Needlework and fabric crafts

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to making a variety of lace articles.

This book contains a vintage guide to making clothes for men, with information on tools, materials, different styles, fitting, cutting, and much more.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to crochet, with instructions and patterns for items ranging from bags to blouses.

This vintage book contains a short guide to Persian embroidery published by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the furniture of Duncan Phyfe, one of the most popular cabinet designers of the nineteenth-century.

This vintage book contains a complete handbook of sewing, with information on all aspects ranging from altering patterns to fastening buttons.

"e;Spool Knitting"e; is a classic guide to knitting toys, dolls, and children's clothing using empty spools and pins.

This early work on taxidermy is a fascinating read for the amateur or professional taxidermist and also contains much information that is still useful today.

This vintage book contains a complete handbook on quilting in three parts: "e;History and Quilt Patches"e;, "e;Quilts-Antique and Modern"e;, and "e;Quilting and Quilting Designs"e;.

This concise guide contains information on the making and selling of button jewellery.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making a range of lace collars.

This vintage book contains an extensive collection of patterns for hand-weaving, including designs from the John Landes Drawings in the Pennsylvania Museum, with drafts and notes by Mary Meigs Atwater.

This vintage book is a fascinating read for any amateur or professional taxidermist, providing a comprehensive guide to collecting and preserving taxidermy specimens.

A classic book on Elizabethan embroidery, including many examples of different works and a useful section of technical notes.

This vintage book contains an anecdotal history of quilt making in England and Wales.

A timeless guide dedicated to the art of tailoring women's clothing, this accessible manual is enriched with helpful illustrations.

"e;This book is a joy.

This vintage book contains an introductory guide to tailoring, including complete directions for drafting and pattern-making.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to knitting, with directions for making toilet-covers, pincushions, and many other articles of fancy work.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making a gloves, with detailed directions for using leather, employing patterns, cutting, stitching, and everything else one might need to know.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Originally published in the 1940s.

When it comes to knitting, who knows better than our nan?

From Debbie Bliss, the UK's foremost knitwear designer, comes this fabulous new collection of 26 contemporary designs for your home.

"e;Beautiful designs .

"e;Down instructs crafters how to create tiny and whimsical fairylike animals .

Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful drawn thread embroidery with this comprehensive guide.

Dive into the dimensions of this beautiful counted thread technique with this guide for novices from the author of The Stitch Bible.

The author of The Stitch Bible guides you through the basics of the counted thread whitework technique that will give your projects a lovely, lacey look.

The expert crafter shares the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful goldwork embroidery in this comprehensive, illustrated guide.

The author of The Stitch Bible guides novices through this centuries-old craft of free embroidering.

Learn the basic stitches and essential techniques to create beautiful blackwork embroidery with this comprehensive, illustrated guide.

Begin your adventure into embroidery with this simple, step-by-step guide to the basics, featuring two fun projects.

Let your creativity flow with tips and techniques to craft unique embroidery projects-from the prolific author of The Stitch Bible.

The knitting pattern writer and founder of BomBella shares her love of bold colors with these colorwork techniques for sweaters, socks, blankets and more.

A sew-worthy collection of beautiful quilted and stitched projects by the renowned designer and bestselling author of It's Quilting Cats and Dogs.

Room-by-room ideas to turn your home into a crafter's seasonal showcase with home-sewn projects by the popular Norwegian fabric designer.

A collection of easy-to-follow knitting patterns for six super cute pairs of animal socks.

Stylish projects using this fast, easy technique!

Stash-busting embroidery projects for home decor, clothes, and accessories with folk art-inspired designs, by author of Modern Folk Embroidery.

Twenty sewing projects for home decor and accessories inspired by the Japanese aesthetic that appreciates the beauty of imperfection.

The Norwegian fabric designer and author of Sewing by Heart shares inspiring springtime sewing and quilting projects in this illustrated guide.

Sew the squad!

"e;Even crocheters without kids in mind will be grabbing their hooks in order to create one of these adorable designs"e; (Booklist, starred review).

Help your little ones to enjoy hours of imaginary play with this wonderful collection of sewing patterns for DIY kids dress up accessories.

Learn how to stitch all your favorite flowers, leaves and foliage with this collection of two hundred embroidery patterns.

Create wrist warmers, fingerless gloves, and mittens in fifty beautiful Latvian designs.

A sewing expert and marathon runner offers sewing patterns and blocks, as well as step-by-step instructions to help you create your own amazing activewear.

More than twenty-five projects capturing the classic, three-dimensional beauty of cathedral window quilts-with step-by-step instructions.

Make home decor, jewelry, and more with projects that put a twenty-first-century spin on this age-old craft.