A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art.
Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. She encourages crafters to be open minded and experimental, using local (and sometimes) unconventional materials, working with the seasons and learn
Escape on an island colouring adventure with the Sunday Times bestselling illustrator Millie Marotta.
Relax, unwind and get creative with colouring as you island-hop your way around the world. Immerse yourself in an island paradise where lizards lounge and sea birds soar and add your own palette of colour to Millie’s glorious and intricate wildlife illustrations.
Here are drawings ready to be
An International Master's instructive guide to essential tactical strategies and positions in chess.
A comprehensive book from the Swedish International Master Thomas Engqvist for understanding the most important tactical chess positions in the opening of a game, the middle game and the endgame. It cuts to the chase on the must useful tactical positions at each stage of the game. Knowing the pos
A guide to transforming found and cherished textiles.
Textile artist Mandy Pattullo shows how to source, refashion and repurpose vintage textiles to create beautiful collages and other unique textile objects. There are ideas for embellishment, stitch and appliqué as well as tips for transforming material into impressive quilts, bags, books, tablecloths, tapestry panels and wall hangings and
Fresh ideas and techniques for the rapidly evolving area of three-dimensional textiles.
Leading textile artist Ann Goddard takes three-dimensional textiles to a new level in this practical book. Drawing inspiration from natural landscapes, organic material and a concern for the environment, Ann's work combines textile and non/textile elements with construction. Linen, loose fibres, paper and ya
Locations from film, tv, literature, myths, comics and video games are plotted in a series of beautiful vintage-looking maps with fascinating stories of how authors and writers picked these places.
Sail away on an ocean odyssey with best-selling illustrator Millie Marotta as she takes to you on a voyage of discovery from the Arctic waters to the balmy Australian coast.
Swim with dolphins, narwhals, manatees, and manta ray. Look up to the cries of albatrosses, pelicans and little auks. Grab your pencils and bring to life jellyfish, puffins and polar bears.
The watery world is partic
A wonderful portable edition of the Sunday Times and international bestseller Millie Marotta's Animal Kingdom.
Millie Marotta is a hugely popular illustrator and her idiosyncratic drawings of the world's wonderful creatures will draw you in. The international bestseller offers a range of beautiful illustration to colour in, personalise and make your own.
The artist's intricate style of
A wonderful portable edition of Millie Marotta's Tropical Wonderland from the the Sunday Times and international bestseller Millie Marotta.
Lose yourself in a riot of colouring in and drawing as you bring the exotic creatures and plants in Millie Marotta’s tropical wonderland to life. Millie’s intricate style of illustration encourages you to make your own mark, whether it’s to add to the fi
A wonderful portable edition of Millie Marotta's Beautiful Birds and Treetop Treasures from the the Sunday Times and international bestseller Millie Marotta.
Enter Millie’s wonderful world of treetop treasures and discover the birds nesting and flying high up in the treetops, and the myriad creatures found among the branches.
The enchanting illustrations to colour in range from Major Mit
The events of your life, from local walks to exotic trips, can provide endless inspiration for textile art. This inspiring book shows you how to record your experiences, using sketchbooks, journals and photography, to create personal narratives that can form a starting point for more finished stitched-textile pieces.
Acclaimed textile artist and teacher Cas Holmes, whose work is often inspir
Textile Landscapes demonstrates how to develop your approach to textile art with a focus on using found objects and paint and stitch on cloth and paper.
Cas explains how to exploit the contrast between the hands-on textural quality of working with fabrics and threads and the spontaneity and movement of brush marks to lend a painterly quality to your work.
She begins with the basics – ke
The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions.
Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing a meaningful and thoughtful approach to textile practice.
Claire Wellesley-Smith introd
Every day of the astrological year carries its own singular vibration. Knowing how to tap into them can provide deep and meaningful insights into our life journeys—our joys, wishes, flaws, and fears.In EVERYDAY RADIANCE, you will find a year’s worth of advice, clarity, and renewal through a collection of 365 zodiac-inspired prompts. Divided into the 12 months of the astrological year, each of the
The new book by the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Millie Marotta’s Animal Kingdom.
Enter Millie’s wonderful world of treetop treasures and discover the birds nesting and flying high up in the treetops, and the myriad creatures found among the branches. The enchanting illustrations to colour in range from birds such Major Mitchell’s cockatoo and rose robins, to the magnolia warbler,
Attracting over one and a half million people every year, Omaha beach is the most visited Second World War battlefield site in Europe. The site of over a thousand deaths, it was also one of the bloodiest - hence its grim title, 'Bloody Omaha'.
This narrow strip of Normandy coastline was crucial to the successful outcome of Overlord, eight divisions of American and British soldiers land
Grab your coloured pencils - it's time for colouring wizardry! Demonstrate your house pride with artwork of characters, objects, and magical places from the Harry Potter films, all themed to house Slytherin.
Dive into figure painting with this fresh take on capturing the human form in watercolour.
Painter Leo Crane and art model Roy Joseph Butler explore how to interpret the gestures and movements of the figure through the language of paint. Through a range of exercises, they show how to work with the fluidity and immediacy of watercolour to create lively paintings that are bursting with charact