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€25,95
How to make, mend, and find meaning through thread
In a world that's always pushing you to produce more, post more, sell more – this book is a quiet reminder that crafting is about so much more than output.
Threads of Treasure by Sara Barnes is an embroidery book with a different kind of energy. It's warm, community-driven, and genuinely inspiring. Not a technical manual – more like a conversation with 14 creative stitchers who remind you why you picked up a needle in the first place.
The three hands-on projects are beautifully personal – you get to choose what matters to you and stitch around that. Whether it's a childhood trinket, a well-loved garment, or just a small everyday moment worth remembering. 💛
What's inside:
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Interviews with 14 creative stitchers – artists, makers & business owners
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Real photos of their work and stories behind it
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3 step-by-step projects, fully personalised to your own life
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Treasure & display a meaningful object
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Honour a worn and well-loved piece of clothing
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Capture a small everyday moment in thread
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168 pages | 350+ color images
For anyone who embroiders – or wants to start – and needs a reminder that slow crafting is the good kind. 🤍
€46,95
Punch Needle Rug Hooking - Intermediate and Advanced
Amy Oxford, inventor of the standard tool (the Oxford Punch Needle) and founder of the Oxford Rug Hooking School, offers guidance and artistic inspiration for punch needle enthusiasts who want to reach the next level of skill and joy in their craft. These pages offer a combination of lessons, examples, and projects — giving makers the perfect mix to build their skills and fuel their passion.
240 pages | 350 color images
Topics covered in the book:
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Punch needling with new yarns and unusual combinations
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3-dimensional work
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Creating cast shadows
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Punch needling with fabric strips
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Two-color stitch
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And much more. Featuring 26 guest punch needle professionals, applied to hands-on projects.
€46,95
Punch Needle Rug Hooking - Your Complete Resource to Learn & Love the Craft
Written by Amy Oxford this book offers you a complete guide to learn rug hooking - Rug Punch Needling with the Oxford Punch Needle.
We love it and think it's a must have for all Punch Needle-Lovers.
The queen of the craft Amy Oxford offers to beginners and advanced crafters alike a one-stop resource! This is the guide you'll keep at your fingertips while you learn, and throughout your punch needle adventures for years to come. Enjoy Amy's amazingly effective instruction, tips, inspiration, and in-depth info about every aspect of enjoying punch needle rug hooking. Create her colorful contemporary pomegranate project and gingko project, and learn to skillfully turn your work into long-lasting treasures like wall hangings, chair pads, rugs, cushions, stair runners, and whatever else your imagination can dream up. Enrich your work with fascinating info on things the other books don't include: the top secrets about the craft that beginners need, and careful step by step photo instructions for doing it right - from choosing your first project's materials, to creating a lovely result the first time, finishing techniques, adding complexity, and making your own designs. Enjoy the history of the craft of rug punching, gorgeous photos of works by today's biggest names, fun interviews with top makers, how to handle the unexpected, and much more.
Size: 8 1/2″ x 9 7/8″ x 5/16″ | 450 color & b/w images, patterns, and diagrams | 208 pages
ISBN13: 9780764360152 | Binding: hard cover
€20,95
This is not your typical punch needle beginner guide. Punch Needle Extravaganza! by Laetitia Dalbies skips the long introductions and goes straight to the good part – 27 colorful, creative projects that are ready to make.
Whether you're brand new to punch needle or already comfortable with the basics and hungry for fresh ideas, this book has you covered. Decor, wearables, accessories, gifts – there's something for every mood and every space. And every project comes with its own pattern, so you can get started straight away. 🤍
What's inside:
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27 one-of-a-kind punch needle projects
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Projects for home decor, wardrobe, everyday accessories & gifts
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Patterns included for every single project
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Perfect for newcomers AND makers ready for something new
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128 pages | 152 color images
The kind of book you flick through once and immediately want to make five things at once. 💛
€46,95
Punch needle for everyone – no craft experience needed.
Punch Needle: 15 Contemporary Projects by sisters Rachel Lawson and Siobhan Watt is one of those books that makes you want to drop everything and start stitching immediately. Rachel brings the needlework expertise, Siobhan the art and design eye – together they've created 15 projects that are modern, practical, and genuinely satisfying to make. 🤍
What we especially love: it's the perfect book if you've got a pile of yarn waiting to become something. Clear step-by-step instructions, great photos, and honest guidance on tools, materials, and even how to upcycle what you already have.
What's inside:
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Full introduction to punch needle techniques
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Which tools work best with which yarns
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Where to source materials + upcycling ideas
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15 one-of-a-kind projects including:
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Rugs & wall hangings
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Plant holders & framed art
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Purses, bags & pillows
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Children's toys & more
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128 pages | 200+ color photos & illustrations
Whether you're picking up a punch needle for the very first time or looking for fresh project ideas – this book delivers. 💛
€46,95
If there's one book every serious maker who works with rope, cord, or twine should own – this is it.
The Encyclopedia of Knots and Fancy Rope Work by Raoul Graumont and John Hensel has been the go-to reference for knot lovers since 1939. And it hasn't lost its status since. Over 80 years later, it's still considered the most comprehensive book on the subject ever published.
With 704 pages and 4,501 illustrations, it covers basically everything – from the history of knots and rope making to step-by-step guidance on tying, crafting, and creating both decorative and functional pieces. Whether you're deep into macramé, working with rope for art, or just want to finally understand all those knots properly – this book has you covered. 🤍
What's inside:
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History of knots and rope making
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How-to guides for tying hundreds of different knots
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Techniques for making useful and decorative rope articles
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704 pages | 4,501 illustrations | Hardcover
A reference book that earns its place on the shelf and gets used again and again. 💛
€61,95
Sculpture doesn't have to be stone or metal. It can be cloth.
Dimensional Cloth by Andra F. Stanton is a stunning, large-format hardcover that celebrates textile art in its most ambitious, three-dimensional form. With profiles of 78 contemporary textile artists and over 350 lavish photographs, it's the kind of book you come back to again and again – every time finding something new that stops you in your tracks. 💛
From the DIY movement of the 1990s to the revival of revolutionary 1960s sculptural cloth, this book puts today's fiber art scene in its full historical context. Five themes guide you through the works: investigating nature, capturing the ephemeral, playing with space, telling a story, and take heed.
What's inside:
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78 artist profiles with deep insight into their work and process
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350+ photographs of 3D cloth sculptures
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Five thematic chapters exploring the full range of the art form
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Foreword by renowned fiber art expert Josephine Stealey
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The history of textile sculpture from 1880 to today
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256 pages | 358 color images | Hardcover
For anyone who loves fiber art, textile design, or simply wants to see what's possible when makers push the limits of their craft. 🤍
€20,95
Life moves fast. This book helps you slow down and actually do something beautiful with the moments that matter.
Make Your Memory by prolific paper craft designer Paige Evans is a modern, gorgeous guide to scrapbooking – organized into three themes: layouts, handmade cards, and mini photo albums. 17 step-by-step projects, hundreds of inspiring samples, and everything you need to get started. 🤍
What we especially love: the book comes with 8 pages of perforated scrapbook paper bound right in – so you can literally tear it out and start your first project straight away. No hunting for supplies. Just open and create.
What's inside:
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17 projects for scrapbook layouts, cards & mini albums
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Step-by-step instructions + gallery of extra samples for every technique
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Full guide to tools, paper & supplies
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8 pages of perforated scrapbook paper included – ready to tear out and use
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176 pages | 300 color photos
For anyone who has a pile of photos waiting to become something meaningful. 💛
€50,95
Fringe. Tassels. Braided trims. The kind of finishing details that make a piece go from nice to extraordinary.
Passementerie is the art of handcrafting ornamental textile trimmings – and it's one of the rarest craft traditions still alive today. In this book, artist and designer Elizabeth Ashdown – one of the last remaining experts in this centuries-old craft – shares everything you need to know to bring these techniques into your own work.
The best part? You don't need a fancy setup. A simple frame loom (the kind you'll find at most craft retailers) is all it takes to get started. 💛
What's inside:
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The centuries-old methods of passementerie, made accessible
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11 guided projects for home & wardrobe, including:
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Chanel-style jacket fringe
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Braided edging for a window blind
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And more stunning trimmings
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Perfect for beginner and intermediate weavers
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Also great for: textile artists, embroiderers, knitters & fashion crafters
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160 pages | 200 color images | Hardcover
For anyone who's ever looked at a beautifully trimmed piece and thought – I want to make that myself. 🤍
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