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THE COMPLETE SOAPMAKER: Tips, Techniques & Recipes for Luxurious Handmade Soaps $16.25 (Norma Coney) A tub full of fragrant lavender water; pearly white shells adorning a soap dish; the spicy scent of cinnamon lingering on your skin... soapmaking isn't what it used to be! You'll find everything you need to know to begin making your own soap, from basic bars to special hand-milled varieties, in this book. Includes accurate descriptions of equipment and ingredients, step-by-step instructions and photos, safety tips and problem-solving techniques, recipes for more than 60 soaps, and how to store, wrap, decorate, and display your finished works. 128 pgs.

THE HANDMADE SOAP BOOK $24.50 (Melinda Coss) bk605s The art and craft of soapmaking is neither difficult nor mysterious, needing only the most basic of ingredients, and equipment you probably already have in your kitchen. This colorful, practical book shows you how easy it is to make basic soap, and then to have fun adding colorings, textures and scents to create a recipe that's perfect for you. From one basic recipe, you will be able to make an enormous variety of soaps using kitchen cupboard ingredients and readily available fragrances. Make strawberry soap, goat's milk and ylang ylang soap, pine soap, cleansing bars for greasy hands, antiseptic bars, shampoo bars... Hardcover. 80 pgs

THE NATURAL SOAP BOOK: Making Herbal and Vegetable Based Soaps $14.50 (Susan Cavitch) Facts, recipes, tips, suppliers, cautions. 182 pgs.

SOAP: Making it, Enjoying it $8.00 (Ann Bramson) How-to make it, plus some nostalgia. A nice basic little book! 119 pgs.

HANDMADE BASKETS from Nature's Colorful Materials $18.25 (Susie Vaughan) bk582u) Make beautiful handmade baskets! You can gather all the materials you need in the woods, in hedgerows, and in your own garden - dogwood, willow, clematis, larch and dozens of other plants and trees. This book shows you, step by step, how to make a range of wonderful baskets alive with the colors of the natural world. Full-color diagrams and photos. 80 pgs.

CANE, RUSH AND WILLOW: Weaving with Natural Materials $26.50 (Hilary Burns) Very inspirational! This book has wonderful, clear color instructions and photos and doesn't stop at baskets. Make chairs and stools, lanterns and shakers, parcel wraps and privacy screens, and a charming outdoor arbor. Learn plaiting, weaving, coiling. 144 pgs.