Crafting with Cat Hair
Cute Handicrafts to Make with Your Cat
Written by Kaori Tsutaya
Translated by 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 >

The Complete Modern Blacksmith

Written by Alexander Weygers

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: February 1, 1997
Price: $19.99

A truly unusual and unique resource, this extremely hands-on book brings together three popular but long-out-of-print classics (THE MODERN BLACKSMITH; THE RECYCLING, USE, AND REPAIR OF TOOLS; and THE MAKING OF TOOLS) essential for anyone interested in the making, repair, maintenance, or arcana of tools. An essential volume in any serious... 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 >

Patternmaking for a Perfect Fit
Using the Rub-off Technique to Re-create and Redesign Your Favorite Fashions
Written by Steffani Lincecum

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $24.99

What’s the Secret to Sewing Great-Fitting Garments?
The Rub-off—the Insider’s Technique for Creating a Great-Fitting Pattern!
 
Do you love to sew your own clothes but find it difficult to make commercial patterns fit? Has your favorite blouse seen better days but is no longer available in stores? Have you gained or lost weight... Read more >

Design-It-Yourself Clothes
Patternmaking Simplified
Written by Cal Patch

Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $24.99

If you’ve ever watched Project Runway and wished you were a contestant, or you’re simply ready to take your sewing to a new level, Design-It-Yourself Clothes teaches you the fundamentals of modern patternmaking so that you, too, can create your own inspired clothing.


Until now, the aspiring DIY fashionista has been... Read more >

Print Workshop
Hand-Printing Techniques and Truly Original Projects
Written by Christine Schmidt

Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 28, 2010
Price: $19.99

This is a book for low budgets and high ambition. Read it and you will learn how to put images of things onto other things. You will start by rolling up your sleeves. Your shirt will be stained anyways. At some point, you will harness the power of the sun.
 
Go... Read more >

Knitted Farm Animals
15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends
Written by Sarah Keen

Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $19.99

Moo, Oink, Knit!
Knit up your favorite furry or feathered critter, or make the whole barnyard! The colorful characters in this book—including a clever pig, a gentle donkey, and a family of chickens—would love to be your friends. Children and grown-ups alike will fall for the fifteen bighearted, oversize farm animals designed... Read more >

Knitting in Circles
100 Circular Patterns for Sweaters, Bags, Hats, Afghans, and More
Written by Nicky Epstein

Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $29.99

You won’t believe what you can make with knitted circles!
 
One circle can become a stylish hat or an adorable shrug. Two, and you have a unique handbag or cover-up. Knit more circles, and you can make show-stopping scarves, capes, sweaters, afghans—even a stunning lace dress.

Only Nicky Epstein... Read more >

Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts
Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, plus 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z
Written by Martha Stewart Living Magazine

Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: March 30, 2010
Price: $35.00

Whether you just bought your first sewing machine or have been sewing for years, Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts will open your eyes to an irresistible range of ideas. A comprehensive visual reference, the book covers everything a home sewer craves: the basics of sewing by hand or... Read more >

Foxfire 2

Written by Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Edited by Eliot Wigginton

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 22, 1973
Price: $19.95

This second Foxfire volume includes topics such as ghost stories, spinning and weaving, wagon making, midwifing, corn shuckin', and more. Read more >