18 Handicrafts


72439 CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING


by Pauline Cherrett Learn the exquisite techniques and styles that make up Chinese brush painting with its origins in the distant past. With just a few brush strokes you can depict the spirit of whatever you are painting, just enough to make it recognisable and convey its character. There is a


variety of styles - Ghongi is often called outline or contour painting, while Xieyi is a freestyle or more ‘spiritual’ form. Grouped by animals like the snake, fish and reptiles, fish with lotus, insects, large birds, fruit, Bougainvillea, the Meilin orchid and other flowers and leaves. 160pp in large softback, colour photos. £6.99 NOW £3


72725 MAKE ME I’M YOURS...CUSHIONS by Alice Butcher, Ginny Farquhar et al Soon you will become an expert maker of all things soft and lovely and cuddly - a sea of cushions for your sofa and bed. The book is divided into three sections - Sofa So Good, Gorgeous Gifts and So to Bed. Every one of the 17 projects has simple step-by-step instructions and a complete list of all the items needed, techniques and templates and what to look for when shopping for fabric. The addition of a button, bead or charm embellishment can provide the perfect finishing touch and make your project truly unique. Details on seed beads, buttons, sequins and more. Colour photos, 124pp. £9.99 NOW £4.50


72782 READER’S DIGEST DIY MANUAL WITH CD edited by Jo Bourne et al


The 2010 volume, which as well as being up to date on all the latest changes in building regs (including the dreaded 17th edition of Wiring Regulations of 2008), environmental standards and new products, offers a whole new range of trade secrets, money-saving fixes and green ideas for energy saving. Firstly we get an overview of the home; its construction, doors, windows, roofs, drainage and insulation, followed by an extremely helpful basic tool kit, perfect for the new homeowner, which will serve for almost all routine repair and maintenance jobs. Subsequent chapters cover decorating, floor coverings, fixtures and fittings, doors and windows, walls, ceilings and fireplaces, floors and staircases, wiring and lighting, plumbing and heating, roofs and outdoors, the garden and a final chapter on all relevant rules and regulations. Altogether there are literally hundreds of projects and repairs, all comfortably within the scope of the homeowner. Comes with a rather super CD (Windows 98 and above, Mac OSX only) which provides step-by-step animations for over 40 key projects, a carbon footprint calculator to help save energy and a ready reckoner for materials estimates. Thousands of colour photos and diagrams. 510pp, 8¾” × 12". £19.99 NOW £8


70656 THE POP-UP BOOK by Paul Jackson From home hobbyists to professional graphic designers and architects, here are step-by-step instructions for creating over 100 original paper projects offering a clear and practical guide to the craft for all levels of artists. Asymmetric angle variations, one slit or two, angles of creases and versions of the asymmetric slit technique makes sophisticated use of simple techniques. The simple white dove on page 27 supported by a vertical cloud should get you started. A Victorian man, floating layers, scenes like two neighbours talking over a garden fence, a chess set, a kiosk in a garden, single and double hearts could all be used for keepsakes, cards and gifts. 160pp in very large softback, colour. £9.99 NOW £6.50


72745 ULTIMATE NECKLACE MAKER: 50 Fun, Fabulous and Funky Necklaces and Matching Accessories by Dorothy Wood Here is a stylish guide to jewellery-making that could have your friends wondering however you afford your constantly changing wardrobe. It features a range of complementary jewellery projects, including beautiful bracelets and elegant earrings. 15 styles explore a range of techniques, from stringing and knotting to bead stitching, wirework and chain maille, resulting in over 35 handmade necklaces from the single-strand and pendant to the lariat and sautoir. With clear step-by-step instructions, handy tips and outstanding photography. 128 pages 27.5cm x 21cm. List of suppliers. £14.99 NOW £6.50


72318 MY MASTERPIECE:


Japanese Gilded Panel Kit by The Metropolitan Museum of Art


The 12 page colour booklet gives you all the instructions you need to make and frame a gilded panel based on a Japanese folding screen. Simply tuck your completed masterpiece into the pocket inside this box and hang your work on the wall for everyone to admire. The


pack includes one card stock panel with pre-printed design, two sheets of gold foil, one wooden burnishing tool, paint in four colours, one paint brush and one disposable paper palette. £9.99 NOW £4


72314 MY MASTERPIECE: American Needlework Kit


by The Metropolitan Museum of Art In a beautifully decorated clamshell box with magnetic strip, keep your project safe in the wallet on the inside pocket. Included is a 20 page instruction booklet with colour images, one colour cross-stitch chart, one piece of nine count Aida cloth in white, one very large needle and embroidery floss in six colours. This complete easy-to-use kit includes everything you need to make and frame a decorative needlepoint based on an American cross-stitch sampler. Start a wonderful hobby today. £9.99 NOW £5


72757 READER’S DIGEST COMPLETE GUIDE


TO SEWING published by Reader’s Digest Subtitled ‘Step-By-Step Techniques for Making Clothes and Home Accessories’. First published in 1978, Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing has become the standard stitch-and-seam reference book for both beginners and seasoned sewers. This updated edition is packed with time-saving hints and tips. With it, you will learn how to select the right equipment, choose the perfect fabric and use the correct technique for every project. It becomes easy to make a pattern fit perfectly, and incorporate the most flattering design details. You will soon find out how to finish every garment or home accessory with elegant touches that reflect your personal style, and be inspired by 20 brand-new Simplicity patterns. 384 pages 26cm x 23.5cm with glossary and extensive section on sizing, colour photos and diagrams. £19.99 NOW £7


72484 TWINKLE’S TOWN AND COUNTRY KNITS by Wenlan Chia


Knitters are whisked to picturesque locations such as the California Coast and the farms of New England to enjoy 30 chic, classic designs from Wenlan Chia, as featured in Vogue. Noted for her signature style, transforming bold, chunky yarns into


delicate, body-shaping pieces, there is a sky blue sweater with feather edging openwork, a long coral and pink skirt with wavy stripes, a Copenhagen hooded dress, a Monterey jazz sweater with v-neckline and broad ribs, a printmaker’s pullover with simultaneously worked raglan shaping and key Twinkle tailoring tricks and a beautiful delicate vintage feel to the spiralling Middlebury scarf among them. Beautifully photographed in colour. Full instructions, templates, shaping and neck tables, stitch patterns, sizing. 160 pages. £22.99 NOW £6


72974 DESIGNING CELTIC ORNAMENT by David Balade


More than 200 of the designs can be reproduced for use on contemporary work, but this is also a beautifully designed, fascinating historical sourcebook.


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chapters examine the major patterns of their ornamentation: spirals, interlace, labyrinths, beasts and the many modifications they underwent throughout the ages. There are also step-by-step instructions on how to create 20 of the most iconic motifs. 241 pages 22cm x 22cm with more than 400 colour illus. £9.95 NOW £5


72726 MAKING SCRAP QUILTS TO USE IT


UP! 20 Complete Designs for Leftover Fabric by Lynne Edwards


In this new collection of 20 designs, Lynne Edwards has devised endless ways of making quilts using fabrics from your existing stash of scraps and, judging by the photos, the results are quite exquisite. Here are step-by-step instructions for quilting techniques and block making. Hand sewing and machine stitching methods are clearly described. Every process, such as bordering, backing and binding, is clearly explained. As well as big quilts, there are 20 small projects, including a drawstring bag, a crazy quillow (Yes, you read that correctly) and a cot quilt, to use up all your scraps. 128 paperback pages 28cm x 21.5cm in lovely colour, with instructive diagrams. £14.99 NOW £6.50


72739 SCRAP QUILT SENSATION by Katharine Gerrier


Here is a collection of designs, many of them open to individual interpretation, so that your quilts will be unique and not just copies, and many with a contemporary twist on the traditional patterns. The full range of skill levels is covered, from very simple quilts using squares to more complex pieces, all with full step- by-step instructions. Fabric notes accompanying each quilt offer advice on colour and material choices. If you prefer to work with templates, these can be cut from paper using the measurements given with each pattern. 121 paperback pages 28cm x 21.5cm with photos in colour, list of resources. £15.99 NOW £6.50


70847 QUILTING ANSWER BOOK by Barbara Weiland Talbert


Every quilt maker will need a good refresher course and this handy little reference provides sensible solutions to your most difficult problems. From quick-cutting geometric shapes to coaxing the wrinkles out of polyester batting, here are hundreds of clear, complete answers plus step-by-step instructions for the trickiest quilting techniques. In a handy Q&A format it is a one- stop-shop. 431pp with illus. £9.99 NOW £4.50


71258 DRESSMAKER’S TECHNIQUE BIBLE: A Complete Guide to Fashion Sewing by Lorna Knight


A spiral-bound book always inspires confidence, and this supremely practical sewing manual is designed for frequent use. A body-shape guide gives an idea of what sort of styles might suit your figure, and a section on different designs of skirt, trousers, jacket, shirts and lingerie completes the introductory section. Fabrics, darts, pinking, zips, bias binding, Hong Kong finish, gathering, interfacing, hemming are all covered under sewing methods. Instructions for sleeves and cuffs, pockets, eyelets, buttonholes and fastenings are all featured. Diagrams and photos. 256pp. $29.99 NOW £4


72740 SEWING ANSWER BOOK by Barbara Weiland Talbert


How do I use my body measurements to choose a pattern? When should I use a French seam and how do I make one? How do I finish the facing around a zip on the inside of a garment? This is a wonderfully detailed handbook to solve all your problems and answer all your questions about stitch lengths, hand sewing and speciality needles, using multi sized patterns, thread tension, preshrinking fabrics, zigzag options, waistline pockets and sleeves and masses more. 431pp. £9.99 NOW £4.50


71273 PAINTING BORDERS FOR YOUR HOME by Donna Dewberry


Our homes are full of spaces that cry out for a hand- painted border - walls, beds, tables, chairs, cupboards and smaller items of furniture. Different brushstrokes are illustrated step-by-step to build up expertise. The 14 projects include Vines and Berries, a Fruit Border with an option of creating an antiqued effect that would look good on wooden furniture, Whimsical Lettering for a favourite quotation, a Magic Beanstalk growing up the corner of a playroom and a gorgeous Clothes Line for a kitchen. 128pp, ringbound. Colour illus. Step-by-step instructions. £17.99 NOW £3.50


71279 SKETCHING YOUR FAVOURITE


SUBJECTS IN PEN AND INK by Claudia Nice Fifteen artists contribute pen and ink drawings to this useful manual for both aspiring and experienced sketchers. The main part of the book deals with techniques appropriate to drawing plants, landscape, water, animals, birds, buildings and finally people. In an apple tree the author combines all seven different kinds of pen stroke, an ink and wash study of Mount Hood reflected in water, a classic study of the White House, a cityscape of Chicago from the air, superb studies of horses’ heads and an attractive photo-based study of the author’s grandmother. 136pp, softback, drawings. £13.99 NOW £4.50


71547 BEADING by Diana Vowles A lovely beginner’s step-by-step guide to beading. This attractive workbook gives you all the know-how featuring comprehensive materials and equipment advice, choosing threads, findings, tools and a variety of bead types, essential techniques explained in step-by- step illustrations and also creating your own designs. The simple projects include making a pair of earrings, a simple necklace and fringing a scarf plus there are step- by-step techniques in weaving beads on a loom. 48 page large softback. £4.99 NOW £1.50


71550 QUILTING AND APPLIQUÉ by Martha Preston


Make your own heirloom quilt or simply use up scraps of fabric to make a cheerful cushion or quilt. Easy projects and clear step-by-step illustrations, traceable template for a variety of patch shapes, all in 48 page large softback. £4.99 NOW £2.25


71552 SOFT TOYS by Sara Gerlings A cat, a pig, a Russian doll, a snake, a chicken and a mouse are among the 13 original toys with pattern pieces and instructions for making them up by hand or machine. Our favourite must be the tiny teddy! With a description of basic equipment and materials, patterns for all levels of skill. Plus ideas for safety eyes and joints, filling the toys, hairstyles and trimmings like tassels or beads. Very large softback, 48pp. £4.99 NOW £2.25


71553 CREATIVE FASHION DRAWING by Noel Chapman and Judith Cheek In addition to providing step-by-step tuition, the book showcases an exciting range of work by fashion designers and illustrators like Patrick Morgan, Bruce Robbins, Neil Greer and Paul Wearing. How to draw bags for men and women, shoes, technical or specification flaps using CAD, getting the details right like stitching and knitwear details, looking at luxury, hardwearing fabrics, animal prints, fur and brocade and on keeping and using a sketchbook. 160 huge pages in softback, colour and line art. £12.99 NOW £4


71744 HOW TO DRAW AND PAINT THE


NUDE by Sarah Hoggett and Vincent Milne Discover painting and drawing the nude in a variety of styles and media. The first section covers watercolour, oil, gouache, acrylics and pastels, in each case demonstrating how to apply and mix colour, how to use additives and solvents, and how to select papers, paintbrushes and canvas, including techniques of stretching and priming, with each process fully illustrated. A series of preparatory tutorials covers measuring and proportion, anatomy, muscles, movement, light and shade. The second half of the book looks at 15 projects in depth starting with quick sketches of 3-10 minutes and half-hour studies. 128pp, softback, colour reproductions. £9.99 NOW £3.50


71768 PERFECT CURTAINS: Smart Solutions,


Fabulous Fabrics and Inspiring Designs by Stephanie Hoppen


Whether your style is elegant and classic or sleek and modern, this volume has a window treatment that is right for you. There are more than 200 stylish ideas, showing you how to decorate with an expert’s eye. From crisp naturals to romantic sheers and from stone-washed velvets in jewel tones to rustic ginghams and stripes, not to mention wools, you can easily design curtains that are special to you. But that is not all. Here are the basics of fitting and layering curtains, measuring windows, estimating fabric quantities and choosing poles and finials. 192 pages 24cm x 29cm. Beautiful colour photos. $35 NOW £4


71812 MODERN ART DOODLE BOOK introduced by Brian Bomeisler


Part time scribblers and budding artists will love this unique look at Gauguin, Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Hockney, Miró, Matisse and Lichtenstein in these pages which contain fragments of the original artworks on the right hand page with the original on the left so that you can copy and complete your masterpiece for yourself. Here are a number of techniques to help you get started. Use pencils, coloured pencils, charcoal, felt tips, watercolour, acrylic paints - all will work well. 64 very large pages. £12.99 NOW £4


72027 SELF-SUFFICIENCY by Abigail Gehring


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Subtitled ‘A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals And More’. This useful book provides advice, tips and step-by-step instructions for hundreds of projects. You could launch into making bread, learn how to bake and decorate a cake, make maple syrup, cure a ham, which could lead you on to try making your own


Ornamental Design 72582 SPANISH TILE


DESIGNS IN FULL COLOR


by Carol Belanger Grafton For centuries, Spain has produced some of the world’s most exquisitely beautiful ceramic tiles. Their often spectacular decorative richness has enchanted such settings as the Alhambra in Granada and the Great Mosque in Córdoba. But even on a more


homely level, tiles have long been a staple of Spanish design and décor, ubiquitous in all sorts of buildings large and small, private and public, architect-designed or strictly vernacular. Here the author has brought together nearly 100 classic tile designs from the turn of the 20th century displaying multiple colours, many revealing striking Moorish influence and incorporating stylised flowers and leaves as well as rich abstract patterns, many of which will lend themselves to numerous graphic art applications. All are permission free designs and art lovers will simply enjoy browsing these pleasing decorative motifs. Huge 64 page softback.


£12.49 NOW £5


72566 DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS FROM THE


CHAPELS OF NOTRE DAME by Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc and Maurice Ouradou


One of the masterpieces of world architecture, the cathedral of Notre Dame as it exists today is the culmination of countless renovations, particularly after the


publication of the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1831. Architecture theorist Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-79) was a prominent leader in the French Gothic Revival and active in the restoration of medieval buildings. In 1845 he undertook one of the greatest projects in the history of restoration - the cleansing and restoration of Notre Dame and for the next 23 years he laboured at the task, returning the cathedral to its original beauty and charm. The volume is based on a faithful reproduction of the restored mural paintings of the chapels, notable for their originality of design and the soft and subtle harmony of their colouring. The 60 full page colour plates are the best record available of all the different chapels like the painting behind the Virgin and the Chapel of the Children’s Saint, masterworks of religious devotion and architectural genius. Enjoy the floral patterns, animals, geometric designs, scrollwork, chequerboard and famed gargoyles, each rich and harmonious in these colour plates. They lend themselves to numerous graphic arts applications. 64 page very large softback. £15.99 NOW £6


soap or dipping candles to save energy. Keeping chickens, raising rabbits or making terrariums or building a work bench could start you making your own furniture. 458 pages 28cm x 22cm, colour photos. £16.99 NOW £5


72067 SOAPBOX BIBLE: How to Build Your


Own Soapbox Buggy or Go-Cart by Julian Bridgewater and Glyn Bridgewater Remember soapbox carts or go-carts? The thrill of going way too fast down a hill on a wood and pramwheeled contrivance with no brakes is one that stays with you forever. Reclaiming materials and simple woodworking and metalworking techniques, detailed diagrams and step-by-step instructions for ten dream-machine projects including an Off-Roader, Three-Wheeler, Dragster, Streamlined Racer, Pedal-Powered Cart, Wind-Powered Cart, Petrol-Engined Cart and even an Electric-Powered Cart. There are tips for adding advanced features such as trick steering and brakes. Colour photos. 160pp. $16.95 NOW £5


72241 NURSERY KNITS: 25 Clothes by Zoë Mellor


A luxury collection of 25 soft knits for babies to robust fashion for toddlers and decorative knits for their bedrooms. Projects include a polka dot spotted cardigan with a pretty picot edge, a 123 sweater to teach your child to count with a stripy sweater, a snugly yarn hooded boys jacket, a stripy poncho, a lettered coat in a bold woolly knit, hats and scarves, an angel dress - and that is just in the Toddlers’ section. Party flags for birthday parties and special occasions, play cubes at a height useful for opening flat a book, a toy bag, playful penguin, dolly, teddy, rainbow cushion, cashmere booties and more. Colour photos. 144 page softback. £8.99 NOW £3.50


72344 VINTAGE FABRIC ACCESSORIES: Stylish Creations from Recycled Fabrics by Kaoru Ishikawa


19 projects for making stylish bags and purses from recycled fabrics. Smart tote bags in a combination of fabric and leather can be double sided, using fabrics in complementary colours or variegated patchwork. Appliqué lace, ribbon or buttons can add variety. At the back of the book are templates and full step-by step instructions with diagrams for each project, and several items are presented with colour step-by-step photos to illustrate techniques. 96pp, softback, beautiful colour photos, internet resource list. £14.95 NOW £4


72437 CHAMELEON QUILTS: Versatile Looks


Using Traditional Patterns by Margrit Hall This guide is the perfect mix of nostalgic charm and trendy style. The easy instructions are aimed at beginners and experts alike, and there are no less than


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