Summary: Where do craft practices come from? How are they preserved? And how do today's artists acquire the skills to carry on the handmade tradition? This two-section program visits instructors, apprentices, and the self-taught to survey both the roots and the flourishing branches of American craft. The artists featured in 'Origins' honor African, Native American, and European sources as they pass...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Loh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: "Craft Fair guides students as they conceive and set up their own craft fair for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience, these books maintain a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 45th Parallel Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 LOHFelix, Rebecca
Summary: "Readers can express their style in a big way through accessorizing with tiny wearables in this miniature fashion how-to guide."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.59 FELSummary: Nothing makes a more impressive welcome to any home than an elegant Victorian-style coat hall tree with a built-in bench. Scott Phillips shows you how to make the most of your power tools on this beautiful yet functional project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Felix, Rebecca
Summary: "This how-to series teaches young readers to create their own miniature decorating craft projects with simple steps and everyday materials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Lacome, Susie.
Summary: 100 fun ideas to make for both indoors & out, Great Stuff is the ultimate children's activity book. From a water xylophone to a Hallowe'en skeleton, a miniature theater to jungle masks, this book will inspire children to stretch their imaginations and create the most amazing things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MQP 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 LACSummary: Provides instructions for inexpensive crafts grouped by seasons - spring, summer, fall & winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Publications International 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this episode join host and master woodworker Scott Phillips and learn how to create, finish, and care for small wooden objects for the kitchen - items known by their old-fashioned name, treenware. Projects include turned bowls and carved serving spoons.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Lunde, Anders S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.592 LUNSummary: To top off the Chippendale-style Low Boy, next comes a tall seven-drawer chest to make the High Boy complete. Scott Phillips uses rare, air-dried figured cherry for the tall chest with special new dovetail jigs to complete the drawer assembly. Scott also offers tips on the how to use the right finish for any project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: More than just a manufacturer of goods, the craftsperson is an artist who draws on a bountiful lineage to create objects that are as beautiful as they are useful. This three-section program profiles a variety of craft artists to explore the origins, techniques, and significance of that process. 'Memory' provides a historical overview, and then introduces craftspeople whose work is informed by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: You won't find anything like this vanity medicine cabinet at your local home improvement center. Join Scott Phillips as he custom builds this mirrored cabinet using shapers to profile stile and rail door assemblies. Scott shows you the art of making raised panel doors to add a distinctive touch to this unique piece.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Fuchimoto, Muneji
Summary: In this book, master origami designer Muneji Fuchimoto presents a collection of 34 totally unique origami models! These pieces will delight and challenge origami enthusiasts with their clever folding patterns and striking realism. With a play on modern design and art, Fuchimoto's stunning models offer a clever way to show off your skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 736.982 FUCSummary: Windsor chairs are the most durable yet elegant chairs ever designed…and a favorite with Scott Phillips. See how these chairs are made with laser accuracy using new dual-tilting drill presses and how hand-shavers and jointers are used to form the graceful legs and spindles. Scott also offers tips on tool storage and organization and working in a limited space.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Temko, Florence.
Summary: Explains the meaning of Japanese culture which is found in eight traditional handicrafts and provides instructions for creating them. Includes a list of materials needed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.0952 TEMChaput, Donald.
Summary: Describes the gradual changes in the homes, games, clothes, transportation, weapons, handicrafts, foods, and religion of the Indians in Michigan after the arrival of the white man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hillsdale Educational Publishers 1970
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.474 CHAAnderson, Tanya
Summary: "Find inspiration for reconnecting to the earth by creating the garden-based handicrafts, edible and medicinal recipes, and beauty care products found in A Woman's Garden"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cool Springs Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A news-parody compendium of world non-facts features maps and incorrect statistics for all of the world's independent nations, from Afghanistan to the Ukraine, and includes the world's rejected flag designs and the planet's most annoying handicrafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Brown & Co. 2007