Exploring Colour with Julia Caprara, softback published by d4daisy. ISBN 978-0-9555371-2-7, price 17.00 from www.d4daisy.com
In the world of embroidery, the late Julia Caprara was known for colour. In this lavishly produced 80-page book, she explores painting with stitches. Julia explores colour around us. In chapter one she encourages you how to see, observe and record [...]
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Exploring Colour with Julia Caprara
Embellish and Stitch by Valerie Campbell-Harding et al
Embellish and Stitch by Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey, softback published by d4daisy. ISBN 978-0-9555371-03, price 14.00 from www.d4daisy.com
The embellishing machine was the prerogative of felters, but now these two innovative authors expose its virtues in the world of creative stitching. Both authors are renowned for their work and you will learn far more from [...]
The Quilter Magazine
The Quilter, magazine of The Quilter’s Guild of the British Isles, published quarterly from www.quiltersguild.org.uk
The Quilter is the voice of the Quilter’s Guild of The British Isles. It is available free to members. Inside is a wealth of information for quilter’s of all skill levels. News, exhibitions, design ideas, designer profiles and much more. Although [...]
Sculpture and the Garden, Patrick Eyres, ed
Sculpture and the Garden, Patrick Eyres (ed) & Fiona Russell, hardback published by Ashgate. ISBN 978-0-7546-3030-2, price 60.00 from www.ashgate.com
Enjoyable scholarly essays, mainly from University lecturers on the changing relationship between sculpture and gardens over the last three centuries. It concentrates on four types of garden from british gardening history – the Georgian landscape, Victorian [...]
Wire and Beaded Jewellery by Linda Jones
The Complete Wire and Beaded Jewellery by Linda Jones, softback published by Cico Books. ISBN 978-1-906525-33-0, price 14.99 from www.cicobooks.co.uk
This 192 page book is packed with jewellery making form basics to inspiration. More than 50 projects will have you reaching for your tools and itching to get started. From pretty little floating necklaces with amethyst [...]