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Crafted is a celebration of craft in the 21st century - a definitive visual guide to all things handmade.Featuring over 73 of the most popular and well-established crafts, Sally Coulthard explores their history, materials and techniques as she offers a...

This is a stitch dictionary and guide that comes with more than 300 original knitting patterns. Knitters love their stitch dictionaries. Melissa Leapman, known for her knitting references, shares 300 of her favourite stitch patterns developed over her...

In a sea of quilting project books, Flossie Teacakes' Guide to English Paper Piecing stands alone. Drawing together many disparate strands, this comprehensive guide offers up a deeper exploration of this precision patchwork craft, providing everything...

This book teaches the aspiring crafter everything you would need to know about knitting in step-by-step projects. By the end of the book, you will have learned all the knitting stitches to follow patterns and make...

With expert answers to scores of new knitting questions, Margaret Radcliffe's classic guide is better than ever. You'll find a wide assortment of cast ons and bind offs, techniques for beading and knitting backwards, tips for knitting in the round, and...

Landscapes have long provided a source of inspiration for artists and makers. From the sharp concrete edges of buildings and frosted hedgerows to seaweed strewn beaches and eroded cliffs, there is so much we can take from the environment around us...

The secret to knitting great-fitting hats and shaping elegant sleeves lies in using the right increase or decrease techniques. Approachable and insightful, Judith Durant provides clear instructions and step-by-step photographs that showcase swatches for...

Did you remember your goggles?There used to be a time when pretty much every high school offered Shop class, where students learned to use a circular saw or rewire a busted lamp- all while discovering the satisfaction of being self-reliant and doing it...

'Vogue Knitting' presents Rosemary Drysdale's essential guide to one of the hottest trends in knitwear today - entrelac, a modular technique that results in striking basketwork designs of rows within rows and interlocking diamond patterns. Using only...

Conventional shaft loom weaving constricts the weaver into making only a single layer of fabric that is no wider than the loom. Increase your loom's capabilities with Doubleweave Revised & Expanded! In this comprehensive guide to doubleweave,...

Kaffe Fassett uses the colourful Venetian island of Burano to form the backdrop of another stunning collection of new quilt designs from the Kaffe Fassett Studio. In this 22nd installment of Kaffe Fassett's ever-popular series of patchwork and quilting...

For speed and production, but not necessarily quality, power tools are the norm in many amateur workshops. However, thanks to the maker movement, there is renewed interest among crafters and woodworkers in using traditional handtools. The personal...

From pamphlets and zines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, "How to Make Books" will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you're a writer, a scrapbooker, a political activist or a postcard...

Sewing is an extremely rewarding hobby. With so many different fabrics, embellishments and trimmings now available on the high street and online, it is easier than ever to create unique clothes and home furnishings. Now available in paperback,...

Knitting is a combination of skill, determination, and adaptability. Whether you're looking for a suitable substitute yarn, trying to modify a pattern, or fixing a mistake, Margaret Radcliffe offers proven advice that will help you solve all of your...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839903434Author Lulu and BellFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Lulu and BellPublisher Linzi LovelandWeight(grams) 367g

Includes a bonus poster of Theodore Gray's PERIODIC TABLE OF TOOLS!Tools is arguably Theodore Gray's most personal book yet. Hand tools and power tools have been a central part of his life for as long as he can remember. Using them, collecting them, and...

From Calvert Crary and Bruce Littlefield, The Encyclopedia of Cut Flowers is a comprehensive, gorgeously visual guide that answers every question you've ever had (and a few you didn't know to ask!) about buying, caring for, and prolonging the lives of...

If you've always fancied taking up embroidery but didn't know where to start, this guide for the absolute beginner is for you. This simple-to-follow project-based book takes you through the basic techniques of this fun and creative craft. Each technique...

'An obvious candidate to take to a desert island, along with Shakespeare and the Bible' Daily TelegraphDon't know your isosceles from your equilateral? Forgotten what actually happened in 1066? Any idea why the sky is blue? This bestselling bible of...

350 stitch patterns you'll use again and again Knitting Stitches VISUAL Encyclopedia gives you quick visual access to a comprehensive collection of stitch combinations that enable you to create your own designs or modify existing patterns with ease...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912817009Author Lulu and BellFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Lulu and BellPublisher Lulu and BellWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 8mm

You love to crochet, but you're tired of the granny square and other predictable projects. Let celebrated crochet teacher Sara Delaney help you expand your skills while showing you how to create custom-fit wearable accessories. Delaney's unique, flexible...

This long-awaited guide is a complete manual explaining the principles of natural dyeing! This comprehensive guide will help dyers to become more accomplished at their craft through an increased understanding of the process. Photos of more than 450...

In February of 2014, Ravelry gained its 4 millionth member. To celebrate, the site released statistical information about its users, and we learned that more than 30 thousand members have uploaded their own original patterns to Ravelry's database of...

This title includes gorgeous photos, clear illustrations & concise language make this the most complete couture-sewing course available. Fashion historian Claire B. Shaeffer has opened the door to the exclusive realm of haute couture in her authoritative...

A handy guidebook that includes eighty ornamental and useful knots with easy-to-follow; with step-by-step illustrations.Reviews"The illustrations...are superior to those in many other knot books." --Library Journal Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925979527Author Sam FuryFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint SF Nonfiction BooksPublisher SF Nonfiction BooksWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682451397Author Christine McConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Regan ArtsPublisher Regan ArtsWeight(grams) 803gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Not all yarns are alike and it happens far too often that we use the wrong type of yarn for the wrong project - sometimes with disasterous results. In these pages, Clara Parkes provides in-depth insight into a vast selection of yarns, giving you the...

In this 21st installment of Kaffe Fassett's ever-popular series of patchwork and quilting books, Kaffe has chosen to show off his latest range of fabrics by revisiting many of his favorite medallion quilt blocks. Photographed on location at the...

Learn the ancient craft of making artisan pots, from clay preparation and drying to glazing and firing. You don't need much to make your first pot, just a piece of clay and an idea. At the same time, it's a craft one...

This is a ground breaking collection of 75 patterns using Brioche stitch. It is suitable for beginners. World-renowned brioche knitting expert Nancy Marchant takes this versatile stitch, which creates a luxurious, reversible ribbed fabric, to a new level...

Custom tailor your garments with short row knitting-the easy way to create darts, shape shoulders, set in sleeves, and more. Add curves and three-dimensional shaping to your knits to create figure-flattering cardigans, wraps, and perfectly fitted hats...

Recent years have seen a decline in craft and creative education in schools and a shift from practical to theoretical learning models in higher education. Young people are leaving school with no idea that craft-based careers are even possible, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620339527Author Sarah WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Interweave Press IncPublisher Interweave Press Inc

Artists will love this book, the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. In a carefully organised, easy-to-use format, author Gary Faigin shows readers the expressions created by individual facial muscles, then draws them together in a section...

Wire jewelry has never been more popular--but you've never seen projects like this before! In Fine Art Wire Weaving, award-winning author Sarah Thompson shares her secrets to creating wire jewelry that's nothing short of spectacular. Using super-fine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620336274Author Pattie GraverFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Interweave Press IncPublisher Interweave Press Inc

Both a celebration of the craft and a sourcebook for practical information, Knitting Rules! is a collection of useful advice and emotional support for the avid knitter. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee unravels the mysteries of tangled yarn, confusing patterns,...