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	Creating Sketchbooks for Embroiderers and Textile Artists BESTSELLER! Greenlees, K Pub. Batsford Price £18.99 hardback This fascinating new book not only gives us a glimpse into the sketchbooks of leading textile artists such as Audrey Walker, Rozanne Hawksley and Amanda Clayton, but also practical suggestions and help with making the most of your own sketchbook. It covers basic aspects like the purposes of, and different approaches to a sketchbook, making a start and presentation. The following are all covered - exploring and storing, investigation and ideas, research and collecting, experimentation, development, recording, analysis, using different media, exploring concepts, and how to make the sketchbook a work of art in itself. This book is an invaluable aid for all students, embroiderers and textile artists of all abilities.

	Fiberarts Design Book 7 Kieffer, S Pub. Lark Books Price £24.95 hardback This book celebrates the diversity and excellence of textile arts today. This collection showcases more than 500 designs by artists from 24 countries and is divided into sections.

	Inspired to Stitch Springall, D Pub. A&C Black Price £30.00 hardback

	Modern Australian Tapestries from the Victorian Tapestry Workshop Walker, S (ed.) Pub. Victorian Tapestry Workshop Price £22.95 paperback

	The Art & Embroidery of Jane Hall: Reflections of Nature NEW! Jane Hall Pub. Search Press Price £19.99 hardback In a combination of art, photography and prose, the author mixes her work as a textile artist with the world that inspired it.

	The Fiberarts Book of Wearable Art Aimone, K Pub. Lark Books Price £16.95 paperback 39 artists describe their inspirations, techniques and approaches to producing beautiful and stunning artwear. This book provides fascinating insights into, and also showcases, beautiful work. Truly inspirational!