Crafts & Hobbies:

Dress Your Best
The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That's Right for Your Body
Written by Clinton Kelly and Stacy London

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $19.95

The 8 million fans of TLC’s hottest show, What Not to Wear, know it as the place to go for real-life fashion advice. Now the show’s hosts, Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, offer spot-on fashion wisdom—with an attitude—in this fully illustrated, authoritative, and irreverent fashion guide to dressing your best for... Read more >

Aranzi Cute Stuff

Written by Aranzi Aronzo

Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $14.95

Cute Stuff is a book of instrctions on how to make 17 different small objects featuring the Aranzi Aronzo menageri of characters. Hot off the trail of the runaway hit craft book The Cute Book and the Aranzi Machine Gun series, Cute Stuff shows you how to make everyday items and... Read more >

The Knitter's Book of Yarn
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn
Written by Clara Parkes

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $30.00

Not all yarns are alike. Some make our hearts and hands sing, some get the job done without much fanfare, and some cause nothing but frustration and disappointment. The gorgeous pair of socks that emerged from their first bath twice as long as when they went in. The delicate baby sweater... Read more >

Bead Simple
Essential Techniques for Making Jewelry Just the Way You Want It
Written by Susan Beal

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $19.95

Most beading books include a mix of patterns but call for very specific beads and materials. So if crafters don't like the beads used in the projects, or don't have them in hand, they won't enjoy the projects, no matter how beautiful they are. But Susan Beal has untangled this knotty... Read more >

A Fine Fleece
Knitting with Handspun Yarns
Written by Lisa Lloyd

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $30.00

The pleasure of knitting can be that much greater when you know you’re using the perfect yarn. In A Fine Fleece, designer, knitter, and spinner Lisa Lloyd explores the different qualities of handspun yarn and presents projects that show them to their best advantage. There is valuable information here for every... Read more >

Shear Spirit
Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn
Written by Joan Tapper
Photographed by Gale Zucker

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: April 15, 2008
Price: $30.00

An artisan who captures Maine’s summer air in her sun-and-sea-dyed yarns. A weaver and a poet whose Buddhist stupa sits near the barns of their Massachusetts farm. Two scientists turned sheep farmers whose flock grazes in the shadows of Montana’s Bridger Mountains. A Navajo sheep herder and craftsman in the Black... Read more >

More Big Girl Knits
25 Designs Full of Color and Texture for Curvy Women
Written by Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer

Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $30.00

Look great without adding bulk.

The geniuses behind Big Girl Knits present 25 all-new curve-flattering projects that explore the beauty of color & texture.

Jillian Moreno and Amy R. Singer brought the average American woman—a size 14—a collection of stylish, flattering patterns in Big Girl Knits. Now they’re back with 25 new curve-friendly... Read more >

Bend-the-Rules Sewing
The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew
Written by Amy Karol

Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 19, 2007
Price: $21.95

Author Amy Karol, whose Angry Chicken is one of the best-loved craft blogs on the Web, brings stitchers everywhere a down-to-earth introduction to sewing, including thirty projects so adorable and cool they’ll inspire anyone to pick up a needle and thread.

Written with Amy’s characteristic warmth and flair, you’ll find information... Read more >

Aranzi Aronzo Cute Dolls

Created by Aranzi Aronzo
Translated by Rui Munakata

Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2007
Price: $14.95

This successor to The Cute Book is loaded with patterns and instructions to make large, huggable versions of the Aranzi Aronzo characters. A full-color page of the finished dolls accompanies each character, along with large, easy-to-follow instructions and whimsical descriptions. Learn how to create 20 different characters in all, including favorites... Read more >

The DIY Bride
40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding
Written by Khris Cochran

Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 31, 2007
Price: $19.95

From choosing a delicious menu to assembling the guest list, hundreds of details go into planning a successful wedding. The DIY Bride helps brides put their stamp on the big day without breaking the bank. Written by the creator of the number one Web site for wedding crafts, DIYBride.com, this fun... Read more >