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Doodle Art And Lettering Book- 144page
$6.00
Discover the Joy of Doodle Arts and Lettering and Create Your Own Exuberant Art! Energize your soul and soothe your spirit with the fun and colorful doodle and lettering techniques inside Doodle Arts and Lettering With Joanne Sharpe.
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Macrame 2: Accessories, Homewares & More Book
$6.00
From homewares to wearables plus some essential wedding accessories, Fanny Zedenius is back and ready to take your macramé further with 20 projects that propel your knotting to the next level. Beginning with the basics, Fanny will teach you 30 popular, new knots and how to combine them, the best way to calculate your rope lengths and inspiration how to display your makes. Macramé 2 includes a stunning collection of advanced projects such as beautiful wall hangings, an impressive wedding backdrop, canopy, jacket and foot stool. Fanny also provides tips on natural dyeing, weaving, and how to tackle those larger projects with skill and ease.
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The Woven Home: Easy Frame Loom Projects Book
$6.00
Rainie Owen, crafting instructor and founder of The Unusual Pear, shows readers how easy it is to create the handwoven home accents that appear in popular design magazines and online. Through years of teaching workshops to beginner weavers, Rainie has developed simple, key techniques, for achieving a wide assortment of styles and patterns. Readers will learn to create a luxurious, thick fabric with the Tabby Weave and add trendy textures to their weavings with the Soumak Braid. All readers need is a small, affordable frame loom―easy to find at any craft supplier or build at home with Rainie’s quick method.
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Classic Knit Shawls Book- 128page
$6.00
Wrap Yourself in Timeless Knitting Style! A shawl may be the perfect knitting project. It's quick to stitch, the ideal-size for trying new techniques, and the end result is a versatile, practical accessory. Whether light and airy for a warm summer evening or cozy and cabled to protect against winter’s chill, you can't go wrong with a shawl.
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New Directions In Sock Knitting Book- 168page
$6.00
New Directions in Sock Knitting is a smorgasbord of 18 knitted sock patterns from top designers that's a feast for sock knitters. Exploring traditional toe-up and top-down construction is just the beginning. Knitters are taken beyond the basics to discover how to knit'socks new directions ? starting at the heel or sole or side-to-side! ? along with interesting and innovative construction techniques.
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Acrylic Expressions; Painting Themes Book- 144page
$6.00
Finding and expressing personal themes throughout a variety of painting formats to create a consistent series of body of work. Personal symbols and motifs can be explored endlessly when there are a solid number of painting techniques to draw from. In this workshop approach, the reader will be encouraged to explore a chosen theme in as many forms as possible. After learning where to find inspiration (past experiences, memories, intentions, cultural themes, etc.) and how to develop a personal library of symbols, colours and marks, the reader will be guided through 15 techniques to use in her paintings and will also see two or three complete painting projects come together start-to-finish.
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How To Quilt Book
$6.00
This is the ultimate go-to quilting guide for the complete beginner – no prior knowledge of quilting, or even sewing, is assumed. Nine fully illustrated techniques are included, covering everything a novice needs to know, including skills such as rag quilting, hand-tied wadding, English Paper Piece and Square Work. The techniques are accompanied by nine simple projects, enabling the reader to put their newly acquired knowledge into practice. Projects include a pin cushion, lavender-filled keepsake, bed cover, bed runner, throw, cushion, tea cozy, scarf and cot quilt. Approachable and friendly in style, this beautifully illustrated book aims to give beginners the confidence to take up quilting, then use it as a basics skills 'bible' to have to hand when they need it.
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Start Doodling: Facts, Trivia & Fun Book- 128page
$6.00
Doodle, Sketch, Draw, Play! This playful and practical book starts with the basics, discussing which pencils you need in your personal drawing toolkit, then goes on to give tips and tricks for drawing everything from a self-portrait to your evening meal. You will revisit the work of famous pencil wielders like Leonardo da Vinci, and uncover the secrets of more advanced techniques such as using tracing paper and drawing the perfect freehand circle.
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Embroidered Jewellery Book (Hardback)- 129 Pages
$6.00
In this inspirational book, embroiderer and textile artist Shirley Anne Sherris reveals the secrets of her exquisite jewellery pieces, all created using hand and machine embroidery. Over 30 innovative techniques are explored, from invaluable technical information on how to calculate sizes to surface embellishment with beads and sequins. A wealth of different materials is used, including sheer fabrics, cut lace, felt, leather and found objects such as metal rings and garden mesh. The author designs in a range of styles, from dainty and delicate confections to dramatic statement pieces. Ten projects are scattered throughout the book, including a pretty bracelet made from covered metal rings and an elegant floral necklace made from layered sheer fabrics.
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First Sewing: Simple Projects For Beginners Book- 128 Pages
$6.00
Become a skillful sewer, even if you've never sewn a stitch before! Choose from over 20 projects for you and your home and quickly go from beginner to expert. Clear photography guides you through all the basic techniques before delving into the beautiful projects.
Become a skillful sewer, even if you've never sewn a stitch before! Choose from over 20 projects for you and your home and quickly go from beginner to expert. -
Wanderlust: 46 Modern Knits Book- 184page
$6.00
Explore 46 new knitting patterns that celebrate bohemian style! Let Wanderlust take you on a journey through 46 delightful knitting patterns! Discover a wide range of knitting projects, including knit cowls, scarves, shawls, hats, mittens, and sweaters. Ideal for knitted gifts, the projects range from easy garter stitch and stockinette to pretty lace patterns, chunky cables, simple colorwork, and more.
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Contemporary Applique Book- 128 Pages
$6.00
This impressive book takes a fresh look at the world of applique and surface embellishment, showing you how to develop distinctive and individual designs, create exciting compositions and use unusual combinations of materials. It covers the traditional variations, including bonded applique, broderie perse, cut-away applique and Mola work, and explains how the standard techniques can be developed to give exciting results in your own textile work, in both hand and machine embroidery.Accompanying the techniques is a wealth of examples of contemporary applique to inspire you.
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Simple Simon Guide To Patchwork Quilting Book- 144page
$6.00
Classic patchwork gets a modern makeover! In this sophisticated guide to quilting and sewing, popular Simple Simon and Company bloggers--and sisters-in-law--Liz Evans and Elizabeth Evans show you how to create traditional quilt blocks with a contemporary feel. Written with beginners in mind, The Simple Simon Guide to Patchwork Quilting invites you to get creative with step-by-step directions
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Woven Art Book- 160page
$6.00
The ancient craft of weaving has long been recognised for its humble, practical beauty and meditative qualities: while creating gorgeous decorative projects, you can also reflect and relax through the repeating motions of yarn winding over the loom.
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Knits From The Greenhouse Book- 152page
$6.00
The properties of plant-based yarns--cotton, linen, hemp, and others--are unique, naturally. They don't behave the same as wool yarns; to show off their best characteristics you need the right project. Knits from the Greenhouse is here to help you cultivate these fibers into beautiful finished designs.
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Gradient Knits Book- 144page
$6.00
Add a whole new dimension to your knitting projects by utilizing gradient colors with help from Gradient Knits. Go from light to dark, add two-color contrasts, work with multiple colorways, and more. Author Tanis Gray, knitting expert extraordinaire, shows you all the techniques you'll need to add gorgeous color gradients to a wide variety of projects.
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Incite 4: Relax Restore Renew Book- 144page
$6.00
The process of art-making has long been known to have meditative and healing effects on the mind, body and soul. In Incite 4: Relax, Restore, Renew, 120 artists from around the globe share the most restorative and revitalizing aspects of their art-making through painting, collage, encaustic, art journaling, jewelry art and more.
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Mixed Media In Clay Book- 128page
$6.00
For all that you can make with it, clay is an artist's dream--the perfect way to add more "mix" to your mixed-media art. But if the baking and firing it usually requires aren't your thing, you've come to the right book! In Mixed Media in Clay you'll use this traditional medium in excitingly different ways (no oven or kiln needed), and we'll also explore a wide array of alternative clays and clay-like options (resin, plastic, paper mache, plaster and more, even homemade recipes) and the many surprising ways you can use them.
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Diy Rustic Modern Metal Crafts Book- 192page
$6.00
Turn galvanized metal into stunning home decor! With this guide, you can finally get the rustic style you love--without having to spend a fortune! Filled with 35 creative ideas, you will learn how to use galvanized metal in a variety of projects, from stunning wall art to whimsical garden planters.
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Magpies Homebodies & Nomads Book
$6.00
Cirilia Rose is the epitome of the new knitwear designer—young, educated, curious, and excited to share her passion for all ideas knit and purl. Her attitude toward curating her own collection of designs is informed as much by travel, cultural history, and tried-and-true sourcebooks as it is by modern media and technology. In Magpies, Homebodies, and Nomads, Rose takes readers behind the scenes of her design process, showing them how she curates and organizes ideas and translates them into knitwear designs. Through 25 projects that fall into three categories—Magpies (accessories for the small amounts of precious yarns that knitters inevitably collect), Homebodies (garments for time spent close to home), and Nomads (garments to wear when venturing out into the world)—Rose shares her modern aesthetic and invites readers to develop their own.
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Natural Colors Cookbook
$6.00
Discover the wonder of nature’s living colors and transform everyday items with The Natural Colors Cookbook, your guide to creating a spectrum of organic dyes using seasonal produce and leftover food. Now you can bring the timeless form of plant-based dyes to the comfort and familiarity of your own kitchen with the expertise of Maggie Pate, owner and designer of the naturally-dyed clothing label Nåde. Watch in awe as a few hours on the stove extracts a delicate blush tone from a handful of avocado pits, water-soaked black beans release an ashy blue hue and fennel feathers morph into an icy mint. Instead of tossing vegetable trimmings, transform red onion skins into an unexpected olive green, minimizing waste and avoiding harsh chemical dyes.
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Quick & Simple Crochet Scarves Book- 32page
$6.00
Learn to stitch your own wraps, cowls and shawls with Quick and Simple Crochet Scarves! 9 unique patterns from independent designers. Simple technique guides for creating eye-catching stitches.
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Crochet With London Kaye Book
$6.00
Full of tips and techniques on crochet, types of yarn bombing, and at-home projects for the beginner and advanced crocheter, Crochet with London Kaye promises to engage and inspire crafty readers around the world.
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Painting Flowers A To Z Book- 144page
$6.00
Stop and paint the roses! And the tulips, and the sunflowers, and the pansies, and… When it comes to painting flowers, Sherry C. Nelson definitely has a green thump. In this book, she shares her secrets to painting lovely, realistic looking flowers. Just follow the step-by-step lessons to create 50 blooming beautiesfrom amaryllis to zinnia and every blossom in between.
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Mollie Makes: Christmas Book- 96 Pages
$6.00
With inspirational ideas for handmade gifts, cards and decorations we’ve got Christmas all sewn up. Includes a variety of crafts, with full instructions for knitting, crochet, sewing and papercraft projects, as well as ideas on how to turn your junk-shop finds into festive wonders.
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Acrylicworks 4: Captivating Colour Book- 144page
$6.00
Color has the power to demand attention, quicken the heart and transport us to another place and time. The virtuosos featured in AcrylicWorks 4 have successfully employed acrylic paint to capture and use that power to magnificent effect.
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Passion for Quilting Book
$6.00
With 35 eye-catching designs to sew, every stitcher will fall in love with the projects in A Passion for Quilting. With something for everyone, Nicki Trench employs quilting, applique, embroidery and patchwork techniques to create items to make for the home, or to give as personal gifts to family and friends.
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Gradient Style: Color-Shifting Techniques Book- 160page
$6.00
Gradient yarns and colorful colour-shifting patterns are everywhere in knitting today! Knowing what and how to knit with colour-shifting yarns, and how to combine colours for successful colour-fade projects, can be a challenge. Let the Editors at Interweave be your guide to the colourful world of knitting gradients with Gradient Style.
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Weave This: Over 30 Fun Projects Book
$6.00
In Weave This, crafters Francesca Kletz and Brooke Dennis give this traditional craft a modern twist with over 30 innovative lap-loom weaving projects that can be easily achieved by anyone. Starting with essentials, learn how to dress your loom, choose the right yarn (including how to make your own) as well as the basic stitching techniques required to make a wide range of exciting projects.
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Global Style Jewelry Book- 144page
$6.00
Around the World in 25 Designs! Travel-loving jewelry designer Anne Potter takes you on a world tour of some of the most interesting and inspiring places in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
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Totes Amaze 25 Bags To Make Book
$6.00
Totes Amaze is a cute and quirky crafting book all about purposeful, chic and on-trend tote bags! With 25 totes to choose from of various difficulty levels, there promises to be a tote to fit every occasion. Each of the totes in the book is designed for a particular purpose - for example, a library tote for lugging around books; a picnic tote, designed to store a picnic blanket and all your other picnic needs; a crafter's totes - with pockets for needles and yarn and a cute design; and a wine tote, to keep your favourite tipple safe. With a comprehensive section covering the basics, Totes Amaze is a perfect all-in-one tote book.
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DIY For Your Dog 30 Toys Treats And Treasures Book
$6.00
Full of handmade goodness meant to be chewed, rummaged in, chased around, and worn proudly, DIY for Your Dog is a treasury of delightful DIY projects to make for your furry companions. Suitable for all breeds, from Chihuahuas to Great Danes, these sweet and easy projects are presented in four sections-"Eat," "Nest," "Play," and "Wear"-and include everything from a cozy traveling dog bed, a knitted blanket, and a throw-and-catch bone to an adorable neckerchief, a colorful crocheted leash cover, and a made-to-measure coat for gray days.
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And Sew To Bed, Projects For The Boudoir Book By Vanessa Mooncie
$6.00
HARDCOVER 176 PAGES. Re-discover the refined elegance of bygone eras with this book of gorgeous vintage-style projects that will turn your bedroom into a luxurious sanctuary, from UK author Vanessa Mooncie. It features 20 projects with step-by-step illustrations and all the sewing know-how you need. It includes handy pull-out pattern sheets that tuck neatly into the pocket in the back of the book. Quilted slippers, embroidered make-up bags, lounge suits and silky slips will add a touch of simple feminine glamour and timeless chic to your boudoir. Immerse yourself in a time where the sophistication seemed effortless, but the thrifty ethos of make-do and mend was a necessity. French knickers made from a worn shirt, a hot water bottle cover made from old curtains - these re-cycled gems are sure to become treasured favourites. All the sewing know-how you need is fully explained and shown with clear step-by-step illustrations. Handy pull-out pattern sheets take the hassle out of cutting out and tuck neatly into the back of the book.
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Art Of Papercutting Book
$6.00
Here, Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell presents a collection of 35 papercutting projects, ranging from party decorations, decoupage pictures and paper flowers to greetings cards and gift tags. All have easy-to-follow instructions, with advice on the best paper to use for a superb result."
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Spoonful Of Sugar Book- 128page
$6.00
Lisa Cox, the talented designer behind A Spoonful of Sugar Designs, offers twenty fun yet functional projects to decorate your bedroom, kitchen, craft room and playroom or to give as one-of-a kind gifts. Most of these projects can be made in an afternoon--whether you're a beginner or an intermediate crafter!
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How To Knit Book: With Over 100 Techniques And 20 Easy Projects- 160 Pages
$6.00
The team behind Mollie Makes magazine have brought together all their favourite knit designers to share their tips, stories and beautiful projects. Knitting may seem complicated, but in fact there are just two stitches you need to learn. Once you have mastered knit and purl, you can knit pretty much anything. The beginner's section starts with a run-through of the basic tools and equipment you'll need, as well as a handy guide to choosing yarn. Make a gift for a loved one with patterns for a baby blanket, bouquet of woolly flowers or a cute bulldog puppy. Bring your home up to date by making an ontrend footstool, plant pot or neon rug. Or wear your makes with pride - whether you go for a classic pair of socks, or a more daring pompom headband or loopy poncho.
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Dressmaking Step By Step Book
$6.00
Learn how to make your own clothes with sewing techniques explained in a clear, simple way with "Dressmaking Step-by-Step." Don't let dressmaking become a lost art learn how to make a dress or how to make clothes as gifts for friends with this step-by-step guide. Compact but comprehensive, "Dressmaking Step-by-Step" includes classic fashions that fit in any wardrobe and can be customized to your own personal style.
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Artful Adventures In Mixed Media Book- 128page
$6.00
Techniques to incorporate meaning, texture, colour and pattern as key inspiration elements in visual art. There is inspiration all around, but short of realistically replicating a vacation snapshot or trying to express the incredible taste of a meal shared with a loved one, it can be challenging knowing how to turn inspiration into art. The processes in this book will show you that it's not as much about what inspiring bits are, but rather what they could be. Using three phases preparation, inspiration and realization you will learn how to translate emotional responses into something tangible and visible in a new expression.
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Crochet: 13 Funky Projects to Crochet Book
$6.00
Making things is fun, but making things with friends is even better. So grab some yarn, a few crochet hooks and some crafty pals – there’s no end to what you can create together. With projects ranging from coasters to turbans to lampshades, plus loads of information and inspiration, this new booklet from the Super+Super series has it all. With 13 projects to get your creative teeth into, this quirky step-by-step guide to crochet is full of fun with a little bit of an edge! Projects include a flower garland, chunky pouffe, wrist warmers and a tablet case.
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Hand Knitted Nursery Book
$6.00
Knitting provides a great way of injecting style and colour into interiors while also adding warmth and comfort, making it the perfect method of decorating a nursery. Here Melanie Porter presents a collection of hand-knitted nursery room projects, as well as baby clothes and toys.
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Acrylicworks 3: Celebrating Texture Book- 144page
$6.00
Acrylics are an incredibly versatile medium, perfect for achieving everything from delicate petals to shadows cast across a crumbling brick wall to mesmerizing reflections in the chrome bumper of a '54 Packard. In the hands of today's top artists, there is no limit to the possibilities.
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Sereknity Book
$6.00
In today's fast-paced world we're all looking for a calm escape. SereKNITy: Peaceful Projects to Soothe and Inspire is a collection of more than twenty-five knitting and crochet projects, with one all-compassing theme: finding peace. The projects here are not complicated sweater patterns, but joyful, meditative fingerless gloves, granny squares, cowls, and dishcloths that encourage crafters to detach from the stress and anxiety of daily life.
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Knit Your Own Pet Book- 96 Pages
$6.00
Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne are back with a collection of new patterns for pets to make, keep and give. This new book is aimed at new knitters - it contains clear step-by-step instructions for all the basic knitting stitches, as well as hints and tips to get you started and build confidence.
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My Stitches: A Knitter's Journal Book- 144page
$6.00
Journal your way through your knitting projects! The act of knitting is a deeply personal and creative one. With long lengths of yarn, needles, and pattern in hand, we spend hours, weeks, months, and even years making for ourselves and loved ones. Whether alone or with friends, around those moments and projects a great deal of life happens, too.
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SimpleChic: Designer Knits, SuperQuick! (Minnowknits Books) Book
$6.00
From the popular designer Jil Eaton comes this delectable collection of easy-to-make and stylish knitwear. Designs feature a quirky but fashionable style, with patterns for children, teens, and adults. Popular projects, such as the cashmere crème sweater, elf cap, and rainy-day pullover for dogs, are accompanied by step-by-step instructions that are ideal for beginners and those wanting to further develop their knitting skills. Sketches and color photographs in outdoor and in-studio locations brighten every page and help knitters visualize the final product. Photos, yarn suggestions, and gauge instructions are offered for every design.
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Knitting Socks From Around The World Book
$6.00
This book collects 25 fantastic patterns for socks inspired by knitting traditions from around the world. Patterns from top designers including Star Athena, Beth Brown-Reinsel, Candace Eisner Strick, Chrissy Gardiner, Janel Laidman and Anna Zilboorg are featured, along with an introduction from Nancy Bush, author of Folk Socks.
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Golden Album Quilt: 20 Patchwork Patterns Book
$6.00
With techniques for everything from piecing simple squares to sewing compass points, this quilter's guide leads novice stitchers through piecing diagrams, fabric guides, and full-sized block templates. The sampler includes beginning-level designs like the Windmill and Card Trick, which are easy to master for novices, and the more challenging New Millennium, which showcases advanced quilting skill. Color drawings accompany the 20 block patterns, which come in three sizes: 6-3/8", 10-1/8", 13-7/8". Detailed instructions for the Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer are also included.
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Hand Tool Basics Book- 272page
$6.00
Hand tool woodworking can be a source of great pride, satisfaction and amazing results--not to mention less noise and sawdust. But there's a lot to learn, what with a seemingly endless array of chisels and mallets to workbenches and handplanes. You'll learn proven methods for sharpening your tools, prepping your stock and timeless joinery techniques including mortise-and-tenon joins, dovetails, rabbets and others.