Explore machine work as a fine craft through the lens of Chris Bathgate’s pioneering sculpture techniques. By all rights, machining should have been embraced by artists long ago. During the 20th century, many industrial crafts were developed into studio art mediums. For a long time, however, the crafts movement rejected many forms of automation. Seen as inexpressive, expensive, and inaccessible, machine tools would be largely relegated to their industrial role until the first few years of the 2000s. Artist Chris Bathgate’s story brings visibility to the craft of modern machine work. • Bathgate utilizes handmade tools; milling, drilling, and turning machines; CNC (computerized numerical controlled) machines; and more to form precisely crafted complex sculptures that capture the imagination and pose exciting questions about how the worlds of technology and craft are intersecting now more than ever. He combines a variety of metals—including steel, aluminum, copper, bronze, brass, and more—to create his sculptures, sometimes adding wood and other materials. • His work illustrates that inspiration often is born out of the need to solve and overcome technical challenges. • Some of his sculptures take the form of small mechanical objects, while others reflect a more traditional approach to sculpture. • Detailed schematic blueprints, CAD renderings, and in-process "how it’s made" images throughout the book augment his stunning finished pieces and the exciting backstory of how the author has developed this medium. This book explores the history and craft of machine work through the lens of Bathgate’s pioneering sculptures, and it serves as a contemporary reflection on the modern state of craft.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 288

Dimensions: 228 x 304 mm

Publication Date: 28-01-2024

A complete guide to creating a stunning white garden, this unique book offers tons of tips to cultivate a beautiful reflective garden. Fill your garden with white flowers and native plants that reflect the light of the moon — or only bloom in the evening or at night! Including a beautiful gallery of stunning luminous gardens and featuring detailed overviews on gardening basics, elements of a moonlight garden, garden design guidance, and profiles of white annuals, perennials, shrubs, vines, tender bulbs, and tropical flowers, also included is a section on hardscaping for even more night-time enhancements, from light, fire, and water to arbors, pergolas, trellises, and more. Perfect for discovering new and unique gardening ideas, this inspiring guide is a curation of flowers that truly shine at night!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024

Ultimate Binding and Edge-Finishing Guide for Quilting and Sewing is a complete, go-to guide on how to ensure your projects are edged perfectly each and every time! Opening with helpful overviews on binding tools, this must-have guide details 16 binding techniques and various ways to finish a project, including traditional, bias, pompom, scalloped, chenille binding, invisible faced, and more. With easy-to-follow tutorials, coordinating photography, and video links to further enhance instruction, this guide belongs in every crafter's library to refer to time and time again for finishing and binding every project!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 80

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 06-02-2024

This uplifting coloring book features scenes and designs inspired by the most popular hymns and often quoted bible verses, from How Great Thou Art and The Doxology to Corinthians 12:9 and Philippians 4:13, so you can explore your faith through creativity. Many of these detailed coloring pages are drawn in a stunning stain-glass style, reminiscent of Cathedral glass — the beautiful windows found in churches — and featuring intricacies that come to life as color is added. The designs are all one-sided, with a partial hymn or verse incorporated into the coloring pattern. On the back, you'll find the corresponding full hymn or verse, along with the original hymn date, composer, or Bible chapter and verse. An inspirational gallery is also included showing many finished colored examples by adult colorists to help spark your imagination. With a gorgeous, embossed cover, this adult coloring book makes a thoughtful gift for a friend of faith, offering hope and encouragement to someone in the hospital, undergoing cancer treatment, or going through tough times. Revel in your personal connection with God through your creativity, with Time to Rejoice Coloring Book!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 88

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 06-02-2024

Aspiring and experienced seamstresses and seamsters now have their ultimate guide to sewing! Sewing Workshop for Young Makers features 40 awesome patterns for young people who enjoy sewing. Each creation can be made on a sewing machine by following the super simple instructions that are accompanied by illustrated steps and diagrams. The garments are sized for an average 10-year-old girl and are sized loose. The techniques shown in the book, by hand and by machine, establish a necessary basic skill set followed by the variety of learn-to-sew projects including a charm bag, a tied headband, braided bracelets, a cactus cushion, a retro purse, message banners, a maxi sweatshirt and more! This engaging how-to book is an excellent resource for homeschooling parents (to teach as part of a Family Consumer Science class, or to use as part of the safety instruction each year), Girl Scout groups (to sew their patches onto their sash), sewing clubs, and anyone who loves to sew. In a world where it is increasingly important to be frugal and avoid fast fashion, instead of buying their next wardrobe, kids can make their own, with Sewing Workshop for Young Makers!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 193 x 224 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024

Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Workbook explains step-by-step how to achieve super realistic results with your art. Over 550 photos will guide you through several technique-building projects, teaching you how to achieve great results from colored pencils. Learn how to draw different textures, from the smooth surface of a grape or apple to the super-fine fur texture of a cat and the reflective scales of a snake. You'll find tips on blending, what paper to use, selecting colors, and a specific focus on how to draw eyes. The instructions for each project include what materials you'll need and how long the project will take. Understand the basics, beginning with an outline sketch, choosing colors, and the important steps to building a finished colored pencil drawing with incredible depth that will create a level of realism only colored pencils can give. Take your art to the next level, creating hyper-realistic details that will turn heads, with Photorealistic Colored Pencil Drawing Workbook!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 182 x 256 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024

Landscaping with Stone, Third Edition is your complete, accessible guide to landscape design and outdoor projects for the home and garden! Updated with new projects, information on climate change, and tables and sections detailing commonly used landscape sand, gravel, and stone materials, inside these 256 pages, you'll discover landscaping ideas, drought-resistant plant choices, water-wise gardening tips, stone garden tips, and much more! Featuring a framework for stone landscaping ideas and designs — including a look at the different types of stone, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements — inside this comprehensive landscaping book, you'll also learn need-to-know tips for working with stone. Also included are 12 step-by-step projects for some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, fire pits, fountains, walls, rock gardens, and more.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 216 x 279 mm

Publication Date: 08-04-2025

This is amigurumi super-sized! A cuddly toy that you can hardly wrap your arms around because it's so huge and huggable: that's what every child wants! Huggable Amigurumi contains detailed and easy-to-follow instructions for 14 extra-extra-large crocheted animals. From the funny floppy-eared rabbit to the waddling penguin to the giant teddy bear, kids will have a ton of fun cuddling their new amigurumi friends! By using a particularly thick crochet yarn, the animals — which are more than three feet tall — don't take much more time to crochet than normal-sized cuddly toys. In addition, the Nordic pastel colors blend wonderfully into every home, so that the big cuddly friends are not only a real eye-catcher in the children's room, but also on the living room sofa. Get started creating big cuddle buddies your kids will adore, with Huggable Amigurumi!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 120

Dimensions: 198 x 244 mm

Publication Date: 20-02-2024

Cute, clever, and fun for all, Crocheting Reversible Amigurumi Projects is a delightful book of inside-out animal crochet patterns created with traditional and faux fur yarns. Filled with tips, tricks, and techniques to build your skills and ensure success for every design, this exciting guide features seven adorable amigurumi patterns that are reversible and transform into a whole new design. From a fox that becomes a cat, a snowball that becomes a penguin, otters that become seashells, and more, these designs are truly one-of-a-kind and offer something special to the craft of amigurumi crochet. Opening with guidance on tools, yarns, and other necessities, also included are technique tutorials for working with faux fur, making a practice piece, counting rows and stitches, fixing mistakes, and more. Start making the most adorable reversible amigurumi plushies to keep or give to friends and family as thoughtful gifts with this playful guide!

Bind: paperback

Pages: 128

Dimensions: 203 x 254 mm

Publication Date: 06-02-2024

This comprehensive guide to natural health remedies provides recipes and applications to help you use herbs and oils to live a better life — naturally! There is a long history of using herbs as medicine, and holistic remedies include everything from teas and ointments to tonics and tinctures. They can help with ailments such as bug bites and stings, food poisoning, insomnia, shingles, sore throat, acne, arthritis, and so much more! Inside these pages, easy-to-follow chapters are divided by the body's primary systems including digestive, nervous, respiratory, urinary, and skin as well sections on remedies to help the heart and mind. Each ailment covered includes organic recipes to help, along with notes regarding their effective use, making this book your go-to guide for home remedies.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 178 x 228 mm

Publication Date: 06-02-2024