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Traditional Fair Isle Knitting
By Sheila Mcgregor. 1981
Situated far to the north of the Scottish mainland, the Shetlands are famous for the dampness of their climate and…
the excellence of their wool -- a pair of distinctions that fostered the development of a vibrant form of patterned knitting. Fair Isle's unusual technique employs two colors in each row; the wool not in use is stranded along the back in short loops, resulting in an extremely warm and weatherproof double fabric.In this definitive guide, the author shows how any circular-method knitting technique can yield the popular Fair Isle patterns. Its treasury of designs features more than 70 pages of patterns that can be used for mittens, jerseys, jackets, and hats. In addition, its practical advice on designing garments and the use of color offers valuable assistance to knitters who wish to create their own patterns and seek the inspiration for an endless array of variations and adaptations.Long out of print, this volume is well known as the best source of authentic Fair Isle patterns. Its republication offers a new generation of knitters a reliable resource for projects in the traditional and much-loved style. 31 halftones and 17 color illustrations.Nature's Splendor Stained Glass Pattern Book
By M. S. Hanson. 2009
Perfect for a variety of skill levels, this collection boasts an impressive array of stained glass patterns. Images include a…
tropical sunrise, Tuscan vineyard, a graceful crane, and other animals, plus abstract designs -- 90 motifs in all, shown in black and white and in 16 pages of color plates.Recover!: Stop Thinking Like an Addict and Reclaim Your Life with The PERFECT Program
By Stanton Peele, Ilse Thompson. 2014
For decades you've been told that addiction is an irreversible disease, a biological force over which you have no control.…
That defeatist message not only is without scientific foundation, but actually prevents your overcoming addiction. Now, world-renowned addiction expert Stanton Peele demystifies addiction and offers a groundbreaking program that puts at your disposal what does work in treatment and recovery. For four decades, Dr. Peele has challenged our understanding of addiction and recovery. He has developed approaches that break the cycle of addiction and empower us to take control of our lives--including understanding that we are able to direct our own brains to change. In Recover! Dr. Peele's PERFECT Program takes you through the key concepts of mindfulness--that is, your ability to detach from your addictive experience and to see that it is not who you are--combined with the Buddhist idea of loving kindness, or self-acceptance. It's an easily grasped, yet multifaceted program that allows your true self to overcome your addictive urges. Instead of focusing on what's wrong with you, the PERFECT Program will help you discover, embrace, and build your recovery on what's already right about you. Combining the best evidence-based treatments with the mindful use of meditation, Recover! presents a life-transforming philosophy for freeing yourself from addiction forever.400 Floral Motifs for Designers, Needleworkers and Craftspeople
By Carol Belanger Grafton, Briggs Co.. 1986
Grace your next needlework, craft, or graphic art project with just the right floral motif from this versatile collection of…
400 beautifully rendered copyright-free designs. Reproduced directly from a rare Victorian-era album of transfer patterns by William Briggs and Company Ltd., these designs are among the finest of the period are are ideally suited for embroidery, textile design, woodworking, leathercraft, metalwork, and a host of other design and craft uses. Included are floral borders, corners and centers, wreaths, delicate sprays, allover patterns, lovely compositions with birds and butterflies, and more. Among the floral favorites in this volume are the Apple Blossom, Azalea, Begonia, Cornflower, Forget-me-not, Fuchsia, Iris, Lily of the Valley, Narcissus, Primrose, Snowdrop, Strawberry, Tiger Lily, Tulip, Verbena, Violet, and many others. The designs are conveniently arranged according to type and an index of uses suggests specific kinds of projects for which each type of design is especially suited. Also included are complete, easy-to-follow instructions on how to transfer the designs to cloth or other media and concise descriptions of embroidery stitches. Whatever your craft or design need and whatever your level of expertise -- from beginner to expert -- you are sure to find this inexpensive volume an invaluable source you will turn to again and again.Japanese Kimono Designs
By Tsutomu Ema. 2006
Japan's ancient and esteemed tradition of textile arts has long been reflected in the delicate beauty of the kimono and…
its appealing designs. This unique design treasury, consisting of lavish full-color pictures of a vibrant array of kimonos, is reproduced directly from two rare and costly original portfolios.Devotees of fashion, art, and Asian culture will appreciate this beautiful book and its tribute to the elegance and refinement of Japanese art, as expressed in the colorful grace of kimono designs.Modern Designs Stained Glass Pattern Book
By Anna Croyle. 2005
This stunning collection of original modern stained glass patterns combines abstract designs with natural elements to create strikingly unusual effects.…
From graceful florals, set amid contrasting bands of color, to an enchanting portrait of an amphibious creature floating among rippling strands, the subjects can be executed with either of the customary techniques (copper foil or lead came) or a combination of the two approaches.The 90 symmetrically balanced patterns come in a rich variety of shapes and sizes. Appropriate for every skill level, they are easily adapted for specific projects.Jewish Holiday Origami
By Joel Stern. 2006
Observe Purim with a handmade megillah or a hamentash. Create models of the four sons for Passover, and fashion a…
scroll for Simchat Torah. This clearly diagrammed manual provides simple directions for creating these and fifteeen other origami projects to help observe Jewish holidays, both festive and solemn.Clearly detailed illustrations and captions explain all the steps for an entire year's worth of holiday projects--from Chanukah dreidels and a menorah with candles to Passover pyramids and an image of the Red Sea parting. Additional projects for weekly observances include sabbath candles and kiddush cup.Great for synagogues, schools and homes, this easy-to-follow guide offers beginning paperfolders a unique, fun-filled way to celebrate Jewish cultureModular Origami Polyhedra: Revised and Enlarged Edition
By Rona Gurkewitz, Bennett Arnstein, Lewis Simon. 1999
This newly revised and enlarged book offers paperfolders, model builders, and math students alike a stimulating journey into the world…
of three-dimensional geometric origami. Step-by-step instructions and clearly detailed diagrams explain how to create more than 35 different modular polyhedra. The modules, each made from a single piece of paper, have points and pockets, enabling origamists to build fascinating figures by inserting the tapered ends of each module into the pockets of the adjacent modules.Unavailable elsewhere, the models in this innovative book are diverse, ranging from relatively simple modular cube and stellated octahedron to more advanced two-piece modules, a gyroscope, and even a 14-sided cuboctahedron. Graded according to difficulty, these multifaceted marvels have a style and beauty all their own and will not only challenge devotees of the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, but will also prove useful in classroom demonstrations of geometric principles.Treasury of Traditional Stained Glass Designs
By Ann V. Winterbotham. 1981
Stained glass windows have for centuries adorned spectacular churches, massive government buildings, and stately homes of the well-to-do. But during…
the Victorian era, stained glass was increasingly used as an integral part of the design of middle-class, single-family homes. This impressive volume is the largest collection of stained glass designs from actual windows. All of the nearly 400 designs can be characterized as traditional and domestic; they are copied from windows in residences and do not include any religious work. They are secular in motif and richly varied in design. As all designs are from actual windows, the practicality of their craft is assured. The development of popular stained glass in many ways parallels the larger art movements of the era. Victorian windows often have a double border -- the outer clear, the inner ruby red or, less commonly, blue. The geometric designs based on circles, squares, and triangles are pale tints of subtle colors: olive green, ochre, yellow, amber, pink, mauve, light blue. In many of these windows, the geometric borders are augmented by birds, flowers, berries, and leaves in dark, rich tones of red and green as the central illustration.As the Victorian era gave way to the Edwardian, one sees an increase of yellows and opaques accompanied by a wider range of textures and relief patterns. Victorian windows are usually all color, whereas the Edwardian approach emphasized brighter rooms and so used clear glass, making for a rich and sparkling play of contrasting textures. In late Victorian and Edwardian windows, hints of Art Nouveau curves and ovals soften earlier geometry. The influence of Art Deco revived the popularity of geometric designs in the 1920s and '30s. These recent works however, have a more accentuated diagonal, vertical, and horizontal style and make use of clear, bright colors.This stunning and comprehensive collection of popular stained glass designs will be invaluable to students of the craft, architectural historians, and many graphic artists as a rich and varied source of design and ornamentation that can be directly applied to the most modern graphic challenges. By accurately rendering hundreds of stained glass windows, graphic artist and designer Ann Winterbotham has saved for posterity many fine designs that will soon fall prey to the ravages of time or the wrecker's ball.Action Whirligigs: 25 Easy-to-Do Projects
By Anders S. Lunde. 1989
Whirligigs -- those charming little wind-driven toys -- make excellent introductory woodworking projects because they are easy to do, inexpensive…
and -- most of all -- great fun! Hobbyists at all levels of ability will love creating the 25 delightful projects described in this book, from the simple Baking a Pie whirligig to the double-armed Woman at the Computer. Other figures include a Man/Woman Fishing, Oil Well Pump, Saluting the Flag, See-Saw, and Bucking Bronco. Easy-to-follow instructions and measured drawings explain everything from selecting and using proper tools and creating the driving mechanism to finishing and displaying the completed project.Who Says I'm an Addict?: A Book for Anyone Who is Partial to Food, Sex, Booze or Drugs
By David Smallwood. 2014
Do you worry that you drink too much Or perhaps you fear that your dependence on drugs food…
sex or some other vice is spiralling out of control and taking your quality of life with it In Who Says I m an Addict David Smallwood looks at the issue of addiction with compassion clarity and wisdom that comes not only from his own difficult journey with addiction but from his considerable experience overseeing treatment programmes in rehabilitation clinics David looks in detail at all areas of addiction from denial hitting rock bottom and dealing with shame and guilt to how our family of origin and the traumas we go through in childhood influence us in later life He then explores the road to long-term recovery guiding the reader on how to do the emotional work necessary to ensure that they avoid relapse and can finally lay their demons to rest and get on with re-building their lifeWhen Food Is Comfort: Nurture Yourself Mindfully, Rewire Your Brain, and End Emotional Eating
By Omar Manejwala, Julie M Simon. 2018
Learn Inner Nurturing and End Emotional Eating If you regularly eat when you’re not truly hungry, choose unhealthy comfort foods,…
or eat beyond fullness, something is out of balance. Recent advances in brain science have uncovered the crucial role that our early social and emotional environment plays in the development of imbalanced eating patterns. When we do not receive consistent and sufficient emotional nurturance during our early years, we are at greater risk of seeking it from external sources, such as food. Despite logical arguments, we have difficulty modifying our behavior because we are under the influence of an emotionally dominant part of the brain. The good news is that the brain can be rewired for optimal emotional health. When Food Is Comfort presents a breakthrough mindfulness practice called Inner Nurturing, a comprehensive, step-by-step program developed by an author who was herself an emotional eater. You’ll learn how to nurture yourself with the loving-kindness you crave and handle stressors more easily so that you can stop turning to food for comfort. Improved health and self-esteem, more energy, and weight loss will naturally follow.Choosing Craft: The Artist's Viewpoint
By Vicki Halper. 2009
Choosing Craftexplores the history and practice of American craft through the words of influential artists whose lives, work, and ideas…
have shaped the field. Editors Vicki Halper and Diane Douglas construct an anecdotal narrative that examines the post-World War II development of modern craft, which came of age alongside modernist painting and sculpture and was greatly influenced by them as well as by traditional and industrial practices. The anthology is organized according to four activities that ground a professional life in craft--inspiration, training, economics, and philosophy. Halper and Douglas mined a wide variety of sources for their material, including artists' published writings, letters, journal entries, exhibition statements, lecture notes, and oral histories. The detailed record they amassed reveals craft's dynamic relationships with painting, sculpture, design, industry, folk and ethnic traditions, hobby craft, and political and social movements. Collectively, these reflections form a social history of craft. Choosing Craftultimately offers artists' writings and recollections as vital and vivid data that deserve widespread study as a primary resource for those interested in the American art form.Cómo Hacer Vino, Para El Absoluto Novato
By Kyle Richards, Marcela Gutiérrez Bravo. 2015
Si eres un conocedor de vino o un sorbedor casual de fin de semana, ¡Cómo Hacer Vino, Para el Absoluto…
Novato es la guía perfecta para poner el orgullo y el placer de hacer vino en tus manos! ¡No te intimides por los acres de uvas y las granjas de equipo pesado en los viñedos, tú puedes hacer delicioso vino en casa, y este e-book te muestra cómo! ¡No necesitas experiencia, hemos fraccionado el proceso en pequeños pasos de modo que cualquiera pueda hacer delicioso y fragante vino en tu propio hogar y divertirte haciéndolo! Comparte con tu familia y amigos o guarda para ocasiones especiales. Es tan gratificante dar una botella de vino que hiciste a un amigo o ser querido como regalo. Algunas de las preguntas communes que nunca se han hecho sobre el vino son: ¿Qué tipo de uva debo usar? ¿Qué equipo necesito? ¿Qué tan caro es ese equipo? ¿Es difícil hacer vino en casa? ¿Cómo se hace el vino? Este libro menciona estas preguntas y más. Con nuestro simple proceso, tu vino favorite pronto tundra tu nombre en la etiqueta. No más quedarse mirando a las interminables gavetas de vinos misteriosos y caros en la tienda. Cómo Hacer Vino, Para el Absoluto Novato te asegurará que puedes comenzar a hacer tu propio vino en cualquier momento.Cómo hacer cerveza: guía para principiantes
By Kyle Richards, Carolina Beltramo. 2015
¿Alguna vez se preguntó cómo elaborar cerveza en casa? ¿Qué clase de ingredientes se usan? ¿Qué tipo de equipo es…
necesario? ¿Es costoso conseguir ese equipo? ¿Es difícil de hacer? ¿Cuánto tiempo consume? Este e-book es para aquellos que son principiantes en la elaboración de la cerveza. Responde a estas preguntas con claridad y pasos concisos, llevándolo a través del proceso de elaboración. Además aprenderá datos interesantes e históricos acerca de la cerveza que lo ayudarán a equiparse con más conocimiento sobre este nuevo desafío. Imagine sirviéndoles a sus amigos una cerveza sorprendente hecha por usted mismo. Disfrute del proceso y siga leyendo.Tobacco Cessation and Substance Abuse Treatment in Women's Healthcare
By Byron C. Calhoun, Tammi Lewis. 2016
This book is a comprehensive guide to the screening, management, and treatment of female patients with addictions. There are a…
range of clinical issues specific to women with substance use disorders and substance abuse during pregnancy is known to have deleterious effects on neonates. This book focuses on the effective care of the addicted patient and discusses novel outpatient therapy, therapeutic substitution, abstinence therapy, and the importance of counseling in the delivery of care. Topics include the physiology of nicotine, opiates, EtOH, and other substances of abuse; the role of receptors and neurotransmitters in addiction; the effects of tobacco and substance abuse on women' s health; and tobacco cessation methods. Featuring practical approaches to gender-responsive treatment, Tobacco Cessation and Substance Abuse in Women's Healthcare is a valuable resource for obstetricians, gynecologists, family medicine practitioners, and residents hoping to expand their knowledge of tobacco cessation and substance abuse in women's health.Human Rights of Older People
By Bethany Brown, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón. 2015
This book focuses on descriptions of the developments in legal frameworks and policies regarding the human rights of older persons.…
First, it covers the policies adopted and practices developed at the universal system, particularly within the sphere of the United Nations. Second, it includes a side-by-side comparison of the work of regional human rights mechanisms, which have picked up some momentum in the past decade. Through its inclusion of law, policy, and current processes, the widest net possible has been cast to collect a descriptive resource for advocates. Overall, we hope that this book contributes to a better understanding of the current limitations and possibilities that international institutions offer to uphold the human rights of older persons. We expect that this information will allow states and other policy makers to move forward with the international recognition of the human rights of older persons. We know this is only a first effort in compiling and reporting the standards that are being produced by different international institutions. But we have no doubt that many others will follow with their expert analysis of these emerging standards, and that the ongoing discussion will finally crystalize in international human rights binding instruments explicitly recognizing the universal rights of older persons.Cómo Cuidar a Tu Mascota Conejo
By Amber Richards, David Arieta Galván. 2016
Si estás criando conejos para competencias o disfrutas las apacibles comodidades de estas juguetonas criaturas, te verás beneficiado si aprendes…
los fundamentos del cuidado y alimentación de los conejos. Escrito por una criadora profesional de conejos, Cómo Cuidar a Tu Mascota Conejo es una guía de cuidado extensiva para los amantes de los conejos, que quieren los detalles sobre los cuidados del conejo, en lugar de los conocimientos sobre su crianza. Mantén a tu conejo saludable y contento; te guiaremos a través del proceso, paso a paso. ¡Aprenderás cómo construir una madriguera, el cuidado de las uñas y dientes, cómo alimentarlo, preparar su cama y mucho más! Esta es una guía para propietarios de conejos, al contrario de una para la crianza comercial, así que no profundiza en este tema. Desde la pequeña contracción de la nariz hasta el cuerpo suave y sedoso, rápidamente te enamorarás de tu nuevo compañero peludo. Descubre una completa y exhaustiva lista de razas reconocidas por la American Rabbit Breeders Association. Aprenderás exactamente cuáles razas son mascotas apropiadas para tu familia y cuáles evitar. Consigue tu ejemplar de Cómo Cuidar Tu Mascota Conejo hoy y experimenta las maravillosas alegrías que un conejo te traerá.This Book Will Make You Feel Beautiful
By Jessamy Hibberd, Jo Usmar. 2015
Body image insecurity is something a lot of us face. Overwhelming evidence suggests that constantly worrying about your appearance can…
stunt your ambition, cause you to feel inadequate, and make it impossible for you to enjoy your life to the fullest. Sounds familiar? There is a solution!This compact book tackles the underlying causes of body image anxiety and breaks them down so you can start to change how you view yourself and your perceived flaws. You will learn to nip destructive behaviors in the bud, stop self-criticism, and manage emotional eating habits. Dr Jessamy Hibberd and Jo Usmar employ the latest techniques in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to create practical exercises that can help you to take the first steps towards feeling more confident, poised, and, yes, beautiful.Community Reinforcement Approach
By H. G. Roozen, R. J. Meyers, J. E. Smith. 2013
Deze uitgave beschrijft op beknopte wijze verschillende procedures op het gebied van de Community Reinforcement Approach. Voor iedere procedure wordt…
verwezen naar het Handboek voor de behandeling van alcoholverslaving als naslagwerk. Dit werk geeft veel achtergrondinformatie over de klinische praktijk van de CRA, de theoretische grondslagen, en de wetenschappelijke onderbouwing. Sinds de verschijning van dit handboek raakt CRA in toenemende mate ingeburgerd in de klinische behandelpraktijk van de Nederlandse verslavingszorg, geestelijke gezondheidszorg en forensische psychiatrie. CRA maakt gebruik van operante leerprincipes en benadrukt de positieve aspecten in het leven van de verslaafde om duurzame gedragsveranderingen te realiseren. CRA probeert waarde en integriteit toe te voegen in gedragstherapeutische termen. Voor veel hulpverleners is het een plezierige manier van werken met soms toch moeilijke patiëntpopulaties. Dit boek omvat een handzame en praktische opzet waarbij voor iedere CRA-procedure een systematische weergave van de werkwijze wordt beschreven met een checklist om de behandelintegriteit te kunnen toetsen. Daarnaast zijn de relevante CRA-formulieren terug te vinden die telkens binnen de procedure(s) worden gebruikt. Hierdoor is de CRA aanpak direct toepasbaar in de dagelijkse hulpverlening. Het boek is toegesneden op de toepassing in een poliklinische setting, maar de aanpak kan evenwel, al dan niet met aanpassingen, toegepast worden in een andersoortige setting zoals een deeltijd of een klinische omgeving. Het wordt aanbevolen voor zorgprofessionals uit de klinische praktijk, zoals psychiaters, artsen, psychologen, verpleegkundigen, agogen en andere professionals die actief zijn in de zorg.