Leather is a strong & versatile material which is highly suitable for handicrafts Anyone can learn the techniques of leatherworking & with some basic tools & a little patience can produce articles that are both aesthetically pleasing & practical This book offers advice on selection of tools & different types of leather; step-by-step instruction on the techniques of cutting bevelling burnishing h&-stitching carving stamping & thronging; tips on how to avoid common pitfalls; & a range of interesting projects ...

Learn to make stylish & beautiful items from leather from homeware to fashion accessories in your own living room From a woven bench or log basket to bags a sunglasses case or even an apron this cool craft book teaches you how to make 20 simple yet stylish leather projects Master core craft skills that will allow you to produce elegant & durable pieces such as h&-stitching weaving riveting & lacing Learn all about working with this natural & sustainable material which has intrinsic value & gives unique character to each piece you create Working with leather is a tidy portable craft that requires little space & all of the tools & materials can be readily purchased
- all you need is a small dining table! This book is the perfect introduction to working with leather
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The manipulative Ellen (Tierney) lures the handsome Richard (Wilde) into marriage despite knowing him just a few days & while she is engaged to a politician Richard soon learns that Ellen&s selfish possessive love has previously ruined other people&s lives so when his brother drowns while in Ellen&s care Richard grows increasingly suspicious of her insatiable devotion Actors Gene Tierney Cornel Wilde Jeanne Crain Vincent Price & Gene Lockhart Director John M Stahl Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1945 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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A Mulliner collection In the Angler's Rest drinking hot scotch & lemon sits one of Wodehouse's greatest raconteurs Mr Mulliner his vivid imagination lubricated by Miss Postlethwaite the barmaid has fabulous stories to tell of the extraordinary behaviour of his far-flung family in particular there's Wilfred inventor of Raven Gypsy face-cream & Snow of the Mountain Lotion who lights on the formula for Buck-U-Uppo a tonic given to elephants to enable them to face tigers with the necessary nonchalance Its explosive effects on a shy young curate & then the higher clergy is gravely revealed Then there's his cousin James the detective-story writer who has inherited a cottage more haunted than anything in his own imagination & Isadore Zinzinheimer head of the Bigger Better & Brighter Motion Picture Company Tall tales all
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It's every woman's fantasy to pack a bag & leave everything behind Meet Maribeth Klein a harried working mother who is so busy taking care of her husband & twins that she doesn't even realise that she has had a heart attack But her recuperation seems to be an imposition on those who rely on her So Maribeth does the unthinkable
- she packs a bag & leaves Maribeth has always wondered who she is & where she comes from & now's the time to find out Now far from the demands of family & career she is finally able to own up to the secrets she has been keeping from herself & those she loves From the bestselling author of If I Stay & I Was Here comes a stunning new novel for Forman's adult readers an unflinching portrait of a woman confronting the joys & sorrows of marriage motherhood & friendship Readers love Leave Me ' Leave Me reminds you that we are all fragile human beings imperfect & all a work in progress & above all it reminds us that life is complex & frightening but not impossible' The Bookbag Read it as they say & weep' Daily Mail ' When I reached the end of this book I was in tears because of how honest & raw it was This book will really make you think very deeply about your deepest desires' Twenty-Three Pages ' An appealing fairy tale for the exhausted & underappreciated' Kirkus ' Deftly explores the domestic struggles of 21st-century bourgeois life This is an insightful ode to-and cautionary tale for-the overburdened working mother' Book Page ' With humor & pathos Forman depicts Maribeth's complicated situation & her thoroughly satisfying arc leaving readers feeling as though they've really accompanied Maribeth on her journey' Publishers Weekly
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LEAVE YOUR MARK isn't an advice book -- it's a mentorship in 288 pages Aliza Licht -- global fashion communications executive AKA fashion's favorite 'PR girl' & Twitter phenomenon -- is here to tell her story complete with The Devil Wears Prada-like moments & insider secrets Drawing invaluable lessons from her experience Licht shares advice inspiration & a healthy dose of real talk in LEAVE YOUR MARK She delivers personal & professional guidance for people just starting their careers & for people who are well on their way With a particular emphasis on communicating & building your personal brand something she knows a thing or two about Aliza is your sassy knowledgeable guide to the contemporary working world where personal & professional lines are blurred & the most important thing you can have is a strong sense of self ...

A collectible new Penguin Classics series stunning clothbound editions of ten favourite poets which present each poet's most ...

As Malcolm Cowley says in his introduction the first edition of Leaves of Grass 'might be called the buried masterpiece of American writing' for it exhibits ' Whitman at his best Whitman at his freshest in vision & boldest in language Whitman transformed by a new experience' Mr Cowley has taken the first edition from its narrow circulation among scholars faithfully edited it added his own introduction & Whitman's original introduction (which never appeared in any other edition during Whitman's life) & returned it to the common readership to whom the great poet really speaks ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tim Blake Nelson writes & directs this offbeat comedy about pot poetry philosophy & coming to terms with the past Edward Norton plays two identical twin brothers both highly intelligent but diametrically opposite Bill is an Ivy League classical philosophy professor who has worked hard to distance himself from his down-at-heel small-town upbringing while his marijuana-dealing brother Brady still lives in their hometown in Oklahoma When Brady tricks Bill into returning home for the first time in 20 years Bill is furious & threatens to take the next plane back to the East Coast However he ends up staying long enough to visit his estranged mother (Susan Sarandon) & fall under the spell of free-spirited local teacher Janet (Keri Russell) ...

The sequel to Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight In her twenties Alexandra Fuller embarked on a new journey into a long tempestuous marriage to Charlie Ross the love of her life In this frank personal memoir she charts their twenty years together from the brutal beauty of the Zambezi to the mountains of Wyoming
- the new adventures the unexplored paths the insurmountable obstacles & the many signals that they missed along the way
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