Read to Learn! Nonfiction Crafting Books for Adult ReadersUnpublished

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Jewelry is art that can be worn, and crafters who make jewelry like to personalize pieces to wear themselves or give as gifts. But many crafters are scared away by intimidating techniques or new materials, or they just don't have the time to devote to intricate designs. With The Big Book of...

Building Small Projects offers ways to build skills by completing useful items. From the editors of Fine Woodworking-the dream team of woodworking professionals-this is the ultimate visual reference for woodworkers of every skill level.

Integrating mindfulness, neuroscience, positive psychology, and creativity research, Craftfulness offers a thought-provoking and surprising reconsideration of craft, and how making things with your hands can connect us to our deepest selves and improve our well-being and overall happiness. ...

Unleash your little ones' imagination with these fabulous costume pieces that are quick and simple to make and customize. When Emma Friedlander-Collins was a new convert to crochet and a mother of two small superheroes, she was frustrated by the lack of patterns available for...

Can't get to a crochet class or workshop that's close to home or work? No worries. This skill-building book let you learn at your own pace, wherever and whenever you have the time. For beginners and improvers, it's a passport to successful learning. Includes: Hundreds of detailed how-to...

Make a big impact and brighten up any room with fun, contemporary, and functional projects exploding with exhilarating color! Fresh Quilting presents 20 brilliant designs featuring quilt artist Malka Dubrawsky's intoxicating color and unexpected palettes. Learn to create beautiful and lively pieces...

Create your own unique clothes to fit your personality and your shape. This stylish, instructive book from The Great British Sewing Bee's Jenniffer Taylor shows you how to make and adapt your own clothes in a simple, no-fuss way. Using Jenniffer's fun and imaginative ideas,...

With an overview of essential tools and materials, a comprehensive dictionary of stitches, instructions on key techniques, and 10 easy projects, Hand Sewing Magic is your source for all things stitching.

With 400 photos and clear, concise, step-by-step instructions, Kids' Ultimate Craft Book helps parents, teachers, homeschooling parents, and other adult facilitators guide children through easy projects that teach essential techniques for a wide range of crafts.

A few basic materials, a little imagination and these books ... that's all it takes to discover the fun of creating jewelry.

Making Things champions handmade crafts that infuse the no-waste ethos with glamour and fun.   Through easy-to-follow tutorials for over 100 projects that are both accessible and aspirational,...

Welcome to the new face of mending! Don't hide patches -- make them into bold, beautiful embellishments. Repair holes with colorful thread and a creative darning stitch, or use fun embroidery to bring new life to a stained shirt. With detailed step-by-step photography, Kristin Roach teaches you a...

Part knitting instruction book and part sassy style guide, this book goes beyond teaching the basics - size, motif placement, and balance principles - and tackles all-new methods for creating knitwear with brilliant colours and sumptuous textures that big girls can wear.

This is knitting with attitude. Choose from nearly thirty designs, follow the simple directions, and knit fun, trendy items to dress yourself, your friends, your home, a baby, or even a pet. This guide covers must-know techniques, tools of the trade, customizing designs, and more. Get clicking...

Thousands of crafters have discovered that polymer clay is versatile, easy to use, ad just plain fun. Now they can use this exciting medium to create remarkable new work inspired by the decorative arts of the past. Polymer Clay Creative Traditions lets both beginners and experienced artisans...

Discover the unlimited potential of polymer clay! Whether you're a seasoned polymer clay artist looking for fresh ideas or a beginner looking for a new craft, this book's for you. Inside you'll find 21 easy-to-follow, step-by-step projects designed to push your creativity to...

“It is easy to think of polymer clay as glorified modeling clay, but as a serious craft medium, it requires knowing some basic techniques. These are covered in great detail with excellent photos....Beginners will find many of their questions answered....After mastering the basics one can...

Learn to make fun, colorful, modern, on-trend earrings from polymer clay.

Sew Subversive is about making fashion your own, whether it's embellishing or customizing off-the-rack clothing or transforming clothes that have lost that loving feeling. The three twenty-something co-owners of Stitch Lounge, an urban sewing studio in San Francisco, teach you, in plain, fun...

The best-selling authors of the Sewing School ® series are back, introducing kids to the creativity of stitching patchwork, appliqué, and quilts. Using dynamic how-to photos and step-by-step instructions written for ages 8 to 12, Amie Petronis Plumley and Andria Lisle teach a variety of techniques...

"Small Woodworking Shops contains years of "Fine Woodworking authors' knowledge and expertise on how to make the best of a small space, often with materials woodworkers already have at their disposal. Projects for modifying garages, basements, or specially built shops to fit various needs are...

Learn the essential skills you need to create garments and textile crafts from scratch! <...

Crochet Colorful, Captivating Amigurumi With Ease!Get ready to discover just how adorable crochet can be as you take your amigurumi skills up a stitch with 30 perfect projects that are bursting at the seams with cuteness. Jennifer Santos, founder of the aptly-named Super Cute Design, is known in the...

Tunisian crochet is enjoying a revival with many crocheters wanting to expand their skills and try something new. This comprehensive guide has something for everyone--from complete beginners to those who have learnt the basics but now want to expand their skills. As well as the stitch tutorials...

A must-read for the craftsperson, artisan and artist. "In his beautiful book, Peter Korn invites us to understand craftsmanship as an activity that connects us to others, and affirms what is best in ourselves."--Matthew Crawford, author of Shop Class as Soulcraft ...

Become a woodworking master with this all-encompassing reference! This practical manual, both for the person who is attracted to the subject of workshop carpentry and for someone beginning in this subject, is the essential reference for learning and honing your woodworking and...

Get started on your woodwork practice with this ultimate guide to essential carpentry skills, techniques, tools, tips, and tricks. Complete and easy directions for key skills, from simple joinery techniques to more involved woodworking projects, with clear helpful photographs....

For woodworkers, hand tools put the emphasis on the process of woodworking rather than the result. Yet hand tools also are essential to the highest level of craftsmanship, bringing a refinement to work that machines alone cannot produce. Whether using hand tools alone as a source of pleasure,...