Chandler offers colorful embroidery stitches and techniques for beginners and beyond. Those who are new to using embroidery and those with some experience will enjoy Modern Hand Stitching: Dozens of Stitches with Creative Free-Form... Read More

A detailed and somewhat daunting exploration of color and design for fiber artists. Aimed mostly at quilters, A Fiber Artist’s Guide to Color & Design: The Basics & Beyond, by Heather Thomas, is a thorough, encouraging, and... Read More

"Sticky Fingers" proves, again, that there really isn’t anything that duct tape can’t do. The duct tape wallet was the first popular way to craft with strong tape, but kids and crafters alike have taken the sticky stuff all sorts of... Read More

Nolton reminds readers through her engaging and encouraging words that creation as a spiritual pursuit is worthwhile, if challenging, work. Welsh visionary artist Faith Nolton shares stories and paintings from her path as a shamanic... Read More

Tossing bean bags, moving like a dancer, and doing the hokey pokey might seem like silly exercises for adults, but Karen Peterson says they can be key to helping elderly people improve their coordination, prevent falls, and save their... Read More

Environmental factors may play a part in cancer occurrence, and the title of Richard L. Hansler’s book, Heroes of Cancer Prevention Research: How Scientists are Discovering the Environmental Factors in Modern Society That Increase the... Read More

Parents of a young person with an eating disorder often don’t know what they can do to help, if hospitalization is the best choice, or how to keep their child from relapsing after treatment. Ebsen William Amarteifio, a registered... Read More

“Brush your teeth” has long been the instruction for people of all ages on how best to take care of the mouth, but millions still have cavities and other oral-health problems every year. Australian dentist Garth Pettit wondered why... Read More