New and updated edition of the popular book on knitting over 30 contemporary designs inspired by traditional Scandinavian patterns, compiled and edited by Margarethe Finseth, designer and brand manage
Tips for the beginner and tips for the seasoned artist from the brush of best loved artist Terry Harrison.Easy tips for buying and using materials, mixing colours, creating texture and correcting mist
Beautiful pictures of wonderful dyed fabrics used in a variety of designs accompany detailed advice on the materials required, preparing the fabric and the dyeing methods. Using Shibori techniques - f
Beautiful pictures of wonderful, indigo-dyed fabrics in a variety of designs accompany detailed advice on materials, preparation, and methodology in this guide to indigo dyeing. Using Shibori techniqu
Billy Showell's exquisite and technically brilliant watercolour flower portraits are beautifully presented in this highly informative, lavishly illustrated book. Packed with information on drawing and
An excellent introduction to watercolor, this collection of projects helps budding artists bypass the drawing stage to begin painting traditional watercolor landscapes. With 18 pull-out painting outl
Featuring a range of brushes, this guide explores various painting techniques and reveals how to capture atmosphere, texture, and detail. Example projects include beautiful landscapes, seascapes, and
Learn how to paint flowers the Terry Harrison way. Using simple techniques and clear step-by-step photographs he shows how to add vibrant colour and life to peaceful landscapes, sunlit courtyards and
Rather than a workbook of step-by-step projects to reproduce, this handy reference deploys quick, clever, and easy-to-follow tips that cover a variety of topics related to acrylic painting. From what
Offering an exciting course for anyone wishing to paint each element of a landscape, this entry-level guide includes step-by-step photographs accompanied by easy techniques and great demonstrations,
The next inspiring instalment by artist and architect Klau Meir-Pauken, showing you how to sketch our industrial, hustling, urban world - and discover your inner artist.Reawaken the art of our ancesto
Packed with tips for buying and using materials, mixing colors, creating texture, and correcting mistakes—as well as advice on painting skies, fields, trees, water, roofs, winter scenes, and much more
Packed with creative exercises and practical tips, this book will help you breathe life and expression into your urban sketches.In a time when most people have a camera or smartphone to hand at all ti
This popular book by Ruth Chamberlin now returns as a Search Press Classic, with an updated design and preface on the author by the illustrious embroiderer Mary Corbet.A needle art that dates back ove
All drawing is based on the construction of simple lines and shapes, and this easy-to-follow book teaches how to draw short-haired and long-haired cats and kittens in easy, step-by-step stages. Inclu
This practical, contemporary guide to the exciting and varied world of raised embroidery is written by Kelley Aldridge, an expert teacher with the Royal School of Needlework. Part of a new series show
This first book in the new series will get readers started in making beaded jewellery, similar to the hugely popular absolute beginner’s course that Carolyn teaches. It introduced people who have no e
The subtle tonal variations of watercolour make it ideal for capturing those same subtleties in the human face. Follow David Thomas as he explains the tools and materials you need, composition and col
