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The designs in the design books could be useful for those who do a variety of crafts especially cards etc.

ARTS & CRAFTS

Beginner's Guide to Crochet - Pauline Turner - £5.00
Paperback: 80 pages - Offers a rich source of stimulating and inspirational ideas that will appeal to everyone. Illustrated throughout with colourful photographs and original ideas.

Beginner's Guide to Knitting - Alison Dupernex - £5.00
Paperback: 96 pages - Using step-by-step photographs and the simplest of techniques, novice knitters will discover the delights of working up quick-knit ideas from a selection of easy patterns in this vibrant, inspirational introduction to knitting.

Celtic Fantasy in Watercolour - Stuart Littlejohn - £5.00
Paperback: 48 pages - In this book Stuart Littlejohn shows how to use watercolour techniques to create strikingly beautiful paintings based on Celtic fantasies.The book covers a wealth of topics, from materials and equipment to how to draw Celtic figures, and there are individual sections focusing on hair, clothes, ornamentation and symbolism.The book is packed with ideas that will fire your imagination and inspire you to create your own Celtic art, and there are notes throughout on Celtic folklore and symbolism.Step-by-step instructions introduce the basic painting techniques, and the book ends with two stunning projects - both full of the richness and detail that characterise Stuart's work.

Celtic Inspirations - Campbell-Harding & Grey - £8.00
Leading embroidery authors Valerie Campbell-Harding and Maggie Grey translate the richness of Celtic imagery into fabric, textiles and stitched work using machine embroidery. The visual Celtic elements from fine manuscripts, metalwork and stone sculpture - spirals, knots, plaits, lettering, interlacings and meanders - are brought to life through designs that start simply and build up to more complex pieces. The book gives detailed information on the design process, then progresses to stitch, with plenty of new ideas as well as new slants on old favourites. A final chapter shows you how to put together finished pieces and - should it all go wrong - how to redeem an uninteresting piece. The authors encourage readers not just to copy existing designs but, through experimentation and stitch samples, to make the work their own.

Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery - Suzen Millodot - £5.00
Paperback: 80 pages - Learn how to make beautiful necklaces, bracelets, rings, brooches and earrings using real, three-dimensional Celtic knots combined with beads and pendants. Eighteen projects using step-by-step photographs show how to create stylish designs.

Crafting Personal Shrines - Carol Owen - £7.00
Paperback: 128 pages - Carol Owen, a shrine maker for more than 20 years, offers easy instructions and inspiring photographs that will guide anyone through the process. The work begins with a basic frame for mounting treasured mementos. There are suggestions on embellishments to personalise the shrine and even ideas for possible objects to include. In addition to the author, eight renowned shrine artists provide hands-on information about how they create their distinctive structures and another two dozen experts offer insights into their creative practices. The vibrant gallery of work will spark anyone's imagination.

Egyptian Designs - Polly Pinder - £5.00
Paperback: 32 pages - A rich source of ideas and inspiration for all craftspeople and artists. The designs can be used as stencil or embroidery patterns, stationery designs, furniture decoration, glass painting guides or whatever your imagination chooses. The designs can be photocopied, traced, coloured, adapted or used as inspiration for originating your own designs. They can be enlarged or reduced for a particular project, and will stand up well to reproduction at any scale.

Garden Flower Designs - Polly Pinder - £5.00
Paperback: 32 pages - A rich source of ideas and inspiration for all crafts people and artists. The designs can be used as stencil or embroidery patterns, stationery designs, furniture decoration, glass painting guides or whatever your imagination chooses. The designs can be photocopied, traced, coloured, adapted or used as inspiration for originating your own designs. They can be enlarged or reduced for a particular project, and will stand up well to reproduction at any scale.

Handmade Bags - Terence Terry - £4.00
Paperback: 128 pages - Step by step instructions and illustrations clearly guide you through 30 unique projects. Different materials, tools, techniques and decorations are explained, including professional hints, tips and shortcuts.

Introduction to Pyrography - Daniel Wright - £8.00
Paperback: 96 pages - Introduction to Pyrography: the art of decorating wood using heated tools, is a superbly illustrated practical guide to this fascinating hobby. Daniel Wright's enthusiasm for his subject is beautifully captured in a sequence of clear, easy-to-follow step-by-step photographs and unusual projects. Taking his inspiration from pen and ink, engraving and watercolour techniques, he demonstrates many exciting methods and traditional ways of working, creating landscapes, trees, flowers, animals and buildings. Information is included on the types of wood to use, how to prepare surfaces, working with the grain and enhancing designs. He goes on to illustrate shading and faux marquetry, and there's a section on using photographs and sketches to produce unique designs. Daniel's individual, whimsical style is the perfect complement to the objects he decorates: bowls, boxes, plates, frames, panels, a chess set, a nursery stool, and more. He also loves decorating old wooden objects, working patterns, pictures and motifs into the worn textured surfaces. This book will inspire, entertain and instruct you, whether you are a complete beginner, or an experienced pyrographer. - Step-by-step demonstrations - Complete beginners will be able to master the techniques - Exciting new designs and stylish projects.

Natural Soapmaking - Marie Browning - £5.00
Paperback: 128 pages - Contains 20 recipes for making your own soaps using essential oils, herbs and flowers. Start with a basic bar of white soap, or learn how to make a bar from scratch. The book also offers ideas for bath salts, bath oils, bubble baths, massage oils, facial scrubs and bath tea bags.

Oil Painter’s Pocket Palette – Rosalind Cuthbert - £5.00
Spiral-bound: 64 pages - This title provides everything the artist needs to know about colour mixing. There are pages of easy-to-follow colour mixing charts, help on how to achieve glowing colours and transparent overlay effects, information on how to mix greens and flesh tones - and practical advice on pigments. This is a classic book, which was originally published in spiral bound hardback in 1993. It is an essential handy-sized book for the oil painter. It is a quick at-a-glance guide to over 600 mixes.

Ornamental Letters - Catherine Auguste - £5.00
Paperback: 96 pages - Over hundreds of years, from the late 4th century to the end of the 16th century, decorated lettering underwent numerous changes; now abstract, now realistic, designs invaded the page with various degrees of flamboyance. Whether expressing divine inspiration, creating fabulous beasts or, in the case of herbals, reproducing naturalistic images of plants, the lettering and alphabets featured in this fabulous book will introduce the reader to a world of fantasy and the delight of copying - even surpassing - the originals. "Decorated Lettering" describes how to copy motifs and experiment with form and colour. At the end of each chapter the themes discussed are illustrated by alphabets or specimen illuminations.

Roman Designs - Polly Pinder - £5.00
Paperback: 32 pages - A rich source of ideas and inspiration for all crafts people and artists. The designs can be used as stencil or embroidery patterns, stationery designs, furniture decoration, glass painting guides or whatever your imagination chooses. The designs can be photocopied, traced, coloured, adapted or used as inspiration for originating your own designs. They can be enlarged or reduced for a particular project, and will stand up well to reproduction at any scale.

Start to Embroider - Claire Buckley - £5.00
Hardcover: 48 pages - This is a colourful, well designed book. The instructions are very clear and the projects simple and 'funky'. Each project was followed by advice on how to develop the ideas for future projects. Teaches youngsters about the wonderful world of textiles while building up skills and confidence. This work features pictures and step-by-step photographs that show young readers how easy it can be to create their own special projects.

Start to Quilt - Miriam Edwards - £5.00
Hardcover: 48 pages - This exciting series teaches youngsters all about the wonderful world of textiles while building up skills and confidence. Inspirational pictures and clear, step-by-step photographs show young readers how easy it can be to create their own special projects. In this book, Miriam Edwards teaches the basics of quilting and goes on to show in easy steps how to make fun projects such as a phone pouch, a book cover, bags and a wild and wonderful wall hanging.

The Calligraphy Handbook - Emma Callery - £5.00
Spiral-bound: 192 pages - Calligraphy, from the Greek for 'Beautiful script' is a stimulating and moving artform, whether combined with illumination, treated as 'painting with words', or emphasising the purity and simplicity of the letters themselves."The Calligraphy Handbook" is a comprehensive guide to the art of calligraphy, from selecting pens and papers, mastering different alphabets and letter construction through to designing and laying out your own work and presenting it in a bound book.Step-by-step mini-projects demonstrate the vast range of techniques involved in this expressive and satisfying artform, from brush lettering and gilding to design principles and practice.Illustrated with examples from Roman through to Medieval, Gothic, and renaissance calligraphy and accompanying details on history, "The Calligraphy Handbook" is both beautiful and informative. It is an essential guide and source of inspiration for calligraphers at all levels.

Tranquility Fountains - Mickey Baskett - £8.00
Paperback: 128 pages - Fountains renew and sustain us with their gently flowing water and natural beauty. Turn any place in your home or garden into a peaceful haven by making a fountain to sit by and listen to as you take a brief respite from your life. Feel the serenity take over, and imagine yourself relaxing near a mountain stream or getting in balance with nature along the shore of a river. Relax to the sounds of a softly babbling, easy-to-make fountain. Create one for your office desk, where it will give you a sense of serenity that encourages concentration and clear thinking. Build another for a bedside table so that when you close your eyes, the cares of the day float away as tranquillity washes over you. Take pleasures in looking at your fountains in the garden by using materials that remind you of a favourite place, such as shells collected at the beach, or something that soothes you, like a candle. Your fountains will give you a small respite from your busy life.

Wedding Designs - Sonia Griffin - £5.00
Paperback: 32 pages - A rich source of ideas and inspiration for all crafts people and artists. The designs can be used as stencil or embroidery patterns, stationery designs, furniture decoration, glass painting guides or whatever your imagination chooses. The designs can be photocopied, traced, coloured, adapted or used as inspiration for originating your own designs. They can be enlarged or reduced for a particular project, and will stand up well to reproduction at any scale.