Category: Craptastic Crafts and Hobbies
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Dolls for Collectors
Cloth Dolls Judd 1990 I know libraries have lots of books and price guides on a variety of hobbies. I really have a hard time with weeding these things. Usually they circulate quite a bit, but they hang around forever. I am assuming that these older books are used for…
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Ho Hum Decorations for Christmas
Christmas Decorations for you to make Purdy 1965 For a book from 1965, surprisingly this edition was in remarkably good condition. That should be a red flag right away. Why isn’t in rougher condition? Did this book not get used enough? Was it a crappy choice in 1965? The book…
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Christmas Tree Crap, I mean Crafts
Christmas Tree Crafts Tichenor 1975 I was a year old when this book was published. That makes it 47 years old this year. I’m all for holiday craft books for kids, but this one is old and tired. There are giant chunks of pages falling out. Some kid, probably 47…
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Retro Crochet
Decorating with Crochet Halliday 1975 There are some lovely decorating tips in this book for all of you looking for a “retro” look for your home. Particularly fetching is the wall hanging of a grandfather clock and the homage to macrame wall hanging on the last picture below. As a…
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Craft yourself an Afghan just like Grandma
Afghans Traditional and Modern Bray 1977 I was prepared for a very 1970s vibe for this relic of a craft book. I wasn’t disappointed with a few crafts that looked like it came from a grandma’s couch. However, I was surprised that a few were actually quite good. There were…
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Wit Knits
Wit Knits: Lively And Original Hand Knitting Designs Hostler and Brandreth 1985 Submitter: While weeding out the craft section I came across this absolutely dated yet lovely gem. John Iman modeling of sweaters? Is the public still being served by this book? Probably not – but it will do well…
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