(I just spent over an HOUR writing this the first time only to have it not save when it said it did – dontcha HATE THAT??!!)
Vogue Sewing: If I could only have ONE sewing book in my library, this would be it. Sue brought it to Quilters the other day, and I managed to borrow it from the town library today. Clear illustrated instructions on all those tricky bits you forget between times. Love it!
Saturday Night Hat I love hats. But I have a large head. (Settle down there in back…) I need to make hats!
Plants and Their Application to Ornament: A 19th Century Design Primer Saw this on Serena Fenton’s wonderful Layers of Meaning blog. The plant is illustrated on one plate, and facing is the same plant interpreted in design. Gorgeous!
Create Your Own Hand Printed Cloth: Stamp, Screen and Stencil with Everyday Objects. I’ve been following Raynas blog for a couple of years now. I’d love to take a class with her one day – in the meantime, can’t wait to get this book!
Last, but not least: The Toothpick: Technology and Culture. I adore Henry Petroski’s engineering/social history books, If anyone can make pages on the toothpick entertaining and informative, Henry can!
So there you go – now show me five from you wishlist, please! TAG!!
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All RIGHTY then!
1. Ubuntu Hacks Tips & Tools for Exploring, Using, and Tuning Linux – By Kyle Rankin, Jonathan Oxer, Bill Childers (http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/ubuntuhks/)
2. The Jack Vance Integral Edition (okay, I’m cheating here with twenty-two volumes: http://www.vanceintegral.com/ )
3. The (Even More) Compleat Feghoot – By Grendel Briarton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Feghoot refers)
4. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970 – By Mark Lewisohn (http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0600612074)
5. (I’m cheating here.) A personalised version of Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt’s “Oblique Strategies” with additional cards to cover some of the areas where I encounter creative block. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies)
Of course, with a joint collection like ours, a librarian would be more immediate use than Yet MORE BOOKS!
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I’m sorry Caity – I need a bit of time to think on that one – I like Mr Beloved’s (may I call him that? – or is too personal for someone I have not met?) comment – yes you may need a librarian when I see your love of literature and books of all kinds…
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I reckon Mr Beloved is fine for his cyberspace identity! He doesn’t really do people….
When I was little, people thought I was destined to be either a librarian or a teacher. What I wanted to do when I grew up was either a) drive the big bulldozers at the town tip or b) be a lady on Playschool.
So much for childhood ambition!
(These days I’d just like to be well enough to work part time. At anything, really!)
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