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A guide to incorporating natural materials and fostering experimentation in woven projects In Wild Weave textile artist Alice Fox encourages an open minded and playful approach to creating beautiful and innovative woven artworks Alice promotes the idea of engaging with simple tools and technology as well as making use of locally sourced and unconventional materials all of which can produce exciting results Packed full of introductory information the book covers everything from the historical background of weaving to how it crosses boundaries between textiles basketry art and craft She includes an introduction to frames heddles and other simple tools explaining how you can use the most basic equipment including found home made and re purposed structures Packed with practical advice and beautiful photography of the artist s own work Wild Weave covers Sourcing materials and an introduction to equipment Weaving on frames in the round three dimensionally and ephemerally Examples of weave based ideas for recording landscape and spirit of place Techniques for working with alternative materials which may be rigid or fragile This book is ideal for anyone wanting to develop their textile art practice to include natural materials or for newcomers

The Adirondack Forest Preserve which the New York Constitution guarantees shall be forever kept as wild forest lands is the largest publicly owned natural area in the eastern United States But just what does wilderness mean today and how can the concept be untangled from the colonial implications of the term as it first applied to the Adirondacks Part memoir part New York history and part meditation Wild Forest Lands ponders the rhetorical and spiritual meaning of the Adirondack wilderness Drawing on primary sources as well as his experience as an expert witness in monumental litigation concerning the future of wilderness in the Forest Preserve Terrie revisits the literature and history of the region reckoning with how his passion for nature has changed over the years Rich with detail Wild Forest Lands grapples with the enduring power of the Adirondacks and the importance of preserving New York s wilderness

A stunning special hardback edition of the global bestseller that inspired the hit musical phenomenon and major motion pictures

A wonderful achievement A breathtaking adventure through the alphabet each letter a hero with a remarkable story to tell An absolutely delightful read filled with jewels of lightly worn scholarship and dazzling insight I just couldn t recommend it more highly STEPHEN FRY Every letter you re reading right now has a fascinating story to tell having been on a long linguistic historical political and social journey The English alphabet is a tool we ve inherited down the centuries from ancient creators around the world The alphabet hasn t always had its present form but rather has undergone all sorts of changes and evolutions to suit the needs of the time Did you know that five English letters come from a single graphic grandparent Or that we may know the specific person who invented the letter G Do you know why Z is the sixth letter for the Greeks yet the last for us Or why Q needs to be followed by U Linguistic expert Danny Bate takes readers on a fascinating odyssey through the English alphabet not just to share fun facts but to reveal the alphabet s hidden mechanisms and inspire a newfound sense of wonder in this ancient tool He will not only leave readers amazed by the letters they use every day but equipped to spot connections in languages across

Los traumas del pasado suponen un tremendo lastre para los protagonistas... Siwon y Daun se acercan cada vez más, pero Siwon simplemente no se atreve a confesarle sus sentimientos. El recuerdo y el trauma de su primera declaracion de amor a Yujin, y el acoso y los rumores que sufrio posteriormente por parte de ella y sus compañeros esta demasiado arraigado en su mente. Entonces, Yujin aparece de repente en una de sus clases. Y de repente, empiezan a circular rumores en la universidad: Siwon era terriblemente estupido y feo de niño...

Love is love.El destino de los sentimientos. Himari descubre el triste pasado que rodea la formación de Laureley y lo que Shiho escondía encarecidamente: le gusta Aki. Los sentimientos de las chicas se enredan y, sin llegar a encontrarse, se levanta el telon del festival cultural.

Hugely anticipated first book from the UK s fastest growing food channel and YouTube superstar Gary Eats

The 4th book in the bestselling What s For Dinner series by Sarah RossiIf you re forever being asked What s for Dinner help is here Transform your mealtimes using these delicious affordable and family friendly slow cooker recipes From comforting stews and meat free marvels to lighter bites for the summer and sweet treats to be enjoyed all year round What s for Dinner In the Slow Cooker is packed with Sarah Rossi s tried and tested dishes bursting with flavour and satisfying even the pickiest of eaters and making dinner time easier than ever Full nutritional information is included for every recipe so whether you re a busy parent a meal prep pro or simply someone who loves wholesome fuss free food this book has you covered With step by step instructions and tips for perfect slow cooking batch cooking and freezing there s something here for every craving and occasion Let your slow cooker do the work and say goodbye to endless washing up and hello to big flavours with minimal effort

2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found. 2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas.Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost. Tom Metcalfe, an academic at the University of the South Downs, part of Britains remaining island archipelagos, pores over the archives of that distant era, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. When he stumbles across a clue that may lead to the lost poem, a story is revealed of entangled loves and a crime that destroy his assumptions about people he thought he knew intimately well.What We Can Know is a masterpiece, a fictional tour de force that reclaims the present from our sense of looming catastrophe, and imagines a future world where all is not quite lost.

The next novella in the New York Times bestselling Sworn Soldier series, featuring Alex Easton investigating the dark, mysterious depths of a coal mine in America, from Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author T. Kingfisher. Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Stephen Graham Jones.Alex Easton does not want to visit America.They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted.But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousinwho went missing in that very minewell, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...

Many people think they know who Ben Elton is but does he For the first and only time Ben tackles this question head on in his frank forthright and entertaining autobiography Taking a deep dive into his life and times both private and public to reveal the true stories behind iconic hits such as The Young Ones Blackadder and We Will Rock You his pioneering routines hosting Saturday Live which birthed a revolution in stand up comedy and so much more Ben recounts his life and uniquely varied career from his Catford childhood and being the BBC s youngest ever sit com writer at 21 right up to the present day with yet another hit sit com Upstart Crow a surprise late life BAFTA and his most critically acclaimed stand up comedy show to date Alongside unique insights into his ground breaking work Ben talks honestly and hilariously about his personal and professional relationships with two generations of brilliant friends inspiring contemporaries occasional foes and the times in which they all lived And Ben s life has been just as challenging rewarding and funny off screen as it has been on He unpacks it all with wit insight and complete honesty And of course there s a little bit of politics After living sixty five years on the planet forty fiv

1 New York Times bestselling author Tricia Levenseller makes her adult debut in What Fury Brings a sexy empowering romantasy featuring a warrior general who must kidnap and train a husband in order

The spark that burns everything down Ian and Jo are spending more time together and TJ has taken notice But TJ s got bigger problems than his lover s newest fling The second in command of the powerful K35 gang is dying and TJ is the favorite to succeed him Determined to entice Ian back as his right hand TJ decides to play nice with Jo but he can t guarantee that his underlings will do the same Meanwhile Ian plans his escape from the city and the gang even as he struggles to cut ties with TJ and to resist his intensifying attraction to Jo Volume 2 includes episodes 14 26 of the webcomic Wet Sand

The highly anticipated follow up to the viral sensation Bunny a brilliantly written laugh out loud funny dark and delirious novel set in the Bunny verse a world that Margaret Atwood declared soooo genius In the cult classic novel Bunny Samantha Heather Mackey a lonely outsider student at a highly selective MFA program in New England was first ostracised and then seduced by a clique of her saccharine sweet rich girl cohort who call one another Bunny An invitation to the Bunnies Smut Salon leads Samantha down a dark rabbit hole pun intended into the violently surreal world of their off campus Workshops where monstrous creations are conjured with wondrous yet deadly consequences When We Love You Bunny opens Sam has just published her first novel to critical acclaim But at a New England stop on her book tour her one time frenemies furious at the way they ve been portrayed kidnap her Now a captive audience it s her and our turn to hear the Bunnies side of the story One by one they take turns holding the axe and recount the birth throes of their unholy alliance their discovery of their unusual creative powers and the phantasmagoric adventure of conjuring their first creation With a bound and gagged Sam we embark on a wickedly intoxicat