Mabel: 208 books

What exactly is appliqué? It’s a method of sewing one layer of fabric cut in a specific shape or pattern over another layer of fabric to form a decorative design. It’s a way of decorating any item or piece of clothing, using your own designs or commercial designs. Appliqué can be used to decorate...

A few friends, who always enjoyed playing and roaming around the Kruger National Park and looking for food together, were gathered round the waterhole. They had a lot to discuss this afternoon. Nkonkoni Wildebeest, their dear friend, had a longing to trek all the way to the Serengeti National Park...

Aunt Jimmy's Will By Mabel Osgood Wright AUTHOR OF “BIRDCRAFT,” “WABENO THE MAGICIAN,” ETC., ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY FLORENCE SCOVELL SHINN

Mabel Robinson's delightful coming-of-age story won a Newbery Honor in 1938 and garnered extraordinary praise from critics and readers alike. Born and raised on Bright Island off the Maine coast, Thankful Curtis is more like her sea captain grandfather than any of her older brothers are. Nothing...

The simple task of sewing on a button does seem to confuse many people. Sewing hems and installing zippers and darning are all looked upon as difficult tasks. In fact they are simple to do once you get the hang of it. Here are a few tips to make the tasks easier and more enjoyable.

We live in a world of disposable products with packaging material being one of the most wasteful materials manufactured. Next time you are unpacking goods after a shopping spree look more objectively at the boxes and wrappings that were used to display and protect the goods. Once you begin to make...

Traditional bead work is fascinating and a great craft to learn. Many ethnic groups in Africa and all over the world are proud of their beading crafts. It’s a wonderful way of keeping the stories of the past alive. As time goes on the younger generations lose interest in their traditions and crafts,...

Mozambique is one of Africa’s best kept secrets, but it will not last forever as tourists from around the globe are discovering this gem of the Indian Ocean. The wildlife and rugged interior of Mozambique is also a great attraction to travelers seeking adventure.

Baby quilts are quick and easy to crochet and made in various colors will match any baby room décor. Crocheting squares, which can either be sewn or crocheted together, are great fun to make and a useful time-filler. If you are not skilled at crochet then you will be amazed at how quickly you can learn the art, and with time will be able to design your own patterns.

Every hobby has to start at the beginning, so let’s start with casting on the stitches. Casting on is the term used to get the first stitches onto your needle so that you can begin knitting.There are two ways this can be done, either by creating stitches with two knitting needles, or by using one...

Quilting is a fascinating and very rewarding hobby. Learn more about this ancient craft, which has been practiced for centuries, and discover that it is not as complicated as it seems. You will soon learn the basic steps to make your first quilt and will then be able to progress to designing your...

Why do so many of us still believe in grandma’s herbs? The answer is “because they work”. The composition of the plants have not changed through the ages, and the healing properties they had decades ago, are still evident today. We just have to learn which herb to use and how to use it effectively for various ailments.

When he was a boy, Krishnamurti, writing as Alcyone, set down the simple precepts for right living published as At the Feet of the Master. This lucid guide to the spiritual life has inspired millions around the world. Mabel Collins, a nineteenth-century British writer, collected forty-two aphorisms...

Crocheting, which is the age-old craft of hooking yarn through a loop in different ways to form patterns and fabric is so simple to do, once you have grasped the concept. Watching someone crocheting can look extremely complicated if you have no clue what they are actually doing.Sadly this craft is...