Simple techniques to create original, vibrant designs on glass

Offering great techniques across 20 dazzling projects, this trove of ideas is perfect for crafters seeking new ways to expand their art. Featuring chic, stylish designs, each project is accompanied by step-by-step instructions and colorful, detail-rich photography for pieces that include quirky fairies, funky cats, assorted Christmas baubles, glowing lamps, and sleek cocktail glasses. These elegant painted glass designs are for mobiles, cards, book covers, and panels—perfect as gifts or for home decorating.

Crochet is amazingly popular, arguably overtaking knitting as one of the current hot craft trends. Hearts are a very popular theme in all types of craft, especially yarn-based ones.

This book presents 20 pretty, stylish designs for crocheted hearts, from a Valentine heart, and a pincushion heart to a heart-shaped cushion, and a heart-shaped rug there will be something for everyone. The hearts will be in a variety of sizes and styles, all worked in various colours, yarns and crochet stitches with added embellishments such as buttons, beads and ribbon. Generic yarn types will be supplied with the patterns, and actual yarn used will also be listed.

A new crochet title a very on-trend craft
A lovely variety of hearts using a wide range of yarns and designs
Suitable for novice crocheters and more the experienced

Ultimate Sewing Bible by Marie Clayton.

A complete reference with step by step techniques.

A usful guide for new and experienced crafters.

Your guide to the enchanting world of the teddy bear, this is a complete course in making a lasting gift for your family and loved ones.

Teddy bears are an iconic symbol of childhood. They are often our first and best-loved toys right through to adulthood, often passed on to our own children to enjoy. This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide takes you into the magical world of teddy bear making and shows you how to create your own traditional bear to hand down through the generations.

The book begins with a short history of the teddy bear, followed by detailed information on tools, materials and essential bear-making techniques. There's guidance on finding design inspiration, and three complete step-by-step projects to get you started. There's then detailed guidance on how to create different eyes, ears, noses and mouths to give your bear a unique personality, and sewn outfits to dress them in. The book ends with notes on care and repair, ensuring your treasured creation will last a lifetime.

Sewing is the perfect hobby - it is relaxing, creative and extremely useful! But sewing machines can seem complicated. This book has everything you need to know to choose, use and look after your sewing machine with confidence. The first chapters will help you choose a machine, explaining which features to look out for. Once you've got your machine home, the step-by-step instructions will help you get to grips with everything. Learn how to set up your machine and its basic functions including: winding a bobbin, threading up and adjusting tension and stitch size. With plenty of information on basic dressmaking techniques, you will soon be tackling seams and hems, zips and buttonholes, gathers and pleats, binding and trimming. Feeling creative? Try out some decorative techniques - with machine embroidery, applique, patchwork and quilting. And if you get stuck, there is an invaluable trouble shooting section along with a jargon busting glossary.So whether you want to use your sewing machine to carry out simple repairs, customize and alter your vintage finds, create a whole new wardrobe from scratch, or make a stylish curtains and cushions for your home, be sure to have this manual by your side at all times!

Techniques and projects for one of the most popular tools in the sewer's arsenal: Serge It! not only shows stitchers how to use this handy and extremely popular machine, it also gives them marvellous things to make with it. 24 fresh, modern and creative projects range from a sweet ruffle purse to cute puppets to fun fruit-themed trivets, all illustrated with ample how-to photos showing each step. Along with an informative basics section, this guide provides plenty of creative ideas to revitalise your approach to serging.

These cats are so meticulously put together that at a glance you could easily think that they are not mere needle felting creations but real cats. Impressive. Hinali posts photos of her true-to-life needle felting kittens on her Instagram, and her mastery keeps surprising and exciting a lot of craft enthusiasts and cat lovers. This long-awaited first book tells you in detail how they are done, with all the secrets revealed. From Scottish Fold to Siamese, Tortoiseshell to White, you can create whatever cat you like with in-depth instructions and step-by-step photographs. If you can't have enough of cute kittens, create them by yourself!

A jelly roll is a roll of pre-cut fabric strips,  The fabric strips in a jelly roll are a standard width and length (2½ x 44in) and there are usually 40 strips a roll, enabling quick and easy piecing for craft projects. All of the quilts in the book can be made using a single jelly roll, through extra fabric is needed for the edging and backing fabric. This book contains information on materials and equipment, as well as basic stitching techniques, layering and basting, quilting (by hand and machine), binding, labelling and laundering. There's even a section on cutting your own strips for those who prefer to use their own fabric choices rather than a pre-cut jelly roll. Each of the nine projects consist of a different quilt design, together with a gift item made in a coordinating fabric, including stylish bags, a cushion, pot holders and key fobs. Full instructions for each quilt are provided, together with step-by-step photographs for the accompanying gift. Stunning photography throughout and clear, step-by-step instructions make this an ideal beginner's book.

Fans of the popular Big Little Felt Universe will rejoice at this fun sequel, featuring 60 all-new designs. The charming projects include a picnic basket, complete with utensils and a sandwich, Russian nesting dolls, a baking set with mixer, frosting bag, and cupcakes, and three dinosaurs with a lava mountain. Easy-to-follow instructions and colourful photos make this perfect even for beginning felters.

Flowers are a perennial favourite among crafters, especially when they're quick to create and made with felt, pretty fabrics and eye-catching stitched embellishments. These 42 floral projects include a simple stemmed marigold; a cascade of silk poppies; an embroidered bouquet for a lucky bride; roses entwined in a summer headband; a dapper little boutonnière and a velvet succulent wreath to adorn a door.