Craft favourites

Vintage Crochet

National Library of Australia

Vintage Crochet builds on the success of Vintage Knits (2022) and features vintage patterns from Australian publications such as the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian Woman's Mirror.

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Sharp Notions

Marita Dachsel, Nancy Lee

A wide-ranging anthology of personal essays from diverse voices about their relationships to
the fibre arts

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Linocut

Nick Morley

By your own hand, prints to be proud of in no time at all.

Nick Morley is a seasoned expert at guiding aspiring printmakers through their first projects, and this…

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Linocut: A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints

Sam Marshall

A step-by-step guide on how to create personal and contemporary linocut prints.

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Stripes: 20 Contemporary Knitwear Projects

Veera Valimaki,Laine

A book of beautiful knitting patterns using stripes.

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52 Weeks of Scarves: Beautiful Patterns for Year-round Knitting: Shawls. Wraps. Collars. Cowls.

Laine

A beautiful book of knitting patterns for a year of scarves, shawls, wraps, cowls and collars.

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Gritty Pigments - How to Source Materials from the Landscape and Make Artists’ Paints, Inks, Pastels and Crayons

Greta van Malenstein

A mix of science and art, this book contains recipes and techniques carefully researched from the European historic art tradition, where artists and artisans made painting and drawing mediums by…

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Sew Your Own Scandi Wardrobe

Oda Stormoen, Kristin Vaag

Learn how to sew your own Scandi-style capsule wardrobe full of staple garments made to last.

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The Sock Project

Summer Lee

Oklahoma native and proud member of the Muscogee-Creek Nation, Summer Lee shares her knitting secrets for creating all shapes and sizes of socks with dots, zigzags, stripes, and a near-neon…

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Vibrant Botanical Painting

Jarnie Godwin

This lavish book celebrates the timeless beauty of some of our most loved flowers, and explains how they can be admired and captured in vibrant watercolour.

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Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts by the Sea

Kaffe Fassett

For this landmark 25th book in his highly successful patchwork and quilt series, Kaffe Fassett has chosen the southern coast of England as the inspiration for his new collection of…

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52 Weeks of Easy Knits

Laine

52 Weeks of Easy Knits is a contemporary collection of 52 uncomplicated knitting patterns, ranging from beanies, mittens and scarves to sweaters, socks and cardigans, from Nordic knitting experts Laine.

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Paint 50 Landscapes

Joe Francis Dowden

A complete guide to painting landscapes and seascapes in watercolour

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Mix and Match Modern Crochet Blankets

Esme Crick

Create thousands of different striped blankets in crochet with this unique mix-and-match approach.

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Close Knit

Laerke Bagger

Attention twenty-first century knitters! Put down your stitch markers, cable needles, and rulers, it’s time to dive into your scrap yarn bag and throw caution to the wind.

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Snipping the Stress Away: A Collage Activity Journal

Rebeka Elizegi

Let your creativity fly and keep your scissors busy with this inspiring collage activity book.

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Animal Art

Lorna Scobie

Full of tips to help spark creative ideas, Animal Art shows readers how everyone (not just artists) can enjoy the playful pleasure of drawing all manner of creatures and critters…

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Drawing People

Viktorija Semjonova

Drawing People focuses on perfecting how to draw faces, characters and people on the move

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Shitty Craft Club

Sam Reece

Shitty Craft Club is a uniquely empowering guide that allows burnt-out, pressured people to accept their imperfections and find inner calm with whatever shitty thing they can make.

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The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters

Barbara Burman

Celebrating not only sewing's recent resurgence but sewists' creativity, well-being and community, this book argues for the importance of sewing in our lives today.

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Sewing the Curve

Jenny Rushmore

Learn to sew a wardrobe of confidence-boosting clothes with Sewing the Curve, even if you've never picked up a needle before!

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Marbling: Projects, Design Ideas and Techniques for a More Colourful Life

Zeena Shah

Marbling will show you how to create and transfer colourful patterns onto things you own while inspiring you to live a more colourful life.

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Make It Yours with Mimi G: A Sewist’s Guide to a Custom Wardrobe

Mimi Goodwin

The ultimate collection of basic patterns that can be sewn, modified, and styled to yield more than 100 unique looks Make It Yours with Mimi G is all about creating…

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The Potter’s Way: Heal your Mind and Unleash your Creativity through the Power of Clay

Florence St. George

An inspirational journey into the therapeutic powers of pottery from The Great Pottery Throwdown contestant, Florence St George.

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Sustainable Wardrobe: Volume 6

Sophie Benson

Sustainable Wardrobe gives you everything you need to cultivate a more sustainable, ethical and planet-friendly wardrobe that is still easy, accessible and affordable!

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Crochet Crush

Molla Mills, Laine

A colourful collection of crochet patterns for unique accessories and home decor.

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Collage Kit

Minna Gilligan

Inspired by trips to the op shop and thrifted treasures, Minna Gilligan's Collage Kit provides the most extensive collection of creative materials to help you discover the art of collage.

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Art Class: Line and Colour

Bobby Clark

Join artist Bobby Clark for a guided art class. No experience necessary.

Discover 25 drawing and painting exercises from doodling, blind drawing and continuous line portraits to shape studies, abstract…

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Stitch: Sewing Projects for the Modern Maker

Jen Rich

Find inspiration with over 25 stunning sewing projects that will appeal to any modern maker, with gorgeous designs and creative projects in a beautiful contemporary style.

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Nature Macrame

Rachel Breuklander

Discover a whole new realm of macrame with stunning wall-hangings, home accents, accessories and more, all inspired by the glorious natural world. Reconnect with Nature through Colourful Macrame Creations.

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Paint: A Step-By-Step Guide for Your Painting Journey

Hillary Wall, Erin Corstiaans

Paint is the book embodiment of a classic paint and sip experience, guiding you step by step through the basics of painting with acrylics. In nearly 300 full-colour pages, explore…

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You Will Be Able to Collage by the End of This Book

Stephanie Hartman

Learn everything you need to know about how to collage beautiful, accomplished pieces of art, with the latest title in the bestselling ‘You Will Be Able to’ series (half a…

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Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Wonderland

Eliza Scott

Imagine mind-bending new worlds with over one thousand surprising images.

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Blazed Wax

Ruby Kannava, Emma Cutri

A simple and beautiful how-to guide on modern, sculptural candlemaking

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Maryanne Moodie’s Modern Weaver: Where Color Meets Loom

Maryanne Moodie

Modern Weaver delivers the well-designed projects makers are looking for, ranging from wall hangings to pillow covers, keychains to laptop sleeves to framed art, and that will have them weaving…

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Sew It Yourself with DIY Daisy

Daisy Braid

Learn the basics of sewing through simple, fun, customisable projects that look amazing.

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Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage

Maria Rivans

If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Highly respected and successful collage artist Maria Rivans has gathered hundreds of beautiful…

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Embroidery Now

Jennifer Cardenas Riggs

A beautiful guide to 30 modern hand embroidery projects for your home and wardrobe.

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Candles: A Modern Guide to Making Candles

Ebi Sinteh,Emmanuel Sinteh

The ultimate modern guide to making your own sustainable soy wax candles to enjoy at home

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My Cute Kawaii Drawings: Learn to draw adorable art with this easy step-by-step guide

Mayumi Jezewski

Learn to draw the cutest kawaii pictures in easy-to-follow steps! Split into 4 sweet sections, the drawing tutorials cover food and drink, cats and kittens, unicorns and other adorable animals…

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The Embroidered Closet

Alexandra Stratkotter

Sustainability meets DIY in this instructive guide to garment embroidery from designer and fiber artist Alexandra Stratkotter.

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Making a Life

Melanie Falick

Named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2019 Why do we make things by hand? And why do we make them beautiful? Led by the question of why working…

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100 Writing & Crafting Papers of Fruit

PIE International

The best letter book for botanical and fruit motif lovers! A collection of 100 beautiful and charming antique fruit illustrations and patterns! Apples, strawberries and pears ... Because of their…

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100 writing & crafting papers: Foods & Sweets

PIE International

From fruit parfaits to Japanese sweets, this letter book contains 100 sheets of cute paper.

This book contains 100 various designed removable papers with cute illustrations of 16 Japanese illustrators…

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The Collage Ideas Book

Alannah Moore

Let your creativity run wild and breathe new life into your collages.

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The Watercolour Ideas Book

Joanna Goss

Be inspired to think outside your humble box of watercolours.

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New Botanical Painting

Harriet de Winton

Create beautiful botanical paintings in a fresh, modern style.

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Craftland Japan

Uwe Roettgen,Katharina Zettl

A photographic voyage to the remote studios of Japan’s most fascinating and ingenious contemporary craftspeople.

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Craft favourites

Vintage Crochet

Sharp Notions

Linocut

Linocut: A Creative Guide to Making Beautiful Prints

Stripes: 20 Contemporary Knitwear Projects

52 Weeks of Scarves: Beautiful Patterns for Year-round Knitting: Shawls. Wraps. Collars. Cowls.

Gritty Pigments - How to Source Materials from the Landscape and Make Artists’ Paints, Inks, Pastels and Crayons

Sew Your Own Scandi Wardrobe

The Sock Project

Vibrant Botanical Painting

Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts by the Sea

52 Weeks of Easy Knits

Paint 50 Landscapes

Mix and Match Modern Crochet Blankets

Close Knit

Snipping the Stress Away: A Collage Activity Journal

Animal Art

Drawing People

Shitty Craft Club

The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters

Sewing the Curve

Marbling: Projects, Design Ideas and Techniques for a More Colourful Life

Make It Yours with Mimi G: A Sewist’s Guide to a Custom Wardrobe

The Potter’s Way: Heal your Mind and Unleash your Creativity through the Power of Clay

Sustainable Wardrobe: Volume 6

Crochet Crush

Collage Kit

Art Class: Line and Colour

Stitch: Sewing Projects for the Modern Maker

Nature Macrame

Paint: A Step-By-Step Guide for Your Painting Journey

You Will Be Able to Collage by the End of This Book

Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Wonderland

Blazed Wax

Maryanne Moodie’s Modern Weaver: Where Color Meets Loom

Sew It Yourself with DIY Daisy

Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage

Embroidery Now

Candles: A Modern Guide to Making Candles

My Cute Kawaii Drawings: Learn to draw adorable art with this easy step-by-step guide

The Embroidered Closet

Making a Life

100 Writing & Crafting Papers of Fruit

100 writing & crafting papers: Foods & Sweets

The Collage Ideas Book

The Watercolour Ideas Book

New Botanical Painting

Craftland Japan