Quaker Samplers
Discover the ultimate collection of beautiful Quaker embroidery designs, from needlework expert Lesley Wilkins. A treasure trove of inspiration, this book contains an extraordinary range of Quaker medallion, motif and sampler designs, all created using just two simple stitches: cross stitch and backstitch. Lesley’s designs bring a modern twist to this traditional craft: they are full of colour and charm, and feature popular subjects including birds, flowers, wreaths and monograms. The book contains: * 10 traditional and 10 modern samplers, each with a full stitch chart and stunning photography; * 180 individual charted motifs and medallions that you can use to build up your own sampler designs; * 3 full alphabets in both upper and lower case so that you can customize your designs in quintessential Quaker style; * 2 modern projects: a Quaker motif heart and a pincushion with a half medallion pattern; * An overview of the history of the Quaker sampler and the mystery surrounding its
Simply Samplers
A sampler is a project made from a "sampling" of different stitches or different motifs. Once the learning tool that helped generations of youngsters master basic needlework skills, this traditional project is still a great way to learn ...
Mr Sammler's Planet
Mr. Artur Sammler, Holocaust survivor, intellectual, and occasional lecturer at Columbia University in 1960s New York City, is a "registrar of madness," a refined and civilized being caught among people crazy with the promises of the fut...
Camper's Survival Guide
Learn everything you need to know about camping in this outdoors guide! Preparing for your next trip to the outdoors? Not really sure what to pack or how to spend your time? This woodsy guide is for you! With this perfect handbook, you'll never be...
Laurel Canyon Ramblers: Rambler's Blues
Laurel Canyon Ramblers: Rambler's Blues [CD]
Cross Stitch Antique Style Samplers
Jane Greenoff uses her own historical sampler collection as the inspiration for over 30 unique antique style cross stitch designs so that you can begin a collection of your very own. Each project chapter is inspired by a popular sampler style. Thi...
Junior & Rambler's Choice Sisk: Trouble Follows
Junior & Rambler's Choice Sisk: Trouble Follows [CD]
A Warbler's Journey
* NPR FAVORITE BOOK OF 2022 With poetic language and lush oil paintings, children will cheer on the tiny but mighty yellow warbler as she makes her perilous migration journey from the tropics of Central America to the Canadian tundra. * WINNER OF JOHN BURROUGHS ASSOCIATION RIVERBY AWARD FOR YOUNG READERS The warbler is helped along the way by three different children and families: a Nicaraguan family whose traditional shade coffee farm sustains migrant birds, an African-American family that creates a garden in their backyard on the gulf coast to provide food for her, and a family from The Luts l K' Dene First Nation in Canada who have preserved land for all animals. 'With its engaging story and richly detailed illustrations of one yellow warbler's epic spring migration, this book is sure to inspire and inform readers of all ages.' --David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds, What it Means to be a Bird, and many others.
Gambler's World, Ljudbok
Gambler's World is a science fiction short story by American author Keith Laumer.Here is a story starring the always unconventional Terrestrial Diplomat, Retief. As a diplomat, Retief does not always follow procedure. Well the truth is that he almost never follows procedure but somehow his wit and strength manage to salvage most situations from the bumbling of the other diplomats.His sardonic approach to inter-galactic negotiations in this story is a delight to read.Gambler’s World was first published in Worlds of If November 1961.Total Running Time (TRT): 55 minutes. Reading by Phil Chenevert. John Keith Laumer (1925-1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. Keith Laumer is known for the Bolo and Retief stories. The Bolo stories chronicle the evolution of super tanks that eventually become self-aware through the constant improvement resulting from centuries of intermittent warfare against various alien races. The Retief stories deals with the adventures of a cynical spacefaring diplomat who constantly has to overcome the red-tape-infused failures of people with names like Ambassador Grossblunder. The Retief stories were greatly influenced by Laumer's earlier career in the US Foreign Service.
Gambler's World, E-bok
Gambler's World is a science fiction short story by American author Keith Laumer.Here is a story starring the always unconventional Terrestrial Diplomat, Retief. As a diplomat, Retief does not always follow procedure. Well the truth is that he almost never follows procedure but somehow his wit and strength manage to salvage most situations from the bumbling of the other diplomats.His sardonic approach to inter-galactic negotiations in this story is a delight to read.Gambler’s World was first published in Worlds of If November 1961.John Keith Laumer (1925-1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service.Keith Laumer is known for the Bolo and Retief stories. The Bolo stories chronicle the evolution of super tanks that eventually become self-aware through the constant improvement resulting from centuries of intermittent warfare against various alien races. The Retief stories deals with the adventures of a cynical spacefaring diplomat who constantly has to overcome the red-tape-infused failures of people with names like Ambassador Grossblunder. The Retief stories were greatly influenced by Laumer's earlier career in the US Foreign Service.
Kew Book of Nature Samplers (Folder edition)
This exquisite book, a follow-up to the hugely successful Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers, is written by needlework expert Trish Burr in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It features a starter project that introduces the reader to t...
