This is it. If you (like me) were looking for a book not just about origami but instead one that takes someone from nothing little-to-nothing, and helps them learn and grow their skills, this is the book you're looking for. The text, photos, and plentiful,...

No more cracked letters! If you've ever tried to make your own stained glass designs from scratch, then you know about disappointment. So, leaning on the experience of others can help (a lot). Yet, although artists have been including text in their visual works since...

I needed a cheap and easy way to jazz up my classroom decorations. I had some time, but next-to-zero funding. What to do? This book is my salvation. There are about 75 different specific pictorial objects, ranging from angel wings to wall racks, along with several...

This is a remarkable approach to embroidery. It shows how to create photo-realistic cats -- peeking out of pockets! The book is lovely and clear, concise instructions and step-by-step photos, along with patterns to trace and help format our stitching. Each cat project...

This is a well-made little book with wonderfully cute designs. There are numerous photos of the completed fruits and vegetables, but no step-by-step photos. Instead, the instructions offer traditional stitching guides, along with additional text descriptions of the...

A few weeks ago, my kids were talking about wanting to make their own t-shirt designs, wishing it was easier to do online. When I told them that I knew how to make my own t-shirts, silkscreening designs in high school, they were stunned, LOL. After a week or so of...

This book is such a wonderful concept! It explains how to fix and actually "darn" (more than simply stitching) everything from socks to sweaters. The goal here is to come up with something fun to make and see, celebrating the unusual while adding a little creativity...

My family is finding this book inspirational on several levels. First, one of my daughters has been enjoying painting these and turned around using many of the styles and techniques in her other artworks and her pastry business. Another is using the painted designs to...

This is a lovely book filled with lovely patterns from the Regency era which ran, more or less, from 1795 to 1835. This is the setting of the works of Jane Austen, inventor of the novel as we know it. Wonderful books! And this book is a wonderful addition to any...