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The definitive guide to restoring and repair woven chairs from the nation’s only chair caning school and museumBrandy Clements and Dave Klingler, the duo behind Silver River Chairs Center for Chair Caning, have co-authored The Woven Chair to bring their expertise in this ancient art to crafters. Each project is guided with in-depth instructions and step-by-step photography that demonstrates the complex beauty of each chair.Discover how to bring old or damaged chairs back to life by restoring them and adding a personal touch with new fiber materials or weaving patterns that complement the style. Learn the techniques of a skilled craftsman at your own pace, from prepping the chair, gathering the necessary materials, and finishing just as you would in their classes.Projects include restoring everything from iconic Mid-Century modern pieces, to more traditional Shaker Tape weavings and repairing laced cane chairs. The techniques you learn here will help you breathe new life into your heirloom furniture.

The Froebel Gifts are perhaps the world's first educational toys. Developed in the early 1800's by Friedrich Froebel, inventor of Kindergarten, the Gifts appear deceptively simple but represent a sophisticated approach to child development. Over the last 180 years these intricately conceived playthings have had a widespread impact, becoming interwoven with the history of art/design, popular culture, and education. Inspiring and informing the work of Maria Montessori, Rudolf Steiner, and others, Froebel’s Gifts influenced Frank Lloyd Wright, Albert Einstein, Kandinsky, Klee, and more while Mattel used them in designing Tinker Toys, Color Cubes, and Unit Blocks. In Making Classic Toys That Teach, Doug Stowe, a professional woodworker and teacher, presents the history and valuable benefits of each gift while providing step-by-step instruction on how to build each toy and the box to hold them.Each of the 10 Froebel Gifts are featured: 1) balls of yarn, introducing color, shape and motion; 2) sphere, cylinder, and cubes on a hanging device; 3) divided cube building blocks; 4) rectangular blocks; 5) wooden cubes and triangular blocks; 6) geometric building blocks in various shapes; 7) colorful geometric shapes; 8) sticks and rings; 9) points – small colorful objects, like beads – that can be connected to create dotted lines, etc; 10) framework in the form of fiddlesticks or tinker toys. As the backlash towards our overly technological world increases, the philosophy of Froebel and an understanding of the value of his Gifts is part of the trend of more focused playtime and creative thinking for younger children that will help them make connections on their own regarding the world around them.

There’s something sad about leftover cake. Ask most any home cook, and you’ll find they’re more of a pie or cookie baker than a cake baker. There’s a problem with baking a cake: unless you’re taking it to a potluck party or holiday gathering, there’s just too much of it. Enter Little Cakes: 50+ Perfectly Proportioned Confections to Enjoy Any Day of the Week. Author Candace Floyd has taken the guesswork out of scaling down classic and original recipes and included them among the five-dozen delicious, easy-to-make treats that can be enjoyed any day of the week.  These little cakes are perfectly sized confections serving four to eight and pack no less of a delightful wallop. With just enough to polish off in one sitting so the leftovers don’t linger, these little cakes are mini versions of American favorites like Peach Upside Down Cake, Yellow Butter Cake, Hummingbird Cake, and Gingerbread Cake.Also included are original recipes that sure to be added to the family’s hit list, like the One-Egg Dinner Cake, Jam Cake, and Fresh Apple Cake. With mouthwatering photos of each cake to inspire you, easy-to-follow recipes to guide you, and lovely icings and toppings to add flavorful flair, Little Everyday Cakes will be the baking cookbook you’ll pull from the shelf again and again—because every day deserves a little treat.

If you ask any enthusiastic traveler how they want to experience their destination, most will answer “as a local.”Featuring local Nashville shops, restaurants, bars, food trucks, tours, breweries, parks, entertainment, etc., The Nashville Guide is characterized by a community collaboration that was hatched on the Instagram account @TheNashvilleGuide. Ten local contributor writers present short, personal but relevant descriptions about local businesses that give readers (and visitors) a local perspective into what Nashville has to offer. Alongside every description are pictures from the contributor photographers of The Nashville Guide.These travel guides are as if the folks you’re planning to visit sent along a itinerary for you. The Nashville Guide’s design is simple and inviting with a cool color pallet to reflect it’s laid back approach to travel. Its small narrow trim size is ideal for pockets, backpacks, and on-line viewing. And, with updates happening annually, it’s a travel guide that will be collected.

If yoüve ever wanted to make a guitar, you've probably been overwhelmed quickly. The Boxmaker¿s Guitar Book takes you back to basics with the simple reminder that all woodworkers and maker¿s know how to make boxes. From that building block, you can create a beautiful guitar that sounds good, too.With simple construction techniques, author Doug Stowe breaks down the guitar into its component parts so you can mix and match to create your own unique instrument. Yoüll learn how to create sound holes, necks, frets, nuts, tail pieces, bridges, and all the pieces you need to complete your musical masterpiece.The 15 easy projects in The Boxmaker¿s Guitar include more than just a flat-sided box¿try your hand at a scissor-tail or K-body design, or even a ukulele. With a minimal investment of time and tools, you can have a sweet-sounding box guitar to strum on your own or give to a friend.

Revised and expanded with a Preface from acclaimed Country Music historian and journalist Peter Cooper, The Storyteller¿s Nashville is the illuminating and entertaining tale of Music City¿s transformative years by Tom T. Hall, considered by many greats to be the greatest storyteller and songwriter in Nashville¿s illustrious history.

Paying homage to his grandmother, Carter's debut cookbook, The Hachland Hill Cookbook: The Recipes and Legacy of Phila Hach, shares the many stories and recipes that shaped the life of a legendary Southern cook, author, and television personality.Hach brings his grandmother's recipes, many of which are tried-and-true classics, into the modern day by adding his own unique take and fresh spin. Woven between recipes for hoecakes, egg salad toast, old fashioned tea cakes, and fried chicken are essays on Phila's many life accomplishments—from her years traveling the world as a flight attendant to being the first woman to host a television show in the South to cooking for the United Nations to running her beloved Hachland Hill Inn. Written to tell and preserve Phila Hach's legacy as a pioneering woman in the culinary arts, The Hachland Hill Cookbook captures an essential history while sharing the joy of Phila's cooking with a whole new audience.

"Chelsea J. O'Leary focuses equally on seasonal recipes and the foundational knowledge required to preserve food with sharp intuition and holistic understanding. No matter where you live--a downtown high-rise, suburban bungalow, or countryside ranch--these recipes are for you. In fact, most recipes can be created using produce picked up from any local farmers' market. As you use this cookbook, you will become a steward of your local land, farms, and home."--