Search Results: Hand Arts & Woodworking from Hedgehog's Whimsey Books

New York.: New England Homestead, Pattern Department., 1960. Trade paperback. Very good. Near fine. Qtr-inch lower spine tear. Clean pages.. 1 55 p. Stapled binding; illustrated turquoise paper covers w/ facsimile white lace cover artwork. B&W fashion artwork w/ spot color on a few pages. Hand arts pattern catalogue: embroidery, dress and skirt making, basic crochet and knitting stitches, hats, mittens, aprons, children, babies, dolls, lace mats, more.

New York.: Sixth & Spring Books., 2011. 3rd printing.. Trade paperback. Fine.. 1 Trade paperback. Glued binding. Extended cover flaps, folded in. 176 p. Illustrations, color, Line drawings, black & white, Line drawings, color, Charts. Audience: General/trade. Wow. Just wow! And the baby models are cute, too.

New York.: Charles Scribner's Sons., 1970. 7th printing. Earlier edition 1961.. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Prior owner had taped jacket flaps lightly to book. Barely noticeable top spine jacket stain, interior visible. No carry-over to book volume. Nice looking book covers, clean. Interior pages clean.. 1 xiii, 529 p. 24 cm. Over 2100 B&W photos and diagrams. Reference Charts. Vintage 1970 step-by-step info on managing home repairs, includes endpaper charts for quick calculations, different each end, all the better for looking sounding smart at the hardware / lumber store: weights & measures; wood screws & drills; woods; lumber sizes; nail sizes; tile coverage estimates; cement, mortar mixes; water-cement ratios by project; adhesives; paint colors & qualities.

New York.: Park Lane by arr. w/ Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Inc., 1989. First edition. "a" printing.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Uniform light front and spine sun-fade to jacket. No edge wear (jacket is durable glossy illustrated paper with reinforcing 3-in fold-under edges).. 1 Tightly woven sealed red cloth over boards. Gold stamped spine titles. 313p. 11x14.75x1.5 inches. Index. Audience: General/trade. American folk art: 271 color photo illustrated quilts, with short text, some showing detail, in international home and business and museum art collections. Beautifully designed book using higher quality materials and construction. The size and weight (over 5 lbs)will require extra postage. Quilt location bibliography. Themes: An American Tradition (Laura Fisher); America's Folklore (Deborah Harding); Art of the Amish (Phyllis Haders); Hawaiian (Lee S Wild); Crazy Memories (Virginia Gunn); Baby, Crib and Doll (Pat Long and Dennis Duke); At an Exhibition (Donna… Read More

New York: Scribner, 1974. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Back DJ cover lower tear, 2 inches, repaired with clear tape inside.. 1 xiii, 109 p. 28 cm. Lime cloth covered boards. Maroon stamped spine titles. B&W & color photos. Bibliography. List of Suppliers (1974). Needlework design concepts, materials, procedure, mixed media, stitches, color, texture, finishing, mounting. Embroidery techniques.

New York: Crown Publishers, 1968. 6th printing since 1955. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Dust jacket flaps are inside cover. Cover clean. Red dot top edges, spine ends bumped, lower rt. corner took a hard bump, wrinkling little more than an inch in. P.O. put label over name & address, .... Norman, Martin (Drawings by). 0 136 p. illus. 24 cm. B&W halftone photos and drawn illustrations. Author was instructor in Weaving, Teachers College, Columbia University and Fashion Institute of Technology. In four parts: Evolution, Looms, Weaving Procedure; Fibers; Weaves; and Design. A Buyer's Guide, Bibliography and Index follow.

Milwaukee.: The Bruce Publishing Company., 1951. 2nd printing. 1946 1st.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket.. 1 79 p. Gray cloth over boards. Green titles. 24 cm. Pen&Ink diagrams, instructions, construction plans. Woodworking, using a few hand tools, diagrams herein range from flower box to lawn settees, table and benches, to an arched garden seat, and more. 20 projects.

Reston VA.: Reston Publishing / Prentice-Hall., 1975. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Very good in fair dust jacket. Tight, clean, unmarked. Light soiling to page blocks. Jacket flaps neatly placed inside cover.. 1 Tan vinyl-type material over boards. Brown titles. 24cm. 525p. Construction, whether a small to larger home project, with instructive chapters on hand and power tools; transits, level, framing square; construction fasteners; scaffolding; building materials (into the 1970s when published); and on to every aspect of a home project outside and in, to completion. Also, estimating charts, reference appendices (glossary, nailing specs and other charts); Index.

Chicago.: A. Flanagan Company.. No Date. Reprint likely from early 20th century.. Trade paperback. Very good. Minor cover soiling. Interior clean.. 1 70 p. Booklet, staple-bound w/ B&W artwork on front: a girl and boy working on a large basket. B&W photos, diagrams, inside. 5x7in. RARE early edition original. Hand arts brief history and instructive revival of traditions in making baskets b y hand with various materials. Four Parts: Materials and Terms; Descriptions of Working Designs; Raffia Designs; Baskets. Step-by-step diagrams. Photos of finished baskets. Historical note: "Some fifty years ago..." begins the first chapter, basket weavers traveled throughout New England, peddling their wares and skills. With the advent of machinery-made baskets, the hand skills were forgotten for a while. This book was written to renew learning "by doing", re-introducing vocational education in preparing even the youngest in "industrial ability".

London.: Search Press Ltd., 1974. 4th Impression, 66th thousand since 1968 1st.. Trade paperback. Good. Light rear pages top corner damp stain, light damage. Half-inch surface tear repaired by clear tap, lower front edge.. Roll, Werner (Drawings by).. 1 Sturdy glossy photo-illustrated cover; purple background, woven framed mirror sample. Stapled binding. 32 p. 6.5 inches square. Using rattan, cane, or wicker (all being similar) materials in 2 grades, numerous styles with materials lists, photos, instructions, and diagrams. More than baskets; also trays, lampshades, art. The Leisure Craft Series is pictures inside the back cover, numbering 34.

New York.: Sterling Publishing., 1999. First edition. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Fine in very good dust jacket. Slight jacket surface wear.. 1 Red paper over boards. 128 p. Color photos: step-by-step plus bear portraits. Audience: General/trade. Hand Arts Instruction / Crafts / Sewing: 12 Projects including bean bears, puppets, jointed and multi-jointed bears, and tiny Teddies. Materials, tools, fillings, stitching, jointing, stuffing, and making faces. The artisan's Preamble is about the Bjorn Family in BlueBeary Hill, in Winthrop, Maine, noting a family album (of mostly crafted bears) is at the back of the book.

New York.: Simon and Schuster., 1963. First edition. 1st printing.. Very good in very good dust jacket. One of the large pattern sheets has been cut to begin handwork. 3-inch tear to back box board.. 1 31 p. Boxed folded patterns w/ stapled description booklet. Cardboard drawer slips into box. 10 x 2 x 2.5 in. Contents: A Manual of General Instructions; A Crochet and Knitting Booklet; A Weaving Booklet; Pattern Sheets for Reproducing Other Early American Designs in Embroidery, Crewel Work, Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint, Patchwork, Appliqué, Quilting, Hooking, Candlewicking, Rugmaking.

New York: Butterick Pub, 1978. 2nd printing.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Paper over boards split at bottom front edge. Minor split top front near spine.. 0 ix, 311 p., [16] leaves of plates: 29 cm. Text in brown ink. Line art illustrations (brown ink) and color plates. Includes index, lists of illustrations, Recipes.

Boston MA.: Little Brown and Company., 1990. Trade paperback. Fair. Clean pages with rippling from dampness, no staining. Missing title / copyright page.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. 28 cm. Color and B&W photos. Tan-filled diagrams. Clear measurements. Audience: General/trade. The WGBH-TV series of educational programming brought forth the new Yankee Workshop. A Tools & Techniques chapter is followed by 11 project chapters and a Finishing end chapter. Projects include a rocking horse, Adirondack chair, butler's table, kitchen cupboard, hearthside settle, pencil-post bed, kitchen worktable, Chippendale mirror, chest on chest, garden bench, entertainment center. Step-by-step B&W photos; color feature pages.

New York.: Simon and Schuster., 1974. 1st printing.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Back cover damp stain. No odor. Spine stain spots.. Scarato, Guido. 1 Yellow and blue cloth over boards. 224 p. 29 cm. Color paltes. Line art. Pattern Illustrations. Bibliography. Step-by-step stencil patterns, cutting, design, and materials for stenciling (cloth, walls, wood). Bulk of the illustrations are real-size traditional stencil patterns.

New York.: Gramercy Publishing by arr. w/ Simon & Schuster., 1952. "b" printing. N803, lower jacket spine.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Front jacket cover has patch missing in title.. 1 275 p. Yellow textured paper over boards. Jacket titles in black, w/ red borders, green patterns, lower front. Pen&Ink line art, diagrams. 46 sections plus appendices of helpful info.

Edge wear to jacket. Red cloth over spine; pebbled cloth over boards. Color and B&W photos; 35 color plates, 211 B&W photos. Line art drawings, patterns. Author Cecelia Felcher notes that with modern mass production, the luxury of handmade style folk goods can be costly, with lessons and materials harder to find. In these instructional pages, craftsmen can create rugs both decorative and functional. Chapters cover history, equipment, preparation, step-by-step procedures and techniques. Designs range from simple to complex. Traditions include Native Nations, Ancient Cultures, Modern Motifs, Contemporary Artist Patterns, and new designs created by readers.

Brockton, MA: Brockton Art Center, Fuller Memorial. Edition not stated. No Date.. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. G+, blue crayon scribbles p. 26 & back cover; small mark p. 10.. Fleischer, Stephanie (Cover art by). 1 44 p. Includes illustrations. Stapled; gold cover; inside pages from handwritten, hand-drawn documents, b&w; Painting, Printing, Sculpture, Crafts: 32 suggestions for art workshops, written and illustrated by the "Young Peoples' Faculty". Inexpensive ingredients for varied projects. Painting, printing, sculpting for children, for grandparents, teachers, kids & parents.

Amarillo TX.: Dek-Co Mfg. Co., Inc., 1974. 2nd edition. First was in 1968.. Trade paperback. Very good. Light cover wear.. 1 32 p. Color photo illustrated paper covers. Stapled binding. B&W photos inside. Craft Instructions. 8.5x11in. Hand Arts: French, Victorian, Oriental, Modern Decoupage styles are described. Chapters include selection of materials, preparation, antiquing, finishing touches, linings, hardware, and more. Inside the back cover, a eulogy for author and decoupage teacher Madelaine Smith inform readers of her dedication. She died in 1971.

North Pomfret VT.: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 1995. Previously published in Great Britain.. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Fine save for cover surface rubbing. Interior fine. Tiny slight corner erasure, inside free end paper.. Foster, Richard (Photography by).. 1 Stiff color photo illustrated cover w/ foldover edges like DJ flaps. 8.5x11.75in. 96 p. Audience: General/trade. Tools and materials; photocopying techniques; 8 themed projects. Color photos demonstrating decoupage projects, techniques, tools. Grayscale, pen & ink motifs.