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  Lark Books' Quilt It Contest




It’s that time of year again. Cooler weather means snuggling up under that new quilt you’ve been working on all summer. To celebrate Fall and the art of quilting, Lark is holding a Quilt It! contest. This contest has a few goals, namely to encourage, inspire, and engage the awesome online quilt communities popping up everywhere, to celebrate some of our most favorite quilting books (past, present, and future), and, of course, to have some fun!

The contest will run from October 24th – January 5th. One Grand Prize winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to www.hancocks-paducah.com and 11 quilting books from the Lark collection. 4 Quilt Category winners will each receive 11 quilting books.

Read on for more details…

 
 

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  [9781600592850] Sox Crazed


Can’t get enough? Every season do you find yourself in a sock frenzy? We understand and wanted to give you a few special tidbits from our designers and crafting community to share in your excitement. We’ve even got two free patterns from The Joy Of Sox for you to try.

Sox Talk
Didn’t get enough knitty bits from the book? The Joy of Sox designers talk candidly about a few hot sox topics.

Sock Survey Says…
Where do you fall on the knitted-sock spectrum? Compare your answers to the official results of our online poll.

Sock On!
We asked The Joy of Sox designers what their favorite online sock resources were and this is what they had to say.

 
 

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  Glass Master Class


The Penland Book of Glass: Master Classes in Flamework Techniques by senior editor Ray Hemachandra offers ten master classes in photos and words from some of the leading glass artists in the world, including Kristina Logan, Paul Joseph Stankard, and Emilio Santini. This beautiful book has received an array of strong reviews and acclaim. In this video, Shane Fero, one of the featured chapter authors in the book and the president of the Glass Art Society, talks about his craft while demonstrating some of the steps in making one of his signature birds.



 
 

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  Lark Labs: A Clay Play Date with Shay Amber


Photos by Meagan Shirlen


Shay Amber, author of Ceramics for Beginners: Hand Building, showed us how to make the Espresso Cup project from her book. After a thoughtful demo, it was our turn to play. Artists of all ages filled our front lobby to try their hand at making their own cups. Once the basic coils were rolled, the forms started taking shape. Some started as dainty cups and turned into ice cream bowls, and others went all out, making plates, vases, and even lidded jars. (And yes, there was at least one cup-turned-ashtray.)

You can pick up your fired and glazed pieces at the next Lark Labs’ event, on Saturday, September 5th, from 1-3. See you there!

To learn more about Shay Amber, visit www.shayamber.com.

 
 

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  Lark Crafts has a new face...on Facebook!


Join us online for Author & Artist news, info on upcoming titles, news on Lark events, book submission info, and all kinds of goodies, from office dog profiles to behind-the-scenes extras!

Interested in jewelry happenings? Look for the Lark Jewelry Books profile!

 
 

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  Lark Loves the Big Crafty


Ahh, the Big Crafty. Twice a year, the biggest and brightest stars of the indie craft world—including Lark employees, contributors, and authors—come to Asheville to set up shop and share their wares. This summer’s Big Crafty was bigger, and dare we say craftier than ever, with over a hundred vendors both inside and outside of Pack Place. Organizer Brandy Bourne calls it the “debutante ball of Asheville craftisans.” Here’s a little rundown of the event and some of the Lark talent we spotted in the crowds.


1. The Big Crafty! Handmade poster showing the paper doll logo.
2. Pack Place, the indoor and outdoor host site of the Big Crafty
3. Craft Vendors outside Pack Place.
4. So much to look at.
5. Inside Pack Place…
6. Big Crafty tunes provided by Lark production frontman Lance Wille, pictured between a rock, and rock and roll.
7. Spotlight on Lark designer Betsy Cousins of Pretty Little and Quilts Baby! fame.
8. The inimitable Suzie Millions, artist and author of The Complete Book of Retro Crafts.
9. Lark editors Beth Sweet and the seriously crafty Amanda Carestio.
10. Amanda, aka dig & bean’s setup
11. Lark contributor Julie Armbruster and her imaginative paintings.
12. Handmade paper butterfly mobile inside Pack Place.

 
 

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