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Join us on the Library Plaza for crafting fun. Meet new people and start new projects!!! Don't forget something for show and tell! - Amazing projects and Knitting tips:
- Still selling tee shirts: bring cash or a check made out to Hoover Library. For sizes Small through Extra Large, the cost will be $12.75 for each shirt. For 2XL, $16.00; for 3XL, $18.25; for 4XL, $19.50; for 5XL, $21.50 and for 6XL, $23.50. Please note I will not be able to process credit or debit cards. Thanks in advance!
- WIND YOUR YARN!!!! Bring your unwound skeins of yarn to be made into perfect yarn balls! Purl on the Plaza will offer this free service using a new yarn swift!!! (Isn't the Hoover Library grand?)
- FACEBOOK CHALLENGE: For everyone posting pictures on Purl on the Plaza's Facebook page of works-in-progress, finished projects, or door prizes won at Purl, there will be a secret drawing for a gift certificate to East 59 Cafe! Post, post, post! No limits to how many you can share.
- Don't forget that the Greater Birmingham Fiber Guild meets prior to Purl from 10 am - 2 pm at the Hoover Church of Christ, 3248 Lorna Rd, Birmingham, AL 35216, USA (map). Dues are $25/year to join. Check out their blog here.
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Knit your story in yarn : how to design and knit an heirloom quilt, shawl, bag, and more / Dee Hardwicke Flowers are often symbolic and intertwined with life’s most special occasions, from weddings and christenings to idyllic summer afternoons spent making daisy chains. To preserve memories of these special occasions, Dee Hardwicke has graphed motifs of a variety of flowers and leaves that can be used to knit intarsia motifs. She teaches you the basics of knitting intarsia, and then provides patterns to knit these motifs to create a gorgeous and meaningful quilt, shawl, project bag, pillow, bunting, or other project. Once you’ve learned the basics, if you want to go beyond Dee’s motifs, she provides the chart and instructions to create your own.
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Boutique wire jewelry : easy and elegant necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings / Yuko Shimojima and Miki Onuma ; [English translation: Mayumi Anzai] It is so easy to make beautiful, elegant, boutique-style jewelry with artistic wire. All you need is the wire and a few basic tools and you are ready to make any of the designs in this book. Step-by-step instructions teach you ten different wire techniques, including coiling, wrapping, making headpins and eyepins, and working with flat wire. Project instructions show you how to apply these techniques to create stunning earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. Choose your favorite beads and findings to personalize your style and complete your one-of-a-kind designs. Once you learn the basics, there is no limit to the beautiful jewelry you can make with wire.
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Practical leatherwork : cutting, sewing, finishing, and repair / Carsten Bothe Leather is a strong and versatile material, and indispensable when you’re working, hunting, or exploring outdoors. Hunter and outdoor professional Carsten Bothe offers the ultimate beginner’s guide for this useful hobby. These photo-rich, step-by-step instructions prove that anyone can learn the techniques of cutting, sewing, and finishing to make, or repair, your essential leather items. You’ll learn how to make a seam, to wet-form, to apply button studs and rivets, and everything else needed to master the basics. Five useful projects—good looking, and able to be put to practical use—help you put what you’ve learned into practice: make your own belt, dog leash, belt bag, knife sheath, and leather holster. Whether you are a hunter, reenactor, knife maker, scout, horseback rider, or bushcraft fan, or you use leather in other ways, here is your guide to a new skill.
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