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This antique text contains a detailed and comprehensive guide to making hats for children and young people. Making hats for children can be both rewarding and cost-effective, with children's hats often being expensive but easily manufactured out of offcuts and scrap material. This text is perfect for the beginner, containing a wealth of easily accessible instructions coupled with detailed illustrations and examples that make the directions contained herein easy to digest and follow. This is the perfect book for those with an interest in children's millinery or the fashion contemporary with the original publication of this book, and it makes for a great addition to any collection of hatmaking literature. We are proud to republish this antique book here with a new introduction to the topic.

This book is the Helen of Troy addition of the “Influential Women in History” series. An important figure in Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was the daughter of Zeus and Leda. She was the most beautiful woman in the entire world, and her abduction by Paris marked the beginning of the Trojan war. This fascinating and detailed book explores the character and history of Helen of Troy, and is highly recommended for those with a keen interest in Greek mythology. This book has been selected for modern republication due to its educational and historical value, and would make for a fantastic addition to any bookshelf. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Greek mythology.

The practical guide to raising the Angora goat has been written for beginners based on forty years of observation and experience. It outlines the history of the Angora goatand the essential elements of successful management of Angora flocks including detailed instructions on breeding and kidding. This will prove to be of value to those in the Angora industry and those with an interest in the hstory of the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original artwork and text.

"How to Produce Extracted Honey" is a detailed guide to processing honey from beehives, with information on hive management, equipment, common problems, and more. Including simple explanations and helpful photographs, this volume is ideal for beginners and those just starting out as bee-keepers. Contents include: "Preparing Colonies for the Honey-Flow", "What Kind of Hive to Use for Producing Extracted Honey", "The Control of Swarming", "Removing Honey From the Hives", "How to Free the Combs from Bees", "Apparatus Needed in the Honey-house", "Extracting", "Packages for Extracted Honey", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on Bee-keeping.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to French polishing. French Polishing is the art of covering wood with a layer of lac laid on in solution, the object being to produce a highly polished surface. Containing easy-to-follow instructions and helpful illustrations, this guide is perfect for the novice with little previous experience and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The chapters of this book are: Preparation, Staining, Filling In, Fadding-In, Colouring or Matching, Varnishing, Finishing, and Polishing Period Furniture. We have elected this book for modern republication due to the timeless nature of its contents, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on French polish.

Can someone break through the boundaries they are subconsciously taught to place on other people?Ivy wants more from life. She wants more than her double-wide trailer, more than her dead father and drunk mother, and more than her clearance rack clothes. Her one comfort is the quirky and unpredictable Magnus: childhood best friend and member of the Dead Parent's Club. New student Alex might be her ticket to graduation.Alex has it all: an award-winning neurosurgeon for a mother, a world-famous athlete for a father, brains, and brawn. When Alex and Ivy get stuck as Chemistry partners, Ivy rejoices. Alex is her ticket to an easy semester, maybe even college. But high school isn't enjoyable for any of them. Magnus is misunderstood, Ivy is poor, and Alex is the first black student in the entire school system. By graduation, their lives will completely change. One will learn who they really are, one will come to terms with their past, and one won't make it out alive.How to Talk to Black People is an honest and challenging look at how we subconsciously teach those in our community about race and what we're willing to believe about ourselves based on those lessons.

Packed with brilliant seasonal jokes together with lots of silly stuff that will keep children giggling throughout the Christmas holidays. Cast an unwanted Gift Spell, read Santa's hilarious emails and try the Top Ten things to do with leftover turkey. With hilarious spoof ads and lots of fun Christmas features this book will really put the ho-ho-hointo your holidays.

This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing. Complete with helpful diagrams and easy-to-follow instructions, this guide is perfect for those with little or no experience in French polishing and makes for a great addition to collections of DIY literature. The sections of this book include: 'Shellac', 'What French Polishing Is', 'The Polishing Workshop', 'The Polishing Rubber', 'Preparing Surfaces', 'Preparing New Wood', 'Wax Stopping', 'Fillers and Filling', 'Fatting of Bodying-In', 'Bodying-up or Working-Up', 'Colouring', 'Spiriting', 'Supporting', 'Work for Polishing', and more. This antique book has been elected for modern republication due to its instructional value, and we are proud to republish it now complete with a new introduction on French polishing.