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CRAFTS<br />

bookshelf<br />

Wendy Gardiner provides a comprehensive<br />

listing of the many and varied new titles<br />

available now, all packed with projects and<br />

techniques to get your customers trying out<br />

new crafts<br />

A Green Guide to Country <strong>Craft</strong>s<br />

Nicola Gouldsmith and Jacqueline<br />

Mann<br />

Published by: Cico books, rrp<br />

£16.99 hb<br />

ISBN: 978-1-907563-17-1<br />

This beautifully illustrated<br />

book includes 35 step by step<br />

projects covering weaving,<br />

dyeing, soap-making, patchwork,<br />

candle-making and more all<br />

with an emphasis on recycling<br />

and reusing materials.<br />

KNIT AND CROCHET<br />

Cute Creatures to<br />

Knit and Crochet<br />

Published by: Search Press,<br />

rrp £10.99<br />

ISBN: 978-1-84448-607-6<br />

Create a whole menagerie<br />

of creatures from cute<br />

and cuddly cats to weird<br />

and wacky elephants and<br />

Martian dogs. There are 35<br />

fun and easy projects with<br />

clear basic techniques and<br />

step by step instructions<br />

Knitted Egg Cosies –<br />

20 to Make<br />

Susie Johns<br />

Published by: Search Press, rrp<br />

£4.99<br />

ISBN: 978-1-84448-634-2<br />

Another of the 20 to Make<br />

books, this has 20 fabulous egg<br />

cosies to knit with ideas for<br />

many more and easy patterns<br />

to follow.<br />

Making Handmade<br />

Books<br />

Alisa Golden<br />

Published by: Lark Books<br />

(via GMC Publications) rrp<br />

£14.99 pb<br />

ISBN: 978-1-600595-87-5<br />

With just a few supplies,<br />

using fun techniques, you<br />

can create unique books<br />

by following the step-bystep<br />

instructions and clear<br />

diagrams in this book. Ideas include X-book with pockets,<br />

concertina with tabs, accordion book, simple pop-up card,<br />

Origami wallet and altered books and hidden objects.<br />

200 Braids to Loop,<br />

Knot, Weave and<br />

Twist<br />

Jacqui Carey<br />

Published by: Search Press, rrp<br />

£9.99 pb<br />

ISBN: 978-1-84448-652-6<br />

Choose from over 200 designs<br />

and give a customised fi nishing<br />

touch to clothing, soft furnishings,<br />

accessories or greet cards.<br />

Experiment with texture and colour. The main directory is a<br />

sumptuous collection of designs, and each braid features close up<br />

photography and step by step instructions.<br />

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