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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
BUY IT NOW!! Already here in stock! - Amazon UK is unlikely to have this till 10 July 2010 (144) hardback pages, colour (2010 £17.99 + £3.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5118) Laura McCabe has created elaborate beaded embellishments which she combines into stunning jewellery. These graceful forms are also ideal for embellishing garments or fibre artworks. Her definitive guide to weaving and embroidering with beads is the third volume in the bestselling beadweaving masterclass series following on from Diane Fitzgerald's Shaped Beadwork and Marcia DeCoster's Beaded Opulence. Combining traditional techniques with modern materials and showcasing a wide variety of bead types, this book offers 18 opulent pieces of jewellery incorporating motifs drawn from the natural world such as fauna and flora, Art Nouveau designs and geometric forms. With its truly spectacularn illustrations, this is a feast of inspiration for crafters in all fibre media. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
BUY IT NOW!! Already here in stock! - Amazon UK is unlikely to have this till 10 July 2010 (paperback) 128 pages, colour (2010) £14.99 + £2.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5117) Jewellery makers (and beaders in particular) are always hungry for new ideas, so they will rejoice in having a brand new and attractive technique to try! BBeadmaille offers an entirely unique and beautiful way to craft chain-mail-like jewellery using the simplest of beadweaving processes to link together metal jump rings in classic patterns. The 25 projects - bracelets, necklaces and earrings - all showcase seed beads in luscious colours, and both handmade and commercial jump rings in various metallic shades. |
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History, Collecting and Manufacture of Beads - Collectable Beads (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 216 pages, colour (2010) £50.00 + £6.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5116) This book is a lavish, colourful heavy hardback full of scholarly research and amazing photographs. If you are a collector, jewellery maker, scholar, or just interested in beautiful beads, this book is a must! It has been produced in a limited edition and is the first book ever published about beads made in Africa (rather than traded to Africa). From 82,000 year old shell beads in Morocco to contemporary powder glass beads of the Krobo in Ghana, the authors trace the historical journey of beadmaking in Africa, showcasing some of the world's rarest, most beautiful and most collectable beads. There are sections on Bone, Teeth, Claws and Shells; Amber, Clay and Organics; Stone Beads; Metal Beads; Glass Beads (including Kori, powder glass, Bodom, Akoso, 'Kiffa' and Bida) and Ceramics, as well as a history of trade in Africa from antiquity to the present day. Evelyn is a member of the Bead Society of Great Britain and researches into indigenous African beads of all kinds. Carl has been a collector for nearly 40 years and has one of the best collections of rare African Bodom and Akoso beads in the world. They have put together what will be a notable reference work for many years to come |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(paperback (+DVD)) 128 pages, colour (2009) £18.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5113) Turn your favourite fabrics and fibres into fabulous jewellery! Whether you love sewing, quilting or jewellery making, this book will inspire you to use your favourite materials and techniques in new ways. If you love all three - combine them to creat unique jewellery. Step-by-step instructions for 19 stunning fabric and fibre beads and 20 gorgeous fabric jewellery projects, including pendants, bracelets and necklaces. There is a gallery of jewellefry projects to inspire you to creat original designs. There are also sidebars and notes from sewing and craft expert Nancy Zieman sprinkled throughout the pages offering even more espert advice. (Includes a DVD hosted by Nancy Zieman showing all the techniques in action!) |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 88 pages, colour (2010) £13.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5112) Another seed bead and stitching book from the publishers of Bead & Button magazine, this book has 27 projects for necklaces and bracelets where pieces which have a base of stitched sed beads can be embellished with crystals and glass, pearls and shells, metals, gemstones and fibres.Mix up materials to add depth, dimension and colour variation. Add tghings to make your basic stitched work shine, sparkle, gleam or glisten! Add fibres and gems for visual interest with their shapes and textures. |
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Beadwork - Braiding and Macramé (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5119) Micr-macramé has re-emerged with a gorgeous new twist. Evocative of the Victorian era, this easy-to-use book updates the art of macramé with a range of stunning beaded jewellery designs. Use crystal;s and cords to create beautiful bracelets, earrings, brooches, necklaces and watch straps. All the pieces are easy to make and have a contemporary feel, and there are patterns for beginners as well as experts! Five basic knots and 30 unique designs. |
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Beadwork - Animals & Creatures (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 24 pages, colour (2004) £8.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5133) Celebrate the wonders of nature with a clever collection of 'bug and critter' jewellery, all made with wire and a variety of coloured beads of all different sizes and shapes. Some designs use a simple wire jig to make outline shapes. Animals include dragonflies, spiders, ants, turtles, salamanders, frogs, butterflies and moths. |
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Beadwork - Bead Knitting (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 36 pages, colour (2009) £9.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5134) Step-by-step instructions for knitting 15 beautiful bracelets. Each design gives you the opportunity to add more colour and sparkle with knitting using embroidery floss and beads. You can change the floss and bead colours to create unique pieces. There is a section on Bracelet Basics to help you with knitting with polyester floss, choosing the best bead size and how adding closures will help you get an even professional finish. You can also easily add charms to your bracelets. |
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Beadwork - Bead Tatting (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2010) £12.99 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5132) Tatting - one of the oldest forms of lacemaking still in use today - is an accessible and thriving craft, ideal for making fantastic necklaces, bracelets, pendants and earrings. Lyn Morton's wide-ranging collection of charming and innovative patterns will inspire tatters of all levels, from the relative beginner to the experienced maker seeking to create their own unique accessories with metallic and other threads, seed beads and crystals. Includes over 50 original patterns, beautiful colour photographs, concise instructions and helpful diagrams. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2008) £16.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5128) Inventive Metal Clay is the third in a series of how-to books for beaders from Irina Miech and includes another collection of 18 inspiring projects to jump start your metal clay creartivity. Metal clay is easy to use and has exciting potential when beaders transform it into beautiful finished jewellery. This book has three sections - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced - and explores how to set cubic zirconia, natural stones & cabochons, use texture plates, bead forms, cork clay and brass screen, apply gold foil and enamel to fired metal clay, and incorporate fine silver wire and bezel strip. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 112 pages, colour (2007) £16.95 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5127) Combine easy-to-use metal clay with beads & wire to create dazzling jewellery! Metal clay requires relatively few tools and yields stunning jewellery which is 99.9% precious metal (and can be assayed and hallmarked). The author uses step-by-step photos and clear instructions to make one-of-a-kind components which can be used in bracelets, necklaces, earrings and brooches. beginner & Interneiate projects, gallery photos and a materials and tools chapter. See also Irina's other books Metal Clay for Beaders and Inventive Metal Clay for Beaders. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2006) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5131) From the classic Byzantine pattern to never-before-seen original designs, this book provides everything you need to create beautiful chain and bead jewellery from start to finish. The author is a specialist on ancient chain designs, and here demystifies the chainmaking process, revealing the secrets of determining the ideal circumference of the interlocking jump rings - the essential building block for making chains which have both linear strength and beauty. 25+ projects for necklaces, bracelets and earrings. Simple hand tools necessary - no hot torch or power tools! |
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Beadwork - Braiding and Macramé (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 32 pages, colour (2009) £16.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5126) Kumihimo braiding is easy to learn. This book assumes that the reader has never done any before and are willing to learn. Each necklace is given a skill level, so a beginner can start off well and progress to intermediate patterns, and also advanced. Many of the designs incorporate beads in a variety of ways. The necklaces in the book are made using a 8 plastic donut-shaped Bobeez bobbin thread holders (which we can supply @ £2.25/8 + p&p), and a Kumihimo polystyrene disk (which we can supply at £6.95 + p&p). This book stands independantly from book 1 - Necklaces Braided on a Kumihimo Disk |
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Beadwork - Bead Knitting (MORE in this category)
(hardback (internal comb-bound)) 160 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5123) Add sparkle to your knitting! Embellish your knitted projects with the eye-catching beauty of beads. Using five easy-to-learn beading tecniques, you can turn designs for simple bags and wearables into stunning special occasion creations. And all done right on the knitting needles. Step-by-step instructions and 16 original patterns which feature beadwork. Techniques can later be applied to any other pattern. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5122) Make your own gorgeous jewellery using liquid and metal polymer clays and mixed media! Polymer clay is the most artist-friendly and versatile medium for creating magnificent and truly original jewellery. The author has 18 stunning step-by-step jewellery projects showing how to use metal and liquid polymer clays as well as how to simulate the look of glass, enamel, metal, fine porcelain, pearls, mosaics and chalked ceramics with clay. Mixed media elements include rubber stampiong, pastel chalks, embossing, leafing, image transfer, collage, crystals and beads. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5121) Totally fresh and innovative! The author's signature work artfully combines wire and glass beads and in this book she shares years of design expertise. Master basic wireworking techniques (including how to select the proper gauge and hardness for the best results) and learn creative ways to combine coloured and sterling silver wire and glass beads. There are 25 projects for bracelets, earrings and necklaces with step-by-step photographs. |
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Beadwork - Earrings (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 176 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5120) 70 original earring designs plus a few matching necklaces and bracelets. Step-by-step photo guide for beginners to familiarise techniques and materials, and innovative challenging designs for intermediate beaders to build on skills. Sections include Hoops and posts, short dangles, long dangles and sets. |
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Beadwork - Bead Crochet (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 32 pages, colour (2004) £9.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5135) This book has elegantly graceful and distinctly personal crocheted jewellery - the ultimate accent for any outfit. 10 sophisticated necklaces and 3 bracelets, each made with slip stitches colourful seed beads and stylish feature/focal beads. Re-create the designs, or express personal style by altering colours, beads, length etc. There are clear photos showing the basic technique which a beginner can practise using large beads and heavy yarn. |
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Beadwork - Bead Crochet (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 36 pages, colour (2008) £9.95 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5136) Learn to design your own beaded 'ropes' in this follow-up to Beaded Beauties to Crochet in which the author adds a variety of new clasps and two new ways to design, giving even more options. There are clear photos showing the basic technique which a beginner can practise using large beads and heavy yarn. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £14.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5034) The author is editor of the magazine Step-by-Step Wire jewelry and here presents how you can make more than 100 fabulous earring designs using today's hottest and most versatile jewellery material - wire. She has compiled a stunning collection of designs from many top designers and the details for making them are in a tools materials and techniques section followed by easy-to-follow instructions and photographs with the projects. |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 64 pages, colour (2009) £6.99 + £1.75 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5035) A practical craft book which will help you make a gorgeous selection of jewellery, bags, tops, scarves and other accessories based on simple techniques using machine stitching and water-soluble stabiliser. 14 stunning projects combine fabrics, yarns and wool to make 27 stunning items in a range of colouyrs and styles. |
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Making Your Own Beads - Polymer and Metal Clay (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 144 pages, colour (2009) £16.99 + £3.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5036) In this unique comprehensive reference guide, the author shares time-tested but inventive techniques for making exquisite beads from precious metal clay. She emphasises hollow forms with sophisticated surface textures and points out that metal clay techniques are much less labour intensive than traditional metalworking. The introductory section covers forming, joining, firing and finishing and creting texture plates are covered in depth. There are 22 outstanding projects for making beads each with different techniques. These include wrapped, capped and simple spheres, mirror-image beads, box beads, draped beads and beads with something extra such as 'box in a box' bead! |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5039) Distinguished by their fine gauage and delicate beauty, the 26 projects in this book take jewellery-making to fresh and unexpected places. Using knitting to transform cold, hard wire into a mouldable organic fabric, the author creates sophisticated one-of-a-kind pieces which defy definition. Some of the designs look complicated, but every piece is born from artful combinations of very basic knitting techniques, all of which are illustrated in easy-to-follow photographic sequences. So the experienced or beginner knitter and jewellery-maker can create these projects with great success and minimal tools and materials. projects include rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and other materials include gemstones, beads, silk, velvet, sheet metal for additional textures. |
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Beadwork - Embroidery/textile techniques (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 128 pages, colour (2009) £18.99 + £3.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5041) This is a stunning collection which provides exciting ideas for a range of embroidered jewellery, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and purses. The book is packed with techniques and step-by-step projects which are easy to follow and will help you create youyr own exquisite pieces. A range of unusual materials such as silk, leather, metal, clay and even Lazertran are combined with techniques - from hand and machine embroidery to embossing and beading - to suit all tastes and levels of experience. There is practical advice on designing, sizing, edging, chains and fastenings which ensure you can creat yoyr own professionally finished jewellery which is beautiful and unique. |
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Beads and Jewellery - Wire Jewellery (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 160 pages, colour (2010) £12.99 + £2.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5114) A must-have book for anyone who is enthusiastic about making their own jewelleruy, this book contains all you need to know about using wire to create unusual and striking designs. Whether you are an experienced jewellery-maker looking to move up to the next level, or a com plete beginner, this is an invaluable resource. Sections on core techniques, making findings, decorative shapes and spacers, decorative chains, decorating beads and stones, knit and twist techniques, constructing with wire, towards silversmithing and an inspiring gallery. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 192 pages, colour (2010) £12.99 + £3.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5115) A practical craft book - whether you want timeless elegance or up-to-the-minute style, this book will show how to make all sorts of jewellery. Six popular authos bring their particular passion to the book rsulting in a varied array of jewellery to suit all tastes and occasions, from bracelets and brooches to tiaras and necklaces. There are sections on bracelets (Amanda Walker), beaded felt jewellry (Helen Birmingham), charms and necklaces (Stephanie Burnham), tiaras and hairpins (Michelle Bungay), wild women art brooches (Sarah Lawrence) and micro-macramé jewellery (Suzen Millodot). |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(hardback) 256 pages, colour (2009) £21.95 + £6.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5033) This book is the fourth thick heavy volume crammed with the best projects from a year of Bead & Button magazine. It is an excellent value book with four sections for many projects on Stringing, Wirework, Off-loom Beadweaving Stitches, and Other Techniques. It also has a Basics section with a tool guide and detailed instructions. |
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Beadwork - General Beadwork Techniques (MORE in this category)
(stiff back comb-bound) 64 pages, colour (2010) £12.95 + £1.50 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5130) Albion Stitch book 2 is a comprehensive exploration of the versatility of this stitch brought to the fore by Heather in her first book Albion Stitch. Use this book to create beautiful bezels, explore 3-dimensional forms and discover a rich selection of beaded flowers, leaves and insects too! |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2010) £8.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5124) Sixteenth in the series of books from the Netherlands which have instructions in English, Dutch, French and German (See also Bead Variations, Weaving Delight, Beads, Bead Fantasy, Bead Magic, Rings, Rings 2, Jewelry Sets, Bead Creations, Net Weave, Glamorous Weaving, Bead Parade, Netting Sets and Beadjewellery). Lots of new designs to show the versatility of netting techniques. Unudsual necklines, new weaving patterns with pearls and facetted beads in between. Excellent colour photos and instruction through diagrams. |
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Beadwork - Various Beadwork Projects (MORE in this category)
(paperback) 48 pages, colour (2009) £8.95 + £1.25 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code no sp5038) Fifteenth in the series of books from the Netherlands which have instructions in English, Dutch, French and German (See also Bead Variations, Weaving Delight, Beads, Bead Fantasy, Bead Magic, Rings, Rings 2, Jewelry Sets, Bead Creations, Net Weave, Glamorous Weaving, Bead Parade, Netting Sets and Net Weaving Variations). Lots of new designs for making beaded necklaces, bracelet and pendants with beadweaving techniques, including how many unusual effects can be created by using facetted beads, seed beads and pearls. Particularly interesting is a pendant made to attach (or remove) from a necklace using a watch/toggle clasp. Excellent colour photos and instruction through diagrams. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEAD UNIQUE (paperback magazine) typically 130+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) A quarterly magazine, this publication is not necessarily aimed only at the jewellery maker as it includes different section on jewellery & beads, art jewellery, home décor and fashions all in one volume. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc
BEAD STYLE (paperback magazine) typically 100+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) A magazine from the publishers of Bead & Button! Features jewellery projects for today's fashions. If you enjoy making jewellery or run a business which sells made-up items, look at this magazine for brand new ideas and concepts!! For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEADWORK (paperback magazine) typically 120+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) This is a bi-monthly publication from the USA packed with all kinds of beading projects. For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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BEAD & BUTTON (paperback magazine) typically 216+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) This is a bi-monthly publication from the USA packed with all kinds of beading projects. We stock the current issue and have a few back issues in stock. (click for details). |
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Magazines, Videos - etc (MORE in this category)
BEADING BASICS: ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES (Bead & Button special edition) includes FREE DVD of demonstrations of techniques! (paperback magazine) 98 pages, colour throughout £4.50 + £1.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3853) Special edition of 40+ projects using the most popular beading techniques - stringing, wire-work and stitching. Inculdes a DVD of demonstrations of essential techniques. |
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BEAD AND BUTTON SPECIAL WIREWORK ISSUE (paperback magazine) 98 pages, colour throughout £3.95 + £1.00 p&p Discount p&p offer! - click here (Code No. sp3854) Special edition of 39 projects for creating wire jewellery. |
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ART JEWELRY (paperback magazine) typically 96+ pages, colour throughout (click for details) (Code No. spMAGAJ) A bi-monthly magazine from the publishers of Bead & Button. aimed at jewellery makers using many different materials and techniques to make artistic jewellery. Includes wire and metal clay, glass and metal, genstone & polymer clay etc. A resource section shows where to obtain specific supplies and materials. For details of available back-issues please contact us. |
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