Easy to learn, portable, and lots of fun--that's weaving on peg looms and weaving sticks! This book introduces you to the craft and answers all of your questions.

Experienced tatters seeking particularly delicate and beautiful projects will treasure this compilation of 44 patterns, including the Ellipse, the Crowning Touch, and dainty edgings for tablecloths, napkins, handkerchiefs, collars, other items.

Presents over one hundred lessons in machine embroidery techniques, ranging from cording and openwork to lace and beadwork, using a straight-stitch machine

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Open the door to the possibilities of what you can weave on your frame loom! A comprehensive guide to the frame loom, this book introduces the weaver to the basics of frame loom weaving and also more advanced techniques. Learn how to weave tapestries for wall hangings or handbags, lace for scarves and market bags, geometric shapes for alpacas and dolls, modules to sew together to make larger items, and so much more. Patterns for various weaves such as houndstooth and checkerboard are included, as well as instructions on how to adapt other weaves to the frame loom. Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions are given for all techniques and 20 unique projects from home decor items to pouches and bags, scarves and other wearables, stuffed toys, bookmarks, and more. Looms used in the book are 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch sizes, but the instructions are adaptable to any size loom. Once you know the basics, you can use your woven modules to create whatever you imagine!

It documents the historic introduction of Spanish lace in Paraguay by colonial women settlers and traces the evolutionary process of the creation of Ñandutí, the singular spider web lace of Paraguay. It also describes the technique for making Ñandutí, validates its cultural and economic impact, and includes an extensive catalog of one hundred and sixty four original designs, as well as well as illustrations of finished pieces.

Tambour work is a form of chain stitch, a favoured technique for decorative bead-embroidered tulle laces such as Carrickmacross and Limerick. This book demonstrates basic techniques for thread, bead and net embroidery and includes a design resource of traditional and contemporary ideas.

Preface to second edition -- Réamhrá - foreword --The story of clones lace -- How to make clones lace -- Twenty-one motifs -- Some edgings -- Working with linen -- Irish crochet -- Twelve projects -- Footnotes.

Tel Aviv, Israel 2190 - The conflict in the Middle East has changed little... But the weapons used to fight it have. Mossad agent Iluatha Assad is on the front line of this battle. Trained as an assassin for the Israeli Intelligence Agency, she finds herself assigned to a "search and rescue" mission which quickly goes awry. As she fights to keep terrorists at bay with her Harlequin model Automaton, however, Iluatha must also face the struggle within herself. In the government's effort to create a more effective and protected soldier, have they also succeeded in stripping away her humanity? In a world that is more machine that man, is it worth even being human?