Author: Ruth B. Comstock
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486256936
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, Hong Kong grass, rope, twine, and splints, and discusses useful equipment and supplies
Making Chair Seats from Cane, Rush and Other Natural Materials
Author: Ruth B. Comstock
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486256936
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, Hong Kong grass, rope, twine, and splints, and discusses useful equipment and supplies
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486256936
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Provides step-by-step instructions for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, Hong Kong grass, rope, twine, and splints, and discusses useful equipment and supplies
The Caner's Handbook
Author: Bruce W. Miller
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9780937274606
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Give life to old cane furniture as well as weaving seats and backs for new pieces. Traditional techniques and new shortcuts make caning with wicker, rattan, raw-hide, and other materials easy. Useful charts detail how much fiber to buy and what standard lengths are available. "An excellent purchase for any size library."--Library Journal.
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9780937274606
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Give life to old cane furniture as well as weaving seats and backs for new pieces. Traditional techniques and new shortcuts make caning with wicker, rattan, raw-hide, and other materials easy. Useful charts detail how much fiber to buy and what standard lengths are available. "An excellent purchase for any size library."--Library Journal.
The Craft of Chair Seat Weaving
Author: George Sterns
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN: 9780934026567
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Explains how to work with traditional techniques, materials, and finishes for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, rope, and splint
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
ISBN: 9780934026567
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Explains how to work with traditional techniques, materials, and finishes for weaving chair seats from cane, rush, rope, and splint
The Big Sleep
Author: Raymond Chandler
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Chinese Flower Arrangement
Author: H. L. Li
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486169022
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Illustrated history of Chinese floral art provides practical suggestions for applying traditional methods to modern settings, including selecting flowers for symbolic qualities and beauty. Forty-two illustrations span centuries of Chinese paintings, prints, tapestries, and porcelains.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486169022
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Illustrated history of Chinese floral art provides practical suggestions for applying traditional methods to modern settings, including selecting flowers for symbolic qualities and beauty. Forty-two illustrations span centuries of Chinese paintings, prints, tapestries, and porcelains.
How to Do Beadwork
Author: Mary White
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486206974
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A fundamental book on the craft, covering every aspect in full, not only patterns and operations but selections of materials: which beads to use, what type of thread, even what size needle. Readers start with the simplest patterns — five different bead chains — and work up to more intricate woven work like fobs, belts, and card cases. 9 plates, 96 figures.Reprint of the 1904 edition.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486206974
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
A fundamental book on the craft, covering every aspect in full, not only patterns and operations but selections of materials: which beads to use, what type of thread, even what size needle. Readers start with the simplest patterns — five different bead chains — and work up to more intricate woven work like fobs, belts, and card cases. 9 plates, 96 figures.Reprint of the 1904 edition.
Modern Chair
Author: Clement Meadmore
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048683929X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more. Each chair is described in detail with the aid of photographs, Mr. Meadmore's own explanatory drawings and some reproductions of the original designer's plans. The author also explores the ways in which the designers approached and solved inherent problems of function and aesthetics. The scale drawings in this book are all one-eighth of full size, allowing easy assessment of dimensions and visual comparison of size and proportion. Many of these chairs are housed in museum collections; others are still being produced today. Now, this inexpensive edition of The Modern Chair enables students of furniture and any interested reader to make a thorough study of the most important chairs of modern times.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 048683929X
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this profusely illustrated study, a noted furniture designer brings together more than 40 examples of chairs that combine practicality and elegance to transcend the confines of period and fashion. Featured are such modern "classics" as Thonet's Bentwood armchair, Breuer's Wassily chair, van der Rohe's Barcelone chair, and many more. Each chair is described in detail with the aid of photographs, Mr. Meadmore's own explanatory drawings and some reproductions of the original designer's plans. The author also explores the ways in which the designers approached and solved inherent problems of function and aesthetics. The scale drawings in this book are all one-eighth of full size, allowing easy assessment of dimensions and visual comparison of size and proportion. Many of these chairs are housed in museum collections; others are still being produced today. Now, this inexpensive edition of The Modern Chair enables students of furniture and any interested reader to make a thorough study of the most important chairs of modern times.
Boomerangs
Author: Bernard S. Mason
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156117
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Dozens of designs: tumblestick, boomabird, pinwheel, cross-stick, curved-stick boomerang, and many more. Complete throwing instructions included.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486156117
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Dozens of designs: tumblestick, boomabird, pinwheel, cross-stick, curved-stick boomerang, and many more. Complete throwing instructions included.
How to Work in Beveled Glass
Author: Anita & Seymour Isenberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152618
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Easy-to-use, well-illustrated volume explains grozzing, roughing, mitering, smoothing, polishing; joining bevels with lead or foil. Patterns in Victorian and contemporary styles for 14 projects: mirrors, lamps, hanging ornaments, panels.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152618
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Easy-to-use, well-illustrated volume explains grozzing, roughing, mitering, smoothing, polishing; joining bevels with lead or foil. Patterns in Victorian and contemporary styles for 14 projects: mirrors, lamps, hanging ornaments, panels.
Cane, Rush and Willow
Author: Hilary Burns
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781552092606
Category : Basket making
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to weaving with cane, rush, and willow, providing information on tools, materials, and techniques; and featuring instructions for a variety of projects, including decorative items, baskets, shakers and lanterns, chair seats, outdoor structures, and screens.
Publisher: Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN: 9781552092606
Category : Basket making
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A guide to weaving with cane, rush, and willow, providing information on tools, materials, and techniques; and featuring instructions for a variety of projects, including decorative items, baskets, shakers and lanterns, chair seats, outdoor structures, and screens.