Hi! This is Rachel Malay, director at the Port Library in Beloit. Later in November on Thursday the 21st the library is having a program for ladies young and old on scarf fashions and new ways to wear scarves. We’ll even have a door prize. So, come for some fashion inspiration to brighten up your wardrobe for the winter!
After reviewing cozy mysteries for the last couple of weeks, this week I’m highlighting a guide to handicrafts with a country touch. Prairie Girl Gifts: A Prairie Girl’s Guide to Skills both Practical & Whimsical highlights nine projects to make for yourself or for gift giving. Simple knitting skills are shown with the intent of knitting a shawl, as well as instructions for lavender water, scented soap, lemon verbena cologne, candle making, a drawstring gift bag, plus several other edible gifts. This slim volume is actually just a selection from a bigger book titled A Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life. The pages are set with larger type and clearly printed instructions. An anecdote or fact about country life on the prairie years ago usually accompanies each new project. Sprinkled throughout are snippets of old-fashioned terms and phrases with a modern explanation. There are only a few illustrations, and no photographs, so this book is not for the absolute crafting beginner. However, for a quick homemade gift idea this book at only 29 pages can provide easy inspiration. This paperback was published in conjunction with Threads magazine, and other selections from the same publisher can be found in the back.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit, on the North Campus. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
Prairie Girl Gifts: A Prairie Girl's Guide to Skills both Practical & Whimsical by Jennifer Worick
ISBN: 9781621139492, 29 pages, color illustrations
Adult Non Fiction, crafting
After reviewing cozy mysteries for the last couple of weeks, this week I’m highlighting a guide to handicrafts with a country touch. Prairie Girl Gifts: A Prairie Girl’s Guide to Skills both Practical & Whimsical highlights nine projects to make for yourself or for gift giving. Simple knitting skills are shown with the intent of knitting a shawl, as well as instructions for lavender water, scented soap, lemon verbena cologne, candle making, a drawstring gift bag, plus several other edible gifts. This slim volume is actually just a selection from a bigger book titled A Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life. The pages are set with larger type and clearly printed instructions. An anecdote or fact about country life on the prairie years ago usually accompanies each new project. Sprinkled throughout are snippets of old-fashioned terms and phrases with a modern explanation. There are only a few illustrations, and no photographs, so this book is not for the absolute crafting beginner. However, for a quick homemade gift idea this book at only 29 pages can provide easy inspiration. This paperback was published in conjunction with Threads magazine, and other selections from the same publisher can be found in the back.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit, on the North Campus. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
Prairie Girl Gifts: A Prairie Girl's Guide to Skills both Practical & Whimsical by Jennifer Worick
ISBN: 9781621139492, 29 pages, color illustrations
Adult Non Fiction, crafting
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