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KIT KEMP design threads

This, Kit Kemp’s third book, and it is about weaving together spaces that are dynamic and diverse in their own right, but with a thread of creative connection running through each and every one, so as to create a house or hotel that resonates as a harmonious whole. The book explores the outside spaces that… Continue reading KIT KEMP design threads

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Want to Master the Art of Punch Needle And make accessories for you and your home?

Look no further than the book Punch Needle by Arounna Khounnoraj Published by Hardie Grant ÂŁ14.99 Photographs by Catherine Frawley Punch needle is the very modern take on rag rugging, it uses  a tool to punch yarn or strips of fabric into a stretched base fabric to create a series of stitches. In the same… Continue reading Want to Master the Art of Punch Needle And make accessories for you and your home?

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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