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Handmade helps for disabled living

Handmade helps for disabled living

Marty writes – I just reviewed a forgotten book from 1990 called “Handmade Helps for Disabled Living”. The author has a Maker’s spirit – the book is chock-full of well-designed and beautifully-sketched plans for everyday adaptive aids. It’s great reading for Makers even if they don’t happen to be disabled. Handmade Helps for Disabled Living […]

Review: Winter Knits Kit

Chronicle Books’ Winter Knits Kit by Sara Lucas and Allison Isaacs is the perfect antidote to the cold weather outside. (Allison is the owner of one of my favorite yarn stores in San Francisco, Imagiknit.) The kit features 25 cozy knitting projects and also comes with a cool array of extras: size 8 circular needles, […]

Book Review and Interview: Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond by Nikol Lohr

Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy Knits for the Bedroom and Beyond by Nikol Lohr Booksite – Link. Amazon – Link. Nikol Lohr’s Website: Disgruntled Housewife – Link. Nikol Lohr’s Blog: The Thrifty Knitter – Link. Knitting just got a bit naughty (said with Austin Powers accent) with Nikol Lohr’s fun new book, Naughty Needles: Sexy, Saucy […]