Stitch Alchemy by Kelli Perkins, softback published by Interweave in the USA. Available exclusively in the UK, ISBN 978-1-59668-113-2, price 16.99 from www.searchpress.com
Enter the magical world of Kelli Perkins. This wondrous book is subtitled ‘Give Your Projects a Creative Boost With Paper-Cloth Fusion’ and is brimming with creative ideas. Those familiar with Interweave ‘Cloth, Paper, [...]
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Stitch Alchemy by Kelli Perkins
Handmade Decorative Books by Sue Roddis
Handmade Decorative Books by Sue Roddis, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-314-3, price 9.99 from www.searchpress.com
This is a superb book for anyone interested in making handmade books. Learn how to make a variety of books – that’s what is superb about this book, it allows your imagination to take flight making star books, heart-shaped [...]
The Origami Bible by Ashley Wood
The Origami Bible by Ashley Wood, hardback, spiral-bound by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-467-6, price 12.99 from www.searchpress.com
The little origami boxes in this book are wonderful to make and use. There are lots more projects too. Simple origami projects are a good rainy day activity for children too. Brightly coloured Japanese papers are fascinating, but you [...]
Handmade Cards and Gift Wrap by Vivienne Bolton
Handmade Cards & Gift Wrap by Vivienne Bolton, softback published by New Holland. ISBN 978-1-84330-830-0, price 12.99 from www.newhollandpublishers.com
Templates, gallery pages and lots of how-to-make ideas for cards throughout the seasons. What this book also has is ideas for gift wrap, envelopes and gift tags too. There are lots of books on this subject, this [...]
Creative Paper Quilts by Terri Stegmiller
Creative Paper Quilts by Terri Stegmiller, softback published by Lark//Sterling in the USA. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-60059-312-3, price 12.99 from www.thegmcgroup.com
Quilts made with paper, a novel idea but I find the projects and ideas in this book a little naive on the whole, not very attractive, interesting and they certainly don’t make me [...]