Pompom Pals by Michelle Tilly, softback published by New Holland. ISBN 978-1-78009-029-0, price 6.99 available from www.newhollandpublishers.com
Bright, fun and fuzzy, these creatures will quickly become pals. I remember making pompoms with my Mum, so this brings back memories and it is a great ‘family’ craft, something the kids can do. This book includes 14 characters [...]
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Pompom Pals by Michelle Tilly
Handmade Weddings by Laura Maffeo & Colleen Mullaney
One Of A Kind Handmade Weddings by Laura Maffeo & Colleen Mullaney, softback published by Creative Publishing International. ISBN 978-1-58923-510-3, price 14.99 in the UK, available from www.creativepub.com
This book has an eye-catching cover. Inside it is full of projects for making your wedding perfect. In fact, I thought several of the stylish projects could be [...]
Sew Scandinavian by Nadja Knab-Leers et al
Sew Scandinavian by Nadja Knab-Leers, Stefanie Thomas and Heike Roland, softback published by Search Press. ISBN 978-1-84448-603-8, price 9.99 available from www.searchpress.com
These three German authors love Scandinavian design – don’t we all? If you need persuading- this book will achieve that. Gorgeous gifts to make. Yes, it’s reminiscent of Tone Finnanger, my favourite Scandinavian crafts [...]
Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts
Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts, hardback published by D&C. ISBN 978-0-7153-3635-9, price 19.99 from www.davidandcharles.com
A comprehensive guide to many crafts, this book has its strengths and weaknesses. I enjoyed the wirework section, but found the tin punching far too basic – there are wonderful books on this subject. On the whole the book covers most [...]
Jean Littlejohn Maker Profile DVD
Jean Littlejohn Maker Profile DVD, price 20.oo from www.odysseyartvideos.com
I highly recommend this video about textile and fibre artist Jean Littlejohn. It gives such an amazing insight into Jean’s way of working that is essentially unique to her. You’ll extract so much from this. Looking at Jean’s sketchbooks and the way she puts her embroidered and [...]