Southern Living Big Book of Christmas

A complete full-color illustrated guide for the yuletide season includes more than 300 recipes, menus and entertaining tips for Christmastime; more than 100 decorating ideas and projects; and a gifts and wrapping section that features more than two dozen quick gifts from the kitchen. (Baker & Taylor)
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Easy Concrete: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden

Creating with concrete is easier than most do-it-yourselfers imagine, and the results can be spectacular and practical. With beautiful photography, Easy Concrete makes the material truly inviting, and the simple instructions cover everything from creating molds out of cardboard, wood, and metal to using hypertufa-a versatile type of concrete made with peat moss. There is also helpful guidance on adding the perfect finish and decorative details. With 43 projects that include outdoor pots, candleholders, garden benches, and a compost bin, this is the perfect introduction to a highly useful craft.
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Candlemaking the Natural Way: 31 Projects Made With Soy, Palm & Beeswax

Natural is trendy, part of the wide-ranging cultural shift toward homemade and handcrafted.  Discover the latest in candlemaking techniques with this complete, contemporary guide to the green side of the craft. Using soy, palm wax, and beeswax, these 30 projects create beautiful, eco-friendly pieces perfect for gift-giving or home display. Fragrance, color, and wax additives are explored along with a range of basic techniques including dipped, rolled, and molded methods. (Sterling) Request Candlemaking the natural way from the catalog.

101 Snappy Fashions: Oodles of One-Piece Designs for Babies

Bored with baby Onesies but on a budget? Enter former costume designer, now crafter-author (Creative Juice: 45 Re-Crafting Projects, 2007; Bow Wow WOW! Fetching Costumes for Your Fabulous Dog, 2009) Filian, who uses four or so legit crafts (and stretches the definition of other do-it-yourself materials) to turn bare bottoms into bling. Few skills are needed; she advocates the purchase and use of such ordinary stuff as dye, ribbons, fabric paint, and iron-ons to decorate snapsuits for infants, from newborns to three-year-old toddlers. Each of her 10 how-to chapters starts with two to three pages of simple instructions: materials needed, what to do (and not), common questions and answers. Answers are also practical; for example, a thorough prewash of baby suits before crafting is advised. And she counsels mom-crafters to avoid the rhinestone-setting gun (too rough on baby's skin) in favor of plain old glue. The more than 100 designs are streamlined and bold, with easy-to-follow directions; choose among a Haight-Ashbury tie-died style, Jackson Pollock look-alike, or a ready-for-the-Fourth firecracker suit. Copyright 2010 Booklist Reviews.
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Fabric to Dye for: Create 72 Hand-Dyed Colors for Your Stash

Create a rainbow of color from just 4 basic dyes.
Step-by-step instructions for everything from preparing your work area to mixing the dyes to washing and drying your hand-dyed fabrics.
4 easy-to-follow charts for dyes, colors and gradations.
Dye formulas use standard measurements like cups and spoonfuls instead of grams and ounces.
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Beaded Allure: Beadweaving Patterns for 25 Romantic Projects

Add a romantic twist to your creative time with Beaded Allure. Inside you'll find projects and techniques to give your beadweaving the soft and romantic aesthetic you've always dreamed of.
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Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock

In this classic collection, celebrated designer Veronik Avery presents 30 stylish designs, all easily stitched on the go : sweaters, scarves, shrugs, hats, mittens - everything you need to keep your  needles clicking twenty-four seven.
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Classic and Modern Fabrics: The Complete Illustrated Sourcebook

From the earliest weaves uncovered by archaeologists to today's machine-produced, scientifically advanced fabrics, textiles have had a profound influence on civilization. As technologies change and world economics influence the direction that fashion and textiles take, it is vital that both skills and our textile vocabulary should be kept alive.
This encyclopaedia is a definitive reference guide to all the major types of fabric in circulation today, from abbot cloth to zibeline. In clear and engaging language, the author describes and illustrates more than 600 of the most important examples, from classic tweeds to state-of-the-art nano fabrics.
Each entry includes a brief definition, informative notes on structure, and a list of uses. More than 700 color illustrations show a fabric's weave, texture, and other defining characteristics at a glance, and helpful diagrams demonstrate the structure of the most important types of textiles. The book concentrates on textiles in current use, but it also covers obscure or obsolete terms that one might come across--and that might still have something to teach today's designers, manufacturers, and textile historians.
Each entry is carefully cross-referenced, and the book includes an extensive glossary and bibliography. (Norton)
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Sew Serendipity: Fresh + Pretty Designs to Make and Wear

Kay Whitt of Serendipity Studion proves that all you need to re-make your wardrobe are a few key things: great fabric, easy-to-make patterns, a handful of simple skills, and your own personal sense of style.
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Make!: Over 40 Fantastic Projects With 16 Exclusive Designs

Inspired by retro vintage prints found at garage and yard sales, and reinvented in cool modern colors, Cath Kidston’s instantly recognizable designs have garnered fans all over the world. Now you can create your own projects using Cath’s original motifs. Make! includes over 40 projects, all with complete step by step instructions, and for the first time, pattern templates for many of her best loved motifs. So whether your favorite is Stanley the dog, the vintage florals, the multi-color stars, the appealing polka-dots, or others, you’ll find them all right here and ready to be used on a wide range of gifts, clothing, and accessories. McMillan Palgrave.
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Jean Frost Jackets: Fabric, Fit & Finish for Today's Knits

Many of today's busy knitters are looking for "instant gratification" projects, such as large-gauge sweaters knit on huge needles with chunky yarn or quickly finished projects like socks or scarves. Frost takes a different tack. Why not, she says, think of a knitted jacket as several small projects that when assembled result in a beautiful garment? A longtime knitter and knitwear designer, Frost has devoted a dozen years to researching jackets. The result is a collection of 21 jackets featuring quality yarns, unusual detail work, and a timeless style. This book employs Knitter's Magazine's excellent system for describing yarns, one that makes yarn substitution easier. Unfortunately, readers who wish to use yarns pictured on the models may have trouble finding them, as they are hidden under the first photograph of each design instead of in the list of materials required for the project. Each design is graded for difficulty, with most being suitable for intermediate knitters and attainable by beginning knitters. Jackets are sized small, medium, and large, with XL sizing available for some. Patterns are outstanding in their use of detail. Along with complete knitting instructions are charts, schematics, and several photos of each jacket. An impressive offering, this is enthusiastically recommended for all but the smallest knitting collections. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Rowan's Greatest Knits

Internationally renowned Rowan is a knitwear company that has been making gorgeous yarn and stylish, yet classic patterns to go with it for thirty years. With Rowans Greatest Knits, the company celebrates decades of great knitwear designs from such beloved and noted designers as Kaffe Fassett, Jean Moss, Sasha Kagan, and Annabel Fox. Featured in-house talent includes Martin Storey, Kim Hargreaves, and Marie Wallin. Included in Rowans Greatest Knits are 30 patterns from 1980 to the 2000s. With 80 stunning color photographs pulled from the original pages of Rowan magazine, Rowans Greatest Knits, with an an introduction by Kaffe Fassett, also presents its most popular patterns. And, these are modeled by, among others, a young Kate Moss. Patterns include yarn replacement suggestions. (Ingram Book Co.)
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