Crafts & Hobbies - Fiber Arts & Textiles

Your ultimate guide to stunning crochet borders, perfect for blankets, garments, home décor, and more. Give your crochet projects a professional and polished look with 150+ Crochet Borders, an essential guide to adding beautiful, intricate edges to your work. Whether you're finishing off a...

Master the art of embroidery in just 21 days! Explore embroidery like never before through this book's immersive journey! Within each page learn how to use different types of embroidery from classic stitches to innovative techniques like combining beads, sequins, paint, and more! Customize...

Build skills and create seven adorable crochet friends in 21 days! By alternating learning with hands-on projects, this approach helps you master essential crochet techniques, especially those used in amigurumi. You'll quickly gain confidence with single crochet, increases and decreases, the magic ring, stitch...

Master the art of crochet in just 21 days! In 21 days, you'll learn everything there is to know about crochet! By alternating between learning and creating, this hands-on method helps you quickly master the essential techniques and stitches. Start your crochet journey with...

Knit with confidence--learn the craft in just 21 days! In just 21 days, you'll go from complete beginner to confident knitter! You'll learn the essential techniques and stitches through clear, illustrated, step-by-step tutorials. Create your first cozy projects, such as mugs, mittens, hats, and...

Embrace the Japanese concept of ma (negative space) with these delicate lace stitches. 280 Japanese Lace Stitches is a fun and informative resource for experienced knitters. This book is filled with a wonderful variety of beautiful, openwork stitch patterns, including leaf patterns, diamonds, circles...

Whether you're a beginning knitter or advanced, whether your tastes range from simple knit-purl stitching to fancy Daisy or Moroccan screen, this dictionary of stitch patterns is indispensable!Young knitters, old knitters, hip knitters, traditional knitters: they all enjoy different styles. But every knitter from...

52 Weeks of Accessories is a beautiful collection of 52 patterns to create cozy accessories - mostly knits but also including some crochet piece - and was created by 48 international designers. It is a great companion for those who love knitting hats, shawls,...

With a thorough how-to section that includes step-by-step photography and 60 patterns that range in project type and technique, 60 Quick Crochet Projects for Beginners will help new crocheters build skills and make many useful items at the same time. Whether you're picking up...

60 Quick Granny Squares provides 60 diverse patterns for individual squares that range in style and skill level. Essential how-to instruction, useful insights, and 10 granny square projects with unique constructions make this book a useful reference and source of inspiration for anyone who...

Master RAG-RUGGING in no time with this INSPIRING GUIDE to UPCYCLING offcuts and preloved fabric into modern, stylish RUGS and HOMEWARES. Includes advice on all the tools and techniques you'll need, plus 30 PROJECTS to make. Craft and rag-rugging expert Elspeth Jackson details eight...

Home-grown botanical dyes are in, and they're part of today's shift toward natural and organic living. "A new generation discovers grow-it-yourself dyes," says the New York Times. And you don't have to have a degree in chemistry to create your own natural dyes.It just...

A collection of unique granny square designs for easy and colorful crochet blocks. Not your usual granny squares! Welcome to a world of colorful and imaginative crochet patterns, including fluffy clouds, 3D flowers, an abundance of rainbows, and more. Celine Semaan has designed over...

A User's Guide to Yarn provides crafters with a thorough explanation of yarn, from what it's made of to how it's constructed, and how those two factors interact to influence how yarn behaves when it's knitted, crocheted, and woven.It's everything you didn't know you...

Celebrate the seasons through contemporary embroidery motifs for a year of stitching. Give each month more beauty by stitching embroidery motifs with unique seasonal designs. Follow the course of a year--from snow flowers and skiing bears in January to lily of the valley in...

Fashion with less wasteLiz Haywood presents an eclectic collection of zero waste patterncutting techniques, ideas for garment longevity, mythbusting and stories from zero waste designers.Discover innovative strategies for making zero waste patterns and reducing waste within a bigger picture of responsible fashion.Step-by-step instructions for...

An exploration of abstract textile work with practical tips on how to progress from the realistic to the abstract within your own practice. From Amish quilts through to contemporary makers, abstract textile work is a captivating art form that can capture a mood or...

The key to perfect patchwork is getting all of the points to match up -- which is no easy feat! Set yourself up for success with the rediscovered technique of English paper piecing. Using paper templates to guide your pattern, you can expertly fit...

Learn how to stitch 20 gorgeous gingham embroidery designs with best-selling author, Carolyn Forster. Discover simple stitches and stunning designs for the perfect on-the-go embroidery project. Chicken scratch embroidery (known also as Amish embroidery, Depression Lace, Hoover Lace, Snowflake embroidery Australian Cross Stitch and...

Crochet 20 snuggable, huggable heirloom baby blankets, from best-selling author Val Pierce. Create a gorgeous range of stash-busting keepsakes for your little ones to cuddle and cherish. A handmade blanket is the perfect gift for a newborn or young child: ideal for that first...