Crafts

Discover the joy and excitement of creating with your own two hands. Whether your medium is fiber, fabric, paper, or other natural materials, you’ll find all the techniques, inspiration, patterns, and ideas you need to get started and keep the creative juices flowing. From knitting two socks at a time to making furry felted hats, saucy skirts, handmade paper lampshades, or even a shell-covered bathtub, we’ve got books that will show you how, written by some of the most popular teachers and designers around.

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Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders

A little luxury goes a long way! Discover the treasures you can knit from single skeins of the expensive yarns you dream about, including creamy cashmere, lustrous alpaca, seductive silk,... Read more

$ 18.95 US, Paper
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The Beading Answer Book

No matter what size beads or style of beadwork you’re working with, master teacher Karen Morris anticipates and resolves every quandary you might encounter. Whether you’re a beginner trying to... Read more

$ 14.95 US, Flexibind with cloth spine
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Things I Learned From Knitting . . . whether I wanted to or not

Beginning is easy, continuing is hard takes on special meaning for a knitter faced with five projects already on needles, yet struck by the irresistible urge to start something brand... Read more

$ 10.95 US, Hardcover with jacket
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Uniquely Felt

Suitable for all skill levels, Uniquely Felt is the essential resource on feltmaking — a complete primer on techniques with step-by-step instructions for 46 projects and profiles of professional feltmakers.... Read more

$ 24.95 US, Paper
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2-at-a-Time Socks

Say goodbye forever to Second Sock Syndrome! Knitting one sock is fun and rewarding, but finishing the second one can be boring. Now an easy-to-learn new technique enables sock stitchers... Read more

$ 16.95 US, Hardcover with concealed wire-o