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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Sundials(R. Newton Mayall, Margaret W. Mayall)
  • Supergraphics(Ed Seymour)
  • Swedish Huck Work(Rosemary Drysdale)
  • Swings(Paul Hogan, Betty Park)
  • Syrups(Modane Marchbanks)
  • Table Games(Sid Sackson)
  • Tables and Benches(Harry Remde)
  • Tablet and Frame Weaving(Sherry De Leon)
  • Tambour(Bernice Barsky)
  • Tatting(Josephine Mayer, Jay Duncan)

Title: The Family Creative Workshop, Vol. 19
Edited by: Steven Schepp
Format/Publication Date: HC:1976
Publisher: Plenary Publications International, Inc., NY
Page Count: 122
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 9"
ISBN: 0884590186(And for the entire set:0884590216)

SUMMARY- I was rather startled and pleased to run across this book, and actually ended up spending more time looking at all the other chapters than I did the tatting - which made me decide I had to have the complete set. These are really quite cool. It doesn't hurt that the method of tatting Ms. Mayer teaches in a series of black-and-white photos and clear descriptive text mirrors the style that I use myself. She uses pretty thick cord so that you can see what the thread is doing in the photos.

After the tutorial, you get patterns for: Clover-leaf Handkerchief Edging, Shell-cluster Collar, a child's vest made up of faux granny squares(tatted in colorful yarns), a Sunflower Place Mat(also tatted in yarn and a different faux granny square than the vest), a faux macrame plant hanger(tatted with rug yarn), and an Openwork Tablecloth made of square motifs with triangle motifs as edging. To seal the deal, you also get a tutorial on making your own larger-than-normal clamshell shuttle from balsa wood. It's the examples of tatting with the heavy yarns that grabbed my attention most. There aren't many books that do this.

I'm so taken with this series, I tracked down a complete set so that I could include a catalog of them with this review. The entire set is 23 volumes, with a separate Index. All 24 books are hardbound and have very dramatic samples of 23 of the crafts demonstrated in the books. I usually make the catalog pics smaller than the review picture, but I decided to go with the larger picture for this catalog.

CATALOG OF THE FAMILY CREATIVE WORKSHOP

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Volume 1: Acrylics to Batik
Page Count: 128
Notes: I'm psyched that Dr. Isaac Asimov contributed to this series. His nonfiction writing is as entertaining and thought-provoking as his fiction. I actively look for the science texts he wrote as the most engrossing way to learn about any subject he cared enough to write about. Yes, I'm terribly geeky - but I'm not wrong. Dr. Asimov was a brilliant writer who could have made shopping lists fascinating. We will never have his like again.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • Acrylics
      by Eddie Grinberg, Allen Bragdon, Gary Zeller
    • Afghan Stitch(crochet)
      by Sandra Vogt
    • Airplanes of Paper
      by Captain Ralph S. Barnaby
    • American Indian Crafts
      by Alvina Mofsie, Josephine Tarrant, Steve LePage
    • Animal Dolls
      by Stanley Dunaj
    • Ant Farms
      by John C. Pallister
    • Antiquing Furniture
      by Rosario Capotosto
    • Applique
      by Pauline Fischer, Margaret Cusack
    • Astronomy
      by Dr. Isaac Asimov
    • Baby Foods
      by Karen Tierney, richard L. Saphir
    • Basketry
      by Shirlee Saunders Isaacson
    • Batik
      by Bobbi Vogel

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Volume 2: Beachcombing to Bottle Gardens
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Beachcombing
      by J. Frederick North
    • Beadwork
      by Louise Kropilak, Sarah Muken
    • Bean-Bags
      by Kay Russell Briand
    • Belts and Buckles
      by Ralph Perinchief, David Reppert
    • Bicycles
      by John Savage
    • Birds and Birdhouses
      by Jeremiah J. Thibault
    • Birthday Celebrations
      by Helen Feingold
    • Block Printing
      by John Noblitt
    • Bonsai
      by Marcial Rodriguez-Brossoise
    • Bookbinding
      by Richard Minsky
    • Bottle Cutting
      by Walter Ian Fischman
    • Bottle Gardens
      by James McNair, Bob Springman

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Volume 3: Boxes to Card Tricks
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Boxes
      by John Noblitt
    • Braided Rugs
      by Michelle Lester
    • Breads
      by Frank Yuen, John McGrath
    • Bread Sculpture
      by Barbara Auran-Wrenn
    • Brewing
      by Nicholas E. Leddo
    • Buttons
      by Viviane Beck Ertell, Margaret Mohr
    • Calligraphy
      by Herbert Jonas
    • Cameras
      by Stuart M. Penney
    • Candlemaking
      by Mickey Edelman, Arlene Hayden, Anita Wharton
    • Caning and Rushing
      by Wareen Bausert
    • Canoeing
      by Stuart James
    • Cardboard
      by Ron Liebermann, Richard E. Andrews, Paula Gulbicki, John Trull
    • Card Tricks
      by Jeff Sheridan

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Volume 4: Carryalls to Confections
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Carryalls
      by John Brucciani, Consuela English
    • Cartooning
      by Ray gill
    • Carving
      by Jo-Anne Jarrin
    • Casting
      by Toni Polich, Dick Polich
    • Ceramics
      by Martha Longenecker, Paula Johansson
    • Cheeses and Churning
      by Freda Friedman
    • Christmas Celebrations
      by Elvin McDonald, Stephen Barany, Maria Lench, Maria Wizmur
    • Clambakes
      by Bill Foster
    • Collages and Assemblages
      by Barbara Auran-Wrenn, Carol Wald, William Accorsi, John Myracle
    • Colonial Crafts
      by Melissa Schnirring
    • Color Psychology
      by Dr. Louis Cheskin, Stella Blum, Mary Buckley
    • Confections and Comfits
      by Martin K. Herrmann

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Volume 5: Cosmetics to Egg Decoration
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Cosmetics
      by Marcia Donnan
    • Costumes
      by Jan Fairservis, Joseph Bednarz
    • Crewelwork
      by Mildred Davis
    • Crochet
      by Brigitta Amsler, Phyllis Neufeld, Marguerite Dickson
    • Cryptography
      by Barbara Harris
    • Decoupage
      by Marian Rubinstein, June Crockett Smith
    • Dioramas
      by James Moran, Vito Matti, George Crawbuck
    • Dollhouses and Furniture
      by Margaret Perry
    • Dolls and Doll clothes
      by Margaret Perry, Irving Chais
    • Dried Flowers
      by Georgia S. Vance
    • Dulcimers
      by Jean Ritchie, Richard Manley
    • Egg Decorating
      by Sandra Cipkas, Geri Offerjost

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Volume 6: Embroidery to Gingerbread
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Embroidery
      by Solweig Hedin, Marion E. Scoular
    • Enameling Metal
      by Ellen Green, Kay Whitcomb
    • Flags and Banners
      by Sebastians Suma, Lisa Peck
    • Florentine Stitch
      by Phoebe Fox
    • Flowers(Artificial)
      by Marilyn Nierenberg, Carl Caronia
    • Foam Forms
      by Emanuel Turano, Dr. Robert Peters
    • Folk Art
      by Barbara Auran-Wrenn, George Cohen
    • Framing
      by Beth Wigren
    • Furniture Refinishing
      by John Savage
    • Fur Recycling
      by Lee K. Thorpe
    • Genealogy
      by Timothy Field Beard
    • Gingerbread
      by Albert Hadener, Lisa Bosboom

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Volume 7: Glass Working to Hibachi
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Glass Working
      by Carl H. Betz, Suellen Fowler
    • Gold Leafing
      by Walter Methner
    • Gold Panning
      by Stuart James
    • Granny Squares(crochet)
      by Connie Kuznekoff
    • Greenhouse Construction
      by William Roberts
    • Greeting Cards
      by Nancy Bruning Levine, Patricia Lee
    • Hammocks and Slings
      by Joe Scheurer
    • Hardanger Embroidery
      by Marion Scoular, Rita Allgood Tubbs
    • Heraldry
      by William Metzig
    • Herbs
      by Mrs. A. Frank DeCiantis
    • Hibachi and Hot-Pot Cookery
      by Chieco Kobashi

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Volume 8: Hooked Rugs to Lace
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Hooked Rugs
      by Lisa Deiches
    • Ice Cream, Sherbet and Ices
      by Lari F. Siler
    • Ikebana(Japanese Flower Arranging)
      by Senei Ikenobo, Audrey Jocelyn
    • Inkle Weaving
      by Gudrun Mirin
    • Insects
      by Dr. Peter Chabora, August Schmitt
    • Jewelry
      by Inge Nissen, Stephen Wrynn
    • Kaleidoscopes
      by Judith Karelitz
    • Kayaks
      by Bill Becker, Bill Hopkins
    • Kilns
      by Nancy Baldwin, Beth Forer
    • Kites
      by Andrea Bahadur, Mark Shwarek
    • Knitting to Fit
      by Kathryn Sorkin
    • Lace(Bobbin Lace, Needle Lace)
      by Brigita Fuhrmann

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Volume 9: Lamps & Shades to Maps & Pathfinding
Page Count: 128
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • Lamps and Shades
      by Bill Brauer, John Nowlin, Virginia Graef
    • Lapidary
      by Ed Danaczko
    • Leaded Glass
      by Anna Grebanier Schäfer
    • Leather Working
      by Hope Stevens, Jim Murnak
    • Lighted Indoor Gardens
      by Charles M. Evans
    • Linoleum and Woodcuts
      by Pat Duffy
    • Machine Stitchery
      by Lanny Lasky, Nancy Weber, Johanna Bafaro
    • Macramé
      by Sue, Laura and Rachel Preston, Deborah Susswein
    • Magic
      by George Schindler, Frank Garcia
    • Maps and Pathfinding
      by Roger Coco

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Volume 10: Marmalades & Preserves to Mosaics
Page Count: 128
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • Marmalades and Preserves
      by Eva Pardey
    • Marquetry
      by William Rondholz, Anthony Guglielmo
    • Masks
      by Jan Stein
    • Mineralogy
      by Donal Dinwiddie
    • Mittens and Mukluks(Ojibway)
      by Philomena Cheechock
    • Mobiles
      by Paula Gulbicki, Robert Kingsland
    • Models and Mock-ups
      by Howard Mont
    • Molding Methods
      by Gary Zeller
    • Monoprinting
      by Phil Lafer, Valerie Maynard
    • Mosaics
      by Madeleine Sheikowitz, Ted Benz, Salvatore Moran, Anthony McVicker

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Volume 11: Music Making to Papier Maché
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Music Making
      by Robert Wood
    • Napkin Folding
      by Poppy Cannon
    • Neckties
      by Jane Mansch-Mutshnick
    • Needlepoint
      by Ella Projansky
    • Oil Painting
      by Anthony Toney
    • Ojo de Dios
      by Judith Pickett
    • Organic Gardening
      by Charles Pfau
    • Origami
      by Toshiko Takahara
    • Papermaking
      by Howard and Kathryn Clark
    • Papier Maché
      by Trudy Feiss

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Volume 12: Parades & Festivals to Piñatas
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Parades and Festivals
      by Donna Carlson
    • Pasta
      by Anna-Teresa Callen
    • Patchwork
      by Beth Gutcheon, Jeffrey Gutcheon
    • Perfumes
      by Susanna
    • Pet Habitats
      by Frank Ratigan
    • Pewtersmithing
      by William Gerard, Stephen Strait
    • Photographic Printing
      by Paul Levin
    • Pickled and Canned Foods
      by Margaret Backos
    • Piloting Small Boats
      by Stuart James
    • Piñatas
      by Javier Romero, Yolanda Hidalgo

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Volume 13: Pin Striping to Puzzles
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Pin Striping
      by John Kurtzman
    • Pipe Making
      by Andrew Marks
    • Plastic Pipe Constructions
      by Herbert Gessner
    • Plywood and Foam Furnishings
      by Milu Cada, Spiros Zakas, Jim Allen
    • Pod and Cone Art
      by Betty Sharp
    • Potpourris and Pomanders
      by Amelia Bassin
    • Pottery
      by Nessa Darren, Deborah Ackerman, John Darren
    • Preschool Activities
      by Joan Leiken, Yvonne Campbell
    • Puppetry
      by Steve Hansen, Rebecca Bondor
    • Puzzles
      by David Shulman, Silvia Kilchenmann, David Stuehler

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Volume 14: Quilling to Rope Knotting
Page Count: 128
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • Quilling
      by Angela Lynch
    • Quill Pens
      by John Harnish, Jr.
    • Quilting
      by Barbara McKie, Gladys Boalt, Karen Katz
    • Raffia and Straw
      by Ruth Straight Hibbs
    • Rag Dolls
      by Andrea Rubrum
    • Recycling Clothes
      by Leah Chatt Berger
    • Repoussé and Chased Metal
      by Marianne Sabado Benedikt, Marci Zelmanoff
    • Reverse Appliqué
      by Loretta Holz
    • Ribboncraft
      by Jermaine Sonnenschein
    • Rockers and Cradles
      by Jackson Hand
    • Rope Knotting
      by John Hensel

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Volume 15: Rosemaling to Scrimshaw
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Rosemaling
      by Patricia Virch
    • Rubbings
      by Marie Heinbach, Alice Richard, Gale Summers
    • Rya and Flossa
      by Maggie Quitko, Carla Faust Guiffreda
    • Sail Making and Repair
      by David Noyes
    • Samplers
      by Bernice Barsky, Janet Fiori
    • Sandal Making
      by Peter Willet, Sandra Zubris
    • Sand Casting
      by Patricia Vardin, Janyce Jeffreys, Jolyon Hofsted
    • Sand Characters and Castles
      by The Kidwells
    • Sand Painting and Layering
      by Philip Perl
    • Sashimi and Sushi
      by Kozo Wada
    • Scrimshaw
      by Ruth Edwards

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Volume 16: Sculpting to Silhouettes
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Sculpture
      by Peter Lipman-Wulf
    • Seashells
      by Stuart and leni Goodman, Marshall and Julia thomas, Dick Reagan
    • Seed Sprouting
      by Stuart Rabinowitz
    • Serigraphy
      by Susyn Berger
    • Sewing Without a Pattern
      by Eleane Hiller, Judith Hinsch
    • Shadow Theater
      by Sandra Robbins, Penny Jones
    • Shaker Furniture
      by Douglas Noren
    • Shelters and Tents
      by Roger Coco
    • Ship Models
      by William A. Fox, Gary Smith
    • Silhouettes
      by Diana Bryan

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Volume 17: Silversmithing to Sprang
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Silversmithing
      by William Knight
    • Skin Painting
      by Paulita Sedgwick
    • Smocking
      by Natalie Hart, Dorrit Gutterson
    • Soapbox and Skate Vehicles
      by Ralph Rios, Diane Mills, Ron Mills
    • Soaps and Bath Products
      by Kenneth Peterson
    • Soft Sculpture
      by Michelle Gamm Clifton, Cecile Gamm Lindstedt
    • Soups
      by Liz Zimmerman
    • Spinning
      by Victoria Keller Fraser
    • Spool Toys
      by Michael Donner
    • Sprang
      by Glenda Stoller

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Volume 18: Square Dancing to Sugar Shapes
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Square Dancing
      by Lee Kopman
    • Stagecraft
      by Theodore Abramov, Jay Keene
    • Stained Glass
      by Erik Erikson
    • Stamp Decoupage
      by Ruth Newkirk
    • Stenciling
      by Betty Carrie
    • Stone Painting
      by June Lepore
    • Street Games
      by Richard Griffin, Frank Navarra
    • String Art
      by Richard Ohanian, Rae Hoff
    • Structural Furnishings
      by Jarrett W. Jason Strawn
    • Sugar Shapes
      by Armando Risbano

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Volume 19: Sundials to Tatting
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Sundials
      by R. Newton Mayall, Margaret W. Mayall
    • Supergraphics
      by Ed Seymour
    • Swedish Huck Work
      by Rosemary Drysdale
    • Swings
      by Paul Hogan, Betty Park
    • Syrups
      by Modane Marchbanks
    • Table Games
      by Sid Sackson
    • Tables and Benches
      by Harry Remde
    • Tablet and Frame Weaving
      by Sherry De Leon
    • Tambour
      by Bernice Barsky
    • Tatting
      by Josephine Mayer, Jay Duncan

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Volume 20: Tea to Toys
Page Count: 128
Notes: The Time Telling section has a candle clock...

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • FEATURES
    • Tea
      by Victor Werbin, Duane Feasel
    • Terrariums
      by Philip Perl
    • Terrines and Timbales
      by Fran Shinagel, Anna-Teresa Callen
    • Tie Dyeing
      by Brant Richardson, Will and Eileen Richardson
    • Time Telling
      by Rochelle Lapidus
    • Tin and Pierced Work
      by John Holochwost
    • Tin Painting
      by Gen Ventrone
    • Topiary
      by James Huntley
    • Totem Poles
      by Lloyd Kennedy
    • Toys
      by Steve Lindstedt, Phil Greenblatt, Joe Borker

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Volume 21: Traditional Knitting to Vegetable Dyes
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Traditional Knitting Motifs
      by Helen Maris
    • Trapunto
      by Mary Ann Takacs, Jermaine Sonnenschein, Barbara Barrick McKie
    • Tree Houses
      by Charles Dowdall, Tom Carr, Fred Krupowicz
    • Treen Ware
      by R.J. DeCristoforo
    • Trellises
      by Frank W. Kommer
    • Tropical Fish
      by Robert S. Mathews, Walter Johanson
    • Tying Flies
      by Ted Williams
    • Upholstery
      by Dan Goshern, Pat Kern
    • Valentines
      by Jill Barber
    • Vegetable Dyes
      by Alice Schlein

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Volume 22: Vinegars to Winter Sculpture
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Vinegars
      by Modane Marchbanks
    • Vivariums
      by Selma Graham
    • Walking Sticks
      by Kenny Goodman
    • Watercolors
      by Fred Mitchell
    • Weather Forecasting
      by Donal Dinwiddie
    • Weaving
      by Bev Nerenberg
    • Whistles and Flutes
      by Garett Alden, Ursula E. Goebel
    • Wind Harps
      by Paul Dixon
    • Wine Making
      by Richard and Tom Walters, Nily Rudner
    • Winter Sculpture
      by Jim Haskins

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Volume 23: Wire Sculpture to Zoetrope Toys
Page Count: 128
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  • FEATURES
    • Wire Sculpture
      by Jay Hartley, Lee Scott Newman
    • Wok Cookery
      by Fran Shinagel, Uncle Li
    • Wood Assemblages
      by Robert Skinner
    • Woven Tapestries
      by Anita Askild, José Amadeo-Holl
    • Wrapped and Coiled Work
      by Sherry De Leon
    • Wycinanki(vee-chee-NON-key):
      Polish paper cutting(colorful pictures)
      by Diane Braun
    • Yard Toys
      by Paul Hogan
    • Yarn Painting
      by Patricia Lee, Donna Lynn Chin
    • Yo-Yos
      by Bruce Michel, Rodney Friedman
    • Zoetrope Toys(pictures in motion):
      Flipbooks, Thaumatropes, etc.
      by Martin Abrahams

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INDEX:
Page Count: 128
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • BASIC REFERENCE GUIDE
    • Weights, Measures, and Metric Conversion Tables
    • Color and Colorants
    • Abrasives and Polishes
    • Adhesives
  • MATERIALS REFERENCE GUIDE
    • Clay
    • Fibers and Fabrics
    • Foods
    • Glass
    • Leather
    • Metals
    • Minerals
    • Plants
    • Plastics
    • Wood
  • Patterns
  • Master Index and Project Evaluation Lists