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Craft magazines

Woodcarving

Contains clear instructions for woodcarving projects.


Lapidary journal

Gemstones and jewelry. Contains easy to advanced projects.


Claynews: newsletter of the New Zealand Society of Potters

Substantial newsletter for the whole of New Zealand covering local events and contests. Is a useful directory for quality suppliers.


Ceramics monthly

Well-illustrated magazine featuring all aspects of ceramic art including sculpture and installation pieces. Includes some "how to" articles.


Journal of Australian ceramics: pottery in Australia

Beautifully illustrated magazine focusing on Australian ceramic artists and their works.


Studio potter

American magazine with an international flavour, published by an organisation of ceramics artists. Illustrated in black and white.


Craft arts international

Lavishly illustrated Australian magazine that covers works in all types of media, and includes modern aboriginal crafts.


American craft

Has a focus on contemporary American artists and their works, with lots of colour illustrations.


The Quill / the Calligraphy Society of New Zealand newsletter

Local club news and events; the cover of each issue has been created by a local calligrapher.


Threads: publication of the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers' Guild Inc.

Glossy publication featuring works by New Zealand embroiderers, a national register of Guilds, local resources, calendar of events, and reviews of embroidery websites.


Vogue knitting international

Stylish designer knitting.


Eyelets : ANZEG newsletter

Published by the Australian and New Zealand Embroiderers' Guild, a good resource for information on courses offered by the Guilds.


New Zealand quilter

Lots of colour illustrations, articles about quilters and projects.


Popular crafts

UK craft magazine with a practical bias and lots of projects with clear instructions. Available for loan at Central City and many Community Libraries.

 
Japanese kimono.
Embroidered crane on Japanese kimono: Special Collections, Auckland City Libraries.

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Carver's companion

Covers all types of woodwork from carving to pyrography. Includes projects and templates.

Studio potter

Articles, reviews and a gallery; no site search function.

Craft arts international

An index for all issues of Craft arts International, listing issue and page numbers for articles.

Threads magazine

The Embroiderers' Guild site with events, a gallery, learning resources, and the contents of the upcoming Threads magazine.

Vogue knitting international

Offers a preview and contents page of the latest issue. Includes a good "learn to knit" page.

New Zealand quilter

Indexes all issues of New Zealand quilter.


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