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  • Sustainability : Carbon Footprints And Recycling In Textile Industry

    This book offers a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of sustainability within the textile and clothing industry, addressing the urgent need to balance development with environmental responsibility. It introduces key concepts such as Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Footprint, Water Footprint, and Ecological Footprint, explaining their application and calculation methods specifically in textile ... Read more

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  • Developments in Yarn Spinning Technologies

    Edited by Arindam Basu ...
    Series series The Textile Institute Book Series
    Developments in Yarn Spinning Technologies explores the recent advancements in yarn spinning technologies, focusing on improving production and embracing sustainability. While ring spinning remains popular, newer developments in rotor spinning and natural fibre spinning systems are covered.This book also addresses challenges, including the circularity theory, providing concise insights into the ... Read more

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  • COVID-19 and Social Protection

    A Study in Human Resilience and Social Solidarity

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a comparative analysis of how communities have developed people-based resilience in response to the global impact of COVID-19. The crisis of the capitalist economy due to border closure, downturn in business, loss of jobs and large-scale destruction of people’s well-being has worsened poverty, and inequality worsened the situation of the already marginalized. At the same time, ... Read more

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  • Advances in Silk Science and Technology

    Edited by Arindam Basu ...
    Series series Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
    The remarkable properties of silk fibres have gained them a prominent place in the field of technical textiles. Advances in Silk Science and Technology explores recent developments in silk processing, properties and applications. Techniques for manufacturing spider silk are also discussed and the current and future applications of this fibre are reviewed. Part One focuses on the properties and ... Read more

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  • The Beginner's Guide to Kumihimo

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    by Dorothy Wood ...
    The renowned jewelry crafter teaches readers how to make beautiful creations using the traditional Japanese braiding technique of Kumihimo.Kumihimo is the centuries-old Japanese artform of creating elegant braids using intricate and beautiful patterns and designs. These braids are then fashioned into all kinds of objects, such as bracelets, necklaces and more. This illustrated guide features step ... Read more

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  • A Healthy Society, Updated and Expanded Edition

    How a Focus on Health Can Revive Canadian Democracy

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    A Healthy Society, Updated and Expanded Edition, is one doctor’s vision for a new approach to politics – and a new approach to building a healthier world. Drawing on his experiences as a family physician, Dr. Meili argues that health delivery too often focuses on treatment of immediate causes and ignores more fundamental conditions that lead to poor health. The social determinants of health – ... Read more

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    If you want to buy, design, &/or build an Inkle loom, this book is for you. It will show the weaver what to look for in a loom, as well as how to modify, repair, or build their own with minimal tools. They're great projects for woodworkers since they're fairly simple, generally forgiving to construct, & they make a unique, useful gift that can be made inexpensively. I'll explain the basics, design ... Read more

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    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This is an open access book which brings together leading scholars and critical discourses on political, economic, legal, technological, socio-cultural and systemic changes and continuities intersecting media and health crises in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume extensively discusses COVID-19 but it also covers other epidemics, such as malaria, HIV/AIDS as well as “silent” health crises such as ... Read more

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    by J. W. Lillico ...
    This vintage book contains a practical treatise on the common methods of production for blacksmiths, apprentice blacksmiths, engineers, and others. Profusely illustrated and full of helpful tips, this volume provides a elementary introduction to the tools and techniques of the workshop, and is highly recommended for those with little previous experience. Contents include: “Forges for Hearths”, ... Read more

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    by Ian Goldin ...
    An optimistic vision of the future after Covid-19 by a leading professor of globalisation at the University of Oxford.Covid-19 left us at a crossroads: should we go back to 'normal', or use the lessons learned during the pandemic to shape a new society?But what does life after a pandemic look like, and how do we build a better, more hopeful future?Ian Goldin, Professor of Development and ... Read more

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  • Kumihimo Wirework Made Easy

    20 Braided Jewelry Designs Step-by-Step

    Discover the gorgeous jewelry that can only be created with kumihimo wirework!Whether new to kumihimo or looking to take your skill to the next level, Kumihimo Wirework Made Easy is the companion you need. Author Christina Larsen will show you how easy it can be to transition from traditional kumihimo materials to wirework with her expert guidance, comprehensive instruction, and inspiring designs. ... Read more

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