Craft Focus - Dec 2017/Jan 2018 (Issue 64)

craft focus 57 Make additional sales by stocking contemporary craft books alongside your other product offerings. We review the latest editions to hit the shelves bookstand book reviews A MAKER’S GUIDE: EMBROIDERY AND PATCHWORK & QUILTING Price: £16.95 RRP each ISBN: 978 0 500 293270 & 978 0 500 293263 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Thames & Hudson has a new series of book in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum. The maker’s guides offer a fresh and contemporary approach to handmade traditions from around the world. A Maker’s Guide: Embroidery contains 15 beautiful step-by-step projects for crafters of all skill levels. Each one taking its cue from a different tradition including Indian Kantha, English wholecloth quilting, Japanese boro patchwork, and the block- and strip- pieced quilts of North America, as well as appliqué traditions from Hawaii and Panama. The projects are both functional, fashionable and include tips on how to create beyond the book, to develop individual and original designs. While A Maker’s Guide: Embroidery includes 15 projects based on techniques such as English goldwork, Indian beetle-wing embellishment, Japanese Kogin, and Irish whitework, as well as contemporary machine embroidery. This modern maker’s handbook demonstrates decorative stitching traditions and will expand the readers’ crafting horizons and become an invaluable addition to every craft shelf. We say: “These inspiring books will give readers the skill and confidence to express their passion for these age-old crafts.” MINIATURES MY MINIATURE LIBRARY – 30 TINY BOOKS TO MAKE, READ AND TREASURE Price: £14.99 RRP ISBN: 9781786270252 Publisher: Laurence King My Miniature Library is a beautiful kit to make a complete collection of tiny books. With stories ranging from illustrated fairytales to well-loved nonsense rhymes and books of butterflies, birds and flowers, plus blank books for you to create your own works of art, you’ll have everything you need to make a little library of beautifully illustrated books. The books are simple to make – just cut, fold and glue. The kit comes with a miniature bookshelf to press out and make. The fully illustrated instructions are easy-to-follow, and the box transforms into a beautiful library scene! We say: “It’s perfect for children and adults aged 7 years and over and would suit dollhouse fans too.” OUT NOW HANDICRAFTS OUT NOW