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The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook

More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn

by Carol Ekarius, Deborah Robson ...

This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven ... Read more

$33.99 AUD

This one-of-a-kind encyclopedia shines a spotlight on more than 200 animals and their wondrous fleece.Profiling a worldwide array of fiber-producers that includes northern Africa’s dromedary camel, the Navajo churro, and the Tasmanian merino, Carol Ekarius and Deborah Robson include photographs of each animal’s fleece at every stage of the handcrafting process, from raw to cleaned, spun, and woven
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The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots

by Lindsey Philpott ...

All knots are useful, but many can also be very beautiful. Here, Lindsey Philpott, expert knot tyer, sets out to provide the most comprehensive, useful, and attractive book of decorative knots from around the world. Readers will learn the materials, methods, measurements, and tools needed to tie dozens of beautiful knots. Flat knots, round knots, square knots, covering knots—you name it, and this ... Read more

$25.99 AUD

All knots are useful, but many can also be very beautiful. Here, Lindsey Philpott, expert knot tyer, sets out to provide the most comprehensive, useful, and attractive book of decorative knots from around the world. Readers will learn the materials, methods, measurements, and tools needed to tie dozens of beautiful knots. Flat knots, round knots, square knots, covering knots—you name it, and this
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Crochet: Fun & Easy Patterns For Beginners

by Katherine Davidson ...

A collection of 30 patterns for beginners and experienced beginners to help introduce them to the wonderful world of crochet.Includes patterns for baskets, shawls, animals, hats, etc.Perfect for rainy day activities! ... Read more

$0.99 AUD

A collection of 30 patterns for beginners and experienced beginners to help introduce them to the wonderful world of crochet.Includes patterns for baskets, shawls, animals, hats, etc.Perfect for rainy day activities!
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Paracord!

How to Make the Best Bracelets, Lanyards, Key Chains, Buckles, and More

by Todd Mikkelsen ...

Todd Mikkelsen's Paracord! offers a diverse collection of projects that utilize parachute cords-known around the world as paracord. Used by paratroopers and other military personnel during World War II, this lightweight nylon rope is now one of the most sought-after materials by crafters.Its durability and flexibility make it perfect for creating everyday accessories such as belts, bracelets, ... Read more

$13.99 AUD

Todd Mikkelsen's Paracord! offers a diverse collection of projects that utilize parachute cords-known around the world as paracord. Used by paratroopers and other military personnel during World War II, this lightweight nylon rope is now one of the most sought-after materials by crafters.Its durability and flexibility make it perfect for creating everyday accessories such as belts, bracelets,
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The Weaver's Idea Book

Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom

by Jane Patrick ...

New and experienced weavers alike are always on the lookout for new weave-structure patterns. The Weaver's Idea Book presents a wide variety of patterns for the simple rigid-heddle loom, accompanied by harness drafts for multishaft looms. The techniques include leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric. Each chapter contains weaving patterns along with swatches illustrating the ... Read more

$8.13 AUD

New and experienced weavers alike are always on the lookout for new weave-structure patterns. The Weaver's Idea Book presents a wide variety of patterns for the simple rigid-heddle loom, accompanied by harness drafts for multishaft looms. The techniques include leno, Brooks bouquet, soumak, and embroidery on fabric. Each chapter contains weaving patterns along with swatches illustrating the
... Read more
Respect the Spindle

Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool

by Abby Franquemont ...

Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and ... Read more

$26.06 AUD

Enjoying a resurgence in popularity thanks to the current trend of DIY crafts, the hand spindle remains one of the most productive, versatile, and convenient tools for creating stunning fiber arts from home, as this beautifully illustrated guide from a veteran spinner and spindle aficionado demonstrates. With step-by-step instructions, this essential manual details the basic steps of spinning and
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Macramé Plant Hangers

Creative Knotted Crafts for Your Stylish Home

by Chrysteen Borja ...

Adorn your cozy interiors with hand-woven knotted art and hanging plants.Are you a DIY home decorator, plant lover, or flower lover? We got you!Macramé plant hangers are the perfect little touch to accent your cozy, designer home. Macramé—the art of knotting made popular in the seventies—is now on a revival, bringing trendy boho vibes into your living room, bedroom, and more. And there’s simply no ... Read more

$18.99 AUD

Adorn your cozy interiors with hand-woven knotted art and hanging plants.Are you a DIY home decorator, plant lover, or flower lover? We got you!Macramé plant hangers are the perfect little touch to accent your cozy, designer home. Macramé—the art of knotting made popular in the seventies—is now on a revival, bringing trendy boho vibes into your living room, bedroom, and more. And there’s simply no
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Chainmail Made Easy: Learn to Chainmail in 24 Hours or Less!

Chainmail Made Easy

by Jeff Baker ...

Series series Chainmail Made Easy
Have you always wanted to learn to chainmail but thought it would take too long?This is an introductory book in the Chaimail Made Easy series detailing how to get started chainmailling in 24 hours or less with absolutely no experience. Chain mail, also known as chainmail, maille, or chainmaille is a great hobby for any age that doesn't involve just making armor.You can make almost anything from ... Read more

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Have you always wanted to learn to chainmail but thought it would take too long?This is an introductory book in the Chaimail Made Easy series detailing how to get started chainmailling in 24 hours or less with absolutely no experience. Chain mail, also known as chainmail, maille, or chainmaille is a great hobby for any age that doesn't involve just making armor.You can make almost anything from
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The Art of Circular Yokes

A Timeless Technique for 15 Modern Sweaters

Edited by Kerry Bogert ...

Knit a masterpiece!Discover the how yarn and needles become artistic tools when you work on the beautiful canvas of a circular yoke. The timeless technique of knitting sweaters with nearly invisible shaping allows for painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables, and so much more. Open the pages of The Art of Circular Yokes to find:• Detailed information on the math behind ... Read more

$17.37 AUD

Knit a masterpiece!Discover the how yarn and needles become artistic tools when you work on the beautiful canvas of a circular yoke. The timeless technique of knitting sweaters with nearly invisible shaping allows for painterly colorwork, illustrative lace, beautifully chiseled cables, and so much more. Open the pages of The Art of Circular Yokes to find:• Detailed information on the math behind
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Practical Paracord Projects

Survival Bracelets, Lanyards, Dog Leashes, and Other Cool Things You Can Make Yourself

by Instructables.com ...

Parachute cord, which is now universally known as paracord, is a lightweight nylon rope originally used by paratroopers during World War II. It is now employed as a general purpose utility cord by military personnel and civilians alike. Paracord is an ideal material for making whips, for example, due to its durability and flexibility. Hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts have made survival ... Read more

$12.99 AUD

Parachute cord, which is now universally known as paracord, is a lightweight nylon rope originally used by paratroopers during World War II. It is now employed as a general purpose utility cord by military personnel and civilians alike. Paracord is an ideal material for making whips, for example, due to its durability and flexibility. Hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts have made survival
... Read more
Simple Woven Garments

20+ Projects to Weave & Wear

by Sara Goldenberg, Jane Patrick ...

Fun and wearable weaving patterns!Simple Woven Garments is both a pattern book and an idea book for creating simple woven shapes and turning them into everyday, highly wearable fashions. Readers will enjoy classic woven styles and nods to today's style trends in a collection of 20 woven garments (and 4 variations) for the "what's next" weaver.This guide will help weavers create fabric that works ... Read more

$26.06 AUD

Fun and wearable weaving patterns!Simple Woven Garments is both a pattern book and an idea book for creating simple woven shapes and turning them into everyday, highly wearable fashions. Readers will enjoy classic woven styles and nods to today's style trends in a collection of 20 woven garments (and 4 variations) for the "what's next" weaver.This guide will help weavers create fabric that works
... Read more
Small Loom & Freeform Weaving: Five Ways to Weave

Five Ways to Weave

by Barbara Matthiessen ...

30 projects for home decor and fashion accents Yarn arts and felting are two of today's most popular crafts, and popularity for weaving, a natural extension of those crafts, is growing. Small hand-held looms and tabletop looms are now available at yarn shops and hobby/craft stores, and readers of Small Loom and Freeform Weaving can even construct looms themselves using common household materials. ... Read more

$24.08 AUD

30 projects for home decor and fashion accents Yarn arts and felting are two of today's most popular crafts, and popularity for weaving, a natural extension of those crafts, is growing. Small hand-held looms and tabletop looms are now available at yarn shops and hobby/craft stores, and readers of Small Loom and Freeform Weaving can even construct looms themselves using common household materials.
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Weaving

A Modern Guide to Creating 17 Woven Accessories for your Handmade Home

by Mary Maddocks ...

A modern guide to mastering the art of weaving through 17 stylish projects for your home.Weaving, by its nature, is a gentle and slow craft. It forces you to take time away from the daily grind and reconnect with your natural surroundings.In this beautiful new guide to weaving, Mary Maddocks brings this ancient art to the modern day. Packed with step-by-step tutorials and stunning lifestyle ... Read more

$18.99 AUD

A modern guide to mastering the art of weaving through 17 stylish projects for your home.Weaving, by its nature, is a gentle and slow craft. It forces you to take time away from the daily grind and reconnect with your natural surroundings.In this beautiful new guide to weaving, Mary Maddocks brings this ancient art to the modern day. Packed with step-by-step tutorials and stunning lifestyle
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How to Quilting for Beginners: The Complete Easy Guide to Learn Quilting Quickly

by Annie Ramsey ...

Quilting involves many different skills apart from sewing. Some love creating and planning the design, some love the piecing, and others love the actual quilting, but everyone loves the finished product! If you’ve looked around a store that has quilting supplies, you’ve seen an awful lot of sometimes baffling equipment. Don’t be intimidated! You don’t need a lot of fancy stuff to make a quilt. ... Read more

$4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Quilting involves many different skills apart from sewing. Some love creating and planning the design, some love the piecing, and others love the actual quilting, but everyone loves the finished product! If you’ve looked around a store that has quilting supplies, you’ve seen an awful lot of sometimes baffling equipment. Don’t be intimidated! You don’t need a lot of fancy stuff to make a quilt.
... Read more
Weaving Within Reach

Beautiful Woven Projects by Hand or by Loom

by Anne Weil ...

Modern weaving projects like you've never seen—within easy reach of anyone.Weaving is a satisfying hobby for making home or clothing accessories that look plucked from your favorite stores. Here are Pinterest-worthy projects for creating earrings, clutches, pillows, wall hangings, and more, all organized by skill level. From complete beginner to intermediate, Weaving Within Reach allows you to ... Read more

$8.13 AUD

Modern weaving projects like you've never seen—within easy reach of anyone.Weaving is a satisfying hobby for making home or clothing accessories that look plucked from your favorite stores. Here are Pinterest-worthy projects for creating earrings, clutches, pillows, wall hangings, and more, all organized by skill level. From complete beginner to intermediate, Weaving Within Reach allows you to
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The Beginner's Guide to Kumihimo

Techniques, Patterns and Projects to Learn How to Braid

by Dorothy Wood ...

The renowned jewelry crafter teaches readers how to make beautiful creations using the traditional Japanese braiding technique of Kumihimo.Kumihimo is the centuries-old Japanese artform of creating elegant braids using intricate and beautiful patterns and designs. These braids are then fashioned into all kinds of objects, such as bracelets, necklaces and more. This illustrated guide features step ... Read more

$19.24 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

The renowned jewelry crafter teaches readers how to make beautiful creations using the traditional Japanese braiding technique of Kumihimo.Kumihimo is the centuries-old Japanese artform of creating elegant braids using intricate and beautiful patterns and designs. These braids are then fashioned into all kinds of objects, such as bracelets, necklaces and more. This illustrated guide features step
... Read more
Wire-Wrapped Jewelry

An easy step-by-step tutorial for making wrapped earrings, pendants, bracelets, and wire weaving techniques

by Lora Michael ...

Wire wrapping is an old DIY jewelry making technique. Wire wrapping is a kind of craft that is created by twisting, bending, and manipulating metal wire around itself or around other elements, rather than being molded or soldered.If you have a passion for wire wrapping, I am excited to share my 8 years of experience in wire wrapping with you. This book explains in detail the basic tools and ... Read more

$4.61 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wire wrapping is an old DIY jewelry making technique. Wire wrapping is a kind of craft that is created by twisting, bending, and manipulating metal wire around itself or around other elements, rather than being molded or soldered.If you have a passion for wire wrapping, I am excited to share my 8 years of experience in wire wrapping with you. This book explains in detail the basic tools and
... Read more
Woven to Wear

17 Thoughtful Designs with Simple Shapes

by Marilyn Murphy ...

Thoughtful designs and step-by-step advice for creating unique fabrics and one-of-a-kind garmentsIn this garment-weaver's handbook, author Marilyn Murphy offers guidance for weaving scarves, wraps, and more. She also provides advice for designing garments, cutting and sewing fabric, adding edgings and closures, and combining woven fabrics with other techniques. In addition, nine contributing ... Read more

$10.44 AUD

Thoughtful designs and step-by-step advice for creating unique fabrics and one-of-a-kind garmentsIn this garment-weaver's handbook, author Marilyn Murphy offers guidance for weaving scarves, wraps, and more. She also provides advice for designing garments, cutting and sewing fabric, adding edgings and closures, and combining woven fabrics with other techniques. In addition, nine contributing
... Read more
Woven Scarves

26 Inspired Designs for the Rigid Heddle Loom

by Jane Patrick, Stephanie Flynn Sokolov ...

Explore and practice weaving techniques for fabulous scarves!Woven Scarves offers a collection of twenty-six scarves and variations that range in difficulty from advanced beginner to very complex. In highly approachable ways, authors Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov introduce new weavers to a broad sampling of weaving techniques, exploring various ways of creating cloth on a rigid heddle ... Read more

$13.08 AUD

Explore and practice weaving techniques for fabulous scarves!Woven Scarves offers a collection of twenty-six scarves and variations that range in difficulty from advanced beginner to very complex. In highly approachable ways, authors Jane Patrick and Stephanie Flynn Sokolov introduce new weavers to a broad sampling of weaving techniques, exploring various ways of creating cloth on a rigid heddle
... Read more
Little Loom Weaving

Quick and Clever Projects for Creating Adorable Stuff

by Andreia Gomes ...

Creative new patterns and projects combine with classic techniques and 150 step-by-step photos for a trendy take on hand-woven clothing and crafts.Whether you've been weaving for years or just starting out, Little Loom Weaving has everything you need to create trendy and timeless woven pieces on a small, portable loom.This helpful guide, packed with step-by-step instructions and stunning color ... Read more

$20.01 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Creative new patterns and projects combine with classic techniques and 150 step-by-step photos for a trendy take on hand-woven clothing and crafts.Whether you've been weaving for years or just starting out, Little Loom Weaving has everything you need to create trendy and timeless woven pieces on a small, portable loom.This helpful guide, packed with step-by-step instructions and stunning color
... Read more
Hand-Loom Weaving

by F. J. Christopher ...

This book contains a comprehensive guide to hand-loom weaving, with information on tools and equipment, materials and quantities, pattern weaving, weaving with cards, and much more. Complete with step-by-step instructions and useful illustrations, this volume is ideal for the beginner, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Introduction to the ... Read more

$10.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book contains a comprehensive guide to hand-loom weaving, with information on tools and equipment, materials and quantities, pattern weaving, weaving with cards, and much more. Complete with step-by-step instructions and useful illustrations, this volume is ideal for the beginner, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Introduction to the
... Read more
Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom

Discover the Full Potential of the Rigid-Heddle Loom, for Beginners and Beyond

by Syne Mitchell ...

This complete guide to rigid-heddle looms explores their full potential with a surprisingly broad array of techniques and projects—featuring step-by-step photography leads readers through the warping and setup process.Rigid-heddle weaving is simple to learn, is easy to master, and offers a lifetime of possibilities to discover! Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom covers everything rigid-heddle ... Read more

$29.99 AUD

This complete guide to rigid-heddle looms explores their full potential with a surprisingly broad array of techniques and projects—featuring step-by-step photography leads readers through the warping and setup process.Rigid-heddle weaving is simple to learn, is easy to master, and offers a lifetime of possibilities to discover! Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom covers everything rigid-heddle
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Start Spinning

by Maggie Casey ...

For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed instructions for spinning both on a spindle and a wheel, and offers a special section devoted to troubleshooting and wheel maintenance that keeps projects on track. It offers a comprehensive look at the various available fiber options, choosing and preparing each type of fiber for use, and ... Read more

$13.08 AUD

For knitters, crocheters, and weavers ready to make their own yarn, this handy guide provides detailed instructions for spinning both on a spindle and a wheel, and offers a special section devoted to troubleshooting and wheel maintenance that keeps projects on track. It offers a comprehensive look at the various available fiber options, choosing and preparing each type of fiber for use, and
... Read more
The Most Effective Method To Start Needle Felting

A Fast & Reliable Guide on How to Carryout Needle Felting Like Never Before, Some Wonderful Techniques Are Also Highlighted.

by ANDREW ODOKUMA ...

The Most Effective Method To Start Needle FeltingA Fast & Reliable Guide on How to Carryout Needle Felting Like Never Before. Some Wonderful Techniques Are Also Highlighted.A guide that contains everything you need to know about needle felting. have you ever thought of improving or upgrading your needle felting skills to the next level where you can create things like bears or dogs. here you are ... Read more

$4.61 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Most Effective Method To Start Needle FeltingA Fast & Reliable Guide on How to Carryout Needle Felting Like Never Before. Some Wonderful Techniques Are Also Highlighted.A guide that contains everything you need to know about needle felting. have you ever thought of improving or upgrading your needle felting skills to the next level where you can create things like bears or dogs. here you are
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