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  • TRADITIONAL DYEING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of dyeing. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered and used the glory of colors created by earth pigments, plants and more. We move through history from the medieval dye gardens to the horrors of chemical dyes from the Victorian era that damaged watercourses, created pollution and caused terrible sickness and un...

    $166.19

  • SPINNING AND WEAVING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of spinning and weaving. The story begins in prehistory when people first wove yarns to create clothing and blankets. The book explores the ways in which spinning and weaving has continued to be important throughout human history (or should that be herstory), in artistic, economic and functional terms. The second part of the ...

    $178.99

  • LEATHERWORK AND TANNING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of leathercraft and tanning. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered, perhaps by chance, that skins exposed to smoke or accidentally soaked in autumnal puddles lasted longer. Skins were a valuable resource, used for everything from clothing to shelter, blankets and vessels. The book looks at evidence that shows ...

    $179.00

  • WILLOW WORKING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    A guide to the history of basketry and willow weaving, from ancient times to today, plus photos and information for crafters. The story begins in prehistory, when people first wove plant fibers together to create containers, shelters, and fences. This book explores the ways in which basketry and willow weaving has continued to be important throughout human history in artistic, ...

    $229.00

  • FELTING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    A history and handbook explaining this ancient craft, including step-by-step instructions for beginners.   This book offers a journey through the history of the ancient craft of felting from the earliest times, when people first discovered that animal fiber, moisture, and friction created a durable, warm fabric. Felt has been used for everything from apparel to housing; it has ...

    $229.00

  • SPINNING AND WEAVING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    A look at the extensive history of the folkcraft, its presence in the modern world, and resources to help beginners enter the world of textile artistry.   This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of spinning and weaving. The story begins in prehistory when people first wove yarns to create clothing and blankets. The book explores how spinning and weaving have contin...

    $149.00

  • TRADITIONAL DYEING
    LYNN HUGGINS-COOPER
    This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of dyeing. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered and used the glory of colors created by earth pigments, plants and more. We move through history from the medieval dye gardens to the horrors of chemical dyes from the Victorian era that damaged watercourses, created pollution and caused terrible sickness and un...

    $166.19

  • DEL CERO AL INFINITO O COMO ENTENDER NUMEROS MUUUUY GRANDES
    HUGGINS COOPER, LYNN
    Este libro usa números enormes o poco comunes (billones, trillones, números negativos, pi, entre otros) en situaciones de todos los días para que los lectores puedan comprenderlos más fácilmente y, sobre todo, para que los vean como herramientas útiles. También se enterarán en estas páginas de varias curiosidades de la historia de la matemática, como que tuvieron que pasar mil ...
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    $220.00