This high-powered mix for all who make and appreciate contemporary art quilting begins the creativity-inspiring series Exploring Art Quilts with SA...

This book looks at the history, beauty, and various styles of New Mexico colcha enbroidery, and tells the uplifting story of how a small group of d...

This features full color images and explanatory captions for the 82 quilts juried into Quilt National '89, the sixth in a series of biennial intern...

For woodturners at an advanced level, this book offers skills, projects, and inspiration. The 10 turning techniques here allow experts to expand th...

This beautifully illustrated sourcebook chronicles the history of the Newcomb Pottery at Tulane University in Louisiana from its founding in 1895. ...

More than 500 images explore the free-form embroidered creations of the tribal people of India's renown Gujarat Province. Dating back 30 to 100 yea...

Indisputably the largest and most comprehensive book available on Noritake, more than 1,000 pieces in classical, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco styles w...

This unique approach allows the collector to identify a piece of Noritake dinnerware by finding a matching pattern or by finding a similar shape th...

Native art on the Northwest Coast is very much alive and increasing in both artistry and volume. Over 400 color photographs of old and recent artwo...

For the first time in English, a complete book about Norwegian pick-up bandweaving—from its fascinating history to beautiful bands you can make you...

During the occupation of Japan between 1945 and 1952, a world market for small and inexpensive goods was correctly identified as a starting point f...

This comprehensive guide to off-loom, seed-bead weaving uses the square stitch. Over 220 color photos illustrate the step-by-step instructions that...

The master basketmaker shares techniques developed over many years. Beautiful color photographs of antique New England baskets inspire readers to a...

Santa rides again! This highly animated Santa carving depicts the jolly old elf getting more than he bargained for on an off-season fishing expedit...

From the beginning of time, armor and amulets have been used for protection and are found in cultures across the globe, and those who crafted them ...

Over 200 photos plus insightful essays from a variety of perspectives celebrate the chair—the centerpiece of furniture arts over the course of Amer...

Weaving involves straight, parallel, and gridlike lines, but as Norma Smayda shows, ondulé—weaving with curving warp threads—offers new directions....

For crafters and artists who like the idea of working with gourds but don't know where to begin, this Beginner's Guide provides basic cutting, colo...

Renowned textile artist Meredith Woolnough creates replicas of nature using a delicate system of tiny stitches. Her artwork is breathtaking, and no...

Buying an Oriental rug need not be confusing. This book answers the most frequent questions and offers a great introduction to this ancient and con...

Today’s renewed interest in our basic rights has become part of popular culture and breaking news, and this colorful new way to approach human righ...

Tom Wolfe takes his creative talent to the National Game: Baseball. With easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. Tom helps the carver bring the ...

Outdoor Carpentry is the first "tool" you need to fulfill all your dreams for a large terrace, a flowerbox, an outdoor kitchen, a fence, a shed, a ...

Outdoor Wood Works is a collection of ideas for improving the environment around our houses. From the fences that frame our homes to the walkways t...

Discover your inner artist with this boxed set of 18 watercolors. The hues were hand-chosen to complement the line drawings of flowers, woodland, a...

Small figures of ancient and medieval warriors clad in leather or metal armor, available at any toy or hobby store, make wonderful, challenging fig...

Miniature American Civil War figures have become extremely popular in the past few years. Using a clearly photographed step-by-step approach, Mike ...

Bring your gourds to life through these ten whimsical and fun decorating projects. Sammie Crawford, the Fairy Gourdmother, provides patterns, color...

While it may seem easy to paint a three dimensional miniature figure, to do it properly requires a practiced hand and some artistic techniques. Bec...

The Napoleonic era has been called the age of the military tailor because of the colorful and ornate uniforms of this period. Using a clearly photo...

The classic porcelain painting from Meissen ranks among the most beautiful and precious of all that the porcelain art has produced. The author show...

The astoundingly vibrant three-dimensional paper artworks in this book will stop paper art fans of all levels in their tracks. After the initial am...

With detailed instructions, templates, and colorful photography, this book shows how to craft fifty-five paper jewelry projects. Colorful and graph...

A treasury of textures, this beautiful book and its accompanying Mac and PC Compatible CDs are filled with 114 colorful images of handmade papers, ...

These 25 projects show how ammonites, lichen rosettes, honeycomb, and other natural forms can help you apply the rules of mathematics to create com...

Old books on glass paperweights are shattered by this beautiful new presentation of previously unknown facts! Hundreds of beautiful old and new pap...

Paracord handle wraps are popular with respect to survival knives and tactical knives. They rest comfortably in your hand, they're slip-proof, and ...

This book is all about patchwork knitting and crochet. Learn innovative methods to join simple knitted pieces into chic fashion and accessories, in...

Quilted images from the First World War, many created by descendants of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, are depicted in book form and for display ...

Decorated peanut butter glasses were made in the 1950s to sell commercially produced peanut butter. The glasses were printed with colorful painted ...

Learn to make your own jewelry designs with pearls. Step-by-step photographs, patterns, and simple-to-follow instructions guide you through 23 proj...

The delightful decorations that characterize Pennsbury pottery have made it a favorite type of American wares since the pottery's origin in 1950 an...

The German immigrants to Southeastern Pennsylvania developed a rich and very colorful quilting heritage after they arrived in America. This book fo...

Rug hookers, seamstresses, and all who love traditional textile crafts will delight in this book, examining a much-loved but little-published histo...

Pens and pencils made at the wood lathe are becoming increasingly popular. These unique writing instruments are fantastic sellers at art and craft ...

In an invitation to expand and liberate your creative voice in floral design, Jenny Thomasson (AIFD, PFCI, EMC) generously unfolds her artistic pro...

Written records show that Phoenix Glass Company was the major domestic manufacturer of colored and specialty glass between 1880 and the turn of the...

The pickin’ stick is an easy-to-play, steel-stringed instrument with a diatonic scale, but it is also the perfect first instrument for aspiring lut...