Needlework and fabric crafts

This vintage book contains a classic guide to knitting a variety of floral patterns ranging from daisies to snow-drops.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to practical needlework, with detailed instructions for knitting, crochet, drawn thread work, netting, knitted edgings and shawls.

This book contains a vintage guide to designing and making clothes for young girls, with information on buying material, fitting, and making a range of items ranging from skirts to jumpers.

Gloves and Mittens to Knit and Crochet for the Entire Family contains detailed instructions and illustrations informing the reader on how to knit and crochet all different types of gloves and mittens.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to knitting a variety of items of clothing for babies, with directions for making hats, caps, mittens, bootees, and more.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to knitting traditional Scandinavian ski sweaters, with ten original knitting patterns and comprehensive instructions for making them.

This book contains a classic article on the subject of quilting, being an exploration of its history, popularity, development, traditions, and influence.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to needlework and crafting, with information on plain sewing, embroidery, dressmaking, and a variety of other home crafts.

An essential guide for anyone interested in mastering the art of dressmaking, this classic volume was first designed as a comprehensive educational resource, perfect for students in schools and colleges.

This vintage book contains a complete handbook on home lace-making designed for both the teacher and pupil.

This volume contains a classic guide to hand making lingerie, dealing with the different stitches, types of embroidery, fastenings, and more.

This classic text offers insights into the different elements of the practice of millinery - the design, manufacture and sale of hats.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to making women's suits.

This vintage volume contains a detailed guide to millinery, with directions for making veils, caps, special-purpose hats, and much more.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the designing and making of historical military clothing, with instructions for making mess jackets, naval informs, and a variety of other military articles.

This is a classic guide to making a variety of different types of clothing for babies and young children.

The 'Millinery Hat Making and Design' texts offer insights into the different elements of the practice of millinery - the design, manufacture and sale of hats.

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.

Felt With Love is a must-have book for anyone with an appreciation of adorable hand-crafted objects.

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.