Extend the life of well-worn, beloved pieces using these creative techniques. Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these beautiful and sustainable ideas to give them a new life. With this book, you'll learn how to: • Repair knitted and...

The expert knitter and popular author teaches basic knitting skills and techniques with twenty-two fun and fashionable projects in this beginner's guide.
This inviting craft book lays the groundwork for a lifetime of knitting—no prior skills necessary! Melissa Leapman presents step-by-step instructions for all the essential skills, techniques, and abbreviations needed to get started knitting, plus clear how-to illustrations for visual...

Knitting is a combination of skill, determination, and adaptability. Whether you're looking for a suitable substitute yarn, trying to modify a pattern, or fixing a mistake, Margaret Radcliffe offers proven advice that will help you solve all of your knitting quandaries. With this definitive guide, you'll not only learn how to adjust armholes and shape collars, but why certain techniques work best in different situations. Radcliffe gives you the confidence...

"Learn how to make the tiniest creations using the smallest crochet hooks and colourful sewing threads. These micro motifs are perfect for dainty gifts, such as jewelery and decorations, as well as fun-sized amigurumi and even mini bunting for special occasions. Includes crochet charts and patterns for each motif and step-by-step instructions for the projects."--Page [4] of cover.

Craft your own comfort with these uplifting cross stitch projects featuring spirit-boosting quotes.
Cross Stitch for the Soul is a collection of beautifully designed motivational and inspirational quotes rendered in easy cross-stitching techniques that will raise the spirits, both during the making process and beyond, as gifts for loved ones or as treasured pictures on the wall.
Cross stitch is a wonderfully calming and mindful...

Discover the pleasures of knitting in the round! Margaret Radcliffe presents classic circular knitting techniques - including Fair Isle, helix, and tubular - in detailed step-by-step photographic sequences. This comprehensive guide provides directions for 35 demonstration projects, so you can practice each technique on a miniature hat, mitten, or sweater before applying it to a larger project. With tips on how to adapt any straight-needle pattern...

A hilarious, heartfelt romp that will bring you home to yourself. You don't have to be a knitter to fall in love with this book, any person who's ever made anything with their hands will dive joyfully into these pages and come back up renewed and ready to create. Internationally bestselling author Rachael Herron shows that when life unravels, there's usually a way to knit it back together again, and if there's not, there's still hope to be found...

A creative new take on an old favorite—including delightful patterns for special occasions and gifts.
The humble granny square gets a fresh new look in this collection of 3D granny square crochet patterns. Choose your favorite from one hundred different designs including flowers, animals, food and drink, and motifs, whether it's a fragrant rose, a cherry pie, or a jellyfish. Each motif features a 3D element that is integral to the granny...

Stitch for a greener future with this stunning collection of environment and nature focused designs from leading cross stitch designer Emma Congdon. 

Whether it's a plea to save the bees, clean up the oceans, appreciate nature, or unplug from technology, this celebration of the green movement in thread will remind us of the need to come together to build a brighter future, one stitch at a time.

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