Even in this modern age cowboys and the "Old West" still capture our hearts and imaginations. This book is written in response to many phone calls ...

Work your way through the skills and techniques required to make high-quality leather belts. Belts are underestimated as simple and easy, but a lot...

Quilts are a reflection of the people who make, use, and cherish them through the years. John Rice Irwin has personally conducted interviews with h...

Are you ready to start thinking like a scientist and working like a conservation steward? Adventures in Community Science allows young readers and ...

Are you ready for a real-world investigation of community science projects so you can participate or start your own initiative? The Adventures in C...

Alex Stewart was a recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1983 by the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington which recognized ...

The 27 quilt designers here know the ways that quilts can honor and even heal. They created these new patterns specifically for Quilts of Valor to ...

Thrill to these 68 patterns for adorable knitted clothing designs from KlompeLompe for babies, girls, boys, men, and women. The now-world-beloved b...

This comprehensive yet highly browsable reference offers concise definitions, clear line drawings, and photographs of the elements and features tha...

The history, legacy, and boundless creativity of weavers over the centuries is the base in this helpful guide for new weavers, seasoned tapestry ar...

Lace, like silver or porcelain, can be classified by type and its date and place of origin often can be identified. But in the absence of marks giv...

"I have been weaving tapestries for more than half a century. It is as much a part of my everyday as eating, sleeping—or dreaming. It is an utterly...

This high-powered mix for all who make and appreciate contemporary art quilting is the second installment of the creativity-inspiring series Explor...

Say yes to reclaiming creativity -- environmentally friendly, beautiful, and innovative! Here are 75 projects that upcycle and elevate your discard...

This artistic, inspirational guide to wearable art shows you how to nuno-felt patterns and textures into luxurious fabrics like georgette, chiffon,...

Artisan ropework—coiling, spiraling, and stitching cotton rope—is an exciting and relatively unexplored technique for creating baskets, vessels, wa...

A firsthand account of the development of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya—the first design school for traditional artisans in India—and its evolution to pre...

This do-it-yourself book for stylish handbags features 25 projects with more than 500 illustrations. Sewers of all skill levels will gather the inf...

This photo-filled guide offers you all the information you need to begin the fascinating ancient art of illumination, and then to improve your skil...

Ready for a haunting good time? Want to learn to make your own tombstones and cemetery, turn your child into a mummy, create Monster Mud, and more?...

Create a spooky memory for visitors coming to party or trick-or-treat with more than 20 DIY projects for haunting your house. With a bit of theatri...

Andean village life is vibrantly depicted through folk tales, stories, and art in this compendium of South American culture with a special focus on...

Learn to create bold, modern paper flowers from an award-winning professional in the field. Laura Reed's detailed, colorful paper creations are wor...

Learn all the steps necessary to make a variety of colorful, decorative, useful boxes created from book board and covered with decorative papers an...

With this concise and beautiful format, makers, fiber art collectors, and casual viewers take a world tour of spectacular examples of contemporary ...

Sharing their insights in compelling interviews, 38 of today’s Black ceramists demonstrate a diversity of studio practices and ways of using clay, ...

A beginner's guide to blacksmithing, featuring easy and accessible projects for making beautiful and practical items like keyrings, coat hooks, pla...

Dive into the ancient Maasai tradition of beading, its history, and its purpose. African beaded jewellery is one of today's most popular trends in ...

A fresh and enticing introduction to the art of millinery, blending modern design and refined techniques with trusted traditional methods. Clear an...

Aimee McCulloch, an accomplished modern glass artist, goes beyond traditional stained-glass techniques and makes glass into modern and contemporary...

Teaches two beautiful Japanese sashiko styles not found in other books: kogin and hishizashi. Sashiko's beauty is understandably popular, and here'...

Learn to create beautiful hand-stitched leather bags with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow patterns.Written for leather crafters of all...

For makers of all levels, discover practical ways to become more creative and find inspiration and meaning in your daily life by reconnecting with ...

This colourful little manual is welcoming and unintimidating, and it solves a common problem -- "Why can't I be as creative as I want to? Why can't...

For any ceramic artist who has ever dreamed of making cuerda seca (literally "dry line") tile, this practical and comprehensive handbook covers eve...

Famous in Japan for his three-dimensional pop-up art, Seiji Tsukimoto teaches you to make 15 amazing globe-shaped, customisable paper forms using o...