81 BOOKS THE COMPLETE CROCHET HANDBOOK By Jane Crowfoot £14.99 9781800922419 Search Press The Complete Crochet Handbook comprehensively provides excellent tips and techniques to ensure your stitches are as neat as they can be whether you are new to crochet or want to polish your skills. The reader is led through several ways to make their crochet pieces unique: through use of textual stitches, sewn embellishments, beading, tassels, pom-poms, the works! This book goes through a variety of approaches to crochet and features colourful photographs as helpful visual aids. Professional crafter Jane Crowfoot provides the reader with concise and encouraging expertise, which you can apply to any of your crochet projects (big or small). We say: Truly the go-to resource for crocheters of all skill levels, with step-by-step instructions for first-timers as well as more advanced tricks for experienced crocheters. Crochet SWEET HOME MACRAME By Casey Alberti £17.99 9780760386156 Quarto Step-bystep lessons, macrame and knotting techniques, suggestions for colour palettes, and advice for starting a small business, all from Casey Alberti, the artist and founder behind the popular online shop Sweet Home Alberti. The 12 how-to projects in the book cover a wide range of items, including coasters, earrings, wall hangings, a disco ball hanger, a lampshade, and plant hangings. We say: Learn the satisfying, on-trend craft of macrame with this accessible reference featuring guides to fibres, supplies, and knots, as well as 12 step-by-step projects. Macrame FIGURE DRAWING WITHOUT A MODEL By Ron Tiner £16.99 9781446310144 David and Charles From the basics of drawing from life, to drawing the human figure from memory, Figure Drawing without a Model is the perfect introduction to the technique of drawing accurate and evocative figures without a life model. Ron Tiner is a self-taught artist who has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 30 years. His work has included traditional fairy tales, stories of Robin Hood and numerous books of classic literature, including the works of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens We say: Author Ron Tiner offers a course of instruction illustrated with his own work that’s designed to encourage artists of all levels and abilities, including cartoonists and graphic artists. Drawing A LOVE OF CLOTH & THREAD: AMONG THE WILDFLOWERS By Tilly Rose £14.99 9781800921931 Search Press Wildflowers provide endless inspiration, and this first book in Tilly Rose’s new A Love of Cloth & Thread series draws on the beautiful outdoors, with a gorgeous collection of nature-inspired embroidery transfers showcasing Tilly’s mostloved seasonal wildflowers. Tilly unveils the historic background to each of her designs, before putting her own modern spin on her stitched designs, each of which are sumptuously photographed in detail. Take inspiration from her stitched designs and use the variety of transfers in the book to create your own floral arrangements to stitch using your own choice of fabrics and threads. The transfer designs are printed on iron-on paper, which can be cut out, stored in the pocket at the back of the book, and used multiple times each, allowing you to create an array of beautiful designs over and over. We say: A beautiful package demonstrating inspirational stitched embroideries from popular textile artist Tilly Rose. Embroidery
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