Creative Publishing International's Books

Written with the absolute beginner in mind, Quilting 101 teaches all the basics for machine quilting with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Quilting 101 will teach you quilting skills through engaging projects, beginning with easy designs for early success and moving on to progressively more difficult patterns as you master the techniques. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The most comprehensive beginner’s book available, Quilting 101 begins with an introductory section covering all the basics of quilting: choosing fabric, quick cutting techniques, sewing seams, completing a quilt top, layering and basting, and both hand and machine quilting methods. The accompanying online videos include a how-to guide illustrating quilting basics, demonstrating all projects, and offering the complete book pages in PDF format. All the information you need to get started with quilting is contained in this captivating guide.

An updated second edition of the most comprehensive guidebook for DIYers that provides the inspiration and information you'll need to conduct every phase of your basement remodeling project.

A step-by-step manual for painting and decorating your home.

Watch your crocheting skills bloom with this step-by-step guide to crafting a beautiful botanical blanket. A granny square is a piece of square fabric produced in crochet by working in rounds from the center outward. Granny squares are made separately and then assembled to create a blanket. Since you work on small pieces one at a time, this technique is perfect for those who are new to crocheting. A crocheting basics section provides techniques, abbreviations, and the instructions needed to make the twelve granny square projects included in this step-by-step booklet. “An affordably priced booklet with several tutorials, so it would be a great gift for a patient beginner crocheter, or for a crocheter that is a bit rusty and would like a skills review.” —Underground Crafter

Select the right tools, hooks, thread and material to tie over 200 different fly patterns including streamers, nymphs, dry flies, terrestrials, and bass bugs. Learn to tie all the basic elements of a fly pattern, such as tails, bodies, wings and hackles. Each pattern is followed by dozens of full-color photographs of and recipes for popular fly patterns you can tie using the techniques you've learned.

A handy guide to crocheting eight projects that will help your skills grow—the perfect handmade gifts for baby showers and new parents. From blankets to hats to bags, Sweet Baby Crochet offers hooking fans eight patterns that are perfect for creating cuddly gifts for babies. Patterns include baby blankets, sweaters and hats, and even a handy Eight-Pocket Carryall. Each booklet includes an abbreviations section at the front.

We gathered nearly 150 recipes for all types of game from a variety of game lodges, food writers, and our own expert chefs. Whether you're a dedicated hunter or a cook who buys game from a game farm, you'll enjoy this mouthwatering collection of recipes. The book is divided into sections based on the menu approach. There are sections for appetizers; main dishes; soups, stews and chilies; and a detailed section on sausages and smokehouse specialties. Helpful photo sequences throughout the book show you how to prepare complex recipes. No matter whether you're a first-time deer stalker, a dedicated waterfowler, or a cook who buys game from a grocery store or game farm, there's sure to be a recipe in this book that will help you savor the incomparable flavors of the wild harvest.

This is a manual for building basic and customized decks.

Construct beautiful wooden details from floor to ceiling, sew practical soft furnishings for every room, add embellishments to walls and furnishings.

If you’re a fan of both knitting and crocheting, then Tunisian crochet is for you! Tunisian crochet is a needlework technique that borrows elements from both knitting and crocheting and is often referred to as “Afghan crochet” or “Afghan stitch”. A special hook called an Afghan hook is used for this method of crochet.First Time Tunisian Crochet is an informative crochet booklet that teaches different stitches, from easy (Tunisian simple stitch) to intermediate (seed stitch, knit stitch, and purl stitch) to experienced (rib stitch, clusters stitch, cable stitch). The booklet includes five fun projects: a throw, bag, wristlet, blanket, and vest.

This volume shows DIY homeowners the tips and techniques pros use to get beautiful precision when installing crown moldings, chair rails, paneling, and window & door millwork. It’s a book for the serious DIYer looking to elevate his or her handiwork from the realm of basic competence to fine craftwork.

Features all new, state-of-the-art information on decorative concrete finishes, including acid coloring, stamping, and using cementitious paints. Another new section shows easy methods for casting concrete in forms to create countertops, garden benches, and other accessories.

Written with the absolute beginner in mind, this book teaches all the basics for machine sewing with step-by-step instructions and photographs. Sewing skills are learned by working on projects, beginning with something very easy and getting progressively more difficult as the reader works through the book. New skills are explored in depth as they are introduced. The projects are divided into two sections: garment sewing and home decor/accessory sewing, making this the most comprehensive beginner's book available. The accompanying online videos include complete step-by-step sewing basics, demonstrate all projects, and offer the complete book pages in PDF format.

Tailoring is the complete photo guide to sewing jackets and coats. Written by sewing professionals, this book teaches the trusted, proven methods for sewing tailored jackets with impeccable details and perfect fit. Written for the intermediate sewer who wants to move on to more challenging projects, this book ensures success with detailed, step-by-step instructions, more than 400 photos, in-depth discussions about products and how to use them. Tailoring offers guidance for every aspect of tailoring a jacket: fitting and pattern alteration, fabrics and tools, interfacings, interlinings, seams and finishes, hand stitches, collars, pressing, topstitching, shaping shoulders, setting in sleeves, sewing pockets, vents, and making perfect buttonholes.

“Crocheters looking to move beyond basic granny squares, as well as new crocheters drawn to these traditional motifs, will enjoy this collection.” —Library Journal With all you need to start crocheting your very own granny squares, this kit includes a step-by-step, thirty-two–page booklet that contains illustrated instructions for crocheting classic granny squares, plus eight more granny square patterns. You’ll also get a special project that will help you create amulet bags made from your granny squares!

Learning how to sew has never been simpler with this guide to basic techniques and projects for both hand and machine! Like having a personal instructor at your side, this beginner’s guide teaches you to sew stitches both by hand and with a machine. Filled with detailed descriptions of materials and tools, the easy step-by-step instructions for all the basic sewing techniques will have you creating projects like aprons, pillows, and even pants and shorts in no time. These simple projects will introduce essential sewing skills like hems, seams, balancing tension, and how to use a pattern: Rectangular table cloth Knife-edge pillows Zipper closures Baby blanket Elastic-waist skirts Elastic-waist pants T-shirts Apron with pockets Unlined jackets With First Time Sewing, you’ll soon be stitching amazing gifts and projects with confidence!

Bigger and better than ever The two previous editions of the book known by home improvement retailers as â€œBig Redâ€? sold nearly 600,000 copies. This new edition features a larger portrait format for better visual clarity, and incorporates a new page layout style. But all the features that made the original Americaâ€™s best-selling â€œbibleâ€? of home repair are still present hereâ€”thousands of color photographs and detailed step-by-step directions. The third edition also includes more than 30 projects not found in the original edition, as well as more than 300 new photos.

Poured concrete, brick & block, natural stone, stucco.

Discover time-tested catfishing techniques including, stillfishing, driftfishing, trolling, jug fishing, limblining and noodling. See rods, reels and lines designed for catching these big cats. And learn a catfish's favorite foods, its seasonal movements, where it likes to live and how it uses its senses. Catfish are one of the hardest fighting and biggest gamefish in North America. If you fish for these giants, this book is a must!

Build your way to a more self-sufficient lifestyle with step-by-step projects for backup and supplementary utilities--including independent water, heat, and electricity--growing and storing food, raising small livestock, beekeeping, and more. Many of the projects require basic materials available at your everyday home center, but this book also provides valuable DIY resources for solar, hydro, greenhouse, and gardening needs. This book will help you build security with utility backup systems and become more sustainable, resulting in less dependence on city systems for basic needs. Whether you have a city plot or simply pots, this book includes all of the information needed to plan, build, and succeed with greater self-sufficiency.

This third edition of a classic favorite includes time-honored installation methods now updated to feature new flooring styles, and adds some important new information on renewable flooring materials, such as bamboo, reclaimed floorboards, and natural stone. It also includes the latest techniques for polished and etched concrete flooring.

Venison is great-tasting, tender and lean. Whether the deer was harvested from the wild or the meat was purchased at the market, it makes a great addition to any meal. More than 150 recipes offer a huge variety-from hunting camp favorites like Bacon-Wrapped Tenderloin to more exotic dishes like Oriental Venison Kabobs. Along with complete recipe preparation instructions, each mouthwatering recipe includes full nutrition values and exchanges for weight management. Recipes are rated as Fast or Very Fast to prepare, and Low-Fat. Venison Lovers' Cookbook has a detailed chart of deer cuts and their tenderness value, plus suggested cooking methods. Also included are step-by-step field-dressing tips. Recipe chapters include: Main Dishes Sausages & Smoking Soups, Stews & Chilis Deer Camp Recipes Appetizers & Small Meals Jerky

This popular best-seller is a comprehensive guide to field-dressing and cooking great-tasting big game, small game, upland birds and waterfowl. The color photographs, step-by-step directions and variety of recipes make this a unique kitchen reference.

Finishing & Refinishing Wood offers inspiration and straight-to-the point instruction on how to salvage mistreated wood surfaces and turn them once again into things of beauty. Readers will learn how to effectively use new, environmentally safe strippers to remove old paints and varnishes, how to patch and repair damaged surfaces, and how to apply stains and achieve glass-smooth new finishes with no fuss. This book features the latest tools, including fine detail sanders and high velocity finish sprayers. Fifteen carefully chosen case studies show how to apply these techniques to a variety of wood projects. An entire section is devoted to spary application of stains and surface finishes - the most important new trend in the world of wood finishing.

Improve your fly-fishing skills through this book's clear, concise text and beautiful, step-by-step color photographs. This book demonstrates how to consistently catch trout with flies and also details effective methods using nymphs, streamers and dry flies. You'll get the basics from equipment to trout behavior. Find out the most effective methods for fishing along the bottom or in the mid-depths. Or, learn how to catch trout that are feeding on the surface. Finally, once you've mastered the art of finding fish, learn the best way to hook, land and release trouts in streams.

Whitetail Techniques & Tactics contains informative and entertaining deer hunting articles from some of North America's top big-buck hunters. See the Table of Contents and notice the wide range of topics you can learn about. No matter where or when you pursue whitetails, this book will teach you guide-tested methods for finding and harvesting mature bucks. Included are tips for decoying, conducting deer drives, stillhunting, stand hunting, and glassing & stalking. You'll even learn special techniques designed especially for opening day. In addition to the expert hunting advice and stunning color photographs (over 100 in all), there's even a special bonus section at the end of the book that teaches you how to field-dress your deer.

Learn simple new ways to draw and color your favorite vehicles, including a hovercraft, a police car, an F-16, and many more.

Learn simple new ways to draw and color your favorite farm and forest animals, including a cow, a pig, a bald eagle, a grizzly bear, and many more.

Inspirational photos and concise, practical information on how to achieve an organized home"--Provided by publisher.

DIVThis latest revision of our best-selling bathroom remodeling book features practical, achievable bathroom improvements and upgrades shown with clear color step-by-step photos. This comprehensive book and its hardworking DVD companion cover all the basics of bathroom design and remodeling and includes a gallery of inspirational bathrooms that are sure to provide excitement and ideas. But the heart of this DIYers guide are the well-chosen projects that are featured in full detail. From replacing surfaces and fixtures to installing plumbing and making easy decorative improvements, The Complete Guide to Bathrooms shows you how to save thousands of dollars by doing the job yourself. /div

This book is a comprehensive guide to rotary cutting, quick piecing, and machine quilting. Full-color photos accompany step-by-step instructions teaching all the basic techniques of machine quilting. Quilt block designs are taught in groups organized by the shape of pieces used in the blocks: squares, rectangles, triangles, and curves. Innovative methods for sashings, borders, and bindings are included. Machine quilting methods include both machine guided and freehand methods. Also includes complete instructions for 20 quilt projects using the techniques learned.

A single blueprint for a garage, gazebo or shed can cost a consumer far more than the cost of this book. With more than 50 detailed plans with complete instructions, this book offers an amazing value for homeowners. More than 1,000 color photos and detailed, step-by-step instructions leave nothing to chance, allowing homeowners to easily save thousands of dollars, even if they only build one or two projects. This definitive book will be a treasured resource for years.

This comprehensive bible of remodeling information and projects focuses on the significant projects that help homeowners add real value to their homes while bettering their lifestyles. Unlike other books, The Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement isn’t diluted with basic home repairs, but gives readers foolproof instructions on more than 200 blockbuster home remodeling projects.

A manual for recreational fishing, with guidance on gear, rigging and information on the most common fish found in North American lakes and streams. The Complete Guide to Freshwater Fishing offers the nearly forty million freshwater anglers in the US with a comprehensive fishing resource. From the highly respected The Freshwater Angler series, this title covers all the major freshwater species in North America. It includes tips and techniques for catching gamefish throughout the country under every conceivable on-the-water situation. In developing this book, the writers, editors and researchers traveled from Alaska to Mexico to fish with veteran guides and nationally known tournament anglers. The tips and techniques they uncovered are fully explained and illustrated in the book. This giant book features: Over 500 spectacular fishing photographs that have never before been published. Extensive step-by-step visuals for learning every important fishing skill, including advanced fishing techniques for many species. The best how-to instruction ever found in any fishing book. Guide-tested tips from some of North America’s top experts.

Shows how to successfully host a fantastic party that includes handcrafted invitations, creative decorations, and a marvelous menu sure to tantalize the taste buds of each and very guest.

The all-in-one woodworking guide for serious amateurs. A Complete Guide to Basic Woodworking gives beginning and intermediate do-it-yourselfers everything needed to become successful woodworkers-from tips on choosing and using tablesaws and other tools, to complete plans for a variety of useful woodworking projects. While most books on woodworking aim for the needs of accomplished woodworkers, this book is ideal for the beginner entering this fast-growing and rewarding hobby. It includes more than 600 color photos and illustrations that leave nothing to chance. Blended with time-tested standard woodworking techniques, readers will find information on the newest tool models and accessories. The project plans make use of innovative, time-saving hardware products to create elegant, professional-looking projects with ease. Provides an all-in-one guide perfect for woodworkers who are enthusiastic but not yet fully experienced. Includes a comprehensive guide to choosing and using basic power tools. Project plan section includes complete plan drawings, cutting lists, and directions for 15 versatile projects for the home.

Creating Cool Kid Stuff offers over twenty toys, games and accessories parents can make to delight children from ages 2 to 10. All projects were kid-tested for "coolness". Directions for every project include step-by-step color photos, complete with any necessary patterns. The projects incorporate easy cutting, painting, and gluing techniques, as well as basic sewing and carpentry skills, so anyone can make these items successfully.

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