Description: An accessible, encouraging and inspirational self-help book that unites a broad selection of creative pursuits with the subject of living well with chronic illness. Crafting a Path through Illness offers ways to live an enjoyable, meaningful life despite chronic ill health and shares how the associated experiences and perspectives can have a valuable impact on creative output. It...
As one of the longest months come to an end celebrate by awakening your own creativity.
With the promise of longer days and some sunshine beckons, take the opportunity to go outside and look for creative inspiration.
More and more of us are recognising the importance of moving away from scrolling through other people’s lives and looking for the opportunity to be more mindful and creative and one of the easiest to achieve and satisfying is picking up a pencil or pen and starting to draw.
A collection of Half Yard sewing projects for wintertime style, designed by the award-winning and best-selling author Debbie Shore.
Debbie has chosen 35 of her favourite winter designs from her much-loved Half Yard series, and added five brand-new projects for you to sink your needles into.
Using natural materials in textile art Description: Find a wealth of instruction and inspiration on how to incorporate naturally foraged materials into your artwork. In the process, discover a range of textile techniques suitable for all levels and abilities to complement your design. These include hand and machine stitching, solar dyeing, felting, hapa-zome and more. Using natural...
DescriptionA comprehensive and practical guide to painting watercolour buildings with atmosphere, character and accuracy, from renowned artist Nicholas Poullis.Painting buildings is about more than faithfully describing the architecture, successful watercolour paintings must also contain character, ambience and a sense of place. In this clearly explained and highly visual guide, master artist Nicholas Poullis shows you...
Description: Take inspiration from nature and sew, create and craft all year round with best-selling author and textile artist Tilly Rose.Boost your creativity, develop mindfulness through making, and create your own unique textile treasures.Bursting from every page are ideas for unique and meaningful textile artworks, each with a story to tell. From eco-dyeing, cyanotype and...
Learn how to create delicate, see-through flowers in watercolour with the help of immensely popular artist, pattern designer and YouTuber, Olga Koelsch.
In her debut book, Olga gently guides beginners and experienced artists alike through the process of painting flowers, combining the accuracy of botanical illustration with the expression and freedom of modern watercolour.
Rich in texture and vibrant in colour, Emily Botelho’s stunning abstract embroideries are works of art in thread and have earned her a worldwide following. In this, her first book, she showcases 12 beautiful projects inspired by three distinct environments: coastal, mountain and urban.
Over 25 original embroidery designs with iron-on transfersDescription: A collection of vintage-inspired floral transfer designs to embroider, love and cherish. A beautiful package demonstrating inspirational stitched embroideries from popular textile artist Tilly Rose, together with over 25 reusable transfer designs for you to use in any combination to stitch your own unique pieces.Wildflowers provide endless inspiration, and...
The Kew Book of Drawing Flowers is a step-by-step guide to drawing flowers by botanical illustrator Bianca Giarola. As a self-taught artist, this book collects everything Bianca wished she knew when she first started drawing flowers, encouraging readers to practice directly on their preferred medium (sketchbook, paper, and so on).