A selection of new and interesting books on craft.
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 Creative collage: making memories in mixed media
by Marie Browning
Use magazines or newsapers or your own ephemera to creative stylish collages for the home or for gifts.
 Quick-stitch crochet: time-saving designs for the home and family
edited by Judy Crow
Includes colourful and attractive blankets and afghans as well as the usual novelties.
 Paper home: side tables, clocks, bowls and other home projects made from paper
By Labeena Ishaque
Decoupage, papier mache, braiding and other techniques are demonstrated to make objets d'art for the home and as gifts.
 Bracelets, buttons and brooches: 25 projects using innovative beading
by Jane Davis
Origami rings and wreaths: a kaleidoscope of 28 decorative origami creations
by Tomoko Fuse
 Craft in America: celebrating two centuries of artists and objects
by Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton
This book is a companion to the Craft in America PBS television series and to the travelling museum exhibition of the same name. This book will show that craft has never been just about pretty things. It has always been about our things, our inheritance, our personal collections. It is about functionality, about identity, about conceptual thinking, about fun and experiment.
 Cool knits for kids: 25 stunning designs for babies to 7-year olds
By Kate Gunn and Robyn Macdonald
Cute booties, bright caps, stripey mittens, blankets, aran inspired garments and more.
 Painting on glass and ceramic
by Karen Embry
Today - thanks to specialized enamel paints that don’t require kiln firing as well as “create your own pottery” shops - it's amazingly simple to make beautiful, personalized ceramics. With lots of fun and festive designs, full-size traceable patterns, and easy-to-follow instructions, this attractive guide will bring out the budding artist in everyone.
 Mosaics piece by piece
Over one hundred stylish ideas for your home and garden.
 Nuno nouveau
By Liz Clay
Fashionable felt for accessories and home decor.Nuno felting is a new technique to traditional felting; a process that combines handmade felt with woven fabrics, resulting in lightweight garments and accessories that have drape and flexibility. From scarves to home décor; surface embellishments, colour mixing, fibre blending - this books develops a rich vocabulary of design ideas and methods. First the first time, felting working with diverse fibers such as silk and wool, to mix and match for distinctive results. The author gives clear instructions about how the nuno process works and demonstrates how it can be used on various fabrics and fibres to create very different results. Each of these techniques is fully illustrated with detailed photographs and clear step-by-step instructions
 The complete book of retro crafts: collecting, displaying and making crafts of the past
By Suzie Millions
 Creative weaving
By Sarah Howard and Elisabeth Kendrick
Beautiful fabrics with a simple loom.
Kaffe Fassett's quilts in the sun
Twenty designs from Rowan for patchwork and quilting.
 Paper crafting with Carol Duvall
More than forty five projects from the “Queen of Crafting“.
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