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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One-Yard Wonders

Rebecca Yaker, Patricia Hoskins

Look at all you can make with just one yard of fabric! 101 fun and stylish sewing projects range from clothes and accessories to toys, home decor, baby items, pet... Read more

$ 22.95 US, Hardcover with concealed wire-o
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The Sweater Chop Shop

Crispina ffrench

Recycle, re-create, re-enjoy! You don’t even need a sewing machine to turn old sweaters into new wearables, blankets, pillows, and dolls that are fresh, playful, and captivating. It’s as easy... Read more

$ 18.95 US, Paper
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The Quilting Answer Book

Barbara Weiland Talbert

Perplexed about piecing? Baffled by binding? Curious about cutting? With answers to more than 200 of your quilting questions, this handy little reference will earn a permanent place in your... Read more

$ 14.95 US, Flexibind with paper spine
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Sew What! Bags

Lexie Barnes

Your bag, your way! Designer Lexie Barnes shows you how to create customized bags using fabrics that you love, pockets where you need them, straps that feel good on your... Read more

$ 16.95 US, Hardcover with concealed wire-o
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Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders

Judith Durant

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