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Winter 2014
Art and Craft
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Get ready for a crafty Christmas with Search Press
sue stratford &
Val pierce
Novelty knitters and
crocheters will love this
collection of mini projects
for the festive season.
Previously published
as Mini Christmas Knits
and Mini Christmas Crochet, this book
55 Christmas Balls to Knit
provides 40 delightful projects, plus
Colourful Festive Ornaments
ideas and inspiration for how they could arne & carlos
Knitwear design stars Arne and
be adapted to match your own colour
Carlos bring fun-filled holiday
scheme or style. There are holly leaves,
crafting to knitters everywhere
reindeer, snowmen, snowflakes and more. with their Norwegian-inspired
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Little Christmas
Decorations to
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Paperback • 96 pages • 235 x 190mm
100 colour photographs
Search Press • SE129 • £8.99
Novelty Knits
35 Fun & Fabulous Jumper Designs
gyles & saethryd Brandreth
Merry Christmas Sweaters
to Knit sue stratford
ornamental balls. They are easy to
knit, easy to stuff and once you get
knitting you won’t want to stop.
With jumpers for everyone and every
occasion, this is the perfect book for
people looking to make something
personal. From a festive snowman or
Christmas tree, to His & Her ‘tuxedos’
and a robot, there is bound to be a
pattern designed for you.
These novelty designs appeal to
the current trend for sweaters such
as a jolly Santa Claus, snowman
and a Christmas pudding, as well
as traditional classics such as a
Nordic Fair-Isle design. Each motif is
accompanied by large, easy-to-follow
charts printed on 24 fold-out sheets.
117 colour photographs • Search Press
P7813 • £12.99
160 colour illustrations • Kyle Books
KC641 • £15.99
Paperback • 64 pages, plus 24 patterns
235 x 190mm • 100 colour photographs
Making a Nativity Scene
Christmas Figures and Animals for a
Seasonal Display Viola ulke
Step-by-step instructions for
making all the main figures: Mary,
Joseph, Jesus, the angel, the donkey,
kings and more. No special skills or
expensive materials needed.
200 colour photographs • Floris Books
FL244 • £12.99
Beautiful Wreaths &
Garlands
100 Snowflakes to Crochet
Welcome to a Christmas project
book inspired by bygone years.
Prepare for the countdown to
Christmas with a fabulous Advent
Calendar, make your own Festive
Stationery and get ready to
decorate your home with a Lap
Quilt and Table Centrepiece.
Catherine woram
14 colour illustrations • 6d. Memories
CK421 • £9.99
150 colour photographs • Cico Books
CB521 • £12.99
With all the lacy beauty of the real
thing, these are a lovely addition to
any home. Spend an hour making an
ornament or two, or take a weekend
and crochet a whole blizzard! With
clear instructions and full patterns
for a wide range of designs—from
simple to intricate.
Sewing for Christmas
Rebecca McCallion
Canny Keepsakes
Make a homemade Christmas
with these projects for a range
of accessories and decorations,
including advent calendars,
Christmas stockings, bunting,
table runners, gift bags and tree
decorations. Each project has stepby-step instructions.
Hardback • 240 pages • 255 x 210mm
300 colour illustrations • New Holland
NH940 • £9.99
Caitlin Sainio
Decorate your home with charming
wreaths and garlands. Divided into
five themed chapters on leaves
and flowers, fabric and ribbon,
papercraft, mixed media and holidays
and special occasions, you will find
plenty of inspiration.
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Sewing for Christmas
P8056 • £10.99
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Natural Christmas
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Ilona Butterer
55 colour photographs • Stackpole Books
SK310 • £8.99
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Creative ideas for 27
decorative Christmas items
made from natural materials
and found objects. Transform
pinecones, scrap wood,
seeds, nuts, fabric, old jars
and bottles, twigs, paper
bags, and other easy-tofind materials into beautiful decorations. Projects include
wreaths, candleholders, ornaments, miniature santas and
Christmas trees, centerpieces, and more
Decorating Christmas Cakes Kids Make Christmas
Over 40 Kids’ Craft Projects for
Christmas Pia Deges
paul bradford & David Brice
A fun collection of 40 unique
Demonstrates all the skills and
Christmas projects. From tree
techniques needed to decorate
stunning cakes for the festive season, decorations and games to pretty gifts
and delicious cookies, the projects
full of beauty, impact and humour.
cover a wide range of different crafts.
Spectactular Festive Designs
144 colour illustrations • Search Press
P8834 • £12.99
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100 colour photographs • David & Charles
D3849 • £9.99
Trim the Tree
Christmas Ornaments to Stitch
Why not handmake your Christmas
ornaments this year? Here is a
wide variety of 53 designs from
traditional to whimsical. Many of
the ornaments are easy to make
in an hour or two, and use general
sewing and craft supplies found in
local craft stores.
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40 colour photographs • Annie’s
DG222 • £7.99
Fold, Cut & Curl
75 Exquisite Snowflakes, Stars and Sunbursts to Make
Shannon Voigt
This beautiful book explains all the techniques you need to
create 75 exquisite shapes. The core techniques of origami,
kirigami, and quilling are clearly illustrated with step-bystep photographs. Each design includes detailed written
instructions, helpful hints, and templates where required.
Paperback • 144 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour illustrations
Search Press • P9657 • £10.99
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20 to Make: Sugar Christmas Decorations
georgie godbold
Scandinavian Christmas
Crafts and Recipes
Helene Lundberg
Scandinavian Christmas
Stockings Classic Designs to Knit
for the Festive Season
Mette Handberg
SK259 • £14.99
P9442 • £10.99
Contains 22 gorgeous designs for
traditional Scandinavian-style
knitted Christmas stockings. There
are detailed knitting instructions and
charts where required, as well as
information on the yarn used.
20 to Make: Felt Christmas
Decorations
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stocking fillers on
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How to make 35 small and simple
decorations and gifts with a subtle
Scandinavian look. Contains both
modern and traditional designs for
stockings, wreaths, table decorations,
cards, and more. Includes 5 delicious
recipes for traditional baked goods.
Georgie’s quirky, sugarcrafted figures are packed with
character! Here you’ll find reindeer, Father Christmas, an
assortment of elves and fairies and more.
corinne lapierre
These twenty fresh, contemporary projects
include tree decorations, a Christmas
wreath, an advent calendar garland, a
bottle gift bag and more.
Search Press
P9435 • £4.99
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Twenty to Make
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Twenty to Make
Each book contains twenty innovative projects which are accompanied
by easy-to-follow instructions and beautiful close up photography.
Each book: Paperback • 48 pages • 215 x 155mm
40+ colour photographs • Search Press • £4.99
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Knitting & Crochet
Easy Knitted Tea
Cosies
Knitted Vegetables
Lee Ann Garrett • SE010
Knitted Baby
Bootees
Knitted Wrist
Warmers
monica russel • p9756
Crocheted Beanies
frauke Kiedaisch • SE000
Easy Knitted Scarves
Monica Russel • P9114
Knitted Phone Sox
susan cordes • P8759
Knitted Boot Cuffs
Monica russel • P8490
Knitted Beanies
Susie Johns • P7073
Crocheted Granny
Squares
val pierce • P8193
Crocheted Flowers
jan ollis • P7066
susie johns • P5390
val Pierce • P6410
Mini Christmas
Crochet
Mini Christmas
Knits
sue stratford • P7226
Knitted Bears
Knitted Flowers
Crocheted Bears
Sewing & Textile Craft
Knitted Fruit
Knitted Mug Hugs
Polymer Clay
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Fabulous Pompoms
Mini Bunting
Fabric Flowers
alistair macdonald • SE201
Alistair macDonald • SE004
kate Haxell • P6991
Jelly Roll Scraps
Mini Cross Stitch
carolyn forster • P9466
Michael powell • P6571
Wild Women
Felt Christmas
Decorations
Needle Felties
Susanna Wallis • P9053
corinne lapierre • P9435
Polymer Clay Buttons
Karen walker • P8803
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Stitched Art Brooches
sarah lawrence • P3029
Bunting and Pennants
kate Haxell • P6984
Twenty to Make
Sugarcraft
Sugar Christmas
Decorations
Sugar Flowers
Georgie godbold • SE015
Sugar Wobblies
Mini Cupcakes
georgie godbold
lisa slatter • P6250
P8322
Lorna fleming • SE064
Sugar Animals
Sugar Dogs
Frances MCnaughton
Frances McNaughton
P4782
P9664
Chocolate Animals
Sugar Sporties
P8452
Celebration Cake
Pops
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Frances MCnaughton
Paula MacLeod • P8209
Mini Sugar Shoes
Frances MCnaughton
P8445
Paula MacLeod • P7639
Mini Sugar Bags
Sugar Birds
Frances MCnaughton
Frances MCnaughton
P8643
P6724
Sugar Scaries
Decorated Cookies
frances McNaughton
lisa slatter • P5475
P9411
Jewellery Making
Rubber Band Jewellery:
Loom & Hook
Stitched Fabric Brooches
pam leach • SE190
Button Jewellery
Modern Friendship
Bracelets
Alex McQuade • SE040
marrianne mercer • P6540
Micro Macrame Jewellery
pam leach • SE016
suzen millodot • P3495
Pewter Jewellery
Bracelets
Sandy Griffiths • SE080
Carolyn Schulz • SE012
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amanda walker • P2766
Steampunk Jewellery
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Papercraft & General Craft
Washi Tape Cards
Artist Trading Cards
Sara naumann • se203
leOnie Pujol • P2596
Tags & Toppers
Glass Painted Projects
michelle powell • P3372
Judy balchin • P3471
Party Masks
judy balchin • P4812
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27 Tiny Animals to Knit
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Mini Knitted Safari
sachiyo ishii
Knitters of all skill levels will love to make this
charming, fun mini safari park scene. Sachiyo Ishii
has created 27 delightful mini knitted creatures
and a safari mat, arched gateway, four-by-four
and camper van to complete the scene.
It is easy to knit with one basic pattern and
sewing up guide for most of the animals, and uses
small amounts of readily available yarn. There
are clear, simple knitting patterns and step by
step photographs and instructions for all other
techniques such as sewing up, stuffing and basic
embroidery.
Woolly Woofers
Over 20 Knitwear Designs for Dogs of
All Shapes and Sizes
debbie bliss
A irresistible mixture of the cosy,
the cute and the comic canine
knitted outfits. Nowadays, no selfrespecting dog is seen in the park
without the latest cashmere cable
knit, and special occasions such as
Christmas afford ample dress-up
opportunities.
50 colour photographs • Quadrille
QU819 • £14.99
Pamper your Pooch
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P9916 • £8.99
30 Practical Presents for Dogs
rachelle blondel
Show your pooch how much you care
by making any one of the 30 lovingly
handcrafted projects in this book.
The ideas are practical as well as
cute and include everything, from a
Plaited Fetch Toy and Travelling Dog
Bed to the Jaunty Neckerchief and a
Muddy Paw Towel.
120 colour photographs • Kyle Books
KC603 • £9.99
Crochet Critters & Bugs
22 Great Projects
Kathryn Fulton
Hundreds of step-by-step photos
illustrate these fun projects,
including ladybirds, frogs,
butterflies, aphids, octopuses,
seahorses, horseshoe crabs, jellyfish,
slugs, worms, scorpions, dragonflies,
and spider.
SK521 • £11.99
Knitted Cats & Kittens
sue stratford
A book for cat lovers all over the
world, containing a wide variety of
cats and kittens to knit – from fun
and quirky, to cute and cuddly – and
you don’t have to clean up after
these ones! Each cat has its own look
and personality, and they come in a
range of characters, styles, shapes
and sizes to suit knitters of all tastes
and abilities.
P8469 • £9.99
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Knitted Dogs & Puppies
A Whole Litter of Fun and Creative
Knitting Patterns
sue Stratford
Packed with faithful knitted dogs
and puppies, this book is suitable
for beginners, but some projects
provide a fun challenge for the more
experienced. Styles range from quirky
to the more true-to-life; and while
some are fun toys, others are more
practical like the draught excluder.
P9602 • £9.99
Knitted Meerkats
sue stratford
Meerkats are appealing little
creatures and now these cutest of
creatures have been immortalised
in yarn by Sue Stratford, who has
created twenty fun characters for
you to knit, such as a bikini-clad
beach babe, a rock star complete with
guitar, a punk rocker with attitude as
well as piercings, to name just a few.
SE007 • £8.99
Zoo Animal Friends
10 Tiny Cuties with Mix and Match
Accessories
MichelE wilcox
Michele Wilcox, experienced knit
designer, loved coming up with the
animal ideas and giving them each
their own personality. From koalas and
pandas to lions and zebras, everyone
will have a different favorite. Have fun
creating the clothing and accessories
as everything is mix and match.
D7372 • £6.99
30-Minute Knits
caprice birker
A fun selection of 22 popular animals,
all based on one simple body shape,
brought together in this appealing
book: a cute little pig, a cuddly lion,
a big-eared elephant, an adorable
sheep to name just a few. Knitters of
all skill levels will find much to enjoy
in this book.
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60 Quick and Easy Knitted Projects
carol meldrum
Here’s a collection of knitting projects that you really can fit
into your spare time. Best of all, you won’t need to spend
lots of money on new and fancy yarns (unless you want to)
as they can easily be knitted from what you have in your
stash of leftovers already.
P9251 • £9.99
Crochet Basics
P8773 • £9.99
nicki trench
30-Minute Crochet
A Step-by-Step Course for
First-Time Stitchers
This is the perfect starting point
for anyone wishing to learn how to
crochet. It is a structured course of
20 workshops and projects, which
starts by showing you how to hold
your crochet hook and leads you
through all the techniques and
stitches you will ever need to know.
What Can You Crochet in Half an Hour or Less
carol meldrum
Stash your project in your bag and have it at hand for when
those crafty moments strike, no matter where you are. We’ve
all got bits and bobs of yarn left over from other projects,
so put them to good use and dip into the selection of mini
crochet projects designed to let you see results fast.
CB422 • £14.99
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Knitting & Crochet
bestseller
Cuddly Knitted Animals
Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm • 100 colour photographs
Fairytale Crochet
Over 35 Magical Mini Makes
Louise Tyler
Amigurumi Friends
Louise Tyler has selected some of her
favourite fairytales and recreated
them as charming miniature crochet
figures. From Snow White to Sleeping
Beauty, and Red Riding Hood to Hansel
and Gretel, all the best-known and
loved tales are here.
50 colour photographs • New Holland
N4564 • £12.99
Edward’s Menagerie
Over 40 Soft and Snuggly Toy Animal Crochet
Patterns
ABC Crochet
An Alphabet Collection of Amigurumi
Animals
Mitsuki Hoshi
This delightful book features patterns
for irresistably cute amigurumi
characters for each letter of the
alphabet.
kerry lord
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Patterns for ten cute and cuddly knitted toys. From
Miss Mouse to Master Giraffe, these cute creatures
be adored by any age, and can be personalised with
ready-to-wear wardrobes including beachwear, flipflops, sports bag and towel, pyjamas and more.
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CB477 • £12.99
cilla webb
200 colour photographs • Harper Collins
HC704 • £10.99
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These cute animals with larger-than-life
personalities are made using simple crochet
techniques and the step-by-step instructions
will enable a complete beginner to get hooking
straight away.
DC785 • £15.99
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Knitting & Crochet
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Knitting Scandinavian Style
Socks, Sweaters, Mittens, Hats, Pillows,
Blankets and More!
SE154 • £12.99
Easter Knits
Knitted Dolls
Eggs, Bunnies and Chicks – with a
Fabulous Twist
with a Designer Wardrobe
Arne & carlos
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Interlace Patterns from Around
the World in Modern Knitwear
Arne & Carlos
In the newest book from Arne and Carlos you will
find 33 patterns for gorgeous sweaters in bright
colours, to suit both men and women. Ideas for
accessories such as mittens, hats, wrist warmers,
stockings, small and large pillows, teddy bears and
much more.
The levels of difficulty vary from completely easy
patterns to those for more experienced knitters.
These patterns have been inspired by Setesdal’s
cultural heritage but were designed with a little
twist.
Knit-and-Crochet Garden
Bring a Little Outside In with 36
Projects Inspired by Flowers,
Butterflies, Birds and Bees
With a fresh and unique quirkiness
that channels the inner child, this
handbook aspires to bring a little
bit of fun to knitting by creating a
fantastic collection of knitted dolls
and charming, miniature wardrobes.
From underwear to overcoats,
the various garment patterns are
appropriate for every ability level
and offer a playful universe that any
knitter will enjoy exploring.
Arne & carlos
Arne and Carlos have now created
a wonderful collection of cute
and cuddly springtime knits, all
in their own inimitable style. With
the emphasis placed very firmly on
having fun, the dynamic duo provide
easy-to-follow patterns for knitted
eggs, bunnies, chicks and rabbits,
all based on traditional Scandinavian
designs.
Arne & carlos
P8506 • £14.99
P9244 • £8.99
SE047 • £12.99
Here are 36 gorgeous patterns that
evoke the simple joy of gardens no
matter the time of year or location.
Hydrangeas, roses, violets, and
fluttering critters are among the
delights that are transformed into
knit and crochet projects, ranging
from the small and decorative to the
larger and more practical.
Viking Knits & Ancient
Ornaments
Elsebeth Lavold
Elsebeth Lavold is recognised
as one of the world’s leading
experts on cabling. In this
book she introduces her
own innovation, using lifted
increases to create interlace
patterns instead of just to shape
garments, and to bring new life to the ornamental heritage of
the Vikings as adornment on modern knitwear. In addition to
the abundance of beautiful garments presented with complete
instructions, she has analysed a huge number of pattern types
and displays them in both swatch and chart form.
Hardback • 192 pages • 274 x 220mm • 200 colour photographs
55 Christmas Balls to Knit
Colourful Festive Ornaments
arne & carlos
Knitwear design stars Arne and
Carlos bring fun-filled holiday
crafting to knitters everywhere with
their Norwegian-inspired ornamental
balls. They are easy to knit, easy to
stuff and once you get knitting you
won’t want to stop.
P7813 • £12.99
Quick Iceland Knits
Sweaters, Hats, Socks, Mittens and
More
Gunn Birgirsdottir
Discover the beauty of Icelandic
knitting and knit your own cardigans,
socks, mittens, bags, slippers and
much more. Learn the basics of this
enduring and beautiful knitting style
as well as the more intricate Icelandic
techniques. You will find everything
you need to know from knitting in the
round and felting through to shaping
sweaters and knitting with beads.
SE048 • £10.99
Knitting & Crochet
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Scandinavian Style
Eva Wincent &
Paula Hammerskog
This is an illustrated
modern reference guide
and a visually stunning
source of inspiration.
Readers will find tips
and tricks, both to help
beginners get comfortable
with the basics and to
show masters of the craft how to take their
crocheting to new heights. Projects range
from the beautifully simple to the challenging.
You’ll find dozens of bold and beautiful designs
for pillows, throws, rugs, sweaters, jackets,
scarves, hats, glovess and much more.
75 Birds, Butterflies &
Beautiful Beasties to
Knit & Crochet
lesley stanfield
Expand your knitting and crochet
repertoire with this delightful
menagerie of miniature bugs and
beasts: from creepy crawlers and
weird wrigglers to beautiful and
splendid metallic butterflies.
P6168 • £10.99
50 Pincushions to Knit &
Crochet
cat thomas
A wonderful collection of 50 knitted
and crocheted pincushion patterns in
all shapes and sizes, from charming
traditional pillows with elegant
florals to textured motifs, and chunky
cabled cushions. Useful, decorative,
and making great gifts for your
fellow crafters, there’s something for
everyone, whatever your skill level.
SE023 • £10.99
Animal Amigurumi
to Crochet
50 Sunflowers to Knit,
Crochet & Felt
Patterns and Projects Packed with
Lush and Vibrant Colour that you will
Love to Make
kRISTIN nICHOLAS
Create your very own garden to
decorate your home, your clothing,
and your world, with this delightful
book. With 50 original designs to
choose from, including a host of
colourful sunflower blooms and buds
in many sizes, you’ll find many ideas
to spark your creativity.
P9008 • £10.99
bestseller
teri crews
The Japanese style of cute crochet
animals is captured in this how-to
guide, featuring 8 whimsical critters:
a bear, bunny, cat, dog, elephant,
giraffe, hippo, and monkey. These
fun, intermediate-level projects are
created with worsted-weight yarn
and range in size from 12 to 18
inches tall.
D7761 • £5.99
Knit the Alphabet
Fiona Goble’s
Farmyard Knits
Quick and Easy Alphabet Knitting
Patterns
A delightful combination of knitting
guide and story book – follow farmers
Frank and Anna through a typical day
and knit the stars of the farmyard,
from a lively collie to a woollen
tractor. Contains fifteen charming
knits, plus a ‘farm’ play mat that
doubles up as a cosy comfort blanket.
Create the entire alphabet in 3D. The
patterns are quick and easy, and are
all made as one piece, so there’s no
need to sew a seam. Every letter can
be made in 3 sizes: approximately
8cm (3.5in), 16cm (6.5in) or 28cm
(11in) tall. The completed letters are
great for jewellery, gift wrapping and
home décor.
claire Garland
95 colour photographs • Ivy Press
IV434 • £9.99
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DC818 • £14.99
100 Lace Flowers
to Crochet
100 Flowers to Knit
& Crochet
A Beautiful Collection of Decorative
Floral and Leaf Patterns for Thread
Crochet
A Collection of Beautiful Blooms for
Embellishing Clothes, Accessories,
Cushions & Throws
Caitlin Sainio
LESLEY STANFIELD
Recreate the beauty of a summer
garden with this gorgeous selection
of flowers, leaves, and plants. From
lacy blossoms and delicate ferns to
lush ivies and vibrant wildflowers,
you’ll find patterns to suit any colour,
style, or season.
‘An absolute must for all makers ...
It is great value for £10.99 (approx
10p a pattern!)’ Craft Business
‘This book is absolutely BRILLIANT.’
P8971 • £10.99
P4034 • £10.99
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‘Can’t praise it enough! Get it!’
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Knitting & Crochet
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Knitting for the Absolute Beginner
alison dupernex
In a handy small format that fits comfortably in
a bag and wire-bound so that it lies open while
you are working, it also has a useful fold-out
flap at the back that provides a quick and
easy reference to all the abbreviations used in
the patterns. All the essential techniques are
covered and clearly explained using step-bystep photographs and simple instructions.
Alison’s designs have a timeless appeal that
will delight knitters of all ages, and there are
projects for children as well as adults. Within
a few pages you will be knitting a fabulous stripy scarf, and by the end of
the book you will be able to knit yourself a gorgeous cable-knit cardigan!
Previously published as The Beginner’s Guide to Knitting.
Spiralbound Hardback • 144 pages • 215 x 155mm
400 colour photographs • Search Press • P8735 • £10.99
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bestseller
The Knowledgeable Knitter Dress up your Dolls
Understand the Inner Workings of
Knitting and Make Every Project a
Success Margaret Radcliffe
A reference work for any knitter
seeking better results, whether
the challenge is reading a pattern
chart, substituting yarn, modifying a
pattern, fixing a mistake, shaping a
collar or adjusting an armhole.
colour throughout • Storey Publishing
SP409 • £17.99
Crochet for the Absolute Beginner
Pauline Turner
Restyled, and with fresh new photography, Crochet
for the Absolute Beginner is the ideal novice’s guide,
containing crochet expert Pauline Turner’s clear, stepby-step guidance, inspiring projects and helpful hints
and tips. The close-up photography and no-nonsense
advice leads beginners through the basic stitches and
techniques, showing them exactly what they should
be doing, while the exciting projects – from scarves
and bags to lacework – gradually increase in difficulty
to challenge and inspire the reader as they progress
through the book. The smaller, wire-bound format is
ideal for crafters, as it will fit comfortably into a bag and will sit open while in
use for easy reference.
Previously published as The Beginner’s Guide to Crochet.
400 colour photographs • Search Press • SE081 • £10.99
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T-Shirt Yarn
Projects to Crochet and Knit
sandra Lebrun
Yarn made from recycled T-shirt
material is quick and easy to work
with, in addition to being ecofriendly. This book gives 24 great
projects for accessories and home
décor using this fun fiber.
SK532 • £9.99
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bestseller
Sensational Outfits to Knit & Crochet
for Dolls up to 18in
Lise Nymark
Dress up your dolls in beautiful
clothes and accessories. Suitable
for 12in, 15in and 18in dolls,
the patterns include a great range
of dresses, trousers, hair bands,
sweaters, hats, scarves and shoes.
From a party dress to a winter outfit.
P8513 • £12.99
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Knitted Beanies & Slouchy
Hats
31 Original Designs to Suit Your Style
and Attitude
Diane Serviss
31 original designs in an incredible
range of styles, featuring colourwork
like Fair Isle and textured stitches like
cables, and lace patterns, as well as
using popular self-striping yarns.
ST788 • £13.99
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Knitting & Crochet
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Crocheted Cushions
Susie Johns
Go crochet crazy with this colourful collection
of cushion covers. Featuring 26 modern,
stylish designs, from bobble-textured
rectangles, striped bolsters and ruffled
circles, to hearts, owls, chickens and grannysquare patchworks, this inspiring, easy-touse book has something for everyone.
Written by longstanding and highly successful
author Susie Johns, this book also includes
a comprehensive techniques section at the
beginning, ensuring that it is accessible to
crafters of any ability.
SE065 • £8.99
Tunisian Crochet for Baby
Crochet for Kids
sharon hernes silverman
franziska heidenreich
Versatile and less bulky than regular
crochet, Tunisian crochet is well suited
for making baby clothes. This book
contains 23 Tunisian projects to make
for the babies in every crocheter’s life.
With this book, kids (and tweens)
can learn to crochet accessories and
toys all by themselves. The 29 fun,
colourful projects will appeal to boys
and girls aged 7 to 13.
SK873 • £14.99
SK174 • £11.99
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Baby Booties and Socks
50 Knits for Tiny Toes
marie claire Idées
This book features a selection
of adorable baby bootees. Soft,
comfortable, fun and sophisticated,
small shoes for all seasons, with a
wide range of designs for special
occasions and everyday wear. The
knitted bootees make lovely gifts and
the projects are easy to follow with
beautiful accompanying photography.
P9954 • £12.99
Flowers to Knit and
Crochet
susie johns & jan ollis
Clear knitting and crochet patterns
show how to assemble a garden-full
of beautiful flowers. There are 28
knitted flowers, including a zinnia,
anemone, hibiscus, daffodil, poppy,
rose, arum lily and cherry blossom;
and 28 crochet patterns including
a Tudor rose, foxgloves, camellia,
freesias and African violets.
A Knitted Sock Society
10 Sock Designs Using Rowan
Fine Art
rachel coopey
There is nothing like hand-knitted
socks for keeping your feet warm,
and these 10 designs will do just that!
Includes tutorials for long-tail cast on
and Kitchener Stitch.
53 colour photographs • Quail Books
QL183 • £9.95
SE051 • £9.99
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Knitted Mitts & Mittens
25 Fun and Fashionable Designs for
Fingerless Gloves, Mittens, and Wrist
Warmers
amy gunderson
Whether you’re looking for woolly
mittens to keep your hands toasty
warm or a pair of lacy, elbow-high
punk-style opera gloves to complete
an outfit, this book has you covered.
SK996 • £13.99
Sweet & Simple
Baby Blankets
glenda winkleman
These baby blankets crochet quickly
and with ease. Six patterns are
detailed with easy-to-understand
instructions for beginners as well as
more experienced crocheters. There
are neutral designs as well as those
particularly appropriate for boys
or girls. The patterns use sport or
medium worsted-weight yarn.
DG846 • £5.99
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new
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Knit in New
Directions
A Journey into Creativity
myra wood
Freeing knitters of all
levels of experience
to become involved in
the creative process
and make a knitto-fit garment. This
template-based approach is not math-dependent and
works for people whether they prefer a structured or
more freeform process. It introduces techniques that
encourage knitters to just have fun: strip knitting,
creative short rows, patchwork, crazy quilt, and freeform knitting. Practical advice for how to achieve the
best fit and finish is included: blocking, a special stitch
for seaming, and edge and embellishment options.
Crochet Wraps
Sarah Hatton & Martin Storey
tammy hildebrand
150 colour photographs • XRX Books • XR284 • £16.99
ST838 • £13.99
22 Handknit Designs for Him & Her
Using Rowan Yarns
A collection of stylish knits for men
and women. The women’s fashion
knits include a Sloppy Joe, Aran coat
and twisted cable sweater, while the
men’s designs range from a textured
sweater to a herringbone cardigan.
Every Which Way
The talented Tammy Hildebrand
has given crocheters both a good
foundation of 6 techniques as well as
wearable and versatile wraps. You’ll
find not only the ubiquitous shawls,
but ponchos and ruanas as well.
There’s something for everybody here.
new
The Magic of
Shetland Lace Knitting
Stitches, Techniques and Projects for
Lighter-Than-Air Shawls and More
Elizabeth Lovick
Intricate Shetland lace might seem
beyond the everyday knitter, but the
skills needed are now within reach.
This book is designed to take the
novice step-by-step from their first
“yarn over” to complex lace knitting.
P9350 • £14.99
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Designer Knits
QL190 • £15.99
new
Contemporary Celtic
Crochet
25 Cabled Designs for Sweaters,
Scarves, Hats & More
Bonnie Barker
Contains a wide range of designs for
modern, Celtic-inspired wearables
and home accessories – from stoles
and headbands to tablet covers and
pillows – using knooking (knitting
with crochet hooks) and the author’s
unique Celtic Weave stitch.
colour throughout • Fons & Porter
FP611 • £16.99
new
10 Simple Crochet Projects Go Crochet! Skill Builder
It Girl Crochet
Knitting for Tommy
Sarah Hatton
sharon Zientara
Lucinda Gosling in association
with Mary Evans Picture Library
With Helpful Techniques
30 Crochet-in-a-Day Projects to
Take You from Beginner to Expert
23 Must-Have Accessories
Designed to help you take your first
steps into crochet techniques, this
book features simple scarves and hats
which are quick to work through to
more substantial projects such as the
cardigan or shrug. Projects include a
cape/poncho, a cardigan, hats, a bag,
scarves and a cowl.
Ellen Gormley
In addition to basic stitches for
the crochet newbie, you’ll also
learn intermediate and advanced
techniques, including Tunisian
crochet, Bruges lace, broomstick lace,
hairpin lace, tapestry crochet and
beaded crochet.
A must have collection of chic and
wearable items you might find in
trendy boutiques. The designs use
basic crochet stitches as well as more
unusual techniques such as intarsia,
Tunisian crochet, tapestry crochet,
beading, applique, and join-as-yougo motifs.
QL169 • £7.95
Krause Publications • KP188 • £16.99
Interweave Press • I0968 • £15.99
Keeping the Great War Soldier Warm
Explores the knitting craze of the
First World War through magazine
adverts, posters and photographs of
the day, as well as offering a guide to
kitting out the First World War Tommy
through original knitting patterns of
the day.
illustrated throughout • History Press
•HP966 • £9.99
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new
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Cute Crochet Rugs
Tapestry Crochet
Knitting Rugs
Tara Cousins
Seven kid’s rugs with bright colours
and playful animal designs, that can
be used as cozy playmats or easyto-wash floor mats for a bathroom.
Rugs include Baby Elephant, Give a
Hoot Owl, Sammy the stegosaurus,
Bella Butterfly, Spots the Ladybug,
Mischevious Monkey and more.
DG147 • £5.99
new
Traditional, Contemporary, &
Innovative Designs
Nola A. Heidbreder & Linda Pietz
Original and creative designs for
knitted rugs in a variety of styles.
It includes modular rugs, rugs to
emphasize colour and texture, and
rugs made from repurposed materials,
and all are easy and quick to knit.
SK514 • £14.99
new
Renate Kirkpatrick
This book introduces readers to a
new crochet technique, and presents
a kaleidoscope of designs based on
graphs to encourage crocheters to try
something new. The 64 graph-based
patterns will inspire you to accomplish
a functional and beautiful rug that will
particularly appeal to children.
Sally Milner Publishing
SM620 • £14.99
new
10 Simple Projects for
Cosy Babies
Sarah hatton
Blooming Crochet Hats
10 Crochet Designs with
10 Mix-and-Match Accents
Sarah Hatton has designed 10 simple
projects using her favourite Rowan
yarns. For each project you will find a
clear, simple set of instructions free
from the usual knitting jargon that
can be terrifying for the beginner!
Each pattern helps you learn a new
technique.
Shauna-lee Graham
QL145 • £7.95
Krause Publications • KR553 • £16.99
new
Knitting & Crochet
new
Each of the ten hats is available in six
sizes, ranging from infant to adult.
From the adorable Scalloped Beanie
to the fashionable Comfy Cloche,
there’s a hat for everyone. With an
assortment of flower accents you’ll be
able to match your hats to any outfit
or occasion .
Solefull Socks
Knitting from the
Ground Up
Betty Salpekar
Basic Knitting
Plus Projects
Mommy & Me Crocheted
Hats
Leigh Ann Chow
All instruction you need to get started,
and to progress to more challenging
projects. Here you’ll find 20 patterns
for scarves, hats, afghans, socks,
sweaters, and more, from beginner
to intermediate knitters. Over 600
photos explain dozens of essential
stitches and techniques.
S3535 • £16.99
30 Fun & Stylish Designs for Kids of
All Ages
Kristi simpson
A delightful collection of original
patterns. Patterns include themed
designs like Christmas Pixie Hat, Sock
Monkey Twist, Zack the Zombie Hat,
Daddy’s Dude Beard Beanie, and Sassy
Sunhat.
SK276 • £13.99
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Crochet for Baby All Year
Easy-to-Make Outfits for Every Month
tammy hildebrand
Here you’ll find 20 original patterns
for outfits for boys and girls:
sweaters, hats, booties, dresses,
vests, and more. Instructions are
given in multiple sizes (from newborn
to 18 months) and are suitable for
beginning to intermediate crocheters.
SK245 • £14.99
The eighteen patterns
in this book will take
your sock knitting
in a new direction,
literally! Instead of the
conventional toe-up or
top-down methods, you can now simply knit out from
the middle of the sole, up over the foot and on up the
leg, with no breaks for the heel and no stitches to pick
up.
Many knitting techniques are represented: Stockinette
stitch, purl-knit textures, slip stitches, stranded colour
knitting, travelling stitch and lace.
75 colour photographs • Bread Crumbs Press
BC503 • £21.99
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Knitting & Crochet
new
new
100 Colourful
Ripple Stitches to
Crochet
50 Original Stitches
& 50 Fabulous Colour
Schemes for Blankets
and Throws
Leonie Morgan
A highly illustrated and
easy-to-use guide to the techniques of crocheting ripple
stitches, perfect for blankets, throws, and accessories.
With 100 original designs to choose from, using colour
and texture to create stunning zig-zags, ripples, and
waves, there is plenty here to appeal to every crocheter.
Each design has a clear written pattern, an easy-tofollow chart, and a colour variation to try out.
SE098 • £10.99
Marvelous Crochet Motifs
20 Patterns for Stylish Accessories
This book includes 48 motifs and
4 designs. The motifs can be a
complete project, like a coaster
or washcloth. Add a few together
to make a scarf or a place mat. By
stitching many motifs together, you
can make a wrap, or an afghan. The
designs that can be made using
motifs are limitless. The four designs
include a scarf, hat, cowl and a
blanket.
Camille Clavi
DG737 • £6.99
100 Quick & Easy Crochet
Stitches
14
75 Crocheted Floral
Blocks
Easy Stitch Patterns Including
Openweave, Textures, Ripple and
More
Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match
for Throws, Accessories, Baby
Blankets and More
Darla Sims
betty Barnden
Pick any of the 100 swatches featured
in this book to get started. None of the
patterns are complicated and consist
of mostly double crochet stitches and
chains to work up quickly.
A charming collection of blocks:
from traditional blanket squares with
petals and rosebuds to colourful
blocks with three-dimensional
flowers.
DG945 • £9.99
Paperack • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm
P8087 • £10.99
Simple Crochet Motifs
ellen gormley
75 Knitted Floral Blocks
Beautiful Patterns to Mix and Match
for Throws, Accessories, Baby
Blankets and More
lesley stanfield
A charming collection of differentshaped blocks, all with a floral theme:
from traditional squares with petals
and rosebuds to colourful blocks with
three-dimensional flowers.
P8063 • £10.99
This book presents 10 motifs for the
intermediate crocheter: hexagons,
flowers, stars, overlapping squares,
medallions – everything but the basic
granny square. Along with each motif
are two patterns for accessories,
including scarves, hats, bags, and
sweaters. Also included are basic
instructions for all the stitches.
SK767 • £9.99
Granny Squares- All
Shapes and Sizes
Over 50 Projects and Techniques to
Give the Classic Crochet Pattern a
Whole New Look
Barbara Wilder & beatrice simon
These fresh designs can be anything
from hexagons and triangles to
pentagons and circles. Easy-tofollow instructions will guide you
through 26 quick and simple crochet
patterns.
SE049 • £10.99
100 Bright & Colourful
Granny Squares
Crochet from Start to
Finish: Techniques, Tips and
LEONIE MORGAN
Catherine Hirst
to Mix & Match
A wonderfully illustrated and easyto-use guide to the basic stitches
and techniques of crocheting granny
squares in inspiring colourways. With
100 original designs to choose from
there is plenty here to spark your
creativity.
P8995 • £10.99
Advice to Get it Right First Time
Pre-empting problems as well
as solving them, this book offers
complete advice on tools and
materials, trouble-shooting tips and
step-by-step techniques. It answers
questions you didn’t know you
needed to ask.
SE027 • £12.99
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Scarves and Cowls
Hook, Stitch & Give
30 Creative Crochet Presents
35 Quick and Stylish Knits
Kat Goldin
fiona Goble
Kat Goldin provides modern, desirable
ideas for gifts for every occasion,
from birthdays to housewarmings
and festive celebrations. Patterns
range grom a cosy cardigan for your
dad s birthday or an adorable pair of
pom-pom slippers for a baby shower
or christening.
Whatever your skill level, Fiona
Goble has a project for you. She has
designed 35 scarves and snoods
with something for everyone, from
a snake scarf to a sparkly evening
capelet.
200 colour photographs • Kyle Books
KC160 • £14.99
Janet Smith Can’t Knit
C1392 • £12.99
Knitting Double
suzie Johnson
Twelve designs from the author’s
heart and head with a focus on colour
and 3D shapes with no complicated
patterns and using nothing more
complicated than stocking stitch,
reverse stocking stitch and garter
stitch, this book is small enough to fit
in your knitting bag or handbag.
This book explains the technique
thoroughly using clear, step-bystep instructions, photographs
and diagrams. It contains over 30
projects, from simple hats and scarves
and moving on to more detailed
designs such as mittens and socks.
QL138 • £12.99
Reversible Colour Crochet
sue childress & frances hughes
A New Technique
Crochet today and wear tonight!
These easy-to-stitch accessories
will add colour to your wardrobe.
Warm and practical, these 6 beautiful
cowls are made using super fine-,
light- and medium-weight yarns.
The Go-To Book for
Irish Crochet Motifs
Laurinda Reddig
KATHRYN WHITE
Learn a unique form of crochet that
produces clear images that look
the same from both sides. Contains
patterns for 28 blocks, and all 10
afghan projects come complete with
directions for joining and edging.
If you have ever tried to make an
Irish crochet motif using Vintage
pattern books, you most likely ended
up confused and frustrated. The
purpose of this book is to take these
lovely motifs and write them in such
a manner that they make sense to
the modern day crocheter.
Quick & Easy Crochet Cowls
DG587 • £6.99
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Mastering the Two-Colour Technique
with Over 30 Reversible Projects
12 Handknit Designs
Anja Belle
SE050 • £10.99
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Knitting & Crochet
new
New Vintage Lace
Knits Inspired by the Past
Andrea Jurgrau
The author offers a collection of
eighteen fully charted accessory
projects inspired by vintage doily
patterns. Altered and adapted into
fresh styles more suited to modern
tastes, these are sure to intrigue,
challenge, and please all lace knitters.
120 colour photographs • Interweave Press
IP002 • £15.99
70 colour photographs • Interweave Press
IP755 • £16.99
new
Up, Down, All-Around
Stitch Dictionary
More Than 150 Stitch Patterns to Knit
Top Down, Bottom Up, Back and Forth,
and In the Round
wendy bernard
This truly groundbreaking reference
book for today’s knitters will appeal to
legions of knitters as well as aspiring
designers who want to use stitch
patterns in new and exciting ways.
Spiral bound • 288 pages • 244 x 187mm
170 colour photos • Stewart, Tabori & Chang
TC990 • £18.99
DG239 • £9.99
new
Winter Knits made Easy
40 Fabulous Patterns
Packed with 40 easy knitting projects
alongside knitting patterns that make
cable, fair isle, and textured knitting
accessible to everyone. The stepby-step tutorials have crystal-clear
instruction, and the desirable patterns
range from a simple hat to a sweater
to keep your family toasty and warm
through the winter months.
200 colour photographs • Dorling Kindersley
DK945 • £16.99
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Textiles & Mixed Media
new
The Textile Artist: Appliqué Art
Freehand Machine-Embroidered Pictures
abigail mill
Paperback • 128 pages
280 x 216mm
Search Press
P8681 • £17.99
From fraying and layering to free machine
embroidery and embellishment, this gorgeous book
guides you step by step through renowned textile
artist Abigail Mill’s characteristic, ethereal style.
Create five beautiful projects featuring themes
such as teatime treats, animals and the seaside,
and be inspired by galleries of Abigail’s work. The
book touches on her inspirations and influences and
looks in detail at the elements that bring her work
to life: colour, texture, pattern and free machine
embroidery techniques.
The Textile Artist: Stitch,
Fibre, Metal & Mixed Media
Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
The author shows how to use textilebased and mixed media techniques
to create beautiful artworks using
metal in the forms of shim, foil and
woven fabric alongside many other
materials. Eight beautiful projects
will inspire textile artists everywhere.
Paperback
144 pages • 280 x 216mm
P7622 • £17.99
Exploring Colour through Paper,
Print, Fabric, Thread and Stitch
Ruth Issett
The clear and informative text
coupled with numerous examples
of Ruth’s work make this not only
a comprehensive guide for artists
interest in textile work, but also
a beautiful ‘must-have’ book for
anyone who simply loves colour.
P7455 • £19.99
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new
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Weave • Knit • Wear
Indigo: Dye It, Make It
Simply Fabulous Clothing and
Accessories for Rigid-Heddle (and
other) Weavers
Dyeing techniques and things to
make in Indigo Blue
Judith Shangold
Colour your world blue with seven
dyeing techniques and thirty
projects. Full instructions and stepby-step photographs are included
for the different dyeing techniques.
This book dispels the myth that you
need expensive equipment, a large
space, or special threads to weave.
All 30 projects, from the narrowest
boa to a 55” wide serape, are
tailored to the most basic equipment.
100 colour photographs • XRX Books
XR291 • £19.99
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A Passion for Colour
Nicola Gouldsmith
CB484 • £14.99
Stitched Textiles:
Landscapes
kathleen matthews
Kathleen Matthews shares her
unique method of creating beautiful
landscapes using quilting, dyeing
and stitching techniques. She takes
us through her design process
from taking reference photographs
through to composition, and
choosing fabrics and thread.
P7202 • £15.99
Stitched Textiles: Flowers
Pin Loom Weaving
bobby britnell
40 Projects for Tiny Hand Looms
Appealing to textile artists interested
in exploring flowers and their design
possibilities, this books is fresh and
innovative in its approach. It provides
step-by-step demonstrations of a
whole range of techniques including
dyeing, monoprinting, block printing,
appliqué, foiling, photo-transfer
printing and more.
Margaret stump
P7318 • £15.99
SK484 • £13.99
40 appealing projects for everyone.
Tiny palm-sized pin looms are
making a comeback. Here is the
perfect book to get started with this
intriguing continuous strand weaving
technique. Projects include blankets,
bags and purses, soft toys, home
décor and more.
How to Make
Little Needle-Felted Teddy Bears
judy Balchin & Roz Dace
Felt with Love
Felt Hearts, Flowers & Much More
Madeleine millington
A must-have book for anyone with
an appreciation of adorable handcrafted objects. It is filled with 15
cute, fun and simple projects made
from felted wool. Projects include
mini hanging decorations, brooches,
pincushions, wall hangings, some
Christmassy pieces, plus much more!
P7691 • £9.99
Beginner’s Guide to
Needle Felting
Susanna wallis
Create wonderful pictures and threedimensional objects using wool and
simple needle felting techniques. All
techniques are clearly explained with
step by step photographs. Contains
six inspirational projects.
Needle-felting is an easy and fun technique,
requiring little in the way of expensive materials or
equipment. Its accessibility means it’s becoming
more and more popular, and here the authors show
you how to make 20 wonderful little teddy bears
using this tactile technique.
Each bear measures around 1012cm (4-5in) tall and can be made
in a matter of hours from a bundle
of wool fibres, a felting needle and some
carefully chosen embellishments.
Textiles & Mixed Media
new
SE069 • £8.99
P2510 • £8.99
new
new
new
Flowers in Felt & Stitch
Creating Floral Artworks Using Fleece,
Fibres and Threads
Moy Mackay
This inspiring book contains step-by-step projects,
along with vibrant galleries of Moy’s work. The focus
of the book is flowers – in still life, in the landscape
and as botanical portraits – and it includes an indepth techniques section showing how to create a
range of different flower and leaf shapes.
Packed with colour and style, this gorgeous and
inspiring new book from Scottish artist Moy Mackay
delves deep into the world of felt painting.
SE031 • £15.99
Weaving Rag Rugs
tom knisely
In this long-awaited book,
well-known weaver and teacher
Tom Knisely shares his knowledge
and expertise in this collection
of favourite rag rug patterns.
Contains over 30 projects, with
colour planning and design advice,
and step-by-step instructions on
warping and weaving.
SK125 • £16.99
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Scrappy Hooked Rugs
Making the Most of the Wool
in your Stash
Bea brock
Finally – a book on how to use up
odds and ends, those pieces of
wool leftover from other projects.
Colourful and contemporary, Scrappy
Hooked Rugs guides rug hookers
toward colour planning and beautiful
projects.
SK951 • £16.99
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Needlecrafts
new
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Crewel Intentions
Hazel blomkamp
This book focuses on using nontraditional techniques and materials
in crewel or Jacobean embroidery. By
showcasing four large projects, it shows
needle workers how to be creative with
threads, alternative stitches and beads.
Traditional techniques are explained
but are extended with the use of bead
embroidery, needle lace techniques, and
stitches not normally used in crewel work.
Every project is clearly explained with step-by-step
instructions and lots of photographs, and the completed
embroideries are once again displayed in ways that are
both decorative and functional in the home. Templates of
the original designs complete this magnificent source for
creative embroidery.
Stumpwork Embroidery
is a bind-up of Kay and
Michael Dennis’s successful
titles: Stumpwork Seasons,
Stumpwork Figures, and
Beginner’s Guide to Stumpwork.
This comprehensive title
offers clear step-by-steps
and inspiring projects so that
crafters of all abilities can
create wonderful stumpwork
and needlelace pieces with ease. Expert instruction and clear,
step-by-step photography ensures that the techniques are
easy to follow
new
Stumpwork Butterflies & Moths
Little Flowers in
Silk and Organza Ribbon
Jane Nicholas
In the 19th century, butterfly and moth collections were
displayed in specimen boxes. Faithful to the tradition
of these collectors, this is the third in Jane’s series of
stumpwork insect “boxes”. Lavishly illustrated in colour,
with detailed step-by-step instructions accompanied by
explanatory diagrams, this book will be a valued addition
to the bookshelf of anyone interested in textured and
dimensional embroidery.
Di van Niekerk & marina zherdeva
Using a combination of thread, ribbon embroidery,
stumpwork and other techniques, you can produce gorgeous
poppies, delightful daffodils, a ring of daisies and more. Or
enjoy creating magnificent wild roses or chamomiles in 3D
with butterflies and ladybirds and so much more. Packed
with information and many new techniques, this book will
inspire every silk ribbon enthusiast.
100 colour photographs • Sally Milner Publishing
SM521 • £24.99
SE104 • £12.99
Stumpwork Flowers
Bead Embroidery
Stitch Samples: Motifs
P9459 • £12.99
18
new
bestseller
sachiko morimoto
This book offers a modern perspective on the
floral motifs that have been a stumpwork mainstay
for centuries. It features 19 floral motifs and eight
projects, the simplistic design of which showcase
the artistry involved in the craft.
The introductory section provides readers with
step-by-step photos and illustrations of all
the techniques used, making it suitable for
embroiderers of all abilities, and will show readers
just how accessible this craft really is.
Stumpwork Embroidery
Kay & Michael Dennis
Fresh Ideas for Jacobean Embroidery
Yasuko endo
A beautiful collection of 123 embroidery
motifs using beads. More and more sewists
are adding embroidered detail to their work.
This book goes beyond the basic stitcwhes
to full-fashioned designed. Motifs vary from
elegantly simple to complex patterns and
three-dimensional designs.
illustrated throughout • Interweave Press
IP106 • £14.99
The Art of Chinese
Embroidery Foundation Level
Margaret lee
Unlock the secrets of this superb
embroidery style. This book includes 7
exquisite projects using unique stitch
techniques. This fully-illustrated book
provides clear, concise instruction,
and step-by-step stitch diagrams
and outstanding colour photographs
to guide you through every step.
Includes full size design sheets.
Country Bumpkin Publications
CB789 • £29.99
Needle Lace Flowers
Techniques for Creating Exquisite
Floral Motifs and Borders
Figen Cakir
A complete guide to creating
exquisite floral motifs and borders,
using just a needle and thread, and
traditional Turkish Oya techniques.
Learn how to make more than 16
needle lace flowers with clear, stepby-step instructions, accompanied
by beautiful photograph and easyto-follow charts.
SE005 • £12.99
Bibilla Knotted Lace
Flowers
Elena Dickson
Knotted lace is still made in
modern-day Turkey and used to
adorn headscarves and other items
of clothing. Elena has modified the
traditional techniques to make her
flowers as realistic as possible, and
her detailed step-by-step illustrated
instructions for each flower will
ensure success for any lacemaker.
SM507 • £16.99
Netted Lace
Exquisite Patterns & Practical
Techniques
Margaret Morgan
Author Margaret Morgan found she
wanted netting in sizes and colours
not commercially available. Here she
presents the simple equipment and
techniques required to make your own
netting, with detailed instructions for
netting backgrounds in various sizes
and shapes, with numerous edgings.
SM514 • £16.99
new
Needlecrafts
new
New Tatting
Modern Lace Motifs and Projects
tomoko morimoto
Here you will explore modern colour
and a fresh approach to tatting with
incredible step-by-step photos and
beautiful projects. This book will
appeal to people who have never
tatted before, as well as tatters
looking for something new and
inspirational.
colour throughout • Interweave Press
IP455 • £16.99
Essential Stitch Guides
The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest
standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways. This series of
Essential Stitch Guides provides expert tuition on a variety of techniques.
Each book: Spiralbound Hardback • 96 pages • 215 x 155mm • colour throughout
Search Press • £10.99
Essential Stitch Guides:
Bead Embroidery
Blackwork
Shelley Cox • P9237 • £10.99
becky hogg • P5512 • £10.99
Canvaswork
Silk Shading
rachel doyle • P5871 • £10.99
Sarah homFray • P5857 • £10.99
Essential Stitch Guides: Goldwork
Essential Stitch Guides: Stumpwork
Helen McCook • P7028 • £10.99
kate sinton • P5864 • £10.99
Essential Stitch Guides: Whitework
Essential Stitch Guides: Crewelwork
LIZZy LANSBerry • P7004 • £10.99
Jacqui McDonald • P5505 • £10.99
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Needlecrafts
A - Z Series
Ever since the A-Z Series was launched in 1997, it has been the authoritative
reference compendium for stitchers the world over. Covering an exhaustive
list of stiches & techniques, this series remains the most popular ‘how to’
guide in modern stitching history with over 4 million copies sold to date.
Each book: Paperback • 228 x 210mm • 200+ colour photographs
A-Z of Embroidery Stitches
This comprehensive guide to embroidery stitches
contains all the embroiderer needs to know to
work dozens of stitches, and includes full advice on
everything from choosing materials, beginning and
ending a thread and using hoops to working as a
left-handed embroiderer.
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144 pages • SE161 • £12.99
A-Z of Embroidered Motifs
From clowns to airships to roses and lavender, this book
features over 120 bullion designs, 146 step by step
photographs, hints, expert’s articles and patterns.
bestsellers
132 pages • SE167 • £12.99
A-Z of Stumpwork
Here are over 400 clear step-by-step
photographs and instructions presented in
five easy to use sections and 20 stunning
designs from around the world. Each
design is beautifully presented with colour
photography, easy to follow instructions and
full size pattern.
128 pages • SE177 • £12.99
new
back by popular demand
new in paperback
Sardinian Knotted
Embroidery
Whitework from Teulada
yvette stanton
Machine Embroidered
Seascapes alison holt
Alison Holt shows you how to produce
incredible seascapes using various
combinations of just two simple
machine stitches. The techniques are
broken down into clear, step-bystep instructions, and there are five
stunning projects as well as many
examples of Alison’s original and
exquisite work.
SE114 • £9.99
20
new
Press
Classics
Search
Hardanger Embroidery
Frederique Marfaing
This book teaches all the essential
techniques for creating beautiful
embroidery, plus helpful tips and
information on reading charts. You’ll
find step-by-step instructions for
stitching 43 different embroidery
building blocks, from basic to
advanced.
SK375 • £16.99
Search Press Classics
Silk Ribbon Embroidery
ann Cox
Over one hundred step-by-step
photographs show how to create
exquisite, delicately embroidered silk
ribbon flowers, using a surprisingly
small number of stitches. A bestselling, timeless classic redesigned for
modern embroiderers.
SE160 • £6.99
WINNER OF THE ACIA
(Australian Craft
Industry Awards)
CRAFT BOOK OF THE
YEAR 2014.
Learn the art of Punt ’e
Nù, a style of knotted
whitework embroidery
from Teulada, Sardinia, with this step-by-step manual
from whitework specialist, Yvette Stanton. This
beautiful embroidery features stunning white on white
texture and pattern with its geometric knotted patterns
of traditional motifs.
Vetty Creations • VC764 • £14.99
AWARDR
WINNE
Another innovative new series from Search Press. Each book
provides over 70 motifs for embellishing, upcycling and revamping
clothes, accessories and fabric items around the home. Simply
choose a design, transfer it to your chosen item using the
corresponding iron-on transfer sheets, and add hand-stitching
following the instruction provided.
new
includes
iron-on
transfers
Each book: Paperback • 160 pages • 260 x 204mm • 150 colour photographs
es
1 Stitch
lers
2 Samp
Modern Sashiko
silke Bosbach
Silke Bosbach shows you
how to create 15 stunning
embroidery designs which
blend modern techniques
with the simple and
traditional Japanese
method of Sashiko.
While the conventional craft uses only a basic running
stitch to create intricate patterned backgrounds, Silke
shows you how to adapt this style by applying modern
surface finishes on numerous textiles and combining it
with a variety of other techniques.
Explore the fascinating possibilities and be inspired to
create your own unique combinations of the modern
and traditional!
Needlecrafts
Ready to Stitch
new
Simply Samplers
Easy Techniques for Hand Embroidery
Cheryl fall
3 Uses
Once the learning tools that helped
generations of girls master basic
needlework skills, this traditional
project is still a great way to learn and
practice embroidery skills – as well as
a creative way to add color to a room
or a fabric item.
SK927 • £13.99
Teeny Tiny Menagerie
4
rs
Transfe
380 Whimsical & Wonderful Animal
Embroidery Motifs
Noriko Murata
Let your imagination run wild with
this book featuring 380 enchanting
animal embroidery motifs. Using
traditional embroidery, cross stitch
and appliqué techniques you can
create motifs, borders, and alphabets
unlike any you’ve seen before.
Ready to Stitch: Flowers
Lesley taylor • P9107 • £12.99
Ready to Stitch: Borders & Motifs
michaela learner • P9091 • £12.99
400 colour photographs • Stash Books
CT991 • £14.99
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Needlecrafts
L ve to Sew
new
Sew it with style, and love it! With gorgeous gifts and fun
ideas for the home, this great series contains step-by-step
instructions, patterns and a fantastic selection of projects.
• Simple techniques and
stunning designs
• Beautiful close-up
photography
new
• Contemporary and
colourful
• Ideas and inspiration
for sewists of all skill
levels
new
100+ colour photographs • Search Press
Love to Sew: Crazy Garlands
& Bunting
Alistair Macdonald
P9992 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Zakka-Style Gifts
Cecilia Hanselmann
SE059 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Quilted Flowers
Love to Sew: Vintage-Style
Gifts for the Home
nikki tinkler
christa rolf
Love to Sew: Hanging Hearts
SE148 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Teddy Bears
Monika schleich
SE058 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Patchwork Bags
cecilia hanselmann
P9275 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Mug Rugs
CHRISTA ROLF
P9268 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Children’s
Sun Hats
P8476 • £7.99
Rachael Rowe
P7875 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Pincushions
salli-Ann Cook
P8223 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Simple
Patchwork Gifts
Christa Rolf
SE060 • £7.99
Love to Sew: Cakes & Candies
greta Fitchett
P7929 • £7.99
gill stratton
P8360 • £7.99
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Needlecrafts
new
School of Sewing
Learn It. Teach It.
Sew Together.
shea henderson
This should be everyone’s
first sewing book!
A technique-based book
for the first-time sewist
but packed with attractive
projects. Designed for
individuals to learn from
and experienced sewists
who want to use this as a teaching tool for their own
licensed School of Sewing class! All the basics are
covered with clear instructions. The book is designed
to tackle one project a month with each building on the
skills learned in the previous lesson.
60 colour photographs • Lucky Spool Media
LS024 • £16.99
The Very Easy Guide to
Complete Dressmaking
Using Your Sewing Machine Skills
Wendy Gardiner
Sewing machine guru and popular
author, Wendy Gardiner, has written a
user-friendly guide to using a basic
sewing machine, with the elements
you would get in a manual, showing
how to thread up, checking stitching
and tension etc, followed by a section
building skills. This is followed by
nine great projects.
P8285 • £12.99
new
new
Sew Fabulous
A Beginner’s Guide to
Machine Sewing
A Step-by-Step Guide to a Wide
Range of Techniques and Stitches
50 Lessons and 15 Projects to Get
You Started
Lorna Knight
Clémentine Collinet
This comprehensive guide combines
clear step-by-step photography with
links to accompanying online video
tutorials.Read up on the techniques
in the book, then enhance your
understanding by scanning the QR
codes with your smartphone or tablet.
Get the most out of your sewing
machine with this easy-to-follow
guide. The gorgeous projects
including cushions, shoulder bags,
soft toys and more. Full-size patterns
accompany the designs and step-bystep lessons will guide you through.
SE024 • £14.99
P9961 • £12.99
May Martin’s Sewing Bible
Inspiring Ideas to Bring the Joy of Sewing
to Your Home stuart hillard
Stuart Hillard reached the semi-final of BBC2’s
The Great British Sewing Bee. His mission is to make
sewing for the home accessible and aspirational, and
his message is clear: sewing is for everyone. Here
you’ll find ideas for the lounge, kitchen, bedroom,
outdoors and more.
40 Years of Tips & Tricks on How to Make your Own Fashion,
Home Furnishings and Crafts
Hardback • 224 pages • 246 x 189mm • 200 colour photos
Weidenfeld & Nicolson • OR323 • £20.00
300 colour photographs • Harper Collins
HC042 • £25.00
May martin
This book will definitely appeal to fans of The Great British
Sewing Bee TV series. Beautifully styled and simpleto-follow, this authoritative sewing bible gives readers
information on everything they need to know to get started
with sewing.
Learn to Sew with Lauren
From First Stitches to Personalized Projects
Lauren Guthrie
new
A popular finalist in BBC TV’s The Great British
Sewing Bee, Lauren wants to show anyone who
has been bitten by the sewing bug how beautiful,
useful things are only a stitch away. Through
a series of step-by-step projects for clothes
and homeware, Lauren provides structured
techniques that allow you to build expertise and
confidence - and make some gorgeous projects
in the process.
300 colour photographs • Mitchell Beazley
MB272 • £25.00
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The Dressmaking Technique Bible
NEW EDITION
A Complete Guide to Fashion Sewing Techniques
Lorna knight
Fully revised and updated, and includes a new textile directory.
This is a comprehensive guide to dressmaking and sewing
techniques by experienced designer and teacher, Lorna Knight.
It includes instructions for a wide range of techniques, from
basic patterns to couture designs, making it suitable for both
beginners and more experienced sewers.
500+ colour photographs • David & Charles • DC921 • £15.99
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Needlecrafts
new
How to Sew Beautiful Aprons
Christa Rolf
Here you will find 25 lovely apron designs to make.
Ideal for the kitchen, home and garden, each
project is designed by renowned crafter and
designer, Christa Rolf. All are accompanied by
easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and
templates. With a variety of styles ranging from the
modern and trendy to the more traditional apron
these projects are perfect for family activities and
are suitable for absolute beginners as well as the
more advanced sewer.
Make these designs yourself or
be inspired to create your own
personalised aprons!
SE151 • £9.99
new
new
new
The Overlocker
Technique Manual
The Complete Guide to Overlocking
and Decorative Stitching
Julia Hincks
For fast and professional edging,
hemming, seaming, and decorative
stitching, you simply can’t beat a
serging machine. Photographs and
step-by-step instructions guide you
through the essential techniques.
SE020 • £12.99
new
The Sewing Machine
Accessory Bible
wendy gardiner & lorna Knight
This book will show you how you
can get the most out of your sewing
machine, simply by changing feet
– from working easily with the full
range of fabrics (even the most
slippery and stretchy ones), to great
time-saving tricks.
P6878 • £12.99
The Complete
Machine Embroidery
Manual
Get the Most from Your
Machine with Embroidery
Designs and Inbuilt
Decorative Stitches
Elizabeth Keegan
Gertie Sews Vintage Casual
Gretchen hirsch
Contains 25 projects; think widelegged trousers, ‘50s style shorts,
capri pants, casual dresses, skirts,
coats and much more. Thorough,
illustrated sections make this a
must-have for modern sewers
seeking to develop their skills.
Patterns included.
150 colour photographs, 250 illustrations
Stewart, Tabori & Chang
ST747 • £21.99
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Secrets of Sewing Lingerie
Making Your Own Divine Knickers,
Bras and Camisoles
Katherine sheers & Laura stanford
The Refashion Handbook
Refit, Redesign, Remake for Every Body
Beth HUNTINGTON
With more than 25 projects that can
be personalised to suit your shape,
size and style, explore the vast scope
for personal, creative expression
in traditionally private items of
clothing, whether making them for
yourself or as a gift.
Anyone can learn how to take
secondhand finds from frumpy to
fabulous with a little help from Beth
Huntington, a.k.a. the Renegade
Seamstress. Beth shows how to
refashion outdated treasures into
chic, perfectly tailored clothing and
accessories.
colour throughout • Kyle Books
KB375 • £15.99
CT233 • £16.99
This book will get sewing
machine users thinking about
machine embroidery. It provides everything you need to
know, from the types and formats of embroidery design
available, how to get them into your machine, how to
stabilize fabric, which threads and needles to use to get
the best results, and of course how to use these designs
creatively for beautiful results. It will also help you make
the most of the built-in embroidery stitches that most
sewing machines offer.
30 Minute-Sewing
new
60 quick and easy sewing
projects
Easy Sewing Projects Using
Left-Over Pieces of Fabric
Heather Love
It’s possible to make
something wonderful — and
have a whole lot of fun — in
just half an hour of sewing.
Included are 60 lovely
projects that will inspire
you to create unique gifts,
beautify everyday items
for use around the house and recycle the “worn out”
into wonderful!
Beginners will build sewing skills from the start and will gain
confidence as their experience broadens with each project.
More knowledgeable readers are sure to find plenty of ideas
to inspire them.
Half Yard Home
debbie shore
Sewing superstar, Debbie Shore,
has designed 40 gorgeous home
accessories that can be made
using half a yard of fabric or
less. The projects are divided
into accessories for the Living
Room, Dining Room, Kitchen
and Bedroom, with a special
section for picnics. Clear step by
step instructions and beautiful
photography make it easy to create desirable projects from
a tablecloth, magazine box, chair slip, napkins, napkin ring, oven mitt,
apron, tea cosy, cafe curtain and jewellery roll, to a picnic place mat,
bread bag and bottle bag, and more.
Needlecrafts
new
bestseller
Half Yard Heaven
Easy Sewing Projects Using
Left-Over Pieces of Fabric
Debbie shore
Abbygale Sews
Making Cushion Covers
20 Simple Sewing Projects
debbie shore
This beautiful book is packed full of
designs for bags, accessories and
items for the home, all created in a
fresh, feminine, and unmistakedly
English style. There are nineteen
projects to choose from, and pattern
pieces provided on a useful fold-out
sheet at the back of the book.
Whatever your style, Debbie Shore
has a cushion cover that is perfect for
you. This book provides 26 gorgeous
designs, with ideas and inspiration for
many more, all with clear, step-bystep photographs and easy-to-follow
instructions. Debbie’s designs have a
fresh, contemporary appeal. You’ll be
amazed at how easy they are to make.
P7301 • £9.99
Emma curtis & Elizabeth parnell
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Sew Bunting
Simple and Stunning Garlands
to Style Your Home
Debbie shore
Debbie’s imaginative designs give a
modern twist to bunting. With 29 eyecatching projects, all accompanied by
simple, easy-to-follow instructions
and step-by-step photographs, you
are sure to find something in this book
to excite and inspire you.
P9497 • £9.99
Debbie’s passion for sewing,
and her fresh, contemporary
designs coupled with easy-tofollow instructions make this
book a recipe for success.
All of the projects use just
half a yard of fabric, making
them ideal for using up scraps. In no
time at all you’ll be making one of the
26 gorgeous projects in the book.
Choose from beautiful bags, aprons, a
craft caddy, padded coat hangers, a
doorstop and numerous other gifts
and accessories.
P8926 • £9.99
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Needlecrafts
new
new
Kraft•Tex TM
Fabric
AVAILABLE
FROM
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ESS
30 Totes &
Bags to Sew
Quick & Easy Bags
for All Occasions
You too can stitch and customise your very own
beautiful collection of tote bags. The basic tote design
consists of a simple rectangular bag with two handles,
but with a little imagination and the right techniques,
they become wonderfully versatile accessories. With
patterns ranging from the fun to the functional, this
book guides stitchers through a whole range of totes,
from children’s bags and simple shoppers to stylish
shoulder bags in contemporary fabrics.
new
The Better Bag Maker
Kraft•Tex Style
An Illustrated Handbook of Handbag
Design • Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
kraft•tex Combines the Best of
Leather & Fabric… Sew 27 Projects
Nicole claire mallalieu
roxane cerda
Make gorgeous, quality bags with the
professional edge that really make
the difference between home-made
and handmade. The 10 featured
projects teach a range of expert skills
from adjusting the proportion of
the pattern to constructing pockets,
straps, flaps, and bases.
Top designers share their ideas
on crafting with this exciting new
material in this step-by-step
book. Packed with inventive
techniques anyone can master,
you’ll find projects for gifts, home
decor and accessories.
CT052 • £17.99
CT103 • £14.99
Kraft•TexTM Natural
Bolt (10.5 Yards) • CT581 • £55.99
Roll (1.63 Yards) • CT505 • £10.99
Kraft•TexTM White
Bolt (10.5 Yards) • CT427 • £55.99
Roll (1.63 Yards) • CT403 • £10.99
Kraft•TexTM Black
Bolt (10.5 Yards) • CT434 • £55.99
Roll (1.63 Yards) • CT410 • £10.99
new
new
new
Vintage Purses to
Make, Sew and Embroider
Cath Kidston Sewing Book
Craft Bomb Your Bike
The Happy Bicycle
Over 30 Exclusive Projects Made Simple
20 Makes for You and Your Bike
Sandrine Kielt-Michaud
cath kidston
Shara ballard
Make 15 Stylish Bike Accessories
with Hemma Design
Learn to make small, stylish clasp
purses and cases decorated with
vintage fastenings. The book
contains designs ranging from the
simple to the highly sophisticated.
These projects will make fantastic
gifts for friends and family or as a
beautiful treat for yourself.
For Cath Kidston, sewing is all about
having fun, and here she gives us a
modern collection of sewing projects
- bags, gifts and everyday ideas
for your home, travel and kids - for
stitchers of every level.
Packed full of projects for the crafty
cyclist to spruce up their beloved
bicycle. Choose from crocheted
saddle and helmet covers, a vintage
fabric skirt guard and all manner of
nifty bags and pouches. Brigthen up
your ride with this fun book.
SE073 • £9.99
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Paperback, bound in plastic and free gift
160 pages • 297 x 210mm
60 colour photographs, 100 illustrations
Quadrille • Q3826 • £20.00
colour throughout • David & Charles
DC256 • £14.99
Sew Cute to Carry
12 Stylish Bag Patterns for Handbags,
Purses & Totes
kathy McGee
melanie McNeice
Here is a collection of 15 bicycle
accessories that are functional
and fun. Irresistibly charming, this
book offers full-size patterns and
step-by-step instructions for helmet
covers, totes, embellished bells,
baskets, and more.
Choose from 12 different designs
including a clutch bag, handbag,
backpack, nappy bag and more. The
instructions include step diagrams
for extra clarity and a techniques
section explains the tools and
equipment necessary.
C8267 • £16.99
DC181 • £16.99
new
Dance With Me Dress
50 Ribbon Rosettes & Bows
to Make
Three Dress Patterns for Little Girls including Dress,
Smock and Matching Purse
Lisa Lam
This unique pattern booklet contains ready to use
pattern pieces along with step by step instructions and
photography. Each garment has been graded for children
aged from 2 to 6 years and includes detailed step
instructions and step by step photography.Choose from a
super cute dress, smock top and matching purse or make
all three!
David & Charles • DC198 • £9.99
new
Happiness Halter Playsuit
Three Dress Patterns for Little Girls including Playsuit,
Halter Top and Dress
Lisa Lam
This is the perfect way to dip your toe into
dressmaking even if you’re a complete novice. It
includes ready to use pattern pieces alongside step
by step instructions and photography. Top designer
Lisa Lam brings her stylish design ‘eye’ to children’s
clothing, and each garment has been graded for
children aged from 2 to 6 years.
For Perfectly Wrapped Gifts, Gorgeous
Hair Slides, Beautiful Corsages, and
Decorative Fun!
Deanna D. Mccool
This is a delightful collection of
decorative ribbon projects — some
classic, some whimsical, some
elegant — will prove irresistible for
anyone with an interest in craft.
In this book you’ll find 50 modern ways to “play” with ribbon, with
detailed instructions and stunning photos, sure to inspire creativity for
beginners to advanced crafters.
From hair accessories and jewellery to eye-catching
gift wrapping ideas and presentation boxes, there is a
project here to suit every taste.
SE200 • £10.99
D4464 • £9.99
new
new
Needlecrafts
new
new
new
new
Sew Cute to Cuddle
12 Easy Soft Toy and Stuffed Animal
Sewing Patterns
Mariska Vol-Bolman
Cuddle up with these adorable
creations. These toys are unique and
so cute they are guaranteed to make
children of all ages smile. With clear
diagrams, the tutorials are easy to
follow and suitable for all sewing
abilities.
DC860 • £14.99
Little One-Yard Wonders
Little Fixes
Irresistible Clothes, Toys, and
Accessories You Can Make for Babies
and Kids
54 Clever Ways to Extend the Life
of Kids’ Clothes • Reuse, Recycle,
Repurpose, Restyle
Rebecca yaker & Patricia Hoskins
Disney Powless
Features 101 delightful projects for
babies and kids, each using one yard
of fabric. Patterns included to ensure
perfect results every time.
Whether it’s ripped, stained, too
small, or out of season, nothing
is lost when it comes to a child’s
wardrobe. This a step-by-step guide
to refashioning children’s clothes, in
sizes ranging from toddler to teen.
Spiralbound • 368 pages • 216 x 203mm
colour throughout • Storey Publishing
ST246 • £21.99
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CT540 • £16.99
Boutique Casual for Boys
& Girls
20 Timeless Projects
Sue kim
Expert seamstress Sue Kim
makes sewing children’s clothing
approachable, creative and, above all,
fun. With step-by-step photographs
and full-size patterns, the charming
collection of 20 projects are sized
from 12 months to 5 years, and will
appeal to sewists of all levels.
CT663 • £17.99
The Secrets of Fashion
Drawing
An Insider’s Guide to Perfecting Your
Creative Skills
Noel Chapman & judith cheek
This book looks at the crucial
role drawing and illustration play
in fashion design, and provides
inspiring insight into the methods
used by the industry’s key
practitioners.
colour throughout • Arcturus
AR416 • £12.99
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Needlecrafts
Cute Felt Bears
new
20 Easy-to-Make Felt
Bear Projects
Benjamin rowling
A collection of cool
crafted bears and bearrelated projects from the
creator at TheBigForest,
a growing indie design
brand.
Stylized versions of real
bears, including a brown bear and a panda, pal up with
imaginary bear figures that are themed around occasions
— a romantic bear for Valentine’s day, a vampire bear for
Halloween, a Christmas Santa and more. You will also
find a range of stylish sewing projects incorporating bear
motifs — pillows, tote bags, and accessories.
200 colour photographs • Fil Rouge Press • FR312 • £16.99
new
Introduction to Making
Cloth Dolls
Jan Horrox
A highly practical guide to cloth doll
making. Jan’s beautiful dolls are
exquisitely made, yet by breaking the
process down into easy-to-follow
steps, they become surprisingly easy
to achieve. Full of character and
life, the dolls are made using a wide
range of colourful fabric and trims.
P4584 • £9.99
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new
new
new
Because I Love You Sew
Project Teen
Bandana-rama
Stitch ‘ n Swap
Handmade Gifts Your Teen Will
Actually Love
25 Handmade Projects to Sew, Give
& Receive
This book teaches kids of all skill
levels how to create one-of-akind clothes and accessories with
bandanas. The book includes 21
projects that can all be machine
sewn, hand sewn, or assembled
simply with scissors and glue.
Melissa Mortenson
Jake Finch
Melissa Mortenson, sewist and mother
of three teenagers, shares not only
her 21 teen-approved designs,
but also invaluable tips and tricks.
From T-shirts to tech covers, totes,
accessories, and so much more.
Learn the best way to organize and
run a virtual or in-person swap. To
get you started, here are 25 inspiring
projects. All of the projects can be
easily adapted to your taste, style,
and skill level.
200 colour illustrations • Funstitch Studio
CT219 • £14.99
200 colour illustrations • Stash Books
CT847 • £15.99
CT496 • £11.99
My Life in Fabric
Just for You
Wrap, Glue, Sew
Judith cressy
new
new
Sew It!
new
Make 16 Projects with Yummy Precut
Fabric—Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes,
Charm Packs & Fat Quarters
Silk Screen, Block Print, Paint,
Embroider
Selfish Sewing with your Favorite
SewCanShe Bloggers
valori wells
This is a charming collection of 17
projects featuring quilts, stylish
totes, pretty holiday decor, and
more! Includes patterns for all skill
levels, step-by-step directions, and
plenty of inspiring ideas for making
each gift even more personal.
Allison Nicoll
The author teaches inventive ways
to combine fabrics with other textile
techniques. Her fresh concepts and
ideas are demonstrated through 14
modern projects for quilts, pillows,
table runners, dresses, and more.
Caroline Fairbanks-Critchfield
& Sarah Markos
CT120 • £16.99
100 colour illustrations • Funstitch Studio
CT748 • £13.99
17 Handmade Gifts for Everyone in
Your Life
trish preston
Get your budding quilter sewing with
these fun projects. This book presents
kids with a broad range of projects
for all skill levels that will teach them
quiltmaking basics while challenging
them to build their skill sets.
CT059 • £17.99
This chic collection of apparel and
accessories from the bloggers
at sewcanshe.com gives a hardworking woman the perfect way
to relax and replenish, by sewing
something just for herself.
CT073 • £17.99
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Lucky Spool’s
Essential Guide to
Modern
Quilt Making
From Color to Quilting: 10
Design Workshops by Your
Favorite Teachers
Needlecrafts
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Susanne Woods
New Classic Patchwork
Modern Appliqué Illusions
78 Original Motifs and 10 Projects
12 Quilts Create Perspective & Depth
Yoko Saito
casey york
Shannon Brinkley
Yoko Saito offers you a cornucopia
of original block designs in her
signature taupe quilting style. Use
these blocks in your own creations
or make one of the 10 beautiful
projects included in this book.
Here you’ll find 12 sophisticated
modern quilts from award-winning
designer Casey York. Casey teaches
quilters to create optical illusions by
joining simple quilting methods with
perspective tricks borrowed from
fine arts.
Shannon Brinkley shows how easy it
is to collage scraps into colourful new
fabrics, then cut them into shapes
that can be used to accent quilts,
pillows, or just about anything!
Simple collage techniques and rawedged fusible appliqué turn leftovers
into one-of-a-kind modern quilts .
colour throughout • Interweave Press
IP338 • £19.99
C9257 • £16.99
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Scrappy Bits Appliqué
Fast & Easy Fusible Quilts
CT809 • £16.99
Ten of the most respected
teachers in modern quilt
making share one of their most popular workshops with
you. Each class is designed to help you improve your own
composition and design choices whether you create your
own patterns or want to follow one of the 16 patterns
included.
LS000 • £19.99
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Alison Glass
Appliqué
The Essential Guide to
Modern Appliqué
Alison Glass
Sew Jelly Roll Quilts &
Gifts
New Ways with Jelly Rolls
carolyn forster
Pam & Nicky Lintott
The quilts in the book can be made
using a single jelly roll, though a little
extra fabric is needed for the edging.
Each of the nine projects consist of a
different quilt design, together with
a gift item made in a coordinating
fabric, including stylish bags, a
cushion, pot holders and key fobs.
P7547 • £12.99
12 Reversible Modern Jelly Roll Quilts
Love quilting with jelly rolls? This new
collection of quilts by best-selling
authors Pam and Nicky Lintott,
combines the ease and speed of
using jelly rolls with 12 stunning,
contemporary designs for modern
quilts.
DC761 • £16.99
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Appliqué Techniques
Made Easy
This book teaches an assortment
of different techniques to try while
making stunning quilts and projects.
Pattern templates given on a 21”
x 15” insert. Tutorials in the book
include: Fusible Applique Dimensional
Applique, Hand Applique, Needleturn Applique, Turned Edges
Applique.
Features eight essential
and updated techniques,
including the hottest new
thing in quilt making:
Large Scale appliqué. Use
the skills learned to create
one of the beautifully
crafted fourteen projects for the home.
Combine technique with project in this inspiring book on
the time-honored craft of appliqué, brought up-to-date
by award winning designer, Alison Glass.
LS031 • £19.99
26 colour illustrations • Annie’s
DG542 • £9.99
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500 Quilt Blocks
Kerry Green & Lynne Goldsworthy
A comprehensive guide showcasing
a wide range of the most commonly
used blocks. This is the ultimate
reference guide for quilters of all
skill levels, including techniques for
beginners and advanced quilters.
It features helpful pictures, cutting
diagrams, and sewing instructions.
P9671 • £9.99
Free-Motion Quilting
Workbook
Angela Walters
Unlike an ordinary how-to manual,
this interactive workbook will get your
creative juices flowing as you doodle
designs of entire quilts, individual
blocks, borders, and even negative
space. There’s a section of graph
paper to plan your own quilt designs.
CT168 • £11.99
Savor Each Stitch
Quick Quilts with Rulers
Carolyn Friedlander
Pam & Nicky Lintott
An exploration of how selecting
different materials, textures, and
substrates combined with playing with
the design concepts of line, contrast,
scale, emphasis, colour, volume and
texture can impact the end result of
a design.
Best-selling jelly roll quilt authors,
Pam and Nicky Lintott, turn their
attention to quilting with rulers. This
collection includes 18 stunning quilt
designs made using one of three
rulers for quick and easy patchwork.
Studio Quilting with Mindful Design
Lucky Spool Media • LS017 • £18.99
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Shape by Shape
Free-Motion Quilting with Angela
Walters: 70+ Designs for Blocks,
Backgrounds & Borders
With an illustrated index, 70 freemotion quilting designs, crystal-clear
instructions, and gorgeous full-page
photographs, this is the go-to
resource your reader will want handy
before starting any quilting project.
CT888 • £15.99
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18 Easy Quilt Patterns
DC693 • £15.99
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Row Quilts
Longitudes and Latitudes
Creating visually appealing quilts is
sometimes dictated by how the quilt is
assembled. Traditional block patterns
can become stunning when placed in
certain combinations in rows either
horizontal, vertical or diagonally. This
book explores all the possibilities and
gives fabulous examples of how to
create that visual difference.
DG815 • £10.99
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Quilting Talk
Quilts with Unique Borders
CT885 • £16.99
DR560 • £9.99
Quilted Skinnies
Make & Love Quilts
Paper-Pieced Alphabet with Symbols
& Numbers; 12 Chatty Projects
Extraordinary Border Finishes
Turn an ordinary quilt into something
sam Hunter
spectacular when you explore border
Quilters and paper piecers will love this options. These nine quilted projects
new way to make a statement. Here are will show just a few ways of the to
12 projects featuring modern, paper- accomplish a stunning finish and give
pieced text blocks. It covers everything you ideas you can incorporate into
you need to know about paper piecing, other projects. You are only as limited
choosing fabrics, and designing your
as your imagination.
own quilted words.
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For All Seasons
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Scrap Quilts for the 21st Century
Margie Ullery
Mary Katherine fons
These “skinny” wall hangings are
perfect for small scraps of fabric or
fat quarters. The simple appliqué
patterns and instructions guide you
through all the steps needed to create
fun and quick designs. All templates
are on two 30 x 21-inch inserts for
convenience.
A stunning collection of 12 quilts —
specifically sized to fit larger beds
(queen and king). Constructed for
a modern aesthetic, the quilts are
classified as scrap quilts and have an
undeniable beauty.
DR662 • £8.99
CT625 • £15.99
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Needlecrafts
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318 Patchwork
Patterns
Original Patchwork &
Appliqué Designs
Kumiko fujita
This fun and inspiring
collection of 318 original
patchwork and appliqué
blocks from designer
Kumiko Fujita show off
her amazing talent for
constructing detailed,
realistic looking motifs with deceptively simple shapes.
Patchwork and appliqué motifs are included for a variety
of themes, such as Halloween, Christmas, weddings, new
baby, letters and numbers, vehicles, animals, flowers
and more.
World Book Media • WB118 • £12.99
new
Pictorial Art Quilt
Guidebook
Secrets to Capturing Your Photos in
Fabric Leni Levenson Wiener
You’ll be surprised how easy it is to
transform a photo into fabric art.
Leni walks you step by step through
choosing the fabric; creating patterns;
depicting common elements, such as
trees, and faces; layering and sewing;
and finishing your work for display.
303 colour illustrations • C & T Publishing
CT444 • £19.99
Patchwork City
75 Innovative Blocks for the Modern
Quilter + 6 Sampler Quilts
Elizabeth Hartman
75 modern quilt blocks from Elizabeth
Hartman, one of the modern quilt
movement’s favourite designers.
You’ll love these fresh angular designs
inspired by city life, and the mix-andmatch possibilities are endless!
CT516 • £17.99
Quilt As-You-Go
Made Modern
The Complete
Machine Quilting Manual
The Look-It-Up Guide to Sewing
Machine Techniques for Trouble-Free
Quilting Joanie Zeier Poole
This book will show you how you
can get the most out of your sewing
machine while quilting, from working
easily with different weights of batting
and fabric, to great time-saving
tricks, and adding a cornucopia of
decorative stitching effects.
P7769 • £12.99
Fresh Techniques for
Busy Quilters
Jera Brandvig
Introduce yourself to an
easy quilt-as-you-go
technique that’s creative
and expressive. With
this method, instead
of dealing with precise
paper patterns and
cutting measurements, fabric gets pieced directly
onto small manageable batting blocks. The blocks can
then be quilted (not the entire quilt!), whether in large
abstract zigzags or small structured stitches. A modern
approach to quilting that’s fresh, fun, and simpler than
it sounds.
Stash Books • CT011 • £14.99
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Foolproof Crazy Quilting
Visual Guide—25 Stitch Maps • 100+
Embroidery & Embellishment Stitches
Jennifer Clouston
Learn crazy quilting, the ultimate
art of hand embroidery. Learn which
fabrics and threads to use; how
to piece crazy quilt blocks; how to
embroider with ribbons, and other
embellishments; how to assemble
your blocks and more.
466 colour illustrations • C & T Publishing
CT178 • £18.99
Quilt It As You Go
5 Different Ways to Quilt as you Piece
Learn new techniques you can
incorporate into your day to day
quilting. You’ll be amazed at how
easy it can be. This is the book every
quilter has been waiting for, bursting
with fresh new techniques and ideas
to conquer the quilting process one
block at a time.
DG702 • £9.99
Quilting on the Go!
Paper Piecing Patchwork You Can Take
Anywhere: Techniques, Patterns and
Projects
Jessica Alexandrakis
Build a tool kit with everything you need
to get stitching. Clear explanations and
step-by-step photography will have
you stitching in no time and, before
you know it, beautiful patterns will
materialize from your fingers.
P9022 • £12.99
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all-occasion paper. Each pack contains 12 tearout wrapping paper sheets each measuring 20 x
30 inches, plus 12 gift tags. Each pack includes
four different designs from C&T Publishing.
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Snippet Catchers
2 Fabric Buckets for Your Scraps, Bits & Threads
These pretty little fabric bins are just the right size to
hold all kinds of small items: fabric snippets, thread
ends, loose change, paintbrushes and more! Each set
includes two Snippet Catchers — one large (6.5 inches
high) and one small (5.75 inches high).
Elm Creek Quilts: Loyal Union Sampler
4 PATTERNS
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(for a total
of 50 sq. feet)
+ 12 GIFT TAGS
CT387 • £11.99
Bright & Bold Quilts Gift Wrap
Stash Books • CT837 • £10.99
C9394 • £11.99
Fast2Mark 6” & 18” Rulers
Beautiful Botanical Umbrella
Now you can draft precisely with these quilter’s rulers with two sizes
— 6˝ and 18˝ in one set. These acrylic rulers include a bevelled edge
for accurately marking and measuring. With 1/8” markings on one side
and 1/16” markings on the other, you will be able to create accurate
templates and patterns with ease.
Keep dry with this fashionable umbrella, featuring a
detail from the Indian Garden quilt shown in Deborah
Kemball’s book, Beautiful Botanicals. It opens up to
a roomy 45” across and includes a matching storage
sleeve. Lightweight nylon with sturdy construction.
C & T Publishing • CT397 • £11.99
Inchie Ruler Tape
Pam’s Colorific Quilt Gift Pen
Show off your love of quilting with this beautiful giftstyle ballpoint pen. Comes in an attractive matching
gift box.
Use these handy, repositionable adhesive measuring
strips to perfectly align machine-quilting designs,
hand quilting or embroidery stitches. Removable
adhesive is safe to use on fabric. Pack contains eighty
peel-off 1” x 11” peel-off paper rulers, marked in
1 4
/ ” increments to make measuring easy.
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Eco Totes
Made from 100 0/0 recycled water bottles. Durable and waterproof.
Date Keeper: Modern Quilts
Roomy, sturdy and beautiful, these tote bags hold everything you need for
quilt classes, shopping, your current craft project or even the gym. These
eco-friendly, useful bags are made entirely from recycled water bottles,
so each and every one is helping just a little to save the planet. Each bag
features beautiful details from a quilt design, and there are several to
choose from, just take a look at our website for current availability.
Perpetual Weekly Calendar Featuring 60
Beautiful Quilts
This is a perpetual calendar aimed specifically at
quilters. Record all the milestones of your life in
this beautiful date keeper and keep them at your
fingertips forever. The durable spiral-bound
album will last a lifetime.
Each bag: 380mm x 380mm x 203mm • C & T Publishing
136 pages • 228 x 178 • 60 colour photographs
1. Orbit Eco Tote
4. Posey Patch Eco Tote
CT694 • £6.99
CT370 • £6.99
2. Jack & Jill Eco Tote
5. Uzbek Patches Eco Tote
C7796 • £5.99
CT448 • £6.99
3. William Morris Eco Tote
6. Elm Creek Quilts Eco Tote
CT969 • £5.99
CT468 • £5.99
Fast2Clean™ Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
These high-quality, reusable cloths are great for
cleaning your computer screens, as well as smaller
devices such as mobile phones, LCD displays, and
cameras. Use them on your eyeglasses, mirrors, CDs
and more. Each pack: 1 Large Cloth, plus 1 Medium
and 2 Mini Static-Cling Cleaners.
Fast2clean™ French Braid Quilt
Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
C0082 • £8.99
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Microfiber Cleaning Cloths
CT182 • £8.99
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Metal Clay Jewellery
Natalia Colman
This gorgeous guide to metal clay jewellery, written
by jewellery designer Natalia Colman, features silver,
copper and bronze clays. It contains 17 jewellery
projects including rings, pendants, earrings,
bracelets and decorative clasps, and it is thorough
enough to lead a beginner through the process from
start to finish, but innovative enough to inspire
even experienced jewellery-makers. The book
features inventive techniques such as scratch-foam
texturing, oven-bake enamelling and using resin
with gem art granules.
Upcycled Jewelry
Bags, Belts and More
Decorative Knots for
Jewelry and Accessories
Linda Peterson
boutique-sha
Silver Clay with Style
Take something that was destined
for the rubbish bin and give it a
new purpose, transforming it into
something beautiful. Expert crafter
Linda Peterson shows you 35
creative ways to upcycle ring pulls,
zips, plastic, bike chains and more.
Style Specialists • SS806 • £14.99
CB514 • £12.99
Learn to tie 78 decorative knots to
create unique handmade jewellery
and accessories. How to tie beautiful
Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Celtic
knots from decorative cord, hemp
twine, and embroidery floss. Includes
22 projects, plus dozens of other
ideas for creative uses.
bestseller
Also by Natalia Colman
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Twist, Turn & Tie:
50 Japanese
Braids
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Beads, Braids & Tassels
new
SK924 • £13.99
beth kemp
Shows you how to create
beautiful cord jewellery
with a kumihimo loom.
The specially-drawn
graphics make following
the instructions easy for the beginner to intermediate
crafter, and expert braider Beth Kemp gives a masterclass
in combining different colours and textures of cords.
Includes plenty of ideas for how to use braids in your
jewellery, such as how to finish with clasps, add accent
beads, or create decorative end knots. The book comes
with a kumihimo braiding disc that you can just pop out
from the cover.
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Mastering Torch-Fired
Enamel Jewelry
Wire + Metal
30 Easy Metalsmithing Designs
Small Beads, Big Jewellery
30 Unique Pieces to Make
The Next Steps in Painting with Fire
Denise Peck + jane dickerson
Jean Power
barbara lewis
Introduces wire workers to simple
metalworking techniques that
have big impact. Working with
precut metal blanks and thin gauge
sheet, readers can get the look of
metalsmithing using simple tricks
and techniques.
How to make bold, contemporary
fashion jewellery using simple
beadweaving techniques. Created
especially for those who want to put
zing into their beading projects, this
wonderful compendium of modern
pieces offers the beader a chance to
do something a little bit different.
Combines the beauty of torch-firing
enamel with creative jewelry and
metalsmithing techniques. Contains
17 step-by-step projects for
earrings, necklaces and bracelets.
200 colour photographs • North Light
NL741 • £17.99
Interweave Press • I1408 • £15.99
SE021 • £12.99
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Colouring Books
More and more adults and older children are turning
to colouring; a hobby that is nostalgic, creative and
therapeutic all at the same time. Each of these books
contains over 100 desing on paper that is perfect
for colouring using marker pens, coloured pencils,
crayons or paints, and the designs are printed on just
one side of the paper to avoid show-through. At the
front of the book are some ready-coloured images to
inspire you.
There are small, simple motifs that are perfect for
colouring in when you have just a few minutes to
spare, as well as more absorbing projects for when
you have more time.
100+ designs • Search Press • £6.99
The Chinese Colouring Book
Creative Tangle
Creating Your Own Patterns for ZenInspired Art
Trish Reinhart
This is truly different from all the
other Zentangle books, and takes
meditative creativity to a whole new
level. Readers will learn a simple
three-step process for creating their
own original patterns inspired by
everyday items all around them.
colour throughout • North Light
NL150 • £16.99
Colour Yourself Calm
A Mindfulness Colouring Book
paul heussenstamm
This is a mindfulness-inspired
colouring book with 30 colour
mandalas to inspire, and 30 black
and white outlines to either colour
as suggested, or explore your own
inner creativity. Mindfulness quotes
throughout will help relax your mind.
30 colour illustrations, 30 black & White
Quadrille • Q5141 • £9.99
elaine hamer • se214 • £6.99
The Angel & Fairy Colouring Book
rebecca balchin • se212 • £6.99
The Flower Colouring Book
Polly Pinder • se213 • £6.99
The Art Nouveau Colouring Book
Judy balchin • se211 • £6.99
The Celtic Colouring Book
lesley davies • se215 • £6.99
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The Creative Colouring
Book for Grown-Ups
The Gorgeous Colouring
Book for Grown-Ups
Explore your natural creativity with
some stunning and exotic patterns
to colour in, however and whenever
you feel inspired. Here you’ll find
over 100 detailed patterns to colour,
from flowers and leaves to abstract
patterns and graphic designs,
something for everyone to colour
and enjoy.
Here you’ll find a host of detailed
patterns to colour, providing endless
entertainment and building into a
piece of work that you can truly
call your own. With illustrations
ranging from beautiful flowers to
graphic designs, there is something
for everyone to colour and make
their own.
illustrated throughout • Michael O’Mara
MM699 • £9.99
illustrated throughout • Michael O’Mara
MM534 • £9.99
The Crafter’s Guide to
Taking Great Photos
Craft a Creative Business
Making & Marketing a
Successful Creative Business
Foolproof Techniques to Make Your
Handmade Creations Shine Online
Fiona Pullen
A complete must-read guide for anyone
wanting to turn their hobby, craft or
art skills into a successful business.
Covering everything you ever wanted
to know, Fiona gives clear, simple
advice on the importance of identifying
markets, focusing on a USP, assessing
the competition, making sure the price
is right and setting goals. The book includes sections on product
photography, branding. and legal matters. The book has particular
emphasis on online selling, with detailed information on markets,
blogging, using social media and the importance of analytics and SEO
(search engine optimisation).
Heidi Adnum
How do you make your items stand out
amidst the sea of handmade jewellry,
apparel, art, and other crafts that populate
blogs, websites, and online marketplaces?
The key is great photography.
With this book you’ll learn that you don’t
need expensive professional equipment to
get quality results. Get simple, practical advice presented with the crafter in
mind. Learn to make a lightbox, avoid camera shake without a tripod, how
to use natural lighting, and how to capture the detail in your work. Broken
down into specific craft areas, you’ll find tips on how to best generate eyecatching images that will help sell your items.
illustrated throughout
Craft Show & Sell
How to Build Your Craft Business at
Home, Online and in the Marketplace
Torie Jayne
Through highly visual, step-by-step
tutorials and inspiring profiles on some
of the world’s most successful crafters,
Craft Show & Sell delivers all the advice
and vision that today’s crafters need to
take their brand or business forward into
a new realm. Step into the workspaces,
shops and online personalities of global
designers and makers who have turned the art of craft into a successful
business model.
Get top tips on how to merchandise and sell items online, at craft fairs, at
markets, in shops or at pop-up events or exhibitions. Plus, learn how to
build a personality-driven brand, create and write a better blog or website,
document your work through better photography and analyse your results
to help take your business into the future.
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General Crafts
new
The Crafter’s Guide to Packaging
Handmade Products
Tips and Creative Inspiration for Crafters
from Crafters
Viola E. Sutanto
From making boxes to die-cutting your
logo, this book provides a comprehensive
guide to creative packaging, helping you
turn a passion into a lucrative business.
Whether selling on Etsy or through
craft fairs, trade shows, and local
stores, this book shows you how to
give your handmade products that
professional edge, and make the crucial
difference between a one-time sale
and customers who come back
for more.
220 x 170mm • 400 colour
photographs
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Enamelling
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Search Press Classics
dorothy cockrell
Cockrell encourages
readers to enjoy the
delights of this exciting
and gratifying craft.
Offering easy step-bystep photographs and
instructions, she guides
the reader through all
the different techniques,
illustrating how beautiful and unusual effects can be
achieved once the basic principles have been learnt.
SE086 • £9.99
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Search Press
Classics
The Encyclopedia of
Printmaking Techniques
Judy Martin
This inspirational guide offers a
wealth of information on all the
different methods of working
including monoprinting, wood
engraving, etching, intaglio printing,
screen-printing and more.
SE127 • £12.99
Screen Printing at Home
Print Your Own Fabrics to Make
Simple Sewn Projects Karen Lewis
Create beautiful hand printed fabrics
at your kitchen table with this
comprehensive guide. Step-by-step
instructions and photos show just
how easy it really is to print your own
fabrics at home.
DC099 • £16.99
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Printmaking Unleashed
More Than 50 Techniques for
Expressive Mark Making
Traci Bautista
Vibrant colours, clear and simple
steps and accessible materials will
make this appealing to mixed media
artists of all skill levels.
150 colour photographs • North Light
NL910 • £16.99
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Creative Image Transfer
16 New Mixed-Media Projects using
TAP Transfer Artist Paper
Lesley riley
Rev your creative engines with 16
exciting new projects using TAP
Transfer Artist Paper. With a sheet of
TAP and a hot iron, you can transfer
a permanent image onto almost
any solid surface. Here you’ll find
creative designs, from jewellery to
mixed-media art, and quilts.
140 colour photographs • C & T Publishing
C8311 • £13.99
Lesley Riley’s TAP
Transfer Artist Paper
A premium-quality transfer paper
that allows you to transfer images to
virtually any surface with the heat of
an iron. 8.5 x 11 inches.
TAP Transfer Artist Paper:
5 Sheet Pack • CT531 • £10.99
TAP Transfer Artist Paper:
18 Sheet Pack • CT548 • £32.99
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40 Great Glass Fusing
Projects
lynn haunstein
Complete instructions with stepby-step photographs to make a wide
variety of practical and decorative
items – herb and garden markers,
bowls, serving dishes, hanging
panels, house numbers, and more.
SK347 • £16.99
Rubber Band Bracelets
Crafty Dolls
35 Gorgeous Projects to
Make and Give
Simple Steps to Sew and Knit
Adorable Dolls
Lucy Hopping
Jane Bull
A whole host of different items that
you can customise by choosing
your own colourways. Every one of
these projects, from a chic pinstripe
bracelet to cute ladybird and bee
bracelets, will inspire you to get
crafting.
Crafty Dolls provides you with over
30 variations of adorable rag dolls to
make, including a beautiful ballerina,
a party princess, a bed time doll
and even tiny pocket dolls, then
accessorise them with bags, shoes
and jewellery.
CB590 • £9.99
Dorling Kindersley • DK463 • £12.99
Fun Figures
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The Modern Cake Decorator
Cute Character Toppers
for All Occasions
An exciting technique series for beginner to
experiened cake decorators, with helpful hints and
step-by-step demonstrations and advice from
leading experts.
Lorraine MCKay
This gorgeous book guides
you through Lorraine McKay’s
distinctive sugar art style,
showing you how to create cute,
characterful sugar figures for
10 special occasion cakes, from
weddings and graduations to baby
showers and birthdays.
Painting Flowers on Cakes
stephanie weightman
An exciting new technique using edible powder food colours
with edible varnish.
P9510 • £8.99
The book begins with a comprehensive
introduction, covering all the basic
techniques you need, from mixing skin tones
and making eyes, arms, teeth and hair, to
supporting your finished figures.
new
Stencilling on Cakes
stephanie weightman
Inspiring results are achieved quickly and effectively
with only simple techniques.
P9527 • £8.99
Using Cutters on Cakes
new
SE032 • £12.99
Sugarcraft & General
AVAILA
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Sandra Monger
Just a few basic cutters can be used to great effect to
make a huge range of decorated cakes.
SE033 • £8.99
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Cookies
Cakes in Bloom
peggy porschen
A practical yet inspiring pocketsized quide to baking and decorating
cookies. Techniques include how to
make your own royal icing, with tips
on piping, colour and consistency of
icing. Contains 24 delightful cookie
designs from one of today’s leading
bakers.
Q4977 • £6.99
The Art of Exquisite Sugarcraft
Flowers Peggy porschen
Step-by-step, fully illustrated
instructions for over 30 beautiful
life-like flowers, using a combination
of techniques including cutting,
moulding, veining, frilling and
dusting. From sweetpeas and poppies
to roses and exotic orchids, there is
something for every occasion.
QU734 • £25.00
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Kids’ Birthday Cakes
Step-by-Step
Over 50 Fabulous Cakes, Cupkcakes
and Cake Pops
karen sullivan
Create awe-inpsiring birthday cakes
for children of all ages and guarantee
a birthday to remember. Step-bystep photographs show you exactly
how to craft your creations and
achieve perfect results.
Dorling Kindersley • DK193 • £14.99
Basic Cake Decorating
Techniques, Ideas & Projects
Shelly Baker
75 Sugar Flowers
A Beautiful Collection of Easy-toMake Floral Cake Toppers
Designed to aid and inspire all levels
of cake decorator, this is one book
to keep on your kitchen countertop
for easy reference whenever you
need some expert know how,
troubleshooting advice. This is a
veritable cake decorating course in
the comfort of your own home.
Helen Penman
SE041 • £14.99
SE057 • £10.99
From simple blooms to exotic
flowers, this delightful collection
of floral cake toppers provides the
perfect decorative finish to showcase
your cakes and cupcakes. There is
something to inspire both the expert
and amateur alike.
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Practical Art
new
new
A-Z of Bird Portraits
35 Beautiful Flowers and How to Paint Them
joan lok
An Illustrated Guide to Painting
Beautiful Birds in Acrylics
For all levels of artist, from beginners up. Many Chinese
brush-painting instruction books only focus on painting
a few species of flowers, such as lotus, peony, and plum
blossom, because these flowers symbolize various ideals
in the Chinese culture. This book introduces the painters
to a variety of brushwork and floral painting techniques,
and shows how to apply them to a diverse collection of
flowers.
andrew forkner
Capturing both the delicacy and
majesty of his subject, Andrew
Forkner’s book provides you with
all you need to paint a range of
bird species in acrylics, taking
in birds of prey, songbirds and
waterbirds.
It contains information on the
materials and preparation you
will need to capture the delicacy
and majesty of the subjects. There are
demonstrations for twenty-six striking
and characterful bird species. The clear
and easy-to-follow step by step projects
include guidance on composition and
important bird features.
SE002 • £19.99
Chinese Brush Painted Flowers
SE101 • £14.99
bestseller
The Modern Flower Painter
Creating Vibrant Botanical Portraits in Watercolour
Anna Mason
Anna Mason’s exceptional floral artwork has won awards
from the Royal Horticultural Society, International
Artist magazine and seen her elected to the prestigious
Society of Botanical Artists. In this book, she shares her
innovative watercolour technique so that you can paint
flowers in her clean, crisp style. The book covers every
aspect of painting modern botanical-style portraits of
flowers, from tips on gathering your reference to Anna’s
six stage watercolour process.
This all builds into a fantastic guide that will inspire
and challenge the experienced watercolour artist, while
drawing in and reassuring the complete beginner.
P8636 • £17.99
Drawing & Painting Flowers with
Coloured Pencils
Trudy friend
Trudy Friend’s watercolour pencil work is breathtaking,
and she invites you to share her love of drawing and
painting flowers in this book.
Covering flowers in all their glory, you will learn how
to draw luminous, convincing flowers in a variety of
settings, from garden chrysanthemums to sunflowerthronged landscapes. Watercolour pencils are a creative
and rewarding art medium, with many exciting ranges,
each with their own distinct techniques and effects.
P9428 • £15.99
A-Z of Botanical Flowers in Watercolour
Michael Lakin
Known for his wonderful botanical paintings and his
passion for the subject, Michael is a keen gardener, and
an experienced and enthusiastic tutor whose teaching
methods follow a simple step-by-step, six stage
technique.
In this book he illustrates what materials to use, and how
to paint twenty-six botanically accurate flowers.
A whole alphabet of flowers is accompanied
by sketches, small studies, handy tips
and details, with clear descriptions of the
colours and techniques used. Beginners will
find this book suitable for their skill levels,
and those artists with more experience will
find much to inspire them.
P5628 • £19.99
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new
A Beginner’s Guide to Airbrushing
How to Achieve Sensational
Photographic-Style Artwork
Meinrad Martin Froschin
A thorough manual on airbrushing techniques
for beginners.
Learn all the techniques you will need to
achieve sensational, photographic-style
artwork. Detailed step-by-step guides and
accompanying photography make this technical
art form accessible even for the absolute
beginner! Use erasers, scalpels, crayons
amongst other devices to adapt and transfer
photographs to your own illustrated designs.
222 x 222mm
Search Press
SE119 • £12.99
How to Paint Flowers in
Acrylics
timothy Fisher
Tim Fisher makes the most of the
superbly versatile qualities of
acrylics and demonstrates his own
innovative and inspiring techniques.
Learns how to select the right paints
and the best brushes for the great
range of techniques.
P5826 • £8.99
Vibrant Acrylics
hashim akib
Be prepared for an exciting, vibrant
and different approach to using
acrylics. With infectious energy and
enthusiasm, Hashim Akib shows
how acrylics can be used in unusual,
surprising ways. Step-by-step
demonstrations, exercises and expert
advice illustrate his simple, yet
effective techniques.
P6977 • £14.99
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Pastels Unleashed
Acrylics Unleashed
margaret evans
glyn macey
Margaret Evans shares her huge
enthusiasm for this medium and
her expertise in the properties of
pastels, showing how to make the
most of them. There is information
on composition, perspective and
atmosphere, all helping equip the
reader to paint in her fantastically
creative way. There are six beautiful
step by step demonstrations.
Glyn Macey’s irrepressible energy and
imagination shows through in every
part of his work, and in this book he
shares his painting techniques and
methods with you. Learn to use your
acrylic paints in unusual, creative
and surprising ways to create open,
inviting landscapes, breathtaking
seascapes and urban scenes packed
with life.
P9084 • £14.99
P7967 • £14.99
Complete Guide to
Life Drawing
Complete Guide to Drawing Drawing & Painting
Wild Animals
Animals
Gottfried Bammes
gottfried bammes
Vic Bearcroft
A complete course, packed with
instruction and profusely illustrated.
This fantastic book is all you need if
you want to start drawing the figure,
or if you want to develop your skills.
It is the ultimate reference book and
a most inspirational guide.
This fantastic book is both the
ultimate reference book and an
inspirational guide, providing expert
guidance on all aspects of drawing
animals - including size, proportion,
perspective, anatomy, skeletal
structure and musculature.
P6908 • £19.99
P9213 • £19.99
Vic shares his love of painting wild
animals, showing how to capture
their personality and distinctive
features. Using simple steps and
plenty of detail, learn how to create
beautiful artworks, from drawing the
basic shapes through to realising
your favourite animals.
P6946 • £14.99
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Practical Art
new
Painting Boats & Harbours
in Watercolour
terry harrison
Terry Harrison takes the mystery out of painting
boats and harbours, explaining that you don’t
need to know all the nautical terms in order to
paint them well, just some simple techniques and
the many tips, exercises and inspiring paintings
you will find in this book. There are 6 beautiful
step-by-step projects.
There is excellent advice on using
photographs, painting reflections,
rigging, sails, jetties and harbour
walls, as well as boatyard clutter, beaches, estuaries,
figures and all the varied moods of the sea.
280 x 216mm
Search Press
P9541 • £12.99
Terry Harrison
Terry Harrison shares his passion
for painting rustic buildings in this
practical and inspiring book. Stepby-step sequences show how to
capture all the different architectural
aspects of buildings, from tiled roof
tops and windows adorned with
flowers to ancient doors and rustic
porches.
P3426 • £12.99
Drawing and Painting with
Water Soluble Media
Fiona Peart
Fiona Peart’s innovative and
inspiring book guides you through
four essential ways of working with
watersoluble media; each of which
can be applied to whatever you have
in your cupboard at home – whether
you have inks, watercolour or acrylic
paints, watersoluble pencils or sticks.
P9534 • £15.99
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Rustic Buildings & Barns
Watercolour for the
Joe Dowden’s
Complete Guide to Painting Absolute Beginner
Produced in Association with the
Water in Watercolour
Joe Francis Dowden is the master
of painting extraordinarily realistic
water, and here he shares his tips
and techniques in a complete guide
to painting this vital element in
watercolour. There is plenty of expert
guidance and there are 7 stunning
step-by-step demonstrations.
P7684 • £19.99
Jean Haines’
Atmospheric Watercolours
Painting with Freedom, Expression
Society for All Artists
and Style
Matthew Palmer
Jean takes you on an inspirational
Renowned for his ability to teach using painting journey on which you’ll
encounter magical watercolour flow,
simple techniques, Matthew teaches
over 150 pupils per week and appears glorious washes, sunbursts, and
regularly on TV. The book begins with more. With her simple exercises,
clear advice and easy-to-follow
advice for the beginner and simple
projects, Jean will alter the way you
step by step painting exercises.
think about watercolours.
P8254 • £12.99
P6748 • £19.99
Painting Watercolour Trees
The Easy Way
Terry Harrison
Following on from his successful book
Watercolour Trees, Terry presents a
new edition of this award-winning
title, and includes a great selection
of clear, detailed step-by-step
demonstrations along with extra tips
to show how to paint beautiful trees
quickly and easily.
P7790 • £12.99
William Newton’s
Complete Guide to
Watercolour Painting
Learn how to paint relaxing
landscapes, exciting seascapes and
portraits with personality. Starting
from first principles, this complete
guide demonstrates the breadth
and depth of William’s watercolour
painting expertise. It also contains
advise on materials and information
on perspective and drawing.
P8308 • £17.99
Hazel harrison
30 Minute Artist
A new series for busy artists, whatever their skill levels, in a comfortable, compact
format. Step-by-step demonstrations and advice from high profile experts who
explore all the techniques, showing how to create successful paintings in half an hour.
Each book: Paperback • 96 pages • 215 x 155mm • 250 colour photographs • Search Press
30 Minute Artist: Painting Flowers in Watercolour
A step-by-step visual
directory of drawing
techniques which
provides you with
everything you need to fully realise your ambitions.
Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil,
charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including
shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting,
stippling and more. Techniques are discussed in detail
including layering, feathering, burnishing, linear marks
and pointillism.
Fiona peart
Do you want to paint quick, loose watercolours? This practical guide
for beginners will show you how. Expert watercolourist, Fiona Peart,
shares her tips and techniques for producing quick and effective
paintings of beautiful flowers in half an hour.
P8261 • £6.99
30 Minute Artist:
Painting Water in Watercolour
terry harrison
All landscape artists need to know how to paint water, and
Terry Harrison excels in demystifying the process. Here he
shares his expert advice and no nonsense tips and techniques
for producing quick, effective paintings of water. From ripples,
reflections and puddles, to breaking waves, choppy water and
surf, and much more.
Search Press
P9572 • £6.99
Classics
new in paperback
Practical Art
The
Encyclopedia
of Drawing
Techniques
Drawing & Painting Horses
Eva dutton
From scribbled sketches, through
to more developed drawings and
painting techniques, this book
is packed with advice, tips and
inspirational illustrations, and there
are 5 step-by-step demonstrations.
Beginners will gain confidence with
Eva’s easy to follow approach and
more experienced artists will find this
book a wonderful source reference.
SE113 • £15.99
Compendium of Acrylic
Painting Techniques
Gill BaRron
Aimed at all painters, from beginners
to the more experienced, this book
is packed with expert advice on all
aspects of acrylic painting. Learn
how to choose and mix colours, and
create a multitude of effects using
only one set of tubes.
SE045 • £12.99
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Just Draw It!
The Dynamic Drawing Course for
Anyone with a Pencil & Paper
Just Paint It!
Sam Piyasena & Beverly Philp
Aimed at anyone who would like
to pick up a pencil and just draw,
this book provides a foolproof
way to pick up the skills—and most
importantly the confidence—to
sketch and experiment without the
hang-ups and inhibitions that get in
the way of our creativity.
Just Paint It! is based on the belief
that anyone can paint. You don’t
need to be able to produce “a
masterpiece”. Get stuck in right from
the start. Get a brush and just paint
and, along the way, while you’re
having a good time with the 50 or
so ideas in this book, you can expect
something amazing to happen: You’ll
learn to paint.
P8988 • £9.99
SE038 • £9.99
Sam Piyasena & beverly philip
Urban Sketching:
A Complete Guide
Thomas Thorspecken
A guide to how to sketch the world
around you. Includes the nuts and
bolts of sketching and drawing, using
urban subjects that are guaranteed
to inspire a new generation of artists.
This book draws on the styles and
approaches of several illustrators,
designers and artists.
SE097 • £12.99
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Bridging the gap between painting by numbers and conventional art books. Each
contains full-size tracings together with complete step-by-step demonstrations
which allow you to create your own masterpiece. ‘Would you like to learn to paint
but can’t rely on your drawing skills? These great books provide no-nonsense
advice and easy to follow instructions making painting accessible for people
who have never had the confidence to try before.’ The Times
Each book: Paperback • 48 pages plus 6 pull-out tracings • 292 x 216mm
Ready to Paint...
Irish Landscapes
in Watercolour
Watercolour Landscapes
Dermot Cavanagh • P9763 • £8.99
Watercolour Flowers
Terry Harrison • P2650 • £8.99
Wild Animals in Acrylics
angela gaughan • P8933 • £8.99
Orchids in Watercolour
ann mortimer • P8216 • £8.99
Horses in Acrylics
wendy tait • P2847 • £8.99
Watercolour Trees & Woodlands
geoff kersey • P3303 • £8.99
Watercolour Boats & Harbours
charles evans • P3327 • £8.99
Dave white • P8179 • £8.99
Cats & Kittens in Acrylics
julie NASH • P7165 • £8.99
Dogs & Puppies in Acrylics
paul apps • P8162 • £8.99
Abstracts in Acrylics
Dani humberstone • P4898 • £8.99
Venice in Watercolour
Joe francis dowden • P4911 • £8.99
Watercolour Rivers & Streams
Irises in Watercolour
keith fenwick • P4799 • £8.99
julie king • P7219 • £8.99
Vibrant Flowers in Watercolour
Tulips in Watercolour
fiona peart • P5468 • £8.99
Fiona Peart • P7233 • £8.99
Paris in Watercolour
Roses in Watercolour
Janet Whittle • P6359 • £8.99
New York in Watercolour
Coastal Landscapes in
Watercolour
tony cowlishaw • P6564 • £8.99
Watercolour Barns
Country Landscapes in
Watercolour
terry harrison • P4089 • £8.99
London in Watercolour
Flowers in Acrylics
wendy JELBERT • P4256 • £8.99
terry harrison • P6434 • £8.99
Botanical Flowers in
Watercolour
Michael lakin • P4294 • £8.99
Venice in Acrylics
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Ready to Paint
tracings
Painting Successful
Watercolours from Photographs
Geoff kersey
Expert watercolour landscape painter, Geoff Kersey,
explains how to work from photographic reference to
produce beautiful paintings. Clear tips and advice are
accompanied by Geoff’s reference photographs, colour
charts, preparatory sketches and finished paintings,
and there are full details of the adaptations and creative
processes involved.
P9985 • £12.99
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Art Handbooks
Previously published as the hugely successful Leisure Arts series, these
Art Handbooks are being reissued in a handy format with beautiful
new covers and the same high quality content. Packed with colour
photographs, these are good basic introductions to each medium.
Landscapes in Watercolour
Perspective
ray campbell smith
ray campbell smith
P9800 • £4.99
P8896 • £4.99
Drawing Landscapes
Basic Drawing Techniques
ronald swanwick
Richard Box • P8902 • £4.99
P9817 • £4.99
Water in Watercolour
Painting with
Watercolours
Joe Francis Dowden
P8919 • £4.99
William newton • P8841 • £4.99
Sea and Sky in Watercolour
Painting with Oils
arnold Lowrey
noel gregory • P8858 • £4.99
Painting with Pastels
peter coombs • P8865 • £4.99
Painting with Acrylics
wendy jelbert • P8872 • £4.99
Flowers in Watercolour
wendy tait • P8889 • £4.99
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P9848 • £4.99
Wild Flowers in Watercolour
wendy tait • P9824 • £4.99
Landscapes in Acrylics
david hyde • P9787 • £4.99
Drawing Trees
denis john-naylor
P9794 • £4.99
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new
David Bellamy’s
Winter Landscapes in Watercolour
David Bellamy explains the challenges and
joys of capturing winter subjects, from how
to do quick sketches in freezing temperatures
to how to add warmth and vibrancy to snow
scenes.
He has a particular liking for winter subjects,
since the landscape at this time is not
overwhelmed with green. Here he shares
his expertise from how to do rapid outdoor
sketches to capturing mist, late autumn
colours, bare tree trunks and various types of snow, through using rogue
colours, making the most of low lighting. There are four sections: late
autumn, winter, deep mid-winter and early spring, and four beautiful
step-by-step projects.
P7035 • £9.99
Learn how to paint mountains and moorlands
in their very different moods in dramatic and
inspiring landscapes.
There is advice on finding subjects and painting
trees, water, rocks, crags and buildings, as well
as an in-depth look at the painting techniques
required. David’s extensive travels mean that
mountains and moorlands from all over the world
appear in the paintings.
David Bellamy’s Skies, Light &
Atmosphere in Watercolour
In this second book in a series covering elements
of the landscape, renowned watercolourist,
David Bellamy shows how to paint skies, light
and atmosphere and how choices involving these
three key elements can affect a painting. David
Bellamy’s extensive travels and much admired
painting style ensure that there are plenty of
beautiful, inspiring paintings of skies, light and
atmosphere throughout the book.
The Watercolour Enigma:
Science of the Medium
A Progressive Home Course
Revealing the Secrets of
Watercolours
Stephen Coates
Many artists are disappointed
with the results of their
endeavours because paintings
don’t always turn out as intended.
These “failures” can be caused by
misuse of the paint rather than artistic ability. This progressive course will take
the student through a process of learning.
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David Bellamy’s Mountains &
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What to Paint
What do you do if you want to get painting but don’t know what to paint?
This series provides the answer. Each book has 24 full-page paintings,
a colour palette for each one, sections pulled out from the painting and
informative captions on how it was done. At the back of the book there is a free
outline for each painting for readers to transfer on to watercolour paper.
Each book: Paperback • 112 pages • 285 x 216mm • 120+ colour photographs • Search Press
Arc Publishing • AP340 • £12.99
Watercolour Landscapes
Step-by-Step
Geoff Kersey, wendy jelbert, arnold
lowrey, ray campbell smith, barry
herniman & joe francis dowden
This comprehensive guide features the expert
tuition of 6 renowned watercolourists. It
covers materials, colour and techniques,
as well as mood and atmosphere. There are
eleven beautiful step by step demonstrations.
SE084 • £12.99
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What to Paint:
Flowers in Watercolour
wendy tait • P6588 • £10.99
What to Paint:
Landscapes in Watercolour
Terry Harrison • P6618 • £10.99
What to Paint:
Trees, Woodlands & Forests in
Watercolour
bestseller
Manga Now!
new
How to Draw Action Figures
Keith Sparrow
Written and illustrated
by well-known manga
artist Keith Sparrow,
this comprehensive and
inspiring guide starts with
an introduction to manga
basics, showing you how to
create the ideal workspace.
It teaches how to overcome fear of a blank page, and how
to draw all the elements you’ll need, from hands and eyes
to perspective and light and shade.
The book then guides you step by step through
20 exciting, action-packed pin-ups – allowing
you to explore a range of poses, characters
and perspectives.
SE078 • £9.99
Draw Manga:
Complete Skills
Sonia Leong
It includes everything you need
to know and even has links to 25
teaching videos to view online.
This guide to drawing manga will
allow artists of ANY ability to master
this hugely popular drawing style.
The 256 page book is packed with
step-by-step tutorials
P9381 • £14.99
How to Draw and Paint
Fantasy Combat
Practical Art
new
Draw and Paint Fairies in
Watercolour
A Step-by-Step Guide to Epic Combat
Scenes
How to Bring Your Fairy Realm Art
to Life
Matt Stawicki
Sara burrier
Epic battle scenes beneath thundery
skies, a lone warrior facing up to a
monstrous foe - this book will show
you how to create these scenes and
more. Work up your skills in the
tutorial sections until you become
great at sketching out dynamic figures.
This is a valuable resource of tried
and tested rules for beginners and
intermediate painters, ready to
take their fairy art more seriously:
working on drawing skills, character
design, and most important of all,
watercolour painting techniques.
SE022 • £12.99
200 colour illustrations
How to Draw
Each picture is developed using clear steps and simple shapes, so even
absolute beginners will be able to create stunning pictures with ease.
Each book: Paperback • 32 pages • 292 x 216mm • illustrated throughout • Search Press
How to Draw: Garden
Flowers
Penny brown • P8797 • £4.99
How to Draw: People
susie hodge • P9480 • £4.99
How to Draw: Insects
Dandi Palmer • P4478 • £4.99
How to Draw: Flowers
How to Draw: Exotic
Flowers
How to Draw: Cats
susie hodge • P6731 • £4.99
Janet whittle • P6366 • £4.99
How to Draw: Wild
Flowers
How to Draw: Monsters
How to Draw:
Dinosaurs
Susie Hodge • P3747 • £4.99
Jim McCarthy • P7950 • £4.99
dandi palmer • P8711 • £4.99
How to Draw: Fashion
Figures
Susie Hodge • P7646 • £4.99
How to Draw: Trees
denis john-naylor
P3730 • £4.99
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How to Draw: Faces
How to Draw: Dogs
How to Draw: Fairies
paul bryn davies
P3716 • £4.99
How to Draw: Horses
Polly Pinder • P3693 • £4.99
How to Draw: Birds
Polly Pinder • P3549 • £4.99
How to Draw:
Vampires
paul bryn davies
P6403 • £4.99
How to Draw:
Wild Animals
jonathan newey
P5734 • £4.99
eva dutton • P3723 • £4.99
How to Draw: Dragons
Paul bryn davies
P3126 • £4.99
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Practical Art
Drawing Masterclass
Everything you need to know to develop and improve your
drawing skills. These complete, practical guides offer
instruction from top artists, and are packed with practical
advice, techniques and inspiration.
new
new
100+ illustrations • Search Press
Drawing Masterclass: Landscapes
margaret Eggleton • P9596 • £12.99
Drawing Masterclass: Life Drawing
eddie Armer • P8186 • £12.99
Drawing Masterclass: Flowers
Margaret eggleton • P7240 • £12.99
Drawing Masterclass: Animals
lucy swinburne • P7721 • £12.99
Drawing Masterclass: Portraits
Carole Massey • P7479 • £12.99
new
new
Easy Cross-Stitch
Cards & Tags
An eye-catching collection of 27
handmade, cross-stitched greeting
cards and gift tag projects. Simple
stitch instructions and charts, and
clear and comprehensive cardmaking instructions make it easy for
crafters of all skill levels to enjoy this
creative adventure.
D3730 • £8.99
new
Celtic Calligraphy
Calligraphy, Knotwork and
Illumination
Kerry Richardson
Celtic calligraphy crosses
the boundaries between
art, tradition and craft.
With instruction on how to
draw letterforms derived
from original Celtic
manuscripts like
The Book of Kells, and with
step-by-step explanations of knotwork borders and
motifs plus illumination, this book will show you how
to transform your writing into unique works of art
worthy of the mediaeval Celtic scribes.
SE001 • £12.99
Compendium of Drawing
Techniques
200 Tips, Techniques and Trade
Secrets
Donna Krizek
Just like having a drawing tutor on
call 24 hours a day— over 200 tips
and step-by-step techniques are
organised in the order you would
need to use them, with quick fixes
and solutions for common problems.
P8032 • £12.99
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101 Uses for a Pencil
Interactive Cards 2
Peter Gray
Wow your friends and family with fun,
hand-crafted greeting cards created
with moveable parts. This inspiring
collection of projects includes slider,
pop-up, spring-fold, stair-step and
spinner designs. Close-up photos
and as well as detailed step-by-step
instructions make creating these
projects enjoyable for crafters of all
skill levels.
There is no tool simpler, and virtually
everyone owns one, but how often
are they used to their full potential?
This wonderful little book will guide
you through a multitude of ways
in which your pencil can bring you
amusement and creative fulfillment.
300 illustrations • New Holland
NH247 • £12.99
DG796 • £9.99
new
new
Pretty Packages
45 Creative Gift-Wrapping Projects
Sally J. Shim
Turn an odrinary package into a
customised present. From a stitched
garland topper and watercolour
wrapping paper, to a confetti gift tag.
Includes techniques for wrapping
oddly shaped packages. Each of
the 45 achievable projects offers a
unique twist on gift-wrapping.
colour throughout • Chronicle Books
CH992 • £12.99
Origami Cars, Boats, Trains Creative Paper Quilling
Home Decor, Jewelry, Cards & More!
and More
35 Projects to Fold in an Instant
Mari ono
Every project comes with simple
step-by-step instructions and clear
photographs showing you where
to fold the paper, and 50 specially
designed pieces of origami paper are
included with the book, meaning you
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