The Self Sufficiency Manual by Alison Candlin, softback published by Bloomsbury/Quantum Publishing/AC Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-5665-1, price 14.99 available from www.bloomsbury.com
If you have ever been tempted by The Good Life, here’s your chance to find out what it’s all about and go and live your dream. This book will help you establish a successful smallholding or [...]
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The Self Sufficiency Manual by Alison Candlin
The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric by Laurie Wisbrun
The Complete Guide to Designing and Printing Fabric by Laurie Wisbrun, softback published by AC Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-4700-9, price 14.99 available from www.acblack.com
Usually ‘complete’ books disappoint me because they are not complete, however this book is different. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is without doubt the best book I have on fabric printing and I [...]
Wood Engraving by Simon Brett
Wood Engraving How To Do It by Simon Brett, softback published by AC Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-2726-1, price 16.99 available from www.acblack.co.uk
If you have ever wanted to learn wood engraving, this book has easy to follow instructions. It has much that you need to know. However for a beginner, I found there was not enough basic [...]
How to Use, Adapt and Design Knitting Patterns by Sam Elliott & Sidney Bryan
How to Use, Adapt and Design Knitting Patterns by Sam Elliott & Sidney Bryan, softback published by A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-2761-2, price 14.99 available from www.acblack.com
This book has a good basics section but is sadly let down by the designs in the book, particularly in the embellishments section – it’s hideous. It’s good on instruction [...]
Spinning Wool by Anne Field
Spinning Wool Beyond the Basics by Anne Field, softback published by A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-3081-0, price 19.99 available from www.acblack.com
This is a revised edition coming out in January 2011. Although this is a classic reference, I think it needed even more updating, the quality of the photographs let this down. If you can get past [...]