Crafting Books

Learn to paint stunningly realistic botanical watercolour flowers with award-winning artist Anna Mason. Anna's popular style and trusted techniques have inspired and delighted aspiring artists in over 100 countries worldwide. Cove…

Welcome to the wonderful world of painting with gouache, with the creative guidance of popular artist and illustrator Zoe Ingram. In this comprehensive beginner's guide, Zoe shares everything she possibly can about getting started…

A unique artist's reference offering easy-to-follow, ingenious ideas and techniques for painting 50 popular landscapes in watercolour. Originally published as The Landscape Painter's Essential Handbook, this refreshed edition give…

Twelve easy-to-follow projects demonstrate time-honored printing techniques for decorating gift bags and coasters, transferring images to mugs and t-shirts, and embellishing other items. An introduction to materials and equipment …

30 super-easy projects for beautiful and colourful homewares, accessories and gifts. Punch-needle embroidery is the perfect creative and mindful hobby, and involves punching threads into fabric to form a design. Ideal for beginner…

Quilling is a centuries-old art, which requires just three elements - your fingers, paper strips and glue. This practical guide demonstrates the techniques with step-by-step instructions and photos, and explains the best way to de…

Quilling Flowers is a collection of 20 beautiful step-by-step papercraft projects to make and display. For centuries crafters have enjoyed the relaxing hobby of quilling – assembling rolled or shaped strips of paper to create vibr…

With 17 step-by-step projects, discover the art of paper quilling based around the four seasons. Quilling is the enjoyable art of curling strips of coloured paper and glueing them on-edge to create decorative designs. If you’re ne…

Feel the fear and draw faces anyway! Many beginner artists feel intimidated by drawing portraits - getting faces and anatomy in proportion can seem really difficult. But it doesn't have to be! This book alleviates all those anxiet…

A fresh new guide to contemporary palette knife painting for beginner and experienced artists, featuring step-by-step tutorials on colour mixing, mark making, and a variety of painting techniques to create your own unique abstract…

Learn how to use watercolor to soothe your soul with this beginner's guide to painting for relaxation. This fresh approach looks first at the process of painting as a means to de-stress and unwind. Many people love the idea of pai…

Discover a world of innovation beyond pure watercolour with over 60 exciting approaches and exercises from the master of watercolour landscapes, David Bellamy. In this book I aim to illustrate ways in which to make your watercolo…

The ultimate guide to watercolour painting for the complete beginner, from expert teacher, Matthew Palmer. This is a revised and updated edition of his beloved bestseller, which has now sold more than 100,000 copies. Best-selling …

Weaving: Structure and Substance looks at weave design from several different perspectives, showing how resources, ideas and practical experience can come together in a creative process of designing through making. Emphasizing the…

Whether experienced or new to woodcarving, you are sure to appreciate the in-depth knowledge of the art form from author David Young. The book begins with information on what you need to know to start whittling including tools, ma…

This comprehensive resource covers a variety of hand lettering techniques for use on the three main pyrography media surfaces: wood, leather, and artist paper. Includes sections on safety, tools, basic pyrography techniques, pen t…

10 Cute Creations to Fold, for Beginners and Up. Hours of folding fun for all ages!Origami YouTube star Kamikey shows lovers of all things cute how to fold your way to satisfaction with 10 original creations which can then be crea…

This joyful book gives you the confidence and skills to paint lively, contemporary faces and characters. Unusually, it teaches how to paint before exploring the drawing skillset necessary to capture a likeness, and thereby encoura…

Marina Bakasova loves to paint, and with the help of this book, you will too! She has put together this varied collection of her favourite subjects and shows you how to paint each one in her loose, characterful style. Each project…

Created by origami master John Montroll, this easy and fun collection of 32 simple projects with step-by-step instructions is perfect for the beginner origami hobbyist.Discover the wonderful world of origami with this traditional …

Master painting lively figures and private portraits, with simple exercises and step-by-step demonstrations. Bestselling artist and author Hazel Soan explains how to create beautiful and engaging paintings of strangers and loved o…

Create beautiful botanical artworks, engage with the natural world around you, and take pleasure in the changing seasons with A Year of Watercolour. Award-winning and bestselling artist and tutor Harriet de Winton takes you throug…

Discover the easy craft of needle felting and make super-cute gifts in the form of lucky charms in this engaging guide to needle felting for beginners. With accessible step-by-step instructions and the minimum of tools and experie…

From picnics to garden themes, this book features lovely, happy cross stitch charts for both beginner and advanced sewers. The featured patterns can be used for any number of projects. Many of them are smaller in size and would be…

If you have often struggled to draw animals, from master artist Giovanni Civardi comes this highly visual beginners guide to drawing dogs, cats and horses using the traditional grid technique – a method that makes the first stages…

This mini book is packed with mega information on all the sashiko basics! Best-selling author Sylvia Pippen shares everything from applications for sashiko and the necessary supplies to how to mark the designs and stitching techni…

Folding Fun for Everyone, with Pikachu & One Pokémon from Every Region! It's always a treat to see Pokémon in new shapes and styles, and throughout this book, you'll learn to create your very own Pokémon origami! With Pikachu,…

Reinvent crewel embroidery with colourful wool and cheerful designs that are sure to brighten any home. Jo Avery invites stitchers of all abilities to take on this traditional heritage art and make projects that pop! 15 fresh desi…

Weaving is a modern guide that celebrates this ancient art. By nature, weaving is a gentle and slow craft and it will help you to discover the joy of making. Covering nine key stitches and multiple techniques, Mary Maddocks will t…