Embroiderers' Guild Bookshop - Related Textile Techniques

1000 Artist Trading Cards: Innovative and Inspired Mixed-Media ATCs NEW!
Patricia Bolton
Pub. Quarry Books
Price £16.99 paperback
Artists trading cards are mini works of art. They are extemely popular among artists of all sorts, who trade and share them with others. This book is an exciting compendium compiled by Patricia Bolton, and is a visual source of creative techniques and ideas.

49 1/2 Skirts NEW!
Alison Willoughby
Pub. A&C Black
Price £14.99 paperback
Make head-turning, show stopping skirts using simple techniques and inexpensive, readily available materials: give a new lease of life to an old favourite, transform vintage finds with clever customising, or make and decorate a skirt from scratch using the free paper pattern template. A fabulous find for fashion students.

A - Z of Sewing NEW!
Inspiration Books
Pub. Search Press
Price £17.99
A new title in the poplular A - Z series, whether you would like to make an entire garment or simply fix a hem, this comprehensive book is a must. Filled with detailed instructions and useful hints from experienced sewers, this indespensable reference book will enable you to make the best possible use of your sewing machine.

A - Z of Sewing NEW!
Inspiration Books
Pub. Search Press
Price £17.99
A new title in the poplular A - Z series, whether you would like to make an entire garment or simply fix a hem, this comprehensive book is a must. Filled with detailed instructions and useful hints from experienced sewers, this indespensable reference book will enable you to make the best possible use of your sewing machine.

A Passion for Buttons NEW!
Stephanie Bourgeois
Pub. A&C Black
Price £7.99 paperback

A Passion for Painting Pattern
Foreword by Mary Schoeser
Pub. Unipress Cumbria
Price £12.50 paperback
A Passion for Painting Pattern is about the textile designs of Raymond Honeyman. This book is full of wonderful images of Raymond's work which are bound to inspire any textile artists.

A-Z of Thread Painting NEW!
Sue Gardner
Pub. Inspirations Books
Price £17.99 spiral bound
The art of painting with a needle is one of the most revered forms of embroidery, but one that is within reach of every embroiderer. This easy to use book will lead you through all the stitches and techniques needed to create your own masterpieces. It showcases dozens of stunning designs from some of the world's best embroiderers. Each design is presented with simple instructions, clear colour photograph, pattern and stitch direction diagram so that you can easily recreate these superb embroideries.

Alabama Studio Style NEW!
Natalie Chanin
Pub. Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Price £22.50 hardback
From her studio in florence, Alabama, Natalie Chanin, founder and creative director of the acclaimed fashion and lifestyle company Alabama Chanin, works with local artisans to create handmade organic cotton-jersey clothing, plus home decorations, sought by connoisseurs of beauty and sustainable style worldwide. In Alabama Studio Style, a follow up to the celebrated Alabama Stitch Book, Chanin takes her fans on another compelling journey of creativity, technique and inspiration, this time sharing many more of her beautiful stenciling and beading methods, a collection of over 20 projects, including her award-winning dresses and skirts, plus recipes from Southern food expert Angie Mosier. Includes pull out stencil and reusable sewing patterns.

Art Cloth - A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric NEW!
Jane Dunnewold
Pub. Interweave Press
Price £19.99 paperback
Fiber artists, art-to-wear designers, and art quilters have a broad range of surface design products to choose from and can use a wealth of technique combinations to create art cloth. But while many artists know how to do one or two surface design processes, few know how to combine processes on one surface effectively. In this title, signature artist Jane Dunnewold teaches you methods for creating rich texture, color, and pattern, integrated into an artistic whole. "Art Cloth" offers up-to-date techniques and adds valuable new information from Jane's years of teaching and experience as an artist. In addition to detailed step-by-step wet-media surface-design techniques, Jane guides and inspires artists to new heights of creativity through sidebars with design tips, exercises, and project ideas that support the technical information.

Artist Trading Cards (Twenty to Make) NEW!
Leonie Pujol
Pub. Search Press
Price £4.99 paperback
Artist Trading Cards are a new and exciting way for artists all over the world to share their creativity. Have fun making your own ATCs based on Pujol's imaginative and inspiring designs, and using a broad range of traditional and innovative materials and methods.

Basketry: a World Guide to Traditional Techniques NEW!
Bryan Sentance
Pub. Thames & Hudson
Price £16.95 paperback
This book demystifies basketry by identifying the baskets of the world.

Bible of Sewing Techniques for Home Decor NEW!
Julia Bunting
Pub. Search Press
Price £15.99 spiral bound
A complete resource of techniques for designing, cutting and stitching soft furnishings.

Celtic Alphabets - With Borders and Motifs NEW!
Judy Balchin
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99 spiral bound
This beautiful book contains eleven alphabets in Celtic styles. These marvellously versatile letters can be used to decorate your craft projects. In addition to the alphabets themselves, popular author Judy Balchin has included numerals, borders and motifs as well as modern and traditional Celtic styles. All of the alphabets are presented both in colour and black-and-white for ease of use. This title includes lots of examples of completed craft projects using the alphabets.

Celtic, Viking & Anglo Saxon Embroidery - The Art & Embroidery of Jan Messent NEW!
Jan Messent
Pub. Search Press
Price £25.00 hardback
This book combines everything held dear to the author's heart in a single volume - embroidery, writing, artwork, history and books. Her beautifully executed creations combine myriad materials, including hand-stitched threads, glued papers, fabrics, fibres, paints and beads, and are presented here as a series of 'altered books', each representing a chapter that follows on from the last, and each exploring one of the major themes of the book, including textiles, stitches, clothing and accessories. Historical facts are ingeniously interwoven with contemporary renditions of ancient artworks, bringing to life the ancient skills of Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon women, and celebrating the centuries-old tradition of embroidery in England that has served as a foundation for present-day excellence.

Constructions NEW!
Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn
Pub. Double Trouble
Price £7.50 paperback
Jan and Jean take a fresh look at structures and buildings as a source for inspiration and the creation of exciting textiles. They examine skyscrapers, graveyards, old houses, markets, ornate buildings and stairs. They use hand and machine stitching, embellishing (needle punch) machines, transfer paints, bonding and fusing, thermofax screens and manipulation of surfaces.

Creative Scarecrows
Miller, M
Pub. Lark Books
Price £8.95 paperback
And now for something completely different...! From the traditional straw man to a painted sheet-metal mermaid, these 30 scarecrows and their cousins are simply out of the ordinary! Instructions are given to make these wildly creative figures, whether to scare away birds or simply to attract attention to your garden - they will make great additions to any outdoor space. Whimsical, charming and great fun!

Crewel & Surface Embroidery - Inspirational Floral Designs NEW!
Trish Burr
Pub. Search Press
Price £21.99 paperback
This book presents a section of stylised floral bouquets for embroidery, designs inspired by the work of master decorative painters in the USA and Australia, and by the Zhostovo Folk Art style from Russia. This talented embroiderer's unique sense of colour and shading enable her to interpret a range of floral subjects in a mix of thread painting and wool embroidery that fuses crewel and surface embroidery styles. Comprehensive thread listings, numerous step-by-step photographs, clear illustrations and detailed row-by-row instructions make stitching these projects a joy.

Crochet with Wire
Wiseman, N
Pub. Interweave Press
Price £11.99 paperback
This creative and fun collection of 30 projects includes a range of jewellery, art pieces and functional baskets. Crochet is given a new and fun dimension to experiment with and create truly beautiful objects.

DIY Embroidery BESTSELLER!
Victoria MacLeod
Pub. Stitch Partners
Price £9.95 paperback
Available now! Ideas for additions to stitch.

Doodle Stitching - The Motif Collection (includes CD) NEW!
Aimee Ray
Pub. Lark Books
Price £11.25 paperback
This follow-up to the best-selling "Doodle Stitching" offers fans expanded and updated basics, 400+ easy embroidery motifs on the page and on a CD-ROM sealed in the back of the book, 17 projects and lots of added inspiration. More than a dozen categories include Alphabet, Baby, Celebrations, Embellishments, Space, Trees, Flowers and Woodland Creatures - and each section includes one motif stitched by the author. The motifs on the CD-ROM are in simple black lines, so readers can easily manipulate them using their own image-editing software, print them out and transfer them onto their substrate of choice using the instructions in the book.

Embroidered Books BESTSELLER!
Isobel Hall
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
Create precious embroidered books using all the latest fabrics and methods. this beautiful book contains over 30 innovative projects and techniques. It covers the basics of book construction as well as exquisite embellishment ideas. Illustrated throughout with stunning examples of the author's work.

Embroidered Flora and Fauna
L.Turpin-Delport and N.Delport-Wepener
Pub. Search Press
Price £12.99 paperback
This is an absolutely stunning book and it is already a favourite amongst us here in the Guild Bookshop! Offering a fantastic array of plants, animals and insects, this book is packed with mixed media techniques including ribbon work, applique, fabric manipulation, beading and stitching. Projects range from a quick and easy dragonfly and a nesting bird to exotic passion flowers and three-dimensional fruit. Includes stitch diagrams and templates. A must have!

Embroidered Jewellery NEW!
Shirley Anne Sherris
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
Shirley Anne Sherris's stunning collection provides exciting ideas for a range of embroidered jewellery, including necklaces, bracelets, earrings and purses. Packed with techniques and step-by-step projects that are easy to follow, this book will help you to create your own exquisite pieces of jewellery. Practical advice on designing, sizing, edging, chains and fastenings ensure you can create your own professionally finished jewellery that is beautiful and unique.

Embroidered Originals NEW!
Sue Rangeley
Pub. d4daisy
Price £19.00 paperback
AVAILABLE IN APRIL - Inspiring and lavishly illustrated, Embroidered Originals expresses a love for the language of embroidery while revealing the artistry of Sue Rangeley's stunning creations. Sue draws inspiration from the natural world and Embroidered Originals follows her journey from wonderful drawings, through stitch samples, to the finished pieces. A comprehensive 'Studio Techniques' section highlights the rich diversity of the processes used by Sue. Techniques are described in detail, offering a comprehensive practical guide for embroiderers and textile students. A book for the coffee table and the workroom, Embroidered Originals will enchant and inspire, giving new directions for creative stitch. It is a visual treat for those interested in fine craft textiles with a touch of fashion pzazz.

Embroidered Pansies NEW!
Diana Lampe
Pub. Search Press
Price £15.00 hardback
Diana Lampe is renowned for her skill in matching the colours of nature with the embroiderer's palette of cotton, silk or woolen threads. In this, her fifth book, Diana has excelled and gives all the details to allow the reader to reproduce more than 100 pansies and heartsease, all true to nature in both form and colour. There are a range of embroidered projects that can be created to display pansies, from brooches, to cushions, to 'carpets' of flowers, together with an illustrated stitch glossary and an extensive thread coversion chart so that the pansies can be created in perfect colours in a wide range of threads.

Embroidery on Paper - Alphabet and Festive Motifs NEW!
Joke and Adriaan de Vette
Pub. Search Press
Price £6.99 paperback
By combining the techniques with paper decoupage and adding beads, ribbons and shiny stars, this book contains numerous ideas for embellishing the designs for use as greetings cards suitable for Christmas, birthdays, birth congratulations and much more. It provides templates for all of the designs, together with diagrams to assist with the stitching where necessary.

Experimental Textiles NEW!
Kim Thittichai
Pub. Batsford
Price £19.99 hardback
An experimental guide to developing your own experimental textile art, from three-dimensional work to large-scale installations. New ideas for designing with practical exercises and sketchbooks. Combines a range of materials - recycled fabrics, papers and silks, felt, Lutrador, plastic, Pelmet Vilene and found objects - with a variety of techniques, from applique to collage. Showcases the best experimental textile art in the world today.

Exquisite Evolon NEW!
Marian Barnett
Pub. Artmixter
Price £16.00 paperback
Evolon is a microfibre cloth make from polyester with a small amount of nylon fibres included - this is a complete step by step guide to working with this versatile fabric. Including eight unusual projects covering a wide range of techniques, including rust dyeing, heat distressing, printing and stitching.

Fast, Fun and Easy Needlefelting NEW!
Lynne Farris
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £12.99 paperback
Here is a state-of-the-art beginner's guide to the tools, materials and techniques of needle felting. "Fast, Fun & Easy Needle Felting" includes complete illustrated instructions for 8 distinct needle-felting techniques - from embellishments on woollen fabric, creating applique and stained-glass effects, to the use of buttons and beads in dimensional projects. Each of the featured techniques is accompanied by a unique project - including book covers, pillows, picture frames and bracelets. Author Biography: Lynne Farris is an award-winning quilt-maker, and a best-selling author. She is widely admired for her precise workmanship and intricate piecing.

Flower Fairies in Ribbon Embroidery and Stumpwork NEW!
Di Van Neikerk
Pub. Search Press
Price £14.99 paperback
A guide to interpreting Cecily Mary Barker's Flower Fairies using silk thread and ribbon, organza, stumpwork and long and short stitch.Step by step photographs.

Framing and Presenting Textile Art NEW!
Annabelle Ruston
Pub. A&C Black
Price £15.99 paperback
This book is aimed at both professional framers and textile artists, providing a thorough introduction to presenting and protecting original textile art. The book discusses the entire process, from correcting imperfections before framing, to selecting a framer; choosing equipment;selecting techniques and identifying alternatives for hanging unusual pieces.

Freestyle Machine Embroidery, Techniques & Inspiration for Fiber Art NEW!
Carol Shinn
Pub. Search Press
Price £19.99 paperback
Create art with stitches - explore the possibilities of freestyle machine embroidery as an artistic medium with this inspirational guidebook. Studio artist Carol Shinn teaches basic methods and stitches accompanied by step-by-step photographs and dozens of stitched examples to bring the techniques to life. Learn the impact of colour, layout and content decisions and how to apply them to your own work. A gallery of works by fiber artists from around the globe offers inspiration and ideas.

Get Plastered NEW!
Maggie Smith
Pub. Stitch Partners
Price £9.95 paperback
Available now! Plaster, print and stitch.

Girls' Best Book of Knitting, Sewing and Embroidery NEW!
Virginie Desmoulins
Pub. Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Price £10.95 spiral bound
Templates and cut-out guides for exciting and easy projects for young stitchers.

Inchies NEW!
Peggy Donda-Kobert
Pub. Search Press
Price £6.99 paperback
Inchies are tiny, creative one-inch squares (2.54 x 2.54cm), and are a new and growing trend in the world of mixed media art. They are perfect for giving your imagination a free rein and for trying out new techniques and materials. You do not need a huge supply of fabric, yarns or embellishments, and most can probably be found in nature, or scattered around the home. In this book, different authors present a range of techniques and designs that will excite and inspire you to create your own versions of these miniature pieces of art. Build up your own collection, transform them into tiny boxes or unique items of jewellery, or use them to decorate bags, purses and keyrings. The possibilities are endless!

Japanese Braiding The Art of Kumihimo NEW!
Jacqui Carey
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99 spiral bound
Jacqui Carey provides a fresh approach to Kumihimo - the ancient craft of Japanese braiding. The finished braids can be used to make stunning curtain cords, bracelets, necklaces and fashion accessories.

Knitting With Wire
Wiseman, N
Pub. Interweave Press
Price £12.99 paperback
30 projects from necklaces to baskets introduce you to the techniques of knitting with wire, both by hand and machine. Combined with the tips on tools, techniques and choosing wires, you will be exploring the limitless possibilities for working with wire in all sorts of different ways in no time!

Learn to Sew
Alison Reid
Pub. Coats
Price £7.99 paperback
All you need to know in one small book! Learn to Sew provides complete step-by-step instructions for basic sewing techniques, with 15 projects to test your new skills: for yourself, for your home and for your kids.

Let's Play with the Flower Stitcher NEW!
Dale Rollerson
Pub. The Thread Studio
Price £6.95 paperback
These lovely little books are extremely informative and are filled with colour photographs of wonderful samples. A flower stitcher is a sewing machine foot/attachment and Dale has used it to create an amazing variety of patterns, including a tremendous flower-stitched map of Australia. There are ideas for using straight stitch, zigzag or the built-in stitches of your machine.

Let's Play with Walnut Ink NEW!
Dale Rollerson
Pub. The Thread Studio
Price £6.95 paperback
These lovely little books are extremely informative and are filled with colour photographs of wonderful samples. Often used by calligraphers because it is permanent, walnut ink is used to give an aged look to many different types of papers and fabrics. Whether you are after a gentle sepia tone or striving for a deeper, more aged look, walnut ink can be dropped , sponged, spritzed or flicked onto the surface to create a variety of effects. Dale takes you through the many different techniques from basic experiments to creating texture,adding colour, paper casting and so much more.

Material World: Home Decor Projects for the Fabric Obsessed NEW!
Cat Wei
Pub. Quarry Books
Price £10.99 paperback
The first in a series of home sewing books geared toward DIY crafters with an interest in interior design.

Mixed Media: New Studio Techniques NEW!
Isobel Hall & Maggie Grey
Pub. d4daisy
Price £17.00 paperback
AVAILABLE EARLY OCTOBER - Two popular authors look at mixed media techniques and produce work ranging from wall-panels to jewellery and vessels. New ideas and materials are introduced, many with step-by-step instructions. You'll find methods for laminating tissue and tea-bag paper onto surfaces that range from silk paper to textured wallpaper. Maggie and Isobel will show you how to use light moulding paste (gives amazing results when pushed through an icing bag) and lots of techniques for distressing paper and fabrics. There's a whole chapter on recycling too, not just materials like lemonade bottles and insect netting but new ideas for the liquidiser and the pasta machine. The authors examine Softsculpt for accents, InkAID (with and without a printer), oiled paper for a range of effects and Crackle Paste for distressing. They also look at Texture Magic for amazing surfaces, while lemonade bottles and insect netting are recycled marvels. Maggie and Isobel show you the basics and then move beyond to encourage your creativity and enable you to adapt the ideas in the book to extend and develop your own work.

Muslin - a stitched exploration of loose weave fabrics NEW!
Fibre Fusion
Pub. Fibre Fusion
Price £15.00 paperback
Fibrefusion's latest book 'Muslin' - Sixty pages of tips, challenges, inspiration and ideas using Muslin and open-weave fabrics. Muslin is one of the most useful and versatile fabrics, it is a very cheap, value for money fabric, perfectly suited to a wide variety of approaches and technique. As with all Fibrefusion books, this publication is a 'workshop' in a book, written to help everyone who enjoys working with textiles to extend and develop their creative spirit.

Practical Textile Techniques NEW!
Ruth Sleigh-Johnson
Pub. A&C Black
Price £19.99 paperback
Practical Textile Tecniques presents an overview of the core textiles techniques: applique; printing onto fabric; stencilling; fabric painting; dyeing; quilting and patchwork; batik; embroidery (and machine); felt-making; weaving; silk painting; fusing and bonding fabric; and, mark-making. Each chapter is packed with unique ideas demonstrating different ways to use the technique as you are learning. It is perfect for fashion and textile students, or anyone with a passion for creative textiles. The cheapest and easiest methods for each technique are explained, and where possible the author covers methods for working on textiles at home, without expensive equipment. The format is strictly practical and step-by-step, with tools and working techniques fully explained and illustrated.

Red NEW!
Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn
Pub. Double Trouble
Price £7.50 paperback
Red in many shades and hues provides the focus for a range of inspirational samples from diverse and unexpected resources.

Reflections of Nature - The Art & Embroidery of Jane Hall now in paperback
Jane E Hall
Pub. Search Press
Price £15.00 paperback
NEW IN PAPERBACK This book explores Jane's extraordinary world, the materials she uses, her techniques, and her understanding and interpretation of nature. Packed with ideas, inspiration and information, it will appeal to all embroiderers and textile artists everywhere.

Ribbons & Trims
Annabel Lewis
Pub. Aurum Press
Price £20.00 hardback
Embellishing Furniture, Furnishings and Home Accessories

Samplers NEW!
Rebecca Scott
Pub. Shire Publications
Price £12.99 paperback
Samplers are not only beautiful, but also provide a record of the lives and skills of the women who worked them, whether produced for educational, religious, or purely decorative purposes. Rebecca Scott provides a detailed social history of samplers and their various roles in women's lives since the seventeenth century.

Sew and Stow
Betty Oppenheimer
Pub. David & Charles
Price £9.99 paperback
Available now! 31 Fun sewing projects to carry, hold and organize your life!

Sew and Stow
Betty Oppenheimer
Pub. David & Charles
Price £9.99 paperback
Available now! 31 Fun sewing projects to carry, hold and organize your life!

Sew Fabulous Fabric NEW!
Alice Burcher & Ginny Farquar
Pub. David & Charles
Price £12.99 paperback
Make the most of your textiles with this unique collection of irresistible homestyle projects, cleverly combining new and recyled fabrics for vintage, homespun and retro results.This title features 25 practical yet pretty projects for yourself and your home include cosy cushions and curtains, beautiful table linen and gift bags, irresistible handbags and cute cuddly toys. It is packed with ideas and opportunities to make the most of every last scrap of fabric, whether it's a luscious new fabric, a pair of old pyjamas or a thrift store bargain. Simple embroidery skills, and patchwork and applique techniques are all fully explained with simple step-by-step photography and easy-to-follow artworks

Stitch Alchemy NEW!
Kelli Perkins
Pub. Interweave Press
Price £16.99 paperback
"Stitch Alchemy" teaches techniques for integrating paper and cloth to create quilted mixed media art. Blend the versatility of paper with the dimensional qualities of cloth for paper-cloth, which can be easily transformed into collaged quilts using a variety of embellishment techniques from painting to stitching, needlefelting to beading. Paper-cloth is appealing to many artists because it's inexpensive, and requires less space, equipment, and skill than dyeing fabrics for quilt making. Yet the end results provide layers of complexity and textural appeal. Paper-cloth can also be used to make a wide variety of mixed media projects including art quilts, art dolls, jewelry, artist books, and more. In this book, readers will learn step-by-step techniques for making basic paper-cloth, adding color and interest to the foundation with inks, stains, paints, and glazes, how to texturize, printmaking techniques, effects, and more. It includes ten projects that range from bookmarks, paper beads, a journal cover, an inspiration deck, pocket book, and more. A multi-contributor photo gallery will inspire. Artists and crafters interested in altered art, found and recycled art, needle felting and nontraditional elements will be drawn to "Stitch Alchemy", the first book to cross mediums and show how to blend the versatility of paper with the dimensional qualities of cloth.

Stitched Postcards NEW!
Christina Rolf
Pub. Search Press
Price £7.99 paperback
Make them, swap them, collect them - these postcard-sized works of art (also known as Arist Mailing Cards) are one of the latest ideas to emerge from the world of mixed media art. This book contains an exclusive collection of some of the best designs, including landscapes, florals, architecture and vintage, with contributions from a number os well-known textile designers.

Stitches, Straps and Layers NEW!
Maggie Grey
Pub. d4daisy
Price £19.00 paperback
With an emphasis on re-using and recycling, Maggie Grey looks at building exciting surfaces through layering, applique and making straps. Once again, there'll be a free online class for buyers of this book.

Stitching the Textured Surface NEW!
Lynda Monk and Carol McFee
Pub. d4daisy
Price £17.00 paperback
Mixed media is such a popular concept and these two authors are masters of their craft. Apealing to a wide range of interests, this book is sure to become a best-seller.

STITCHSCAPES NEW!
Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn
Pub. Double Trouble
Price £19.99 paperback
The very popular subject of landscapes is presented with a fresh 'twist". The emphasis is on 'Scapes' whether land, sea, sky or other. Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn reveal their design processes and share their techniques in a way that can only stimulate the reader to look and create. Stitchscapes is 96 pages full of information, inspiration and wonderful artwork in glorious colour.

Stumpwork - Medieval Flora NEW!
Jane Nicholas
Pub. Search Press
Price £24.99 hardback
Illuminated manuscripts of the medieval era provide the inspiration for Jane Nicholas' glorious stumpwork. There are eight botanical speciamens, which display the buds, blossoms and seed cases of the flower; the embroideries, like the illustrations that inspired them, offer wonderful surprises and close inspection reveals an assortment of beetles and creepy-crawlies nestling in the foliage. Another three embroideries, exquisitely stitched panels, are accompied by beautiful illustrations showing the illuminated pages that inspired them. The techniques used to create the embroideries are clearly explained and, with the necessary skills at your fingertips, the elements in the book could be combined in numerous ways to create your own designs.

Stumpwork and Goldwork Embroidery: Inspired by Turkish, Syrian and Persian Tiles NEW!
Jane Nicholas
Pub. Sally Milner Publishing
Price £29.99 hardback
The research and embroidery involved in creating the designs for this book has been a joy for Jane Nicholas. She has revelled in the opportunity to indulge a passion of hers since childhood - combining jewel-like colours, gold metallic threads and glittering beads. Sixteen projects are presented in this book, varying both in size and complexity. Each has been inspired by an example of Islamic art - pottery, textiles, manuscripts or jewellery - from Turkey, Syria, Persia, Arabia or India.

Textile Adventures - mixed media and stitch NEW!
Isobel Hall
Pub. Isobel Hall Publishing
Price £17.00 paperback
Popular international tutor and author Isobel Hall is renowned for making beautiful, exquisite useable, robust items. In this, her fourth book, Isobel sets out to entice you to work with interesting materials that are both cheap and easily available. In Textile Adventures she looks at unusual ways for working with - Scrimmy papers, baby wipes, bubble wrap, weed suppressant and plain flour. Throughout this book you will be encouraged to explore exciting mixed media techniques used by the artist to create unique bags, vessels, books and wall art.

Textile Art Textile: No. 1 NEW!
Val Holmes
Pub. word4word
Price £19.95 paperback
Textile art and creative embroidery are increasingly popular and there are more and more books on the subject constantly exploring new techniques, materials and products. But we tend to forget that beginners also need to know the things that are so often taken for granted. New experimental books open the horizons for many who are already well on the road to successful textile work, but can also close doors for those who feel left behind. In this series of books Val Holmes sets out a course to follow or individual chapters on different techniques for those who wish to know more about those areas. This first book includes tried and tested techniques that help beginners with their first successful results. The methods are clearly explained, and further experiments are suggested so you can gradually find your own pathway enjoying and creating in textile media and embroidery.

Textiles from The Balkans NEW!
Diane Waller
Pub. British Museum Press
Price £10.99 paperback
AVAILABLE FROM FEBRUARY 2010 - This book presents the first published overview of the fascinating textiles from this region, setting the techniques for making them within their historical and geographical context. The author's personal experience collecting many of the pieces in the field allows her to offer completely new insights into the highly decorated textiles produced by the various ethnic, clan and religious groups of the area. The items range from everyday to festive clothing and also include accessories and textiles for the home. The makers employed a wide range of materials and techniques, including a particularly skilful use of couched embroidery and different ways of weaving. The author also explores the elements of garment shape, colour, motif and symbolism.

Textiles Handbook - mixed media & found materials NEW!
Lucy Renshaw
Pub. A&C Black
Price £15.99 paperback
Mixed media and found materials is all about experimenting with as many different found materials, colours and textures as you can lay your hands on. This book will inspire enthusiastic beginners with limited textile skills as well as engaging more experienced makers looking for new inspiration and techniques - it will also provide useful pointers for sourcing vintage fabrics and recycled materials as well as other reuseable components.

The Art of Basketry
Lonning, K
Pub. Sterling
Price £12.99 paperback

The Art Of Fabric Books
Jan Bode Smiley
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £13.99 paperback
Artist Jan Bode Smiley seamlessly blends fabulous fabrics with book arts for cutting-edge ideas every fiber artist, quilter, paper crafter and scrapbooker will want to try!

The Button Maker NEW!
Beaman, Sarah
Pub. Collins & Brown
Price £14.99 paperback
The button is everywhere and for such a small object it really can enhance and item of clothing. The Button Maker demonstrates through 30 projects, a huge range of materials that buttons can be made from, including wool, crchet, felt, fabric, beads and natural materials such as wood and clay. A sophisticated and fun book, that celebrates this most prctical of fastenings as an object of art.

The Handbook of Silk Ribbon Embroidery NEW!
Ann Cox
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99 hardback
This useful handbook provides all the techniques you need to create beautiful silk ribbon embroideries. Using just three basic stitches and gathering techniques, learn how to stitch over thirty-five different flowers, including roses, geraniums, irises, pansies, sweet peas and more. Over fifteen more detailed projects will take your skills even further, all with templates and full instructions provided.

The Left-Handed Embroiderer's Companion NEW!
Yvette Stanton
Pub. Search Press
Price £19.99 paperback
Are you frustrated by right-handed embroidery instructions and having to mentally flip them, use a mirror, or substitute right for left and vice versa. Be frustrated no more! Written by a left-hander, this stitch dictionary shows you the LEFT way to do embroidery. Written in Yvette Stanton's clear, step-by-step style, this book will be your constant embroidery companion as it shows how to do over 170 stitches comfortably and sensibly, for you as a left-hander. Surface stitches and counted thread stitches are carefully explained, with many helpful diagrams and photos. Right-handed teachers will appreciate the right-handed diagrams showing the difference between what they and their left-handed students do.

The Little Black Dress How to make the perfect one for you NEW!
Simon Henry
Pub. Guild of Master Craftsman
Price £14.99 paperback
Available now! This beautifully presented book includes a bit of the history of The Little Black Dress but most importantly how to make the perfect LBD for yourself. Expert dressmaker Simon Henry will guide you through the process of making the perfect little black dress. For beginners as well as advanced dressmakers.

The New Cross Stitcher's Bible NEW!
Jane Greenoff
Pub. A&C Black
Price £19.99 hardback
The New Cross Stitcher's Bible, a completely new and revised edition of the best-selling Cross Stitcher's Bible, features extra pages, all new projects, even more stitches and a practical stay-open binding. Features over 100 new charted designs and project ideas. An excellent stitch library featuring even more choice.

The Photo Transfer Handbook
Jean Ray Laury
Pub. C&T Publishing
Price £14.99 paperback
Discover the world of photo tranfer. Anything that can be photocopied or printed on a computer printer can be transferred to fabric. Find out how.

The Quilted Object NEW!
Ineke Berlyn
Pub. Batsford
Price £19.99 paperback
Award winning artist Ineke Berlyn shows you how to use the most innovative quilt art techniques to make a range of quilted items, from bags, books, personalised quit journals, fabric postcards to vase covers, boxes and even quilted dolls. All the latest materials and techniques are covered. Stunningly illustrated with work from quilt artists all over the world.

The Yarn Book
Penny Walsh
Pub. A&C Black
Price £14.99 paperback
In this book the author explores yarns, their history, production methods, fibre content and the new advances that are constantly being made. There are also practical instructions for making your own threads and yarns.

Thread Painting - Simple Techniques to Add Texture and Dimension NEW!
Leni Levenson Wiener
Pub. Krause
Price £15.99 paperback
Fabric is your canvas and needles and threads your brushes and paints. Gone are the days of searching endlessly for that "perfect" fabric with the texture and dimension you are looking for. Unleash your artist within and get perfect results every time! Throughout the pages of Thread Painting, Leni Levenson Wiener shows you a new and easy way to "paint" with thread using inkjet-printable fabric or ready-made fabrics to create artwork you can use with any sewing or quilting projects.

Threadwork: Silks, Stitches, Beads and Cords NEW!
Effie Mitrofanis
Pub. Sally Milner Publishing
Price £19.99 paperback
This is a book about creating sumptuous embellished surfaces made by: collaging rich colourful silks, transparent organza and ribbons stitching with embroidery threads and ribbons, knitting and other yarns, and adding further texture with raised embroidery, cords, metallic threads and beads. Experience a process of creating where each application allows the surface to evolve from the first layer upwards with a sense of playfulness and thinking outside the square. The method or process is to create an original soft textile by assembling layers of fabric as a background that is embellished with stitches, quilting, beads and cords. Within the 128 pages there are 28 amazing projects, all with full instructions for an exact reproduction, or ideas for using what is available, or combining techniques throughout the book to create a truly unique piece. Beautiful photography of finished pieces. A feast for the eyes and your creative spirit. ' Effie Mitrofanis has an international reputation as a fine and versatile embroiderer and craftsperson ' Unique projects and ideas to create more 'outside the square' ' Step-by-step instruction for projects ' Beautiful colour photographs ' A feast for the eyes and your creative spirit. ' From one of the world's most popular and successful fabric and quilt designers

Three Dimensional Textiles with coils, loops,knots & nets NEW!
Ruth Lee
Pub. Batsford
Price £19.99 hardback
Create stunning two and three dimensional structures with simple techniques that need no machinery and no looms, perfect for textile artists looking for fresh and exciting ideas. Innovative approaches from renowned textile artist Ruth Lee include working with knots, wrapping and binding, coiling, twining and creating nets, strings & chains. Includes advice on making your own cordage, decorative embellishment and incorporating unusual fibres, fabrics and objects to create unique and individual textiles. Each technique is explained with step by step instructions and diagrams, while stunning textile work throughout provides inspiration for taking your ideas further.

Transparency in Textiles NEW!
Dawn Thorne
Pub. Batsford
Price £18.99 hardback
Achieving transparency and translucency in textiles is the major new trend. Combine stitch and cloth with acetates, acrylics, perspex, resins and gels. This title provides techniques, projects and inspirational textile art. It uses all the materials that are readily available and safe to use. One of the major new trends in textile art: achieving transparency and translucency through design and with the use of new, harder materials - acrylic, perspex, acetates, fibre optics, gels and resins - in combination with stitch and fabric. The author takes you through the design process for achieving transparency in textiles and then introduces you to the materials, from paper and fabric to acetates, acrylics, perspex, resins and metals. She also explains how to create the illusion of translucency through layers, reflections, shadows, lighting and stitch techniques. The techniques for combining stitch and cloth with these harder materials are covered in detail, along with stunning images of the latest transparent textile art. To get you started, there are projects to make a piece of jewellery, a three-dimensional object and a textile piece combined with lighting.

Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery NEW!
Yvette Stanton
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99 paperback
Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery introduces a unique drawn thread embroidery originating from Poltava in Ukraine. A counted thread technique, merezhka appeals to cross stitchers, and embroiderers of other counted techniques looking for a new challengs,

Wild Tea Cosies
Loani Prior
Pub. Search Press
Price £10.99 paperback
Available now! This book is truly fun and inspiring. Wild, wacky and adventurous, tea cosies have undergone a radical makeover. You'll soon be creating your craziest fantasies and most psychedelic imaginings with these mind-boggling tea cosy designs. 24 Projects requiring basic knitting and crocheting skills.

Zakka Sewing NEW!
Therese Laskey and Chika Mori
Pub. Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Price £14.99 paperback
This fun yet stylish book contains 25 Japanese projects for the household.

Zakka Sewing NEW!
Therese Laskey and Chika Mori
Pub. Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Price £14.99 paperback
This fun yet stylish book contains 25 Japanese projects for the household.