Download or read book Craft Obsession written by Jeff Rice and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft introductions -- Craft interruptions -- Craft networks -- Craft terroir -- Craft delivery -- Craft tracings -- Craft sharing -- Craft obsession

Download or read book Material Obsession written by Kathy Doughty and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how anyone, even those who don't think they are 'creative' can confidently choose colours and patterns to create bold, easy-to-make quilts, perfect for today's busy craftspeople.

Download or read book The Coat Route written by Meg Lukens Noonan and published by Scribe Publications. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today’s world of fast fashion, is there a place for a handcrafted $50,000 coat? To answer that question, Meg Noonan unravels the story of the coat’s provenance. Her journey takes readers to the Sydney studio of John Cutler, a fourth-generation tailor who works magic with scissors and thread; to the remote mountains of Peru, where villagers shear vicunas (a rare animal known for its soft fleece); to the fabulous Florence headquarters of Stefano Ricci, the world’s greatest silk designer; to the esteemed French textile company Dormeuil; to the English button factory that makes products out of Indian buffalo horn; and to the workshop of the engraver who made the 18-carat gold plaque that sits inside the collar. These individual artisans and family-owned companies are part of the rich tapestry of bespoke tailoring, which began in 17th-century London. They have stood against the tide of mass consumerism, but their dedication to their craft is about more than maintaining tradition; they have found increasing reason to believe that their way is best — for customers, for the environment, and for the workers involved. Fascinating, surprising, and entertaining, The Coat Route is a timely love song to things of lasting value in our disposable culture.

Download or read book Making Matters written by Leigh Gruwell and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craft is a process-oriented practice that takes seriously the relationships between bodies—both human and nonhuman—and makes apparent how these relationships are mired in and informed by power structures. Making Matters introduces craft agency, a feminist vision of new materialist rhetorics that enables scholars to identify how power circulates and sometimes stagnates within assemblages of actors and provides tools to rectify that uneven distribution. To recast new materialist rhetorics as inherently crafty, Leigh Gruwell historicizes and locates the concept of craft both within rhetorical history as well as in the disciplinary history of writing studies. Her investigation centers on three specific case studies: craftivism, the fibercraft website Ravelry, and the 2017 Women’s March. These instances all highlight how a material, ecological understanding of rhetorical agency can enact political change. Craft agency models how we humans might work with and alongside things—nonhuman, sometimes digital, sometimes material—to create more equitable relationships. Making Matters argues that craft is a useful starting point for addressing criticisms of new materialist rhetorics not only because doing so places rhetorical action as a product of complex relationships between a network of human and nonhuman actors, but also because it does so with an explicitly activist agenda that positions the body itself as a material interface.

Download or read book BECOME A FEMME FATALE Secrets to Making Him Obsessed with Your Dark Feminine Energy written by Scarlett Thorne and published by SCARLETT THORNE. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever craved a magnetism that draws people in? Desired a confidence that leaves men speechless? Deep down, every woman possesses the potential to be a femme fatale. But what exactly is a femme fatale, and how can you cultivate that alluring power within yourself? This book is your ultimate guide to unlocking the secrets of the femme fatale. We'll delve beyond the stereotype of the manipulative seductress and explore the true essence of this powerful archetype. It's about embracing your inner strength, mastering the art of seduction, and rewriting the narrative on femininity. Are you ready to: • Unleash your dark feminine energy: Society often demonizes this power, but the femme fatale knows how to harness it for good. We'll explore the concept of dark femininity, shedding light on its misunderstood potential and teaching you how to tap into its strength. • Craft an enigmatic presence: Become a captivating mystery. This book will guide you in cultivating an aura of intrigue, mastering the art of subtle hints, and radiating a magnetism that leaves a lasting impression. • Become a master of seduction: Seduction is more than just physical attraction. It's a dance of power and desire. Learn the secrets of the femme fatale's strategic tactics, from the art of detachment to decoding different male personalities. • Make him obsessed (but maybe not): This book unveils the psychology behind obsession and equips you with powerful techniques to leave a lasting impression. Whether you seek revenge, a playful game, or simply to understand the power you hold, this knowledge is yours to wield. • Heal from heartbreak and reclaim your power: Moving on from a heartbreak can be empowering. We'll explore strategies for self-care, emotional mastery, and ultimately, rediscovering your inner strength. This book is more than just a guide to attracting men. It's a journey of self-discovery and transformation. You'll embark on a path of self-reflection, self-compassion, and building unshakeable confidence. Forget the damsel in distress. Embrace the femme fatale. Within these pages, you'll discover a treasure trove of secrets, including: • The three ultimate rules of the femme fatale • How to cultivate a signature style that reflects your inner power • Practical strategies for mastering body language and nonverbal communication • Tailored seduction tactics for nine different male personality types • The power of affirmations and cultivating a positive mindset This knowledge is powerful. Use it wisely. Become the Femme Fatale. Start your transformation today.

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Download or read book Beer Places written by Daina Cheyenne Harvey and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beer Places is, most essentially, a road map for craft beer, taking readers to various locales to discover the beverage’s deep connections to place. At another level, Beer Places is an academic analysis of these geographical ties. Collected into sections that address authenticity and revitalization, politics and economics, and collectivity and collaboration, this book blends new research with a series of “postcards”: informal conversations and first-person dispatches from the field that transport readers to the spots where pints are shared, networks forged, and spaces defined. With insight from social scientists, beer bloggers, travel writers, and food entrepreneurs who recount their experiences of taprooms, breweries, and bottle shops from North Carolina to Zimbabwe, Beer Places reveals differences in the craft beer scene across multiple geographies. Situating craft beer as an emerging and important component of food studies, the essays in this volume attest to the singular power of craft beer to connect people and places.

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Download or read book The Legend of Chris Craft written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's most popular nautical gift is back as an all-new third edition, The Legend of Chris-Craft, by noted author and historian Jeffrey L. Rodengen, with photography and design by Karine Rodengen. This luxurious 9" x 12" coffee-table volume details the history of the company, people and products that made Chris-Craft world famous. The third edition contains new information, a new chapter, additional photos and a precise new index to over 1,500 models built between 1874 and 1998. Even owners of the original will want the new third edition for their collections. Individually boxed. 272 pp., 103 color, 260 black & white images.

Download or read book Style and the Future of Composition Studies written by Paul Butler and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Style and the Future of CompositionStudies explores style’s potential for informing how students are taught to write well and its power as a tool for analyzing the language and discourse practices of writers and speakers in a range of contexts. Many college writing teachers operate under the belief that style still refers primarily to the kinds of issues discussed in Strunk and White’s popular but outdated book The Elements of Style. This work not only challenges this view but also offers theories and pedagogies from diverse perspectives that help teachers and students develop strategic habits and mindsets to negotiate languages, genres, and discourse conventions. The chapters explore the ways in which style directly affects—and is affected by—multiple sources of shifting disciplinary inquiry, contributing new insights by drawing on research in cultural studies, sociolinguistics, discourse studies, translingualism, and writing across the curriculum, as well as new approaches to classical rhetorical theory. The reemergence of stylistic inquiry can be used dynamically to produce new insights not only about emerging disciplinary interests but also about the study of style as a kind of language in and of itself. Style and the Future of Composition Studies demonstrates that style deserves to be a central focus of writing teaching. More than just the next style collection, the book advocates for style’s larger prominence in composition discussions generally. It will be of interest to a broad range of students and scholars of writing studies, as well as a wider set of readers in academe. Contributors: Cydney Alexis, Laura Aull, Anthony Box, Jimmy Butts, Mike Duncan, William FitzGerald, Melissa Goldthwaite, Eric House, TR Johnson, Almas Khan, Zak Lancaster, Eric Leake, Andrea Olinger, Thomas Pace, Jarron Slater, Jonathan Udelson

Download or read book Fulke Greville and the Culture of the English Renaissance written by Russ Leo and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fulke Greville's reputation has always been overshadowed by that of his more famous friend, Philip Sidney, a legacy due in part to Greville's complex moulding of his authorial persona as Achates to Sidney's Aeneas, and in part to the formidable complexity of his poetry and prose. This volume seeks to vindicate Greville's 'obscurity' as an intrinsic feature of his poetic thinking, and as a privileged site of interpretation. The seventeen essays shed new light on Greville's poetry, philosophy, and dramatic work. They investigate his examination of monarchy and sovereignty; grace, salvation, and the nature of evil; the power of poetry and the vagaries of desire, and they offer a reconsideration of his reputation and afterlife in his own century, and beyond. The volume explores the connections between poetic form and philosophy, and argues that Greville's poetic experiments and meditations on form convey penetrating, and strikingly original contributions to poetics, political thought, and philosophy. Highlighting stylistic features of his poetic style, such as his mastery of the caesura and of the feminine ending; his love of paradox, ambiguity, and double meanings; his complex metaphoricity and dense, challenging syntax, these essays reveal how Greville's work invites us to revisit and rethink many of the orthodoxies about the culture of post-Reformation England, including the shape of political argument, and the forms and boundaries of religious belief and identity.

Download or read book Mama Bear s Manifesto written by Leslie Klipsch and published by ACU Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bolstered and trained in love and female friendship, the vulnerable, sleep-deprived, tender, and ferocious Mama Bear inside each of us can bring forth beautiful havoc on our world. Mama Bear’s Manifesto is a practical, compelling book about devoted friendship and unbridled passion. Leslie Klipsch employs the stress and beauty of motherhood to guide readers to discover life’s marvelous momentum and the ways in which mothers can carve out community, revel in friendship, and outwardly love the world. As the author navigates the terrain of motherhood while seeking to harness the vigor and raw energy that naturally accompanies the journey, readers will learn to embrace the powerful Mama Bear lurking inside, seize her power, and use it for good. Readers will be encouraged to care for one another and their communities through tangible examples and organizational hints, and feel inspired by stories of impassioned Mama Bears making the world a more beautiful and just place.

Download or read book Forest of Pressure written by Markus Nornes and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Extraordinarily valuable, illuminating, and even entertaining, Forest of Pressure brims with the types of information that only a key insider can get his hands on.” —Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, New York University Ogawa Productions—known in Asia as Ogawa Pro—was an influential filmmaking collective that started in the 1960s under the direction of Ogawa Shinsuke (1936–1992). Between 1968 and the mid-1970s, Ogawa Pro electrified the Japanese student movement with its Sanrizuka documentary series—eight films chronicling the massive protests over the construction of the Narita airport—which has since become the standard against which documentaries are measured in Japan. A critical biography of a collective, Forest of Pressure explores the emergence of socially committed documentary filmmaking in postwar Japan. Analyzing Ogawa Pro’s films and works by other Japanese filmmakers, Ab Mark Nornes addresses key issues in documentary theory and practice, including individual and collective cinema production modes and the relationship between subject and object. Benefiting from unprecedented access to Ogawa Pro’s archives and interviews with former members, Forest of Pressure is an innovative look at the fate of political filmmaking in the wake of the movement’s demise. Ab Mark Nornes is associate professor of screen arts and cultures and Asian languages and cultures at the University of Michigan. He is a coordinator at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival and the author of Japanese Documentary Film: The Meiji Era through Hiroshima (Minnesota, 2003).

Download or read book Beeronomics written by Johan F. M. Swinnen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.

Download or read book Simple Times written by Amy Sedaris and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling craft guide that inspired the hit new TV show, At Home With Amy Sedaris It's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In Simple Times, Amy Sedaris sets the record straight and delivers a book that will forever change the world of crafting. Demonstrating that crafting is one of life's more pleasurable and constructive leisure activities, Sedaris shows that anyone with a couple of hours to kill and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters. You will discover how to make popular crafts such as Pompom Ringworms and Seashell Toilet Seat Covers, all while avoiding the most common crafting accidents (sawdust fires, feather asphyxia, pine cone lodged in throat). You will cook your own edible crafts, from a Crafty Candle Salad to Sugar Skulls, with many more recipes and craft ideas that will inspire you to create your very own hastily constructed obscure d'arts. Praise for Simple Times "Amy Sedaris is a kookier, kitschier version of Martha Stewart...Simple Times is an ideal gift for the crafter who has crafted everything." - Associated Press "A wildly cheeky guide." -- InStyle "For anyone who's ever collected hats crocheted together...or simply for fans of Amy Sedaris and her idiosyncratic sense of humor." -- New York Times Book Review

Download or read book Chris Craft Boats written by Anthony S. Mollica and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most prestigious name in American boatbuilders, the Chris-Craft is a lovingly crafted vessel with wood hulls, swank chrome and brawny motors. Color photos take a look at the history and details of this beloved boat. 100 photos.