Books published by Peschel Press

No pattern required!Detailed instruction with photos and illustrationsMore than 30 charts to help you lay out panels with minimal waste.Use scraps from your stash or repurposed drapes or tablecloths!Choose from two designs: the easy “boxed” bag and the elegant tailored bag. Plastic grocery bags are on their way out. They’re a littering hazard and a terrible use of limited resources. Many communities have passed laws banning them, and stores have taken to charging you for them. The solution: Make your own tough, high-quality bags from cloth. Cloth bags can be washed, repaired, and will last you a lifetime. They are also not hard to make if you have a sewing machine and basic sewing skills.  You also need “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags,” the one-stop solution where you can learn to make dozens of bags using either the efficient “boxed” bag or the intuitive tailored bag.  Teresa Peschel, an experienced home sewer who has made hundreds of these bags for her Peschel Press publishing business, sits down with you and describes in detail and with shortcuts how you can turn new or salvaged fabric into sturdy and sellable cloth grocery bags. * How to source your material from fabric stores and thrift shops* How to prepare it for sewing* How to cut the panels with minimal waste fabric* What to use for the straps* How to sew six or even a dozen bags at a time without losing your mind. Peschel  also provides you with expert advice for unusual situations such as piecing together bags from scraps, fabric that bunches up while sewing, and dealing with fabric that has a clear direction. There are even chapters on setting up your own business selling bags at craft shows and art fairs. “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags” is an easy-to-understand guide to making market bags that helps you make a more sustainable future for you and your family.

For every emotion and feeling the Victorians used flowers, bushes, and trees to express it. Not just love, attraction, and desire, but also doubt, indifference, slander, and cruelty. They created beautiful bouquets and tussie mussies to express their connection to the natural world and feelings - not all of them pleasant - to each other. We're rediscovering this bygone way to communicate our deepest thoughts and emotions and "A Dictionary of Flowers and Gems" can help. We've taken 2,000 plants, supplied their scientific name, and arranged them from Aaron's Beard ([Hypericum calycinum]: Invincibility, Protection) to Zinnia, yellow ([Zinnia]: Daily remembrance, Remembrance). We also resorted the plants according to emotions, such as Abandonment: Anemone (Zephyr Flower), Field Anemone, Grape, Japanese Anemone (Windflower), Jasmine Anemone, Red Anemone, Wildflower Anemone, and Zeal: (Elderberry, Wake-robin (Arum)). Finally, we created specialty lists to cover emotions such as courtship, love and affection, beauty, and refusal, making it easier to create themed bouquets and gardens. There are also lists for color connections, birth month flowers and anniversary flowers, making this the most useful flower reference on the market. A bonus section lists more than 400 gems and crystals and their associated powers and benefits. See which ones strengthen the chakras, encourage feelings of peace and calmness, radiate love, and fortify self-confidence. "A Dictionary of Flowers and Gems" provides an easy-to-use reference for quick consultations for practitioners of the floral and gemstone arts.

Welcome to 223B Baker Street!The debut of Sherlock Holmes in the pages of The Strand magazine introduced one of fiction's most memorable heroes. Arthur Conan Doyle's spellbinding tales of mystery and detection, along with Holmes' deep friendship with Doctor Watson, touched the hearts of fans worldwide, and inspired imitations, parodies, songs, art, even erotica, that continues to this very day.The Best Sherlock Holmes Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1930 collects 33 pieces - short stories, poems, and cartoons - published during the whole of Conan Doyle's literary career. Also included are much of the original art and 340 footnotes identifying obscure words, historical figures, and events that readers were familiar with at the time.Peschel Press' 223B Casebook series - named because they're "next door" to the original stories - is dedicated to publishing the fanfiction created by amateur and professional writers during Conan Doyle's lifetime. Each book covers an era, publication, or writer, and includes lively mini-essays containing insights into the work, Conan Doyle, and those who were inspired by him.Other Books by Bill Peschel and Peschel PressTHE 223B CASEBOOK SERIESThe Early Punch Parodies of Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes Victorian Parodies and Pastiches: 1888-1899Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches I: 1900-1904Sherlock Holmes Edwardian Parodies and Pastiches II: 1905-1909Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches I: 1910-1914Sherlock Holmes Great War Parodies and Pastiches II: 1915-1919Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches I: 1920-1924Sherlock Holmes Jazz Age Parodies and Pastiches II: 1925-1930THE RUGLEY POISONER TRUE CRIME SERIESThe Illustrated Life and Career of William PalmerThe Times Report of the Trial of William PalmerThe Life and Career of Dr. William Palmer of RugeleyTHE COMPLETE, ANNOTATED SERIESThe Complete, Annotated Murder on the LinksBy Agatha ChristieThe Complete, Annotated Secret AdversaryBy Agatha ChristieThe Complete, Annotated Mysterious Affair at StylesBy Agatha ChristieThe Complete, Annotated Whose Body?By Dorothy L. SayersOTHER BOOKSMaking Cloth Grocery BagsHell's CasinoWriters Gone Wild