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Print Play

Screen printing inspiration for your life and home Jessie Wright & Lara Davies Published by Hardie Grant Published by Hardie Grant Print Play is the perfect description of this book. It is about printing and and at the same time playful and fresh. The authors Jess Wright and Lara Davies are “Home-Work” – two textile… Continue reading Print Play

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Bowerbird

Creating beautiful interiors with the things you collect By Sibella Court This book was published a couple of years ago and it is one of those I love to go back to time and again as a visual source book. In BOWERBIRD, Sibella reveals her approach to collecting and collections. She shows how to procure… Continue reading Bowerbird

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Craftfulness

Mend yourself by making things By Rosemary Davidson and Arzu Tahsin Published by Quercus books As somebody who is a craft author and maker of many years, when I saw the title and strap line of this book it resonated with me.  In the introduction the authors, both makers, describe how they realized that craft… Continue reading Craftfulness

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Sashiko

20 projects using traditional Japanese stitching Jill Clay Published by GMC publications Here at Creative Colour we are very taken with the whole concept of slow, and hand sewing  in particular, as a way of winding down after a hard days graft, so this book is perfect for us. What is Sashiko? It is a… Continue reading Sashiko

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HOW WE CHOOSE TO PLAY

By Fran Heath 2016 Abel’s illustrations copyright Roscoe Cattle 2016 Heather’s illustrations copyright Cleo Cattle 2016 I was browsing in the children’s shop a Pocket Full of Pebbles, in Cowes Isle of Wight when I came across this delightful book by an Isle of Wight author and artist. She has taken a dolls house decorated… Continue reading HOW WE CHOOSE TO PLAY