Search Press Winter 2014 Catalogue

Winter 2014

Art and Craft Book Catalogue

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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 Knit & Crochet

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 267 x 190mm 117 colour photographs • Search Press P7813 • £12.99

Paperback • 160 pages • 250 x 210mm 160 colour illustrations • Kyle Books KC641 • £15.99

Paperback • 64 pages, plus 24 patterns 235 x 190mm • 100 colour photographs Search Press • SE011 • £9.99

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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 229 x 210mm 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

Paperback • 16 pages • 280 x 210mm 14 colour illustrations • 6d. Memories CK421 • £9.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 208mm 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

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 225 colour photographs • Search Press P8056 • £10.99

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Natural Christmas Crafts

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Ilona Butterer

Paperback • 64 pages • 254 x 202mm 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm Spectactular Festive Designs

144 colour illustrations • Search Press P8834 • £12.99

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Paperback • 112 pages • 276 x 210mm 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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Paperback • 64 pages • 278 x 218mm 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

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 232 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK259 • £14.99

Paperback • 96 pages • 241 x 178mm 63 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Search Press • SE015 • £4.99

20 to Make: Felt Christmas Decorations

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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

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 val Pierce • P7400

Mini Christmas Knits sue stratford • P7226

Knitted Bears val Pierce • P4829

Knitted Flowers susie johns • P4935

Crocheted Bears val Pierce • P6335

Sewing & Textile Craft

Knitted Fruit susie johns • P5406

Knitted Mug Hugs val Pierce • P6069

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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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 248 x 187mm 50 colour photographs • Quadrille QU819 • £14.99

Pamper your Pooch

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Paperback • 96 pages • 235 x 190mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 112 pages • 200 x 154mm 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 230 x 184mm 150 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Hardback • 112 pages • 235 x 190mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 112 pages • 235 x 190mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 235 x 190mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press SE007 • £8.99

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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.

Paperback • 32 pages • 278 x 218mm 150 colour photographs • Annie’s 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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 225 x 225mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press P9251 • £9.99

Crochet Basics

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press P8773 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 276 x 208mm 180 colour photographs • Cico Books CB422 • £14.99

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Cuddly Knitted Animals

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm • 100 colour photographs Search Press • P9688 • £9.99

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.

Hardback • 96 pages • 220 x 200mm 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.

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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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Paperback • 128 pages • 245 x 182mm 150 colour photographs • Cico Books CB477 • £12.99

cilla webb

Hardback • 144 pages • 210 x 210mm 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 278 x 210mm 60 colour photographs • David & Charles DC785 • £15.99

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Knitting & Crochet

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Knitting Scandinavian Style Socks, Sweaters, Mittens, Hats, Pillows, Blankets and More!

Paperback • 144 pages • 272 x 198mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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

Paperback • 200 pages • 265 x 190mm 171 colour photographs • Search Press P8506 • £14.99

Paperback • 72 pages • 272 x 195mm 80 colour photographs • Search Press P9244 • £8.99

Paperback • 136 pages • 272 x 198mm 190 colour photographs • Search Press 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 Search Press • SE153 • £19.99

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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 267 x 190mm 117 colour photographs • Search Press P7813 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 260 x 200mm 180 colour photographs • Search Press SE048 • £10.99

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Crochet 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.

Paperback • 168 pages • 266 x 194mm 200 colour photographs Search Press • SE152 • £12.99

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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press P9008 • £10.99

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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.

Paperback • 40 pages • 278 x 218mm 25 colour photographs • Annie’s 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.

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Paperback • 80 pages • 204 x 204mm 95 colour photographs • Ivy Press IV434 • £9.99

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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.’

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press P8971 • £10.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press P4034 • £10.99

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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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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.

Paperback • 296 pages • 276 x 216mm 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.

Spiralbound Hardback • 144 pages • 215 x 155mm 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.

Paperback • 64 pages • 280 x 216mm 60 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK532 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 104 pages • 280 x 200mm 61 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 120 colour photographs • Stackpole Books ST788 • £13.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 260 x 204mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 202mm 250 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK873 • £14.99

Paperback • 136 pages • 254 x 202mm 500 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 222 x 195mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 196 x 196mm 53 colour photographs • Quail Books QL183 • £9.95

Paperback • 128 pages • 235 x 190mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 115 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 16 pages • 278 x 218mm 12 colour photographs • Annie’s DG846 • £5.99

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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

Paperback • 128 pages • 256 x 245mm 150 colour photographs • XRX Books • XR284 • £16.99

Paperback • 112 pages • 254 x 202mm 170 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 246 x 190mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press P9350 • £14.99

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Designer Knits

Paperback • 128 pages • 250 x 191mm 60 colour photographs • Quail Books QL190 • £15.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm colour throughout • Fons & Porter FP611 • £16.99

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10 Simple Crochet Projects Go Crochet! Skill Builder

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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.

Paperback • 52 pages • 210 x 166mm 35 colour photographs • Quail Books QL169 • £7.95

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour photographs Krause Publications • KP188 • £16.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 260 x 216mm 200 colour photographs Interweave Press • I0968 • £15.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 190 x 170mm illustrated throughout • History Press •HP966 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 32 pages • 278 x 218mm 10 colour photographs • Annie’s DG147 • £5.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 50 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK514 • £14.99

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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.

Paperback • 88 pages • 280 x 210mm 100 colour photographs Sally Milner Publishing SM620 • £14.99

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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

Paperback • 48 pages • 210 x 171mm 36 colour photographs • Quail Books QL145 • £7.95

Paperback • 128 pages • 204 x 204mm 50 colour photographs Krause Publications • KR553 • £16.99

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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.

Paperback • 176 pages • 280 x 216mm 50 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 276 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK276 • £13.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 202mm 50 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK245 • £14.99

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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.

Hardback • 188 pages • 262 x 222mm 75 colour photographs • Bread Crumbs Press BC503 • £21.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 222 x 222mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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

Paperback • 65 pages • 278 x 218mm 56 colour photographs • Annie’s DG737 • £6.99

100 Quick & Easy Crochet Stitches

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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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 278 x 218mm 115 colour photographs • Annie’s DG945 • £9.99

Paperack • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 64 pages • 280 x 216mm 30 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 260 x 200mm 112 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press P8995 • £10.99

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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.

Paperback • 192 pages • 210 x 146mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 220 x 210mm 200 colour photographs • Kyle Books KC160 • £14.99

Janet Smith Can’t Knit

Paperback • 128 pages • 245 x 182mm 100 colour photographs • Cico Books 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.

Paperback • 60 pages • 210 x 120mm 38 colour photographs • Quail Books 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

Paperback • 16 pages • 278 x 218mm 15 colour photographs • Annie’s DG587 • £6.99

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Mastering the Two-Colour Technique with Over 30 Reversible Projects

12 Handknit Designs

Anja Belle

Paperback • 80 pages • 260 x 200mm 88 colour photographs • Search Press SE050 • £10.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 260 x 216mm 120 colour photographs • Interweave Press IP002 • £15.99

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Paperback • 144 pages • 258 x 216mm 70 colour photographs • Interweave Press IP755 • £16.99

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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

Paperback • 96 pages • 278 x 218mm 175 colour photographs • Annie’s DG239 • £9.99

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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.

Hardback • 256 pages • 235 x 195mm 200 colour photographs • Dorling Kindersley DK945 • £16.99

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The Textile Artist: Appliqué Art Freehand Machine-Embroidered Pictures abigail mill

Paperback • 128 pages 280 x 216mm 220 colour photographs 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 300 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 220 colour photographs • Search Press P7455 • £19.99

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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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 255 x 242mm 100 colour photographs • XRX Books XR291 • £19.99

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A Passion for Colour

Nicola Gouldsmith

Hardback • 144 pages • 235 x 190mm 125 colour photographs • Cico Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press 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

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press P7318 • £15.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 80 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK484 • £13.99

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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!

Paperback • 96 pages • 280 x 216mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

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Paperback • 96 pages • 235 x 190mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press SE069 • £8.99

Paperback • 64 pages • 260 x 204mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press P2510 • £8.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 220mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 100 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 206mm 100 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK951 • £16.99

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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 Paperback • 176 pages • 280 x 216mm • 200 colour photographs Search Press • SE102 • £14.99

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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.

Hardback • 288 pages • 280 x 210mm 100 colour photographs • Sally Milner Publishing SM521 • £24.99

Paperback • 160 pages • 260 x 193mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press SE104 • £12.99

Stumpwork Flowers

Bead Embroidery Stitch Samples: Motifs

Paperback • 120 pages • 255 x 210mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press P9459 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 88 pages • 257 x 210mm illustrated throughout • Interweave Press IP106 • £14.99

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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.

Paperback • 116 pages • 280 x 240mm Country Bumpkin Publications 120 colour photographs 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 215mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 152 pages • 260 x 185mm 100 colour photographs Sally Milner Publishing 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 260 x 185mm 50 colour photographs Sally Milner Publishing SM514 • £16.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 260 x 210mm 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

Essential Stitch Guides: Blackwork

Shelley Cox • P9237 • £10.99

becky hogg • P5512 • £10.99

Essential Stitch Guides: Canvaswork

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rachel doyle • P5871 • £10.99

Sarah homFray • P5857 • £10.99

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Helen McCook • P7028 • £10.99

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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 Search Press • £12.99

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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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.

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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

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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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press SE114 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 176 pages • 280 x 216mm 74 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK375 • £16.99

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Beginner’s Guide to 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.

Paperback • 48 pages • 260 x 204mm 157 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 104 pages • 275 x 195mm 200 colour photographs Vetty Creations • VC764 • £14.99

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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.

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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!

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Paperback • 64 pages • 222 x 222mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press • SE061 • £8.99

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Easy Techniques for Hand Embroidery Cheryl fall

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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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 280 x 216mm 50 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK927 • £13.99

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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

Paperback • 112 pages • 260 x 216mm 400 colour photographs • Stash Books CT991 • £14.99

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L ve to Sew

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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.

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Love to Sew: Crazy Garlands & Bunting Alistair Macdonald

P9992 • £7.99

Love to Sew: Zakka-Style Gifts Cecilia Hanselmann

SE059 • £7.99

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Love to Sew: Vintage-Style Gifts for the Home

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Love to Sew: Hanging Hearts

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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

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Love to Sew: Pincushions salli-Ann Cook

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Love to Sew: Simple Patchwork Gifts Christa Rolf

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Love to Sew: Cakes & Candies greta Fitchett

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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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 254 x 203mm 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 260 x 204mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press P8285 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 256 pages • 228 x 195mm 800 colour photographs • Search Press SE024 • £14.99

Paperback • 160 pages • 225 x 195mm 160 colour photographs • Search Press 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

Hardback • 320 pages • 252 x 204mm 300 colour photographs • Harper Collins HC042 • £25.00

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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

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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.

Hardback • 224 pages • 246 x 189mm 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.

Spiralbound Hardback • 272 pages • 195 x 145mm 500+ colour photographs • David & Charles • DC921 • £15.99

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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!

Paperback • 64 pages • 280 x 216mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press SE151 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press SE020 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 224 pages • 248 x 203mm 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.

Hardback • 128 pages • 220 x 210mm colour throughout • Kyle Books KB375 • £15.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour photographs • Stash Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm • 400 colour photographs Search Press • SE099 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm • 200 colour photographs Search Press • SE095 • £9.99

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.

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Paperback • 96 pages • 260 x 204mm • 200 colour photographs Search Press • SE108 • £9.99

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Making Cushion Covers

20 Simple Sewing Projects

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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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 222 x 222mm 200 colour photographs Search Press • P9732 • £9.99

Paperback • 96 pages • 260 x 204mm 200 colour illustrations • Search Press P7301 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 260 x 204mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press P9497 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 260 x 204mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press P8926 • £9.99

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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.

Spiralbound Hardback • 144 pages • 220 x 220mm 500 colour photographs Search Press • SE096 • £14.99

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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.

Paperback • 192 pages • 254 x 203mm 791 colour photographs • Stash Books CT052 • £17.99

Paperback • 120 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour photographs • Stash Books 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

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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

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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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 225 x 245mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press 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

Paperback • 128 pages • 220 x 215mm colour throughout • David & Charles DC256 • £14.99

Sew Cute to Carry 12 Stylish Bag Patterns for Handbags, Purses & Totes

kathy McGee

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 241 x 190mm 220 colour photographs • Stash Books C8267 • £16.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm 150 colour photographs • David & Charles DC181 • £16.99

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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!

Paperback • 20 pages • 276 x 210mm • 20 colour photographs David & Charles • DC198 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press SE200 • £10.99

Paperback • 20 pages • 276 x 210mm 20 colour photographs • David & Charles D4464 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm 200 colour photographs • David & Charles 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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Paperback • 160 pages • 254 x 203mm 582 colour photographs • Stash Books CT540 • £16.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 203mm 393 colour photographs • Stash Books 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 297 x 210mm colour throughout • Arcturus AR416 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 260 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Fil Rouge Press • FR312 • £16.99

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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.

Paperback • 96 pages • 280 x 216mm 160 colour illustrations • Search Press P4584 • £9.99

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Project Teen

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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

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 228 x 190mm 200 colour illustrations • Funstitch Studio CT219 • £14.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour illustrations • Stash Books CT847 • £15.99

Paperback • 112 pages • 203 x 203mm 167 colour illustrations • Stash Books CT496 • £11.99

My Life in Fabric

Just for You

Wrap, Glue, Sew

Judith cressy

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Make 16 Projects with Yummy Precut Fabric—Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs & Fat Quarters

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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

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 194 colour illustrations • Stash Books CT120 • £16.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 228 x 190mm 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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 254 x 202mm 150 colour illustrations • Stash Books CT059 • £17.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 202mm 160 colour illustrations • Stash Books 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

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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

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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 .

Paperback • 144 pages • 273 x 216mm colour throughout • Interweave Press IP338 • £19.99

Paperback • 104 pages • 254 x 202mm 180 colour photographs • Stash Books C9257 • £16.99

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Scrappy Bits Appliqué Fast & Easy Fusible Quilts

Paperback • 112 pages • 254 x 203mm 150 colour photographs • Stash Books 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.

Paperback • 192 pages • 280 x 216mm 220 colour photographs • Lucky Spool Media LS000 • £19.99

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Sew Jelly Roll Quilts & Gifts

New Ways with Jelly Rolls

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 120 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 210mm colour throughout • David & Charles 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 202mm 120 colour photographs • Lucky Spool Media LS031 • £19.99

Paperback • 48 pages • 278 x 218mm 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.

Paperback • 288 pages • 150 x 150mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 254 x 203mm 73 colour photographs • Stash Books CT168 • £11.99

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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

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 202mm 150 colour photographs Lucky Spool Media • LS017 • £18.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour photographs • Stash Books CT888 • £15.99

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18 Easy Quilt Patterns

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm colour throughout • David & Charles 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.

Paperback • 56 pages • 278 x 218mm 22 colour photographs • Annie’s DG815 • £10.99

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Quilts with Unique Borders

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 203mm 250 colour photographs • Stash Books CT885 • £16.99

25 colour photographs • Annie’s DR560 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 48 pages • 278 x 218mm

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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.

Paperback • 32 pages • 278 x 218mm 22 colour photographs • Annie’s DR662 • £8.99

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Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 189 colour photographs • Stash Books CT625 • £15.99

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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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 260 x 190mm • 100 colour photographs World Book Media • WB118 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 279 x 216mm 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!

Paperback • 192 pages • 254 x 202mm 250 colour illustrations • Stash Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 246 x 190mm 100 colour illustrations • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 254 x 203mm 200 colour photographs 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.

Paperback • 112 pages • 279 x 216mm 466 colour illustrations • C & T Publishing CT178 • £18.99

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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.

Paperback • 48 pages • 278 x 218mm 7 colour illustrations • Annie’s DG702 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 215mm 150 colour illustrations • Search Press P9022 • £12.99

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Wrap your gifts with this high-quality, luxurious 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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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).

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Bright & Bold Quilts Gift Wrap

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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

C & T Publishing • CT402 • £16.99

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.

C & T Publishing • CT144 • £14.99

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.

C & T Publishing • CT975 • £10.99

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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 C & T Publishing • CT574 • £14.99

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CT694 • £6.99

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5. Uzbek Patches Eco Tote

C7796 • £5.99

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6. Elm Creek Quilts Eco Tote

CT969 • £5.99

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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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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

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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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 244 x 168mm 242 colour photographs Style Specialists • SS806 • £14.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 208mm 250 colour photographs • Cico Books 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 260 x 204mm 250 colour photographs Search Press • SE044 • £14.99

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Twist, Turn & Tie: 50 Japanese Braids

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Paperback • 224 pages • 254 x 203mm 500 colour photographs • Stackpole Books SK924 • £13.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm • 200 colour photographs Search Press • SE018 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 276 x 210mm 200 colour photographs • North Light NL741 • £17.99

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Paperback • 144 pages • 260 x 216mm 200 colour photographs Interweave Press • I1408 • £15.99

Paperback • 144 pages • 222 x 222mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Each book: Paperback • 80 pages • 279 x 216mm 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm 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.

Hardback • 80 pages • 253 x 201mm 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 297 x 210mm illustrated throughout • Michael O’Mara MM699 • £9.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 297 x 210mm illustrated throughout • Michael O’Mara MM534 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 192 pages • 220 x 170mm • 150 colour photographs Search Press • P7516 • £12.99

Paperback • 240 pages • 210 x 170mm illustrated throughout Search Press • SE052 • £12.99

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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 246 x 190mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press • SE042 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 176 pages 220 x 170mm • 400 colour photographs Search Press • SE013 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 64 pages • 260 x 204mm 180 colour photographs • Search Press SE086 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 176 pages • 222 x 222mm 600 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm 100 colour photographs • David & Charles 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 276 x 210mm 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.

Paperback • 72 pages • 279 x 216mm 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.

Paperback • 176 pages • 280 x 216mm 800 colour photographs • Stackpole Books 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 245 x 182mm 300 colour photographs • Cico Books CB590 • £9.99

Hardback • 128 pages • 233 x 195mm 250 colour photographs Dorling Kindersley • DK463 • £12.99

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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.

Each book: Paperback • 80 pages • 260 x 204mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press

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.

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Inspiring results are achieved quickly and effectively with only simple techniques.

P9527 • £8.99

Using Cutters on Cakes

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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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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.

Hardback • 64 pages • 140 x 140mm 35 colour photographs • Quadrille 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.

Hardback • 224 pages • 280 x 240mm 250 colour photographs • Quadrille 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.

Hardback • 192 pages • 240 x 202mm 300 colour photographs Dorling Kindersley • DK193 • £14.99

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Basic Cake Decorating Techniques, Ideas & Projects Shelly Baker

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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

Paperback • 288 pages • 250 x 230mm 400 colour photographs • Search Press SE041 • £14.99

Paperback • 144 pages • 222 x 222mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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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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.

Hardback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press SE002 • £19.99

Chinese Brush Painted Flowers

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press SE101 • £14.99

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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.

Hardback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 400 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 144 pages • 292 x 216mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press P5628 • £19.99

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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.

Paperback • 112 pages 222 x 222mm 200 colour photographs 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.

Paperback • 64 pages • 292 x 216mm 150 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press P6977 • £14.99

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Acrylics Unleashed

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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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press P9084 • £14.99

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press P7967 • £14.99

Complete Guide to Life Drawing

Complete Guide to Drawing Drawing & Painting Wild Animals Animals

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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.

Paperback • 312 pages • 295 x 210mm 400 colour photographs • Search Press P6908 • £19.99

Paperback • 240 pages • 295 x 210mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages 280 x 216mm 350 colour photographs 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 292 x 216mm 160 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 144 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press P9534 • £15.99

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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.

Hardback • 160 pages • 292 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 566 colour photographs • Search Press P8254 • £12.99

Hardback • 176 pages • 280 x 216mm 300 colour photographs • Search Press P6748 • £19.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 325 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Hardback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press P8308 • £17.99

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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.

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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.

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Paperback • 160 pages • 222 x 222mm 600 colour photographs Search Press • SE225 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 500 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 176 pages • 246 x 190mm 500 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 254 x 215mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press P8988 • £9.99

Paperback • 160 pages • 254 x 215mm 300 colour illustrations • Search Press SE038 • £9.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 215mm 350 colour illustrations • Search Press 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 150+ colour photographs • Search Press

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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

geoff kersey • P5352 • £8.99

New York in Watercolour

Coastal Landscapes in Watercolour

geoff kersey • P4720 • £8.99

tony cowlishaw • P6564 • £8.99

Watercolour Barns

Country Landscapes in Watercolour

terry harrison • P4089 • £8.99

London in Watercolour geoff kersey • P4195 • £8.99

Flowers in Acrylics wendy JELBERT • P4256 • £8.99

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Botanical Flowers in Watercolour Michael lakin • P4294 • £8.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 216mm 250 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Each book: Paperback • 48 pages • 215 x 155mm 100+ colour photographs • Search Press

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Basic Drawing Techniques

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Richard Box • P8902 • £4.99

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Water in Watercolour

Painting with Watercolours

Joe Francis Dowden P8919 • £4.99

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Sea and Sky in Watercolour

Painting with Oils

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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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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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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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 280 x 216mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 280 x 216mm 216 colour photographs Search Press • P5833 • £9.99

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.

Paperback • 80 pages • 280 x 216mm 100 colour photographs Search Press • P6779 • £9.99

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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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

Paperback • 96 pages • 297 x 210mm • 150 colour photographs 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 280 x 220mm 350 colour illustrations • Search Press 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 geoff kersey • P7615 • £10.99

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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.

Paperback • 288 pages • 210 x 160mm 500 colour photographs • Search Press 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 Paperback • 256 pages • 228 x 195mm 550 colour illustrations • Search Press P9381 • £14.99

How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Combat

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 280 x 215mm 250 colour illustrations • Search Press SE022 • £12.99

Paperback • 128 pages • 222 x 222mm 200 colour illustrations Search Press • SE100 • £12.99

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

Janet whittle • P5642 • £4.99

How to Draw: Dinosaurs

Susie Hodge • P3747 • £4.99

Jim McCarthy • P7950 • £4.99

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How to Draw: Fashion Figures Susie Hodge • P7646 • £4.99

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How to Draw: Fairies paul bryn davies

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How to Draw: Birds

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How to Draw: Vampires paul bryn davies

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How to Draw: Dragons Paul bryn davies

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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.

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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

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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.

Paperback • 56 pages • 278 x 218mm 60 colour photographs • Annie’s D3730 • £8.99

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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.

Spiralbound Hardback • 96 pages • 215 x 155mm 100 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 160 pages • 246 x 190mm 200 colour photographs • Search Press 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.

Paperback • 120 pages • 210 x 170mm 300 illustrations • New Holland NH247 • £12.99

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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.

Paperback • 128 pages • 203 x 207mm 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 can start folding right away.

Paperback • 128 pages • 235 x 228mm 300 colour illustrations • Cico Books CB937 • £14.99

Ann Martin

Contains 28 exciting quilled designs.

Enjoy creating greeting cards for a variety of occasions, stylish jewellery pieces, eye-catching wall art and home accents. The gallery includes images of the shapes used and provides step-by-step instructions to create each shape.

Paperback • 48 pages • 278 x 218mm 50 colour illustrations • Annie’s DG910 • £9.99

The Crafter’s Guide to Papercutting

The Complete Guide to Cutting Paper for Artworks, Greetings Cards, Keepsakes and More Emily hogarth

The appeal of papercutting is that anyone can try it, the equipment is cheap, and the results are stunning.

This beautiful book will introduce you to the world of papercutting and show you how to create your own exquisite works of art.

Paperback • 144 pages • 254 x 215mm 60 colour photographs • Search Press P8957 • £12.99

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Paper Flowers

35 Beautiful Step-by-Step Projects Denise Brown

Papercraft expert Denise Brown has designed 35 exquisite projects using techniques such as simple origami, layered decoupage, papier mache and quilling. The papers she uses range from everyday giftwrap, pages torn from glossy magazines, paper napkins and tissue paper to handmade paper, parchment paper and crinkly crepe paper.

Paperback • 128 pages • 245 x 182mm 200 colour illustrations • Cico Books C1491 • £12.99

Kirigami

The Art of Cutting & Folding Ho Huu An

Aimed at making the popular Japanese craft of paper cutting accessible and easy to master. The collection of popular kirigami creations expertly compiled by Marie Claire Idées features 40 projects including templates and beautiful photography.

Paperback • 160 pages • 222 x 195mm 160 colour illustrations • Search Press P9947 • £12.99

The Exquisite Book of Paper Flowers A Guide to

Making Unbelievably Realistic Paper Blooms Livia Cetti A comprehensive manual for creating beautiful and realistic blooms.

Includes full instructions for 27 popular blooms, and shows how to combine them into arrangements, bouquets and wreaths.

Paperback • 192 pages • 251 x 216mm 300 colour photographs Stewart, Tabori & Chang ST003 • £14.99

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Create Beautiful Flowers from Folded Paper

Quick, Easy Projects that Celebrate the Basics of Design Theory

Armin Taubner

Tami Mayberry

How to make 40 different flower designs using cut, folded, and glued paper. Create stylized versions of real flowers, whimsical fantasy flowers, and beautiful floral balls and wreaths. Includes patterns and stepby-step folding instructions.

The basic design introduction and over 45 card designs included in this book will teach you design theories, tools and techniques that you’ll be able to use for years and will help you begin to create your own unique card designs.

An inventive look at this popular Japanese art, featuring jewellery, bookmarks, table decorations, children’s room decorations and more. Marie Claire Idées manages to construct a fresh look at this traditional craft while remaining true to the authentic elements of the Japanese style.

Paperback • 128 pages • 254 x 203mm 245 colour photographs Stackpole Books • SK368 • £11.99

Paperback • 64 pages • 278 x 218mm 60 colour illustrationst • Annie’s DG873 • £9.99

Paperback • 160 pages • 230 x 195mm 200 colour illustrations • Search Press P9930 • £12.99

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