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Misc. craft books
| Needlework Masterpieces by Melina Coss-- Reproduces classic paintings in needlepoint. Very beautiful! I have started one that looks like one of the ballet paintings of Degas. I'm pretty slow at needlepoint, but what I've finished looks very good. If you like fine art and needlepoint you'll like this book. | |
| Classic Mosaic by Elaine Goodwin-- Includes a history of mosaic, along with a discussion of materials, techniques, and some projects. | |
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Graham Rust's Needlepoint Designs-- OOP but new copies can be obtained as of 8-04-- This one features the English country look. Most designs of are animals and/ or plants. I especially like the pug and the strawberry |
| Joyful Origami Boxes by Tomoko Fuse-- These make great little gift boxes. The instructions in this book are visually oriented. I have found that I can follow them quite well. Most of the boxes are also fairly simple to make. | |
| Creative Acrylic Painting Techniques -- covers different supports, paint types, techniques, etc. takes you step by step through several paintings to show you how they were done. | |
| Romantic Silk Ribbon Keepsakes by Mary Jo Hiney-- large section of instructions for making silk embroidered stitches, then a section of projects that use the stitches | |
| Samples of stitch patterns for every type of crochet I know | |
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Crochet Edgings and Insertions from early 20th Century Sources-- you can get this from Lacis. |
| Helen M Stevens' Embroidered Flowers-- gorgeous realistic flower embroidery patterns | |
| Arteffects-- hundreds of special effects you can create with paint. Fine art focus, not a repipes-for-walls book. | |
| Cross-Stitch for Special Occasions by Maria Kelly -- mostly patterns for baby gifts and weddings. | |