Crafts and Decorative arts

In Animation Lab for Kids, arts educators Laura Bellmont and Emily Brink of The Good School present exciting art projects that teach kids how to create engaging visuals and tell stories using a variety of animation techniques. You'll have fun with: A concise overview of the animation process, from conceptualizing, designing, and scripting a film to basic tools, supplies, and adding sound Tra

Interested in blacksmithing but unsure how to start? In this comprehensive how-to book, you'll work through 18 simple step-by-step projects, choose design variations, and adapt the designs to suit your style. You, too, can learn to think like a blacksmith! The projects in the book focus on making simple, effective, well-designed, and, above all, usable household items. In these pages, you´ll lear

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.

Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.

Find your style. Increase your confidence. Uplift your life.

15 beautiful embroidery projects from the era of Jane Austen.

Transform your scraps into gorgeous slow-stitched textiles Learn the Patchwork Sashiko method, a unique fusion of hand-stitching traditions like Sashiko, Boro, Kawandi, and Kantha. This inspiring guide teaches you how to create stunning textiles from fabric scraps using a harmonious and unique blend of patchwork and hand-stitching. The 15 unique projects teach you to upcycle, embellish,

The ultimate handbook of projects, tips and techniques for creating stunning art with markers.

A beautiful book of knitting patterns for making an accessory - from hats to mittens - for every week of the year.

Master the art of weaving on the loom

A stylish collection of unisex patterns for children's clothing

Discover how to draw with ink in just 15 minutes a day with 15-Minute Art Pen & Ink.

The creator of the worldwide bestselling coloring books is back with a new book to unlock that inner creative lurking in us all, pushes us to experiment, empowers us to discover joy in our own lives

If you can write your name, you have enough touch to learn to draw. Let Mark Linley inspire you to pick up your pencil and create a magical masterpiece. His positive approach secures quick, accurate results and ever-growing confidence. Learn to look properly and get the basic outlines correct; include the key features but simplify what you see; understand how shading (such as dot stipple or cro

Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever! Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements for capturing facial expressions and emotions for manga characters. Learn to draw: Basic characte

The Art of Gouache contains 20 projects on how to paint with the versatile water-soluable medium gouache, on its own as well as in combination with collage and mark making. Packed with tips and tricks, this book features fun practical projects on themes such as still life, landscapes and people. With step-by-step instructions, this is perfect for beginner or intermediate-level artists looking

From the bestselling author of Start Where You Are comes a beautifully illustrated and integrative journal for easing the everyday anxieties we all carry. Feeling anxious, uncertain, or overwhelmed? You’re not alone. In this empowering new tool for self-care, popular artist and author Meera Lee Patel presents a fresh approach to feeling better. Designed to help us better understand and dial do