This book collects all the facts figures & details that knitters need to know about yarns & offers visual comparisons to show the different effects they create in use. This is an essential quick reference guide for every hand knitter at any level &

Includes:: a comprehensive encyclopedia of yarns complete with swatch images & vital information on how best to work with them. The Handknitters Yarn Guide is an essential handbook for professional or hobbyist knitters & ensures backlist longevity.

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Charlotte OKeefes beautiful much-longed-for adored daughter Willow is born with osteogenesis imperfecta
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Handley Page began manufacturing aeroplanes in a small factory in Barking Essex in 1909. Handley Page Limited was founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick) as the United Kingdoms first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing company. Sir Frederick declined to allow his company to be merged into the two large forced marriages of aircraft manufacturing companies in the 1960s. It failed to survive alone & went into voluntary liquidation & ceased to exist in 1970. During the First World War Handley Page produced a series of heavy bombers for the Royal Navy to bomb the German Zeppelin yards with the ultimate intent of bombing Berlin in revenge for the Zeppelin attacks on London. Handley Page had been asked by the Admiralty to produce a bloody paralyser of an aeroplane". These aircraft included the O/100 of 1915 the O/400 of 1918 & the four-engined V/1500 with the range to reach Berlin. The V/1500 only just reached operational service as the war ended in 1918. The real success of the Company came during the Second World War with the magnificent & robust Halifax bomber. In all more than 6 000 of them were produced or more than 40 per cent of Britains total heavy-bomber power. In the bombing operations alone Approx. 76 000 sorties were flown & nearly a quarter of a million tons of bombs were dropped on to enemy targets. Bomber Command had no less than seventy-six Halifax squadrons in action at the time of its peak strength." ...

Looks at why people complain (including why you should welcome complaints) & how they go about it
- aggressively passively constructively
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In this unauthorised biography of Dame Edna Everage acquired for an unprecedented advance & in spectacular secrecy her long-time manager & the man who was there from the very beginning Barry Humphries takes a behind-the-scenes no-holds-barred look at an icon of our times. Superstar swami confidante & advisor to royalty Hollywood stars & international political leaders Dame Ednas life has catapulted her from her humble Moonee Ponds beginnings as a suburban housewife to the most elite social & artistic circles in the world. Who would have thought that this modest Australian woman could achieve so much from London to Louisiana to New York to Tokyo? Who could have anticipated her global fame? Barry Humphries certainly didnt. Dame Edna may not like this book but Barry knows everything
- the who the why & the where
- & in this much-anticipated work for the first time he reveals all. This exhaustively researched account of Ednas roller-coaster life is essential reading for scholars female achievers fans of Dame Edna & those who feel that behind the fairytale career lies a darker & more sinister story...

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Susie Vaughan offers a fascinating step-by-step description of how to make a delightful selection of strong natural-looking & colourful baskets mostly using materials which have been gathered from hedgerows woods & gardens. Firstly she covers the few tools required then goes on to give a detailed illustrated description of materials which can either be gathered from the annual prunings of a wide selection of bushes or those which are farmed & can be bought from specialist suppliers. Her detailed step-by-step description of making a basket is accompanied by numerous diagrams & full-colour photographs to help explain the finer points of detail. She then explores variations in design both of the shape of the basket & the alternative weaving patterns that can be employed to make the finished work that much more special. Finally a superb gallery of photographs of finished baskets is included to provide you with ideas & motivation to go on to more adventurous projects. ...

From heirloom memories to unique journals albums & altered books or simple tag books for your kids
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This title helps to learn how to make flag books star books accordian books & more. Decorate them with stamping collage stitching & embellishments. This innovative step-by-step guide offers simple & challenging ideas & crafters will love the colourful projects & great designs. This is an innovative practical guide containing all you need to know to create unique decorated books. ...

A love of HOME is Cherrys philosophy & at the heart of everything she does. Covering all aspects of homemaking & lifestyle from her own stunning house in West Sussex Cherry Menlove presents a host of inspirational ideas to make your home feel special to you & your family. Including cookery crafting design gardening & re-upholstery Cherry is the expert at transforming a house into a cosy warm & happy home. In this beautifully illustrated book Cherry transports you into a world of homemade luxury teaching you everything from how to create a patchwork quilt to baking delicious cupcakes & hosting the perfect childrens party. With 12 self-contained & easy-to-follow chapters Cherry will show you that preparing for any occasion can be inspiring adventurous but most of all simple. ...

This important book forms part of the Handmade in Britain partnership between the V&A & the BBC. Published as the culmination of a year-long season of programming over three series it explores the history of making in Britain looking across all media within the decorative arts. Handmade in Britain expands on the programmes featuring key objects & makers in the V& As collection as well as contributions from contemporary practitioners. It traces Britains status as an unsophisticated importer of luxury Renaissance goods to becoming one of the leading worldwide exporters of decorative arts by the end of the nineteenth century & discusses present-day making
- particularly the relationship between industrialized & craft-based processes & practice. It also shows how the history of making in Britain is not a London-centric story but one of regional centres across the country often suited to different manufacturers for specific reasons. Like the programmes the book takes each tradition in turn looking at ceramics metalwork wood textiles & stained glass.
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