Creativity

Making Toys is a complete guide to making wooden toys and trucks. Learn from skilled woodworkers Sam Martin and Roger Schroeder

An eye-opening, visual-led exploration of the fundamental aspects of character design, including narrative, shape language, proportion, and expression.

Mending Life is a beautifully illustrated, practical tool kit for repairing the clothes and belongings we love.

The Joy Journal for Magical Everyday Play is an activity guide with creative ideas of things to make and do with children

The author shares the history of Britain's long love affair with wool, told through a year of knitting garments from around the British Isles.

In this practical book, learn how to make beautiful, folk mobiles - also known as 'pajaki' - to decorate your home or event space in show-stopping style.

The Hare with Amber Eyes meets The History of the World in 100 Objects: an eloquent history of the language of sewing over centuries and across continents.

A practical art book for painters who want to experiment with mixed media and make their landscape paintings more adventurous. Popular artist and teacher, Soraya French, presents simple projects and step-by-step exercises to help you along the way.

Ultimate Crochet Bible is a definitive reference for all aspects of crochet - from the first chain to care and maintenance of your projects.

This is a beginner's guide to modelling heads and faces in clay. Filled with step-by-step sequences, it shows how to achieve lifelike heads of men, women and children as well as how to show emotion on the faces.

The events of your life, from local walks to exotic trips, can provide endless inspiration for textile art. This inspiring book shows you how to record your experiences, using sketchbooks, journals and photography, to create personal narratives that can form a starting point for more finished stitched-textile pieces. Acclaimed textile artist and teacher Cas Holmes, whose work is often inspired by her life and the journeys she makes, helps you find inspiration through your own life and explains how to record what you see in sketchbooks and journals, which can often become beautiful objects in themselves. She explains how you can use photography, both as documentation and as inspiration, and sometimes incorporate it into the work itself, along with found objects and ephemera. Throughout the book are useful techniques that can be harnessed to add extra interest to your work, such as methods for making layered collages, how to 'sketch' with stitch, and advice on design and colour. If you want to create beautiful, unique work inspired by your life and travels, this is the perfect book for you.

Author Gayla Partridge draws upon her knowledge of phrenology, anatomy, floral design and Ouija to create deeply imaginative embroidery art.

A modern take on a baby memory book and journal that you can interact with now and look back on for a lifetime.

Includes a general overview of 500+ crochet stitches and helpful tips. Don't miss out on this special CD collection featuring our most popular stitch books all on one CD. The disc includes full-colour photography and complete instructions. The CD is both PC and MAC compatible.

Stunning craft projects that offer a modern take on the age-old pastime of drying flowers

Accessible and jargon-free guide to drawing faces and figures

An instructional step-by-step guide devoted to drawing really cute food for young and old.

Sewing Bags and Pouches is an inspiring and creative book by the talented author, Tuva. Published by Tuva Publishing in 2019, this book falls under the genre of Arts & Crafts. The book is a comprehensive guide to creating beautiful and practical bags and pouches using simple and fun sewing techniques. The author, Tuva, shares her passion for sewing and her innovative ideas in this book, making it a must-have for anyone interested in sewing or crafting. The book is filled with step-by-step instructions and illustrations that make it easy for both beginners and experienced sewers to follow. Published by Tuva Publishing, this book reflects the quality and commitment the publisher has towards producing great content for readers. The book is available in English.

20 beautiful and delicate cross stitch designs to embroider for Christmas.

Create 10 beautiful origami models with this Japanese Origami pack, which includes a 64-page book, plus 250 sheets of origami paper.

Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style.

Thirty-one pages include illustrations from A to Z plus five additional wordmark designs - "Love," "Peace," "Dream." "Family," "Friendship" - gloriously embellished by traditional elements: woven knots, curling spirals, stylized hounds, peacocks, fiery dragons, and more.

Learn the creative, innovative technique of making art by pouring paint with The Art of Paint Pouring. Featuring easy step-by-step projects, practical tips, and beautiful art from an established paint-pouring expert, this book helps artists of any skill level make colorful, textured art by pouring acrylic paint onto a canvas. There are many techniques for making poured art, and this book details them all. You will learn to swipe, pour, and more using the manyhow-to projects provided in this book. Also included are chapters on the following:Tools and materials, including affordable options for items that will help you create poured artBasic color theory and how to choose paint colors that will create pleasing mixturesEye-catching full-page artworkTips for creating the paint consistency that you wantInstructions for keeping your work area clean, even while working with a potentially messy techniqueWritten and illustrated by a well-recognized paint-pouring artist, The Art of Paint Pouring is a comprehensive reference that eliminates the need to search online for multiple videos that you would continually have to pause and re-watch. If you are new to paint pouring, you will love the beginners’ tips and instructions that allow anyone to master this contemporary craft. Start creating stunning works of poured art with The Art of Paint Pouring. Also from the Fluid Art series, refresh your paint-pouring skills and learn new techniques with: The Art of Paint Pouring: Swipe, Swirl & Spin and The Art of Paint Marbling.

From wishing wells and picnic settings to scenes of canoes on a quiet lake and a bicycle built for two, these 31 illustrations will show colorists that romance is in the air!

This book shows how to use a traditional craft to add a very modern message to coasters, bags, patches, pillows, tea towels, eyeglass cases and more. Twenty-five fun embroidery lettering projects let you speak your mind in stitches. Bold, snarky, amusing, or clever--these needlework ideas are anything but old-fashioned samplers.

Learn to draw cute artwork from countries around the globe with Kawaii Doodle Cuties.

Learn how to translate your own reference images or sketches into foundation paper piecing patterns.

'This is a good book for a beginner because you really can draw some excellent studies of these animals just by following the instructions.' www.myshelf.comLearn to draw 75 different creatures in an illustrated style, in 10 simple visual steps.