Contemporary Millinery, Hat Design And Construction by Sophie Beale is a comprehensive overview on how to make hats. Packed with useful information and helpful photography, it’s an essential book for wannabe milliners.
The Nature Of Creativity written by Jane E Hall is a timely book for our age, focusing on how our connection with nature can inspire us and evoke creativity from within. She discusses how a number of things connect together, such as mindfulness and the power of nature to make us feel positive coupled with a desire to create art and craft. You will learn how to nurture creativity to become an artist, using inspiration starting on your own doorstep.
Are you a cat person? If so this new publication by Alison J Reid will be a dream come true. Within this hardback book, learn how to create your own catty creatures, using simple stitches along with felt and the authors templates and designs. The book covers all cats from our feline friendly home varieties, to those a little more zoo like. Published by David & Charles.
Embroidery Cat We recently got a chance to review Hiroko Kubota‘s book ‘Embroidery Cat in my Pocket’ (check out our review very soon). Her embroidered
Stitched Textiles Seascapes by Amanda Hislop Published by Search Press Introduction Exploration both of technique and design is at the heart of this book. Hislop
Today in Let’s Book! We are reviewing Hoop Art by Cristin Morgan who helps us to take a modern look at how to use our materials in a new way. Read on for more!
I was unsure about the topic of this month’s Quilty Pleasures column. Several of my customers work with Sue Spargo’s designs and that nudged
Today in Lets Book! We are reviewing Raised Embroidery by Kelley Aldridge. a practical, instructional guide that offers a complete grounding in the techniques you need for raised embroidery. Read on for more!
Christmas is coming so it’s time to get working on that gift list, and I think Sarah’s Hand Embroidery Tutorials eBook would be a welcome
Introduction Mend and Patch: A Handbook to Repairing Clothes and Textiles is a practical and visual guide to mending clothes and fabrics with both decorative
Introduction Stitch Draw: design and technique for figurative stitching, written by Rosie James. To draw with a needle is a skill which seems to have
Contemporary Appliqué by Julia Triston and Rachel Lombard is a thorough exploration of how you can use applique to create a huge variety of textile arts and crafts, from 3D sculptures to versions of your children’s art.
