Projects, techniques and inspirational designs for you and your home Tabara N’Diaya Published by Quadrille £14.99 Tabara grew up in Paris but her family originally came from Senegal a country known for its beautiful Senegalese baskets made from local grasses and coloured strings. In 2017, with her sister, she launched La Basketry, a home ware… Continue reading Baskets
Make Cute Scented Crochet foods Allison Hoffman Published by Lark Books Before I was sent this book to review I had never heard of the word Amigurumi . I did what you would have done and looked it up on Google. It is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small, stuffed yarn creatures. It… Continue reading Amigurume eats
New, Old & Forgotten By Sally Coulthard Published by Quadrille and imprint of Hardie Grant The craft of knitting This book is to crafts people what a dictionary is to a writer, a very useful tool, full of vital information. It reminds me of the 1970’s Whole earth catalogue and the 1980’s John Seymour National… Continue reading Crafted A compendium of Crafts:
By Janice Gunner published by Batsford. Photographs by Michael Wicks. Techniques and projects for using Shibori dyeing in textile art. Shibori is the Japanese term (from the word ‘to squeeze or wring”) for the dye-resist technique of binding, clamping or gathering the cloth so that the dye cannot reach certain parts. Stitched rings on a… Continue reading Shibori For Textile Artists
By Jennie Ashmore Published by Batsford £16.99 Artworks by Jennie Ashmore, photographs by Euan Adamson. This is the most unusual and beautiful pressed flower book I have ever seen. It is full of amazing compositions that are reminiscent of traditional American Quilts. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Early leafwork (1998) using sycamore leaves and fennel seed heads.… Continue reading The Art of Pressed Flowers and Leaves
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