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#3488 A Course In Traditional Beading Techniques & Applications

Learn a variety of traditional beading stitches. In this one-on-one video training program, you will discover special pointers and "tricks of the trade" that Laura Alozano has learned in the past years from other traditional beaders. $29.95

#2241 American Tapestry Today: An Exhibition - 1990

Featuring the 25 pieces that were selected for this juried exhibition sponsored by the American Tapestry Alliance. The exhibition includes pieces by tapestry artists from 13 different states. You'll enjoy this visual feast of each tapestry, as you take a leisurely walk through the exhibition. Each artists talks about their work and you'll visit Christine Laffer's studio to learn more about the weaving process. $19.95

#2149 Applique - Traditional, Stained Glass and Shadow with Constance Lagan

"Her demonstrations of every step are easy to follow and important points are regularly underscored by wording on the screen ...I Iearned a lot" $32.95

#2220 Art of Fiber Dyeing with Sandy Sitzman

Learn an uncomplicated approach to creating your own wonderful array of color on fiber. Three dye procedures for protein fibers are included. Method 1 shows the use of union dyes. Method 2 & 3 use acid dyes. You will create a rainbow dye bath in method 2 method 3 demonstrates injection dyeing. The dyes and methods work equally well with yarn, although the video focuses on unspun fiber dyeing. Written outline & source list included. $29.50

#2592 Baseball Card Collector

An insider's guide to buying, selling, trading, and collecting. Narrated by Mel Allen, the voice of "This Week in Baseball Features Topps, Donruss, Fleer, Score, Bowman and other popular cards. $19.99

#1139 Basic Beginning Woodworking

With this tape you can see and learn the basics about wood tools and procedures to put together projects for yourself. (77 min.) $29.95

#2213 Basic Burda, Achieving Perfect Fit with Roberta Carr

Whether you are sewing fine fashion fabrics or your own beautifully handwoven fabric, this video will show you how subtle differences in sizing, ease allowance, cut and fit, together with multi sizing can become the solution to your sewing and fitting nightmares. Roberta lectures and teaches exclusively with Burda because of the forward fashion, impeccable fit and meticulous sizing grades that help eliminate common sewing and fitting problems. $24.95

#2190 Battenburg Lace Making - a Beginners Primer with Janet Pace

This video teaches you the basics of this popular lace making technique. A full-size pattern (which retails for $6.50) is included. You will learn the process from start to finish as you make a collar. In this lace making technique, you begin with a lace tape that is placed on your pattern, and then work filling stitches to complete the lace. You will learn 5 different filling stitches. $29.95

#2178 Bead Embroidery with Valerie Campbell-Harding & Pamela Watts

We are pleased to be able to import this video from England, for your learning enjoyment. You will learn how to make unusual beads from wire and thread, how to embroider buggle, seed beads and sequins onto fabric. You will also learn how to apply gold leaf onto beads, how to dye and paint beads before or after stitching, the basics of bead weaving three ways of couching, the lazy squaw stitch, making beaded machine wrapped cords and tassels with beaded heads, plus sewing machine techniques for machine made beaded tassels. $39.95

#2147 Bead Woven Necklaces - Loom Beading Techniques with Virginia Blakelock

A video workshop you won't want to miss. Learn all about styles, types and sizes of seed and bugle beads, needles & threads, and which size needle to use with which size thread and which size bead. In addition to needle & thread, as used in other beading techniques, loom beading requires a small frame loom (which you can easily make from the video instructions-or you may purchase one). You will learn the entire process from design considerations, to warping stringing beads increasing, decreasing, & finishing techniques. $39.95

#1205 Beginner's Patchwork Projects

Lee Maher demonstrates how the beginning crafts person can make pillows, book covers, pot holders, muslin pictures, tote bags, and more. (60 min.) $39.95

#2228 Beginning Four Harness Weaving with Deborah Chandler

You begin by warping the loom from front to back. You learn how to red a weaving draft, how to tie-up the loom, and how to weave a number of different weave structures from the pattern draft that is provided. You will explore plain weave, basket weave, rib weave with one and two colors several twill combinations and double weave techniques. (If you have not woven before, "Introduction to Weaving" is a prerequisite.) $39.95

#3723 Blizzard's Wonderful Wooden Toys

Parents, grandparents, and woodworkers will become expert toy makers when they watch Richard Blizzard's informative video. The charismatic craftsman demonstrates the skills needed to build seven safe. sturdy toys children will love. $24.95

#2191 Bobbin Lace with Doris Southard

If you love lace, you'll definitely want to learn bobbin lace making. You will learn about tools and equipment, how to construct a simple pillow, and how to read and make a pattern. Patterns for 5 projects are included, and are of graduated difficulty. First you learn the basic twist and cross. Then the whole stitch, cloth stitch, half stitch, Torchon ground, and Brussels ground. You will also learn how to combine stitches as you work a sewing edge, a fan, and a spider, turn a corner, and join a piece of lace to its beginning. Tips on finishing are also included. $39.95

#2229 Boundweave - Level I with Nancy Arthur Hoskins

Nancy teaches you how to design, draft and weave weft-faced patterns and figures with "boundweaving" techniques. You will learn how one threading (Rosepath), can create an infinite variety of designs by varying the tie-up, threading and color order of the wefts. The sample projects include weaving with different fibers and can be enlarged for pillows or framed wall pieces. The boundweaving theory and weaving techniques learned will prepare you for further exploration with weft-faced weaves using other threading. $44.95

#3984 Bow Dazzlers

Beautify any decor by creating an elegant decorator basket adorned with stiffened, permanent fabric bows and cutouts. $14.95

#1206 Bread Dough Folk Art

Lee Maher takes you through the steps of mixing dough forming mushrooms and assembling onto a plaque, painting bread dough and creating different designs, and how to mix bread glue. (62 min.) $39.95

#4334 Buying and Setting Up Your First Telescope

World renowned amateur astronomer Charles Scovil has produced this video in response to the many questions on first telescopes received over the years as Director of Stamford Observatory. $19.95

#2230 Card Weaving with Candace Crockett

This weaving technique allows you to weave without a loom. It involves simple tools; cardboard cards and yarn. This video teaches the basic techniques of card weaving, how to measure the warp, thread the cards, set up and weave patterned bands and how to stitch bands together to form larger fabrics. This course involves two projects; s band which can be used as a belt, neck piece, or strap, made out of cotton The second project, using wool, involves a completely different warping and weaving process and produces numerous patterns which will be woven in four bands which can be stitched together to form a handsome tote bag or purse. $39.95

#2214 Casual Couture with Roberta Carr

Casual clothes and sportswear can have a couture attitude. Includes great ideas on plaids and pants, silk t-shirts, practical details for unique use of pockets, zippers, drawstrings, piping, binding, ribbing, decorative linings, slot button-holes, French chains, dealing with sheers, plus use of paint & glitter! And, if you spin your own yarn, and/or weave your own fabric you'll be especially interested in the section on combining knits with wovens. $24.95

#3906 Ceramics: Handbuilding, Part 1

Ceramist Ro Mead demonstrates creative ways to make coil and pinch pots and slab forms. She creates a drape-mold platter decorated with inlaid colored clays. $29.95

#3907 Ceramics: Handbuilding, Part 2

Expanding upon her first video, Ro Mead creates slab forms decorated with inlaid colored clay including a cylindrical vase, a drape-mold bowl, and tiles decorated with airbrush. $29.95

#3904 Ceramics: Throwing Functional Pottery, Part 1

Henry Mead demonstrates techniques to throw a plate on the wheel and then a casserole with lid and handles. The camera follows each step in the process. $29.95

#3905 Ceramics: Throwing Functional Pottery, Part 2

Henry Mead throws a teapot lid, and spout on the wheel, and then forms the handle. He also throws a bowl which is altered into a square-shaped bowl. $29.95

#3903 Ceramics: Throwing on the Wheel

Ceramist Henry Mead demonstrates wedging, centering, throwing, and trimming a cylinder on the wheel, and also a formed cylinder which he makes into a pitcher with handle. $29.95

#2196 Chair Caning with Jane Nelson

If you are caning an heirloom for yourself or learning to cane chairs for extra income, you will enjoy this video. Jane has over twenty-five years of experience in wicker repair. In this video Jane teaches you both types of caning; hole caning and machine caning. In addition to her teaching skills, Jane is used as Fine Woodworking Magazine's cane and wicker expert for their Question & Answer Column. $39.95

#2179 Circular Method Sweater with Kay Blanck

This detailed video deals with all the aspects of hand knitting on circular needles as well as double pointed needles. And, you'll get started right away! Kay teaches you how to knit with any size yarn and needle that you might have on hand. You will learn how to determine you own pattern and how to calculate the yarn needed. Follow along, as you make a pull-over sweater out of you favorite yarn. $39.95

#2151 Color Confidence with Jinny Beyer

Choosing fabric for quilts or sewing, yarns for knitting crocheting or weaving? With the help of Jinny's new color tool, "the Portable Palette", you will be guided through a diverse variety of color selection examples. Whether working with just a few, or dozens of colors, these techniques make creating dynamic color schemes a snap. $19.95

#2231 Color Interaction For Hand- weavers with Donna Sullivan

This video offers a systematic approach for applying color principles to handwoven structures, from warp-faced to wett-faced and in between. Woven examples illustrate the range of color interactions in weaving. Yarn sequences, needle weavings and handwoven samplers are suggested as initial opportunities to study color effects ranging from blending to vibration. You will learn how to successfully use color, and also learn how the color interaction is affected by your choice of fiber and weave structure, size, distance and lighting. $24.95

#3101 Colt Firearms Legends

A history of the weapon that made all men equal - the Colt handgun. Narrated by Mel Torme. $14.95

#2590 Comic Book Collector

A fun-packed fascinating look into the surprising history and outrageous highlights of comic books past and present. $9.95

#1207 Contemporary Crochet Made Simple

Learn how to make three variations of granny squares with basic crochet stitches. Also, how to make pillow tops, tote bags, hot pads and afghans, slip stitching, and more. (57 min.) $39.95

#2215 Couture Techniques For Fine Sewing with Roberta Carr

Refinements everyone will love. Learn about pad stitching, diagonal stitching, roll lines, shoulder pads, bias instead of facing, working with tailored and very fine fabrics, piping, cording, sleeves, single faced pockets plus designer and art to wear Ideas. $34.95

#4328 Craft and Gift Ideas with Donna Salyers

Easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions. Perfect for the busy person who loves to create fabulous craft projects. $14.95

#1202 Create a Merry Christmas

Make your own ornaments and see the techniques for decorating a tree. Learn how to be really creative and make Santa Claus napkins, garland clusters, and.GIFt wrapping. (60 min.) $39.95

#3985 Create One-Of-A-Kind Photo Frames

Use simple techniques and decorating foils or fabrics to create your own decorator frames to match your home and decor. $14.95

#4335 Create Your Own Ceramic Pottery

Step into the wonderful world of creativity and take the mystery out of the ancient art of ceramic pottery with this exciting video. $19.95

Creating Your Own Wedding Flowers

#1402 Attendants Flowers - Bridesmaids, Flower Girl, Ring Bearer, and Headpieces

This lesson includes hints and suggestions for selecting bouquet styles, flowers, and colors for all attendants Step by step instructions is given for all arrangement styles. Also included is a special section on how to carry bouquet s. (60 min.) $29.95

#1401 The Beginning: Bouquets & Headpieces for Brides

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#1403 The Finishing Touches -Corsages, Bows, Decorating the Church and Reception

Tape 3 of this series gives ideas and instructions for making those final and lovely touches to the wedding plans. How to make professional bows to enhance any part of your wedding is also included. Quick, easy, and professional looking corsages and boutonnieres are taught along with classical arrangements for the church reception. (60 min.) $29.95

#2347 Crochet Basics

The easy basics of crocheting you need to create shawls, sweaters, afghans, granny squares and much more! (30 min.) $19.95

#2161 Crochet - From Start to Finish

This video does just what the titles states, and it is accompanied by a booklet which includes 16 projects. As you learn the basics; chain slip stitch, single crochet, half double crochet, double crochet & treble crochet, you'll also learn many functional uses for each stitch. Then it's on to broomstick lace, granny squares, Irish crochet, beadwork, etc., etc., etc. $44.95

#2208 Cut Pile Rug Weaving with Orlo Duker

This video begins with a little history and then solves the mystery of tying the knots. It includes detailed instructions for building a small frame loom that is strong enough to support a tight warp-which is necessary for this type of weaving. Step-by-step instructions for warping the loom, weaving and finishing are so detailed that even the new weaver will be proud of his first oriental cutpile rug. A design is provided as well as ideas for preparing future designs. $39.95

#1203 Decorate Your Home For Christmas

Learn how to create your own wreaths, swags and centerpieces for the holidays. Also includes making of bows, garlands, mantle decorations wall trees and many tips to make decorating easier. (60 min.) $39.95

#2233 Doubleweave with Clotilde Barrett

If you have a small loom, you'll love the flexibility that this technique gives you to weave a wider width cloth. If width isn't a concern, you will find many challenges in weaving a double layer of cloth. The techniques include weaving two separate layers, folded cloth, tubes, slits, color-and-weave effects, pique, stitching, quilting, and double-weave pick up patterning. $39.95

#2234 Dressing the Loom with Constance LaLena

This video presents an alternate method of warping a four-harness table of floor loom, using a warping mill. Many tips are presented on threading needles sleying the reed, and tying-on so that you can achieve an even warp tension. The tips and techniques apply to all types of four harness looms. $19.95

#1405 Dried Flower Fantasy

Dried flowers are perfect for all decor. They are long lasting and easy to work with. This video lesson gives extensive information on working with and caring for dried materials. Three styles of period arranging are taught (Williamsburg, Victorian, and Colonial) as well as contemporary design. A variety of methods are given for making wreaths, swags, and garlands as well as other decorative pieces such as topiary trees and baskets. (60 min.) $29.95

#1208 Driftwood and Other Naturals

Take a bit of nature and make it more beautiful. Lee Maher demonstrates how to clean driftwood then arrange with feathers, artificial flowers and nuts. Wreaths from dried flowers, pine cones, and more are shown. (58 min. ) $39.95

#1209 Eggery and Gold Leafing

This tape shows you how to prepare, dye, and cut eggs. Lee Maher creates things from eggs, such as tree ornaments, birds, angels, pixies and jewelry boxes. In this tape she also demonstrates the step by step processing of gold leafing. (56 min.) $39.95

#3987 Embellishing Techniques for Iron-On Design

The painting and embellishing techniques will let you create your own fashion look in a matter of minutes. $14.95

#3988 Embellishing Techniques for Iron-On Design - Wildlife

Create the look of the jungle using full-color iron-ons and these simple embellishing techniques. $14.95

#2168 Fabric Painting with Dyes on Silk and Cotton

This comprehensive award winning course begins with a brief explanation of supplies and materials needed, along with information on fabrics and fabric dyes. You will work through three projects-beginning with a color grid as you learn to mix four colors to create a palette of 64 colors. You will learn how to use gutta as a resist, discharge and thickening techniques & many innovative and creative variations to a number of processes as you move way beyond the basics. Candace also presents a number of ways to create designs of your own. $39.95

#4025 Face Painting For Children

This video will teach you how to create professional make-up looks for Halloween, school shows and recitals or any other special event. $14.95

#3989 Fear of Sewing

Sandra Betzina teaches all the basics - hemming, patching, buttons, and more. $25.95

#2222 Feltmaking - Garments & Surface Design Techniques with Anne Einset Vickrey

If you already have a basic understanding of felt-making and are ready to learn more advanced techniques, this is the video you've been waiting for. You will learn surface design methods that can be done before or after felting, with a variety of inlay techniques. Anne will also take the "mystery" out of making a large seamless felted garment, such as a coat or jacket. this process is explained step-by-step, from making a pattern, to layering batts, felting the wool and finishing. $39.95

#2221 Feltmaking by Hand - The Basic Process with Anne Einset Vickrey

Felt-making is a simple technique requiring very little equipment, which produces warm woolen wearables like hats slippers and mittens that are fun to wear, and they make great.GIFts. You will learn how to choose the best wool, how to take the fleece and prepare it for felting, and how to make your own patterns. You will be given complete instructions for making a felt hat and lots of ideas for other projects. A great craft for all ages. $32.95

#1138 Floral Design - The Basics

Learn to make your own fresh flower arrangement. (60 min.) $29.95

#2635 Flower Arranging by Trinity

Trinity videotape teaches flower arranging fundamentals. Viewers are introduced to tools, supplies and frequently used flower varieties. Step-by-step instructions for arranging a dozen roses and creating round, long and low, and L-shaped arrangements. $29.95

#1221 Flower Arranging: the Basics

Bill Lomas, internationally known flower arranger, offers practical advice on how to use form, color and space to create a beautiful and unique arrangement. He explains the various types of flowers and plants to use in an arrangement and shows finished arrangements in all their colorful splendor. (60 min.) $39.95

#1400 Following The Seasons - The Hogarth "S" and Creative Door Decor

This lesson explores the many and varied uses of this graceful floral design technique. You will not only make an elegant table top arrangement but learn to vary the style for a myriad of door and wall decorations. (60 min.) $29.95

#1213 Fun With Fabric with Lee Maher and Pat Quigley

Pat and Lee show you how to create clever.GIFt and bazaar items from everyday budget fabrics. These items include hand puppets, felt cutouts, and yarn novelties. (61 min.) $39.95

#1408 Fun With Heritage Crafts

This extraordinary lesson will help mom, teachers, and scout leaders teach children basic American Heritage crafts such as pine cone crafting, lap weaving, hand quilting, and embroidery. The extensive use of graphics makes everything simple and easy to do (30 min.) $29.95

#1407 Fun With Paints

Students will learn the art of stenciling and making their own stencils. Water based paints are also used for easy clean-up. This lesson also includes potato stamping and personalizing with markers. (30 min.) $29.95

#2223 Fundamentals of Handspinning with Rachel Brown

This is a basic guide to handspinning equipment, types of wool fibers, their preparation (washing and carding) and if you have never tried spinning yarn before, this is the place to start. You will learn to spin on a drop spindle, a supported spindle, a Navajo spindle, and several wheels including the Ashford, the Peacock and the Rio Grande. Washing, blocking and plying tips are also included. $39.95

#2235 Garments to Weave - and How to Weave Them

This unique video features over 70 handwoven garments. This is not a video of a fashion show or a step-by-step tape. Instead, it provides a full view of each garment and then a very detailed close-up, so you can see how each type of fabric drapes and moves when being worn. The narration often includes information about the warp, weft, sett, weft picks/inch and weave structure, as provided by the weaver. You'll definitely be inspired, as you gather ideas for your own fabric weaving. $19.95

#2216 Generic Serger Sewing with Kathy Ruddy

This video includes nine brands to represent all serger factories. You will earn how the thread, tension, adjustments, width and length affect the visual quality of 2 3 4, and 5 thread serging; flat lock stitch, hemming and rolled edge. Unique model garments are included throughout for inspiration and creative ideas for sewing fun. $49.95

#1214 Gift and Bazaar Projects, Part 1

This home video gives you instructions on how to make and create greeting card baskets, kleenex holders, fabric flowers and more (58 min.) $39.95

#1215 Gift and Bazaar Projects, Part 2

Gift and Bazaar Part 2 emphasizes on making kitchen witches woven fabric baskets, decorating kitchen brooms and more. (60 min.) $39.95

#2224 Handspinning Advanced Techniques with Mabel Ross

In this comprehensive video Mabel teaches you how to spin yarn to a predetermined size that will fit the needs of your current project. You will learn how to prepare and spin different lengths of fibers to make worsted and woolen yarns for weaving or knitting, using shortdraw and traditional longdraw techniques. You will also learn how to make a plied yarn of any exact thickness with just the right amount of twist, for various purposes and now to repeat it exactly, at any time. You will also learn to spin yarns of average thickness, very thick yarn, soft knitting yarn, and extremely fine gossamer yarn for knitting lace. $44.95

#2236 Handwoven Fabric - Structure and Pattern with Madelyn van der Hoogt

Graphed drawdowns, cross sections, and woven samples illustrate the descriptions of different weave structures and patterns.. A pocket dictionary is included which features a "Family Tree" of Weaves. A great way to really understand what you are weaving. You might think of this as a course in the Theory of Weaving. Teachers and students of textile history as well as hand weavers will find the information a valuable resource of textile construction. $24.95

#1204 Holiday Angel Dolls

Discover a whole new world of creativity, and decorate your home in a new way this season with these novelty dolls. All are one of a kind because you make them with your own special touch. The program guides you on your way to making padded soft sculpture angels, tree angels, stick angels, pixies, and roly-poly angel dolls. (60 min.) $39.95

#2209 Hooking & Braiding with Joan Moshimer & Verna Cox

This comprehensive video teaches the basic techniques in making a traditional hand-hooked rug from planning to completion. Traditional hand hooked rugs are made from strips of wool fabric, and the hook is held above the surface, the wool strip below and is pulled to the surface, forming a loop. This is different from the more contemporary "punch needle" approach. You will learn ways to dye fabrics color tips and finishing and backing tips that are unique to hooked rugs with braided edges. Plus you will learn rug braiding techniques, and how to attach braiding around a hooked center. $44.95

#2210 Hooking Rugs with Gloria Crouse

This video deals with punch techniques for making rugs, using a variety of yarns and other fibers. The process can be used to create delightful rugs, attractive wall hangings and even ant to wear. You will be introduced to a wide range of materials that can be hooked using punch or speed needles. While Gloria works on two hooked textiles; one traditional, the other a contemporary sampler, you learn how to use unusual materials in original designs. $24.95

#3990 How to Cover Cornice Boards

Without using a sewing machine, learn to create cornice boards to enhance the decor of any room. $14.95

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