Crafts, Hobbies & Pastimes
Shambhala Embroidering Life Yumiko Higuchi 23rd December, pb, £19.99, 9781645474104
Forty-four embroidery designs and projects, from monthly motifs, cosy scenes, fruits and vegetables, sea creatures, gardening and crafting tools and botanicals.
Skittledog
Series Cut up this Book pb, £16.99, 9781837760
Every title in the series has all that is needed to create surprising collage compositions of your own. Just bring scissors, glue and imagination. Christmas Collage Kit Maria Rivans 16th October, 565 Creative Paper Grace Wilmshurst 25th September, 893
Jean Genius Janelle Hanna 18th September, pb, £16.99, 9781837760626
Breahtthes new life into favourite jeans. Simple techniques and inventive designs to repair, restyle, reimagine.
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Just What You Need Marie-Noelle Bayard, Lucy Tezier (illus) 7th August, hb, £10, 97818377607 Super-stylish, practical guides contains all the information to master the basics of popular crafts. Crochet 01
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Creative Hand Lettering From A to Z Kate Forrester
7th August, pb, £12, 9781837760749
Make your words beautiful and unique with these elegant hand-lettering styles. Professional hand-lettering artist presents 26 of her most popular scripts in easy- to-follow exercises.
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Sticker Books pb, £14.99, 9781837760 Loved by junk journallers, collage artists and scrapbookers for their fun and imaginative range. One thousand stickers in each. The Graffiti Alphabet Luke Herriott 28th August, 770
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Ye Olde Ransom Note Luke Herriott 25th September, 886 The Curious Collectibles Grace Wilmshurst 4th December, 916
Shakespeare’s Birds Rebecca Harris 6th January, jigsaw, £19.99, 9781837760794
From the artist who created the Shakespeare’s Flowers jigsaw puzzle, this beautiful follow-up celebrates the birds found throughout the Bard’s works.
Floralicious Leila Duly (illus) 2nd October, pb, £10, 9781837760909
A new format for sophisticated colourists. Botanical illustration to be coloured in and unfolded to reveal a frieze nearly 5ft long.
Hirameki Peng & Hu 6th November, pb, £12.99, 9781837760947
Follow-up to their original hit—more colour and lots of character inspiration. Packed with colourful splotches and blots inviting readers’ imaginative completion.
Junk This Journal Eleanor Blatherwick 1st January, pb, £12.99, 9781837761081
Great introduction to the craft that is taking social media by storm, with prompts to get started.
Smith Street Books
Create your own collection of hand- sewn felt friends. This book makes sewing accessible and fun.
Snow Be It! Thomas Linkins 4th September, hb, £15, 9781923239227
How to make the perfect holiday wreath and plenty more festive fun activities.
Series
The Sticker Treasury 2nd October, hb, £20, 97819232393
Deluxe compendiums of more than 800 vintage-inspired stickers for embellishing any creative project. Ghosts & Dark Curiosities 71 Woodland Adventures 88
Cut-out Curiosities Space, Science & Technology Maximillian Malone
2nd October, pb, £20, 9781923239395
Fascinating illustrations ready to cut, collage and create.
Ok, Zoomer 2nd October, cards, £20, 9781923239494
Competitive card game that pits players from different generations against each other.
Souvenir Press
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Betty Edwards 4th December, pb, £16.99, 9781788164276
Fourth edition of multimillion-selling drawing guide.
Merry Murdle GT Karber 23rd October, pb, £10.99, 9781805226130
Deck the halls with this festive instalment of Murdle, the Sunday Times bestselling mystery puzzle series that challenges players to find whodunnit, where and why.
Bordergrams GT Karber, Daniel Donohue, Dani Messerschmidt, Amin Osman 11th September, pb, £12.99, 9781805226147
New spy-themed puzzle series from author of Murdle.
Sparkpool
Sherlock Holmes Vs Jack the Ripper Igloo Books
31st August, Game, £19.99, 9781835448540
Dress Up Chappell Roan Julia Murray (illus) 16th October, pb, £15, 9781923239685
Press-and-play paper doll book, the ultimate collector’s item for Chappell fans and couture lovers alike.
Smith Street Gift
Mushrooms of the Wild Marta Zafra 4th September, cards, £15, 9781923239272
Fungi-themed playing cards.
History Buff Lucy Heaver 2nd October, pb, £20, 9781923239289
Game of trivia puts knowledge to the test with more than 1,200 questions.
Trinkets Cat Rabbit 4th September, hb, £16.99, 9781923239166
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Art Deco Playing Cards 16th October, cards, £15, 9781923239487
A trip back to the Jazz Age with a a seat at Jay Gatsby’s card table.
Solve the mystery of the Ripper. Features a book, magnifying glass, solution wheel, letters and a double-sided poster with a map of Whitechapel.
Sterling
Super DIY Card Kit 28th August, kit, £19.99, 9781454958000
Eight notecards and envelopes with thank- you-themed fill-in designs for kids. Kit includes two double- sided crayons, stickers and 3D gemstone decals.
The Complete Guide to Chinese Mahjong 18th November, hb, £20, 9781454960881 Thorough guide to playing classic game will help anyone get started playing right away. Diagrams throughout to make everything easily understood.
The Collected Mysteries of Montague Island Vols 1-4 R Wayne Schmittberger
5th August, pb, £19.99, 9781454961451
The ultimate collection of the popular series of logic puzzles. Mysterious packages with coded messages, maps, blueprints, dartboards, amusement parks, mosaics and more come into play.
Storey
The Handsewn Wardrobe Louisa Owen Sonstroem 28th August, hb, eb, £30, 9781635866261
Comprehensive and beginner-friendly guide to creating a custom capsule wardrobe. In-depth instructions for hand-sewing nine pieces of clothing. No sewing machine required.
Knitting Cowlettes Safiyyah Talley, Patty Lyons
9th October, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781635868012
Popular knitwear designer and author of Knit 2 Socks in 1 shows crafters how to knit cowlettes. With 23 patterns in a range of sizes and styles.
The Stitched Landscape Anna Hultin 9th October, hb, eb, £25, 9781635868456
Complete guide to embroidering landscapes with instruction and inspiration to get nature lovers and craft enthusiasts stitching.
Summersdale
The Wine Puzzle Book Pascale Duguay 11th September, hb, £12.99, 9781837994045
Filled to the brim with wine-themed puzzles and trivia, this delightful activity book provides hours of entertainment for both connoisseurs and humble enthusiasts alike.
The Romantasy Puzzle Book Francis Nightingale
9th October, hb, £12.99, 9781837996841
A quest through the realm where romance and fantasy collide to solve the puzzles.
Quick on the Draw 11th September, cards, £8.99, 9781837997220
The way to an evening of sidesplitting silliness—a super-speedy drawing game designed to test doodling abilities.
Thames & Hudson
Fintastic Bingo Yuval Zommer 25th September, game, £20, 9780500421130
Plunges the family- favourite game into the deep sea. Forty- eight surprising sea creatures featured.
The Book of the Dead in 1000 Pieces
Jen Russell, Good Wives and Warriors (illus) 14th November, jigsaw, £19.99, 9780500421369
Unlock the secrets of the Ancient Egyptian afterlife with this 1,000-piece puzzle.
The Artist Box: Banksy Susannah Jowitt, Yvette Earl (illus) 16th October, cards, £19.99, 9780500421437
Includes 24 illustrated activity cards, a 150-piece jigsaw and an iron-on patch.
The Crowood Press
Beekeeping Clare Densley, Martin Hann
23rd September, pb, eb, £18.99, 9780719845352
Designed to accompany beekeepers on their journey of discovery. Includes rare archive photos alongside modern images of the work at Buckfast Abbey.
Letterpress Boulton, Tom 23rd September, hb, eb, £25, 9780719845536
Exciting guide to an age-old craft celebrates the traditional process of printing moveable type on old historical presses.
Punch Needle Colam, Caroline 23rd September, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780719845598
Create colourful chunky punch needle pieces that impress. Tips on getting started, techniques, projects, template design and further ideas.
Plastering Philip Gaches 26th August, pb, eb, £20, 9780719845376
As the sympathetic restoration of historic buildings continues to grow in popularity traditional plastering skills have never been more important. This is a comprehensive guide to the craft.
Structural Stitches Victoria Salmon 26th August, hb, eb, £35, 9780719845475
By exploring combi- nations of both stitch structures and yarn choices this book introduces creative
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