, a delicate holly mat, and other lovely projects. 32pp. Cross StitchCross-Stitch at About.com KnittingKnitting at About.com NeedlepointNeedlepoint at About.com QuiltingQuilting at About.com Make Your Quilting Pay For Itself SewingSewing at About.com Weaving and SpinningPaivi Suomi has recently moved his Weaving and Spinning information from weaving.about.com to a new home. Lichen Dyes: The New Source Book by Karen Diadick Casselman. - In this comprehensive guide, an expert explains how to create and use dyes derived from unusual plants. Also discussed at length are safe dyeing methods, with special attention to equipment and preparation of the fiber; ecologically sound dyeing techniques and the use of mordants (substances used to fix dyes), lichen identification, and more. A final section includes charts of lichen dye names and ingredients, additives and alternative mordants. International field guides, useful bibliographies, indices and other information. 80pp
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