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No Fiction Here Book Club July 2024
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Hooked : how crafting saved my life
by Sutton Foster
The Broadway and television actress discusses how cross-stitching, crocheting, painting and other craft projects kept her sane while dealing with an agoraphobic mother, a painful public divorce, and struggles with fertility
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Handmade : a scientist's search for meaning through making
by Anna Ploszajski
"From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or sculpt stone into all kinds of shapes, or know how it feels to blow up a balloon of glass. Handmade is the story of materials through making and doing. Author and material scientist Anna Ploszajski journeys into the domain of makers and craftspeople to comprehend how the most popular materials really work. Anna has the fresh perspective of someone at the forefront of the field. Each chapter features her accounts of learning from masters of their respective crafts. Along the way, Anna builds a fuller picture of materials and their place in society, as well as how they have intersected with her own life experiences--from land racing on American salt flats to swimming the English Channel"
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Craft : an American history
by Glenn Adamson
Provides simple recipes with flexible ingredient lists for 160 delicious and unfussy dishes to prepare in a single serving for people living alone, including Glazed Meatloaf for One, Chicken Sausage Hash and Broiled Eggplant with Honey-Lemon Vinaigrette. Illustrations.
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A craftsman's legacy : why working with our hands gives us meaning
by Eric Gorges
The host of A Craftsman's Legacy argues that the philosophy, skills and mindset of craftsmanship can provide a blueprint for today's increasingly hurried, mass-manufactured world, citing the importance of learning and passing on artisan traditions of the past. TV tie-in.
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Get messy art : the no-rules, no-judgment, and no-pressure approach to making art
by Caylee Grey
"Forget perfection-grab your supplies and get messy with the easy techniques and projects for creating with watercolor, acrylic, markers, inks, and more in Get Messy Art. Play, experiment, and explore with zero judgment, zero pressure, and all the fun"
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Handmade nation : the rise of DIY, art, craft, and design
by Faythe Levine
Today's crafters are no longer interested in simply cross-stitching samplers or painting floral scrolls on china. Instead,the contemporary craft movement embraces emerging artists, crafters, and designers working in traditional and nontraditional media. Jenny Hart's Sublime Stitching has revolutionized the embroidery industry. Each year Nikki McClure sells thousands of her cut-paper wall calendars. Emily Kircher recycles vintage materials into purses. Stephanie Syjuco manufactures clothing under the tag line "Because Sweatshops Suck." These are just some of the fascinating makers united in the new wave of craft capturing the attention of the nation, the Handmade Nation.
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Mason jar nation : the jars that changed America and 50 clever ways to use them today
by JoAnn Moser
"Learn how to make more than 50 Mason jar projects, including luminaries, planters, and upcycled art, in this eagerly anticipated book for DIYers!Mason Jar Nation begins by exploring the Mason jar's impact on America since its 1858 patent. Prior to the jar's invention, settlers had no reliable and safe way to store food for the winter, which required them to travel great lengths in difficult conditions and obtain expensive canned goods in order to survive. With its hermetically sealable two-piece lid andthick glass sides, the Mason jar changed the way mid-nineteenth century Americans fed their families.Although the popularity of the jars ebbed significantly from the 1950s until the turn of the century, interest in them has exploded in the past few years. Ball, the biggest brand name in Mason jars today, has seen its sales double since 2001. Younger generations, including Millenials, have adopted the iconic jars as emblems of a more sustainable time. The humble Mason jar has been "discovered" as a versatile and beautiful material for creating craft items such as chandeliers, luminaries, planters, containers, and upcycled art.The second half of Mason Jar Nation features over 50 of these adaptations, shown with clear photography, all designed and photographed by author JoAnn Moser, the "DIY Maven." Readers who appreciate American cultural history, making fun and affordable crafts, and Mason jars themselves will love this new book and its tall, narrow shape that's based on the proportions of the classic Mason jar"
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Crafting change : handmade activism, past and present
by Jessica Vitkus
This informative and inspiring exploration of craftivism, which uses handmade art to help others and bring change, interviews modern craftivists and scholars who study political crafting of the past and what it means for the future. 35,000 first printing. Original. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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The Making it guide to crafting
by Liz Welker
The creators of the Making It competition series share in-depth instructions for some of the top-selected DIY crafts featured on the show, outlining projects in the genres of woodworking, paper craft and more
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Craft in AmericaFollows the evolution of American craft through visits to nationally acclaimed artists
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