Craft & Hobbies

A series of highly practical illustrated handbooks - concise comprehensive and packed with advice explanation and inspiration on every aspect of home care home improvement and home reference.

This colourful compilation of the best crochet patterns culled from a decade of Family Circle Easy Knitting magazine will inspire you to grab yarn and hooks and get to work....

A traditional knitting technique gets a new and easier spin, so that even beginners can master the process. Just dip into this comprehensive course, with themed tutorials--each with handy practice...

Loop: Pretty Knits contains a gorgeous collection of stylish fashion pieces, glamorous accessories and chic home furnishings, specially commissioned by Loop's founder, Susan Cropper, from a variety of leading international...

Crochet offers great scope for creativity because, with only a hook and a ball of yarn, any kind of fabric can be constructed, from thick and heavy to fine and...

This charming book is full of wonderfully cute tiny animals, such as a dog, cat, camel, monkey and rabbit, that can be crocheted with small amounts of yarn in your...

Delightful activity book for older children (and adults, too) shows how to create 34 fascinating shadows on a wall simply by positioning hands and fingers. Learn how to make a...

This easy-to-follow guide contains 60 step-by-step illustrations for making seats of cane, splint, rush, rope, twine, and grass.

Selection of beautiful Art Nouveau designs from the Dekorative Vorbilder, an extremely rare early 20th-century stylebook. 44 full-page, full-color plates display the sensual lines and muted colors typical of Art...

From a cute chick and a curly-haired doll to colourful mice and a patchwork tortoise, here you will find 25 unique designs for newborns to teens.Try knitting the colourful Baby...

'...Lavishly illustrated...particularly strong in its coverage of both basic techniques like increasing and decreasing and more advanced techniques like knitting cables without a cable needle and working with charts...excellent knitting...

Leading designer Debbie Bliss takes you, lesson by lesson, through the techniques and stitches of knitting, from casting on the first stitch to creating an intricate Fair Isle cardigan. Presented...

Master key carpentry skills, from simple joinery techniques to fine woodworking, following clear, step-by-step instructions and photographs. Basic woodworking techniques for beginners lead through to more advanced types of wood...

Kids love to make their own toys and games, gifts and ornaments. It encourages them to give full rein to their creative flair - and if they can use component...

International hat-knitting icon Woolly Wormhead is known for her unique, innovative hat designs and is followed the world over by avid fans. This collection includes patterns for 22 of her...

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...

The Royal School of Needlework teaches hand embroidery to the highest standard, developing techniques in new and innovative ways.Written by RSN apprentice and tutor Rachel Doyle, this book contains an...

Blackwork is a traditional form of embroidery, usually worked in black thread on a white background.Here, author Melanie Couffe takes the technique and gives it a burst of colour by...

Napkins add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your dining table and this book is a wonderful source of inspiration to help you decorate and customize your home with...

Who knew just two fat quarters can be used in so many ways? Conquer that pile of odd fat quarters you've stashed away and make 16 fun and practical items...

This planner is designed to help people with keeping track of a variety of craft projects, as well as tracking their progress through any given time period. It will contain...

Stitch and create your own art gallery showcasing famous florals and other gorgeous still life paintings by some of the world's greatest artists. This beautiful collection of forty-five miniature cross-stitch...

The ultimate sewing bible for beginners, students and seasoned stitchers wanting to perfect their skillsWhether you want to make soft furnishings, clothing or just do alterations this is the book...

'Practical, adaptable and colourful designs in one of the best crochet books on the market. Recommended.' www.yarnsandfabrics.co.ukThis riotously colourful book contains illustrated block-by-block guides to creating 10 stunning blankets, with...

Discover 8 enchanting little gnomes to knit, from popular knitting designer and gnome enthusiast, Sarah Schira.In the depths of Grimblewood forest, tucked away under rustling pine and spruce trees, you'll...

Create your own charming Christmas decorations and ornaments with best-selling needle-felting authors Roz Dace and Judy Balchin, AKA The Woolly Felters!The authors' previous book, Needle Felting for Beginners, won the...

Wreaths are not just for Christmas - they can be used to decorate your home all year round! Anna Nikipirowicz shows you how to create sumptuous crocheted wreaths and other...