63 BOOKS NEEDLE FELTING THROUGH THE SEASONS By Elizabeth Whitton £21.99 9780764372445 Schiffer Craft Get ready to fall in love with needle felting! Whether you’re a crafter looking to explore a new medium or you’re already a felter, let author and instructor Elizabeth Whitton show you how easy, therapeutic, and fun the art form can be. Start by learning about the different types of needle felting and all the supplies you’ll need, such as needles, wool, and work surfaces; then, hone your skills on 12 seasonal step-by-step projects that can be proudly displayed in your home or gifted to loved ones. Each season is represented by three different easy-to-follow projects; a mixture of threedimensional and two-dimensional pieces, allowing you to explore a wide variety of needle-felting techniques. We say: Experienced felters and complete beginners will find much to enjoy in this gorgeous book, it’s a must-have for your craft library. Needle felting A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO VISIBLE MENDING By Shelley Zetuni £14.99 9781800656406 CICO Books Perfect for complete beginners, this handbook introduces a variety of mending techniques and shows you how to make unique projects with your new skills. Learn how to create vibrant patterns with darning, strengthen and embellish with sashiko-style stitching, cover stains with needle-felting and handmade patches, and much more. Throughout, you’ll find advice on choosing colours, threads and materials, and how to incorporate a visible mend into the existing style of a garment or use it to give the item a complete refresh. The 20 beautiful projects include adding needle-felted embellishments to a scarf, repairing a denim jacket with sashiko, patching a hole in fine silk fabric and adding colourful darning to a jumper. We say: Bring new life to old clothes or charity-shop finds and create your sustainable wardrobe. Repairing Crochet REVERSIBLE CROCHET By Anna Nikipirowicz £18.99 9781577158738 Quarry Books In Reversible Crochet, bestselling author, designer, and teacher Anna Nikipirowicz introduces interlocking crochet: a playful technique where two meshes work together to form vibrant, reversible patterns. With just a few basic stitches, you can unlock a whole new world of colour and creativity. With clear setup, foundational techniques, and finishing guidance, you’ll build confidence from your first swatch to your finished piece. From 50 interlocking stitches to contemporary projects, this is your invitation to have fun with yarn and craft pieces that wow on both sides. We say: Discover a colourful new way to crochet with interlocking stitches that create bold, two-sided designs. MILLIE MAROTTA’S TINY ANIMAL KINGDOM By Millie Marotta £14.99 9781837330171 BATSFORD This colouring book is packed with some of the most intriguing miniature creatures that exist on our planet. From cute mammals to industrious insects, this newest title has illustrations of pygmy rabbits, dwarf geckos, tadpoles, pink fairy armadillos, zooplankton, pygmy hoglets and more. There are many tiny creatures we may see every day, such as snails, bumblebees, caterpillars, wrens and ladybirds, and many more which we do not, such as the elf owl, the nano chameleon or the silky anteater; you have the chance to explore them all and more in this delightful book. We say: The latest much-anticipated book from number one bestselling illustrator Millie Marotta, featuring the tiniest but mightiest of creatures. Colouring
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