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Beginners and pros alike can slow down, unplug, and escape to “nature” with this beginner-friendly amigurumi kit that includes everything needed to crochet a cute carrot! Crafters will discover the calming art of crochet with this cheerful carrot! This super-easy kit provides everything needed to succeed. With high-quality materials and tools, plus a set of easy-to-follow instructions with photos

Crafters can crochet a deliciously cute mug of hot cocoa with this all-in-one amigurumi kit! A yarn treat that´s too cozy to resist! Crafters will whip up an adorable mug of hot cocoa with this kit from the Crochet Café Amigurumi Kits series! This design features a mug of hot chocolate topped with a marshmallow. It´s as fun to make as it is to display! The kit comes packed in a bakery-insp

Beginners and pros alike can slow down, unplug, and escape to “nature” with this beginner-friendly amigurumi kit that includes everything needed to crochet a cute peapod! Crafters will discover the calming art of crochet with this sweet peapod! This super-easy kit provides everything needed to succeed. With high-quality materials and tools, plus a set of easy-to-follow instructions with photos to

Beginners and pros alike can slow down, unplug, and escape to “nature” with this beginner-friendly amigurumi kit that includes everything needed to crochet a cute radish! Crafters will discover the calming art of crochet with this charming radish! This super-easy kit provides everything needed to succeed. With high-quality materials and tools, plus a set of easy-to-follow instructions with photos

Beginners and pros alike can slow down, unplug, and escape to “nature” with this beginner-friendly amigurumi kit that includes everything needed to crochet a cute avocado! Crafters will discover the calming art of crochet with this sassy avocado! This super-easy kit provides everything needed to succeed. With high-quality materials and tools, plus a set of easy-to-follow instructions with photos

Connect with nature´s sacred roots in this enchanting exploration of the magick and mysticism of trees.   Their stories are written in folklore, they are revered across cultures, and they stand as powerful sources of ancient magick; trees have always been a source of fascination to humans. Uncover the secrets of the forest with this bewitching guide to tree legends, symbols, and spells.

Clothing repair through visible mending is a movement that now has hundreds and thousands of followers, and Erin Eggenburg is one of the leading proponents. Through her beautiful stitch designs, Erin shows you how to hand stitch or darn your clothes and other fabric items to mend them, rather than discard them. The patterns are organized by skill level, from beginner to expert, and each projec

Crochet a stocking full of Christmas kawaii happiness with this super-cute collection of 40 amigurumi patterns!Let Melissa Bradley-Vatcher of Yarn Blossom Boutique treat you to a festive feast of cute crochet patterns to celebrate all aspects of the season. Christmas creations make everyone smile, but never more so than when they are made out of crochet with sweet little faces. This adorable colle

Chinese brush painting is a traditional style of painting that has evolved over many centuries. Artists use ink and colour pigments to paint onto rice paper or silk. An important characteristic of this kind of painting is holding and directing the brush in the right way to produce strokes that are delicate and refined. The four co-authors of this book – Sun Chenggang, Ning Xiangying, Ning Jialu

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to knitting!

Discover the art of kogin, a style of traditional Japanese sashiko embroidery with modern appeal. Historically, kogin was used as a pattern darning technique to reinforce threadbare fabric and add warmth to the clothing worn by farmers in the villages of northern Japan. With dozens of beautiful and simple geometric patterns, kogin embroidery offers fresh inspiration and authentic technique to p

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to crochet!

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to macrame! From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of macrame know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple-but-stunning projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about macrame: how to choose a su

Explore the wonders of sashiko with Japanese embroidery star Sashikonami! Learn to create your own embellished items with detailed designs in vibrant colors. Let's explore the traditional Japanese embroidery pattern designs! . This is the long-awaited book by popular sashiko author Sashikonami. This craft book not just produces the Sashiko basics simple designs but also comes with the lovely stit

Get started and learn the basics with this miniature, no-nonsense guide to weaving! From best-selling author and crafting queen Claire Gelder, this gorgeous mini guide is packed full of weaving know-how, practical illustrations and comes with four simple-but-stunning projects. Perfect for complete beginners, Claire clearly explains everything you need to know about weaving: choosing and using di

26 adorable woodland creatures to crochet, from squishable frogs and foxes to super-cute bunnies and bees. Perfect for beginners, this simple book uses only a handful of stitches and contains clear, easy-to-follow instructions to get you started. Using only tiny amounts of yarn, but bursting with character and fun, these adorable amigurumi makes will bust your stash and melt your heart! Simply fo

When it comes to fashion, the term “icon” is almost invariably associated with a person: a man or, more often, a woman whose style has left a mark on the collective imagination. And yet, there are also objects that have the same extraordinary evocative power, items of clothing or accessories which, in different ways, have revolutionised the history of fashion. The birth of the Burberry trench co

A book with the theme of "Let's make clothes to wear tomorrow," where adult women can make the clothes they want to wear now. Full of useful items for every season, such as coats and dresses and tunics made of warm materials. This book consist of sewing patterns of adult clothes delivered by the editorial department of the quarterly sewing magazine Cotton Friend. Under the theme of "Let's make tom

Are you tired of huge and super complicated amigurumi projects that never end? Mini amigurumi book is here for you! Using just small amounts of yarn, in a short amount of time you will be holding your adorable creation. Perfect projects for a busy day, can be made in one sitting. With clear and easy to follow directions and lots of step by step photos, these designs are perfect for beginners but s

The Sunday Times bestseller following the inspiring story of life as a shepherdess, by the star of More4's Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive & the Kids and Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm. Amanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales and Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animals. She is a fa