Crafts & Hobbies:

Noni Flowers
40 Exquisite Knitted Flowers
Written by Nora Bellows

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Price: $24.99

Designer Nora J. Bellows’s extraordinary Noni® bag and flower patterns have earned her acclaim and endeared her to a loyal following of knitters all over the world. Now, in her first book, she offers lifelike knitted flowers that rival the beauty of true botanicals. This is a collection of luscious designs... Read more >

Crafting with Cat Hair
Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat
Written by Kaori Tsutaya and Amy Hirschman

Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $14.95

Got fur balls?

Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it’s time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with your kitty! Crafting with Cat Hair shows readers how to transform stray clumps of fur into... Read more >

A Victorian Flower Dictionary
The Language of Flowers Companion
Written by Mandy Kirkby
Foreword by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: September 20, 2011
Price: $22.00

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.”
 
Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love, periwinkles tender recollection. Early Victorians used flowers as a way to express their feelings—love or grief, jealousy or devotion. Now, modern-day romantics are enjoying a resurgence of...

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Printmaking Revolution
New Advancements in Technology, Safety, and Sustainability
Written by Dwight Pogue

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $40.00

A tome of the newest advances in printmaking for today’s environmentally conscious art students, master printers, teachers, and artists
 
Etching, lithography, and screenprinting shouldn’t be harmful to the artist or the planet. With cutting edge, never-before-published advances in printmaking media, Printmaking Revolution provides artists, students, and teachers alike with safer, environmentally friendly... Read more >

400 Knitting Stitches
A Complete DIctionary of Essential Stitch Patterns
Written by Crown

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $18.99

Whether you're a beginning knitter or advanced, whether your tastes range from simple knit-purl stitching to fancy Daisy or Moroccan screen, a dictionary of stitch patterns is indispensable!
 
Young knitters, old knitters, hip knitters, traditional knitters: they all enjoy different styles. But every knitter from age 5 to 95 needs a... Read more >

The Foxfire Book
Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining
Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: February 17, 1972
Price: $19.95

In the late 1960s, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to record and preserve the traditional folk culture of the Southern Appalachians. This is the original book compilation of Foxfire material which introduces Aunt Arie and her contemporaries and includes log cabin building, hog dressing... Read more >

Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts
225 Inspired Projects for Year-Round Celebrations
Written by Editors of Martha Stewart Living

Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Price: $24.99

Join Martha Stewart for a celebration of handcrafted holidays all year-round!
 
New Year’s – Valentine’s Day – Easter – Mother’s Day – Father’s Day – Fourth of July – Halloween – Thanksgiving – Hanukkah – Christmas
 
Let Martha inspire your creativity with the most beautiful crafts. The 225 handmade projects include... Read more >

Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts
An A-to-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless Inspiration
Written by Martha Stewart Living Magazine

Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
On Sale: March 31, 2009
Price: $35.00

For nearly 20 years, home crafters have turned to the pages of Martha Stewart Living for all kinds of crafts projects, each presented in the magazine’s inimitable style. Now, the best of those projects, including step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs, have been collected into a single encyclopedia.

Organized by topic from... Read more >

The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook

Written by Nora Abousteit, Alison Kelly and BurdaStyle

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $29.99

   If you’ve ever made your own clothes, you know how empowering it can be. That awesome skirt in a fabric you adore. The blouse that fits perfectly. The one-of-a-kind dress you just knew would look cuter with a few extra details at the neck and hem. All made by you. 
   Creating fashionable... Read more >

I Spy DIY Style
Find Fashion You Love and Do It Yourself
Written by Jenni Radosevich

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2012
Price: $21.99

Loved it on the runway? Seen it in a magazine? 
 
Find fashion you love and do it yourself! With a few simple supplies and a range of clever ideas, DIY expert Jenni Radosevich shows you how to make style your own. Transform your basics into designer fashions. Turn hardware store finds into... Read more >