Joyful Mending shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features. Simply by applying a few easy sewing, darning, felting, or crocheting techniques, as well as some sashiko and other favorite embroidery stitches, you can repair your favorite pieces in a transformative way. These techniques don't just save you money, but make your life more joyful, fulfilling and sustainable...

In October 2012, a replica of the famous HMS Bounty, an eighteenth-century tall sailing ship, was on a collision course with a storm that would become the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic-a clash that would prove dramatic, tragic, perplexing, and ultimately one of the most unforgettable stories of Superstorm Sandy. Crewed by an eclectic team of seafarers, the Bounty was led by Robin Walbridge, their highly respected captain with decades...

Sam Sax's bury it, winner of the 2017 James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets, begins with poems written in response to the spate of highly publicized young gay suicides in the summer of 2010. What follows are raw and expertly crafted meditations on death, rituals of passage, translation, desire, diaspora, and personhood. What's at stake is survival itself and the archiving of a lived and lyric history. Laughlin Award judge Tyehimba...

A general introduction to knot-tying containing over 150 knots and splices.

Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm are finally getting married, or are they? Thanks to the feuding of Fred and Barney, the Flintstones and the Rubbles may never talk to each other again. Will these star crossed lovers ever tie the knot?

Hand stitching is the basis for many sewing and craft projects. Hand stitching is an art in itself when you consider the projects that use a beautiful “blanket stitch” as a decorative stitch all around the item. Or use the “French knot”, which is actually an embroidery stitch, for decorative stitching on clothing items or craft items. The hemming stitches will come in very handy when you need to hem a dress or fix those pants hems that seem...

Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Walsh knows a good love story when he sees it. But when it comes to real life romance, he's a mess. That's how he finds himself standing at the altar...as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage -- it's all too much -- and before he knows exactly what he's doing, he's making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his...

Describes our never-ending search to find fulfillment, which, paradoxically, already exists if we will only stop long enough to discover its true source.