Drawn to Stitch by Gwen Hedley, hardback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-1-906388-80-5, price 19.99 available from www.anovabooks.com
Discover the uses of line and stitch in textiles and embroidery. This book covers all you need to know and gives an excellent basis on which to develop your own work. There is excellent content in this book, produced [...]
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Drawn to Stitch by Gwen Hedley
The Found Object by Cas Holmes
The Found Object by Cas Holmes, hardback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-1-906388-46-1, price 19.99 available from www.anovabooks.com
I think the beauty of this book lies in the fact that you don’t look at the objects and think – that’s recycled, they look new as if made from expensive materials. As with all Batsford craft books, what [...]
Classic Fashion Patterns of the 20th Century by Anne Tyrrell
Classic Fashion Patterns of the 20th Century by Anne Tyrrell, softback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-1-9063-8851-5, price 20.00 available from www.anovabooks.com
If like me you love the style of the 40’s and 50’s and earlier, not to mention the classic 60’s, you will find this book of interest, not only for the patterns but as a [...]
Design and Colour in Watercolour by Michelle Scragg
Design and Colour in Watercolour by Michelle Scragg with Robin Capon, hardback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-1-906388-04-1, price 18.99 from www.anovabooks.com
Enter the very colourful world of watercolour with this book. There are no real step by step paintings here, just a couple of paintings shown in three stages. However, if you wish to develop as [...]
Collage, Colour and texture in Painting by Mike Bernard and Robin Capon
Collage, Colour and Texture in Painting by Mike Bernard and Robin Capon, hardback published by Batsford. ISBN 978-1-906388-57-7, price 18.99 from www.anovabooks.com
I was drawn to the colourful cover of this book and the inside is no disappointment. It is full of interesting, quite complex-looking work that has much detail. Many of the collages are painted [...]