New Arts and Crafts titles
0719841593 
Paperback 
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: Completing a project, only to discover irregular tension, untidy joins or a tight cast off can be disheartening and ruin the look of a knitted piece. 'Neat Knitting Techniques' provides a toolkit of essential skills and solutions to common issues, helping you knit in a neater way.
0500297002 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
Resource type: Physical
Note: 'Ways of Drawing' brings together a sophisticated, exciting range of reflections on markmaking by practising artists, teachers and writers. From explorations of how it feels to draw and personal accounts of artistic development, to short, imaginative propositions for looking, understanding and experiencing afresh, this collection repositions drawin
272p ; 280mm
0719841615 
Paperback
Year: 2022
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: Draw nature your own, unique way inspired by East Asian artistic traditions. This practical book introduces the art of brush painting. It explains how to draw and recreate the serene beauty of the natural world, including the Four Noble Plants, with minimal marks. All you need is a brush, ink and paper. Learn about brush drawing through the simple exercises that this book demonstrates
1789940885 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Resource type: Physical
1529421187 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Greenfinch
Resource type: Physical
Note: From spring planters to summer floral crowns and autumn vase arrangements to winter wreaths; life is better with flowers all year round. With clear, step-by-step instructions, expert florist Ashlee Jane leads you through her inspirational ideas for floral designs to bring the calming presence of flowers and foliage into your home.
1800920229 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Search Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: New baby on the way? What better time than to crochet a beautiful matching gift set for the precious little one? Sue Rawlinson has designed six coordinated bundles for every occasion, from bringing the baby home to that all-important first outing. Each bundle includes a baby blanket plus two or three other gifts such as a soft bunny to cuddle.
1782219714 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Search Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: With just one crochet stitch and 11 basic embroidery stitches to learn, create 10 beautifully embellished crocheted items for you and your home.
1849948062 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Batsford
Resource type: Physical
Note: A beautifully crafted and accessible book filled with 35 easy to follow crochet patterns to create a beautiful array of baby clothes and accessories without the need for assembly.
1800651902 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: CICO Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: A complete guide to the techniques and finishing touches that every quilter needs to know.
1787138682 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Resource type: Physical
Note: With 15 beautiful designs, this book takes you through all the steps and techniques that you need to master and refine your crochet skills.
4805317167 
Paperback
Year: 2022
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Resource type: Physical
Note: Imagine an art class taught by 100 professional Japanese manga and anime illustrators. In much the same way, this guide gathers the collective knowledge, tips and techniques from over 100 anime and manga artists. The lessons cover everything from the basics of figure drawing and posing to advanced cutting-edge digital illustration and coloration techniques.
0711268576 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Resource type: Physical
Note: A celebration of season, 'Flower Philosophy' presents a selection of beautiful arrangements designed to free readers from the pressures of perfection and instead encourage creative freedom, intuition and original results. Flowers are not perfect, and flower arranging shouldn't be either.
180092013X 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Search Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: The Woolly Felters - Roz Dace and Judy Balchin - bring you another fun-packed needle felting book, this time with dolls that are vibrant, quirky and full of character! Learn how to sculpt fairies, kawaii characters, a royal family, and even yourself or your friends. There are ten varied projects, each with needle felted clothing, hair and accessories.
178870567X 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Nine Eight Books
Resource type: Physical
Note: Between the late '60s and early '80s, design house Hipgnosis created some of the most iconic and ubiquitous album artwork of all time. Their original lifespan coincided with the golden age of the 12-inch LP, beginning just as the Beatles' 'Sergeant Pepper' made the record sleeve the ultimate blank canvas and ending just as new technology looked set to usurp vinyl.
0719842484 
Paperback
Year: 2022
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: Tapestries were among the most prestigious of art forms, created for the mightiest in the land and valued for centuries. This book gently leads you through the process of tapestry weaving with diagrams and exciting work by contemporary weavers.
0719841577 
Paperback
Year: 2022
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: Whether you're an experienced hand knitter taking up machine knitting for the first time or an established machine knitter looking for the confidence and knowledge to further your skills, this accessible book offers a step-by-step guide to the practical techniques of Fair Isle knitting on the machine and the considerations that are specific to two-colour knitting.
0719841496 
Paperback
Year: 2022
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: With this practical introduction, master brioche knitting and create textured, reversible knitted fabrics. Whether you're a new knitter expanding your skillset or an experienced knitter honing your technical ability, brioche knitting is an essential technique to add to your repertoire.
1849948054 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Batsford
Resource type: Physical
Note: 'Simple Weave' opens up the world of weaving beyond gigantic looms and inaccessible patterns with 15 weaving projects and four tool projects to make. Learn to make beautiful things with tools small enough to fit in your pocket.
1782219773 
Paperback
Year: 2023
Language: English
Media class: Paperback
Publisher: Search Press
Resource type: Physical
Note: This guide to colour crochet is packed with inspiration, including a comprehensive guide to choosing and using colour, a collection of 40 vibrant colour stitch patterns, a guide to Intarsia, Mosaic, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet, the authors' own innovative 'smart' charting method, shared here for the first time, plus 10 wonderful crochet projects
0241574773 
Hardback
Year: 2023
Media class: Hardback
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Limited
Resource type: Physical
Note: Bold, modern and more than a little bit cheeky, 'Flower Porn' ditches the traditional floral bouquets for designer arrangements that you can recreate at home. Kai Kaimins, founder of East London florist My Lady Garden, shows you how to fill your home or office with eye-catching, Instagram-worthy arrangements.