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The fabulously floral follow-up to the sell-out sensation, The Granny Square Card Deck!

50 fun floral granny square designs in a stylish card deck, perfect for on-the-go crochet.

Innovative and completely visual, this card deck of 50 blooming gorgeous grannies will help you mix and match successful colour and design combinations every time you pick up your hook.

The sturdy, stylish box contains 50 colourful cards, each with a fabulous floral granny square to make, mix and match. On the front of each 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) card is a colour photograph of the finished granny square, while on the back you'll find a crochet stitch chart that shows you how to work the square, along with joining advice and any other helpful information you need. Simply lay out the cards to easily mix, match and create your own design combinations. 

Also within is a 32-page booklet, which contains a comprehensive step-by-step guide to reading and understanding crochet charts, with three side-by-side examples of pattern and chart instructions to get you started. You'll also find advice on working 3D flowers, choosing yarns and hooks, two different methods for joining your squares together, and guidance on colour placement and arrangement so that you can achieve colour success every time.

The perfect tool to help you mix and match granny square designs for any handmade project, select a few cards or slip the whole deck into your bag for on-the-go crochet. Each square is made using the same hook and yarn weight and is the same finished size, so that the squares can be joined together in any combination with ease.
With 50 colourful floral designs to choose from and customise, this fun and versatile card deck is the ideal gift for any crocheter, and perfect for visual learners.

The original Granny Square Card Deck sold out before its publication date and has now been printed over 106,000 times worldwide, in 9 different languages, topping best-seller lists around the world!

50 stunning stitch patterns in a stylish card deck, perfect for on-the-go crochet! Crochet the swatch squares as shown to mix and match them, or use the simple instructions to scale up the stitch patterns for your own crochet projects.

New from Claire Montgomerie, author of the sell-out sensations The Granny Square Card Deck and The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck.

• The sturdy, stylish box contains 50 colorful cards, each featuring a stunning stitch pattern. On the front of each 4 x 4in card is a color photograph of the finished swatch, while on the back you'll find a crochet stitch chart that shows you how to work the swatch; stitch multiples; edging and joining advice; and any other helpful information you need. Simply lay out the cards to easily mix, match and create your own design combinations. 
• A 32-page booklet containing a comprehensive step-by-step guide to reading and understanding crochet charts, with 5 side-by-side examples of pattern and chart instructions to get you started.
• You'll also find advice on choosing yarns and hooks, methods for edging and joining your swatches, guidance on scaling up the stitch multiples to create new patterns, plus colour placement inspiration so that you can achieve color success every time.
• The perfect tool to help you select stitches for any handmade project, select a few cards or slip the whole deck into your bag for on-the-go crochet. Each swatch square is made using the same hook and yarn weight and is the same finished size, so that the squares can be joined together in any combination with ease.
• Created to complement The Granny Square Stitches Card Deck, a digital collection of written patterns is available for crocheters who love the colour and style of the designs but prefer to read words rather than charts. All 50 granny patterns are written out using both US and UK crochet terminology for ease of use.

'The card deck is probably one of the best craft "things" I've ever seen and I can't crochet! What a brilliant idea - absolutely love it!' - Mary Bird, Woman’s Weekly

This handy 3-in-1 Needle Threader from The Gypsy Quilter® will help you to thread a variety of needles and a variety of threads. As an added bonus, it has a built-in thread cutter too, with 9 different spots for cutting. No more struggling with heavier threads when threading your needles for embroidery, needlepoint, and hand- sewing. Choose one of the three different needle threaders for the right one for the job at hand. Includes nine different spots for cutting thread, along with a handy hanging hole for storage. No sewing box should be without the 3-in-1 Needle Threader for The Gypsy Quilter®.

• Made of: Plastic and Steel
• Total Size: 3in x 3-1/4in
• Use: Threading Needles and Cutting Thread
• Color: Bohemian Blue
• Made in China

Bobbin Buddies bobbin clips keep your bobbin and matching thread together. Works for most thread spools and bobbins. Squeeze the ends together, slide on bobbin and thread spool. 120 pieces in each point of sale jar with lid.

• Color: Purple, Blue and Pink
• Made of: Plastic
• Use: Bobbin Clip
• Included: 120 Bobbin Clips

A comprehensive introduction to the tools, equipment, fibers, and yarns used with four-shaft looms, this reference features patterns for 600 different weaves, including twill, zigzag, diamond, herringbone, and block. Color photographs and large-scale drawings allow weavers to closely examine the details, and the compact size and lay-flat binding is convenient for keeping near the loom. A handbook that is essential for all four-shaft weavers, this manual includes weaving basics, specialized projects organized by degree of difficulty, finishing techniques, resources, and a glossary of terms.

Hardover, 256 pages. 

The herbarium approach here offers you a window into the natural character of plants, which lets you make your fabric versions amazing. These wearable projects from naturalist and fiber artist Utopiano don't just visually replicate each plant but represent everything about it—even including invisible elements like scent, power, and presence. Plus, each project includes easy instructions for dyeing your cloth pieces, a feature that helps capture the colors of nature and makes these one of a kind. The herbarium format unfolds like this: first, each plant is collected directly from the field, and its key info and uniqueness are explained. Then, use the patterns that Utopiano offers you here to create fabric versions for wearing or display. Make a chic Frilly Pansy brooch with petals dyed in multicolored layers. Create the cold-resistant edelweiss using velvet to capture the plant's dense hair and thickness. Feel the pure joy of translating blooming flowers into fabric with your own hands! Includes full-size templates for every project.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Craft (December 6, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764364219
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764364211
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 10 inches

Knit 20 vibrant colorwork projects for you and your home, from renowned British knitwear designer and artist Dee Hardwicke.

‘This superbly designed book is a unique celebration of the way that knitting can bring us together by using art and decoration to tell our stories.’ FineFettleFabrics.uk

Brimming with artistic inspiration and filled with patterns for gorgeous colorwork knitwear and joyful pieces for the home, this creative and original book is perfect for confident knitters.

Step inside Dee Hardwicke’s world and discover:

• 20 nature-inspired colorwork knitting patterns – 9 cushions, 3 wraps, 3 quilts, 2 sweaters, 1 vest, 1 hat, 1 pair of gloves.
• Gorgeous and inspiring photography to make the creative process as clear as possible
• Snippets of Dee’s sketchbooks throughout, providing a fascinating insight into her working process
• An exclusive fold-out ‘map’ for laying out and seaming the Butterfly Patchwork Quilt.

Illustrated throughout with beautiful watercolors and painterly photography, The Knitted Fabric brings the pages of Dee’s sketchbooks to life. As Dee explains, “I find the process of knitting very similar to painting, with each stitch being a brushstroke of color. As stitches loop together, they create a knitted fabric, a kind of narrative of art, making and the people and landscapes that inspire me”.

Offering charts and plans for making infant- through adult-sized projects, this unique book provides knitters with a complete resource of more than 350 patterns for caps, tams, scarves, vests, sweaters, mittens, gloves, and socks that are written for multiple gauges to accommodate all weights of yarn from bulky to fingering. Also included are the basics of pattern design and alteration to allow for the addition of different types of texture and color patterns or the modification of existing patterns to accommodate more gauges. Patterns are also accompanied by an assortment of ideas for edgings and finishes, further expanding design options.

Author: Ann Budd
Imprint: Interweave
Format: Hardcover; Spiral Bound
Total Page Count: 112
ISBN: 9781931499040

Hollow cables to use as stitch holders. Press the end of the cable on to the tip of the needle and gently slip the stitches to the cable for hold, and vice versa for placing the stitches back on to the needles.

• Can be used for sleeves or body when trying on a garment, or why not when you need a busy needle for a new project?
  
• Sold as a set of three cables (1 - 60", 2 - 30") in a tin box.
  
• 14 colors available [black, brown, red, orange, yellow, light green, green, light blue, blue, violet, mauve, fuchsia, pink and white]
  
• Materials: Silicone
  

Firmly press the tip of the cord onto your needle (~1 cm) and start sliding your knitting on or off the cord and remember to check that your joint is secured all the time.

When your stitches are in place, then gently remove the cord from the needle by pushing it off with your fingertip or nail, do not pull the cord off.

Just pop it gently like an expensive champagne cork.

• A complete guide to knitwear design, construction, and production techniques.
  
• Includes detailed illustrations, diagrams, and expert tips for knitwear development.
  
• Features hundreds of design examples to inspire creativity for designers of all levels.
  
• Provides practical, actionable advice for creating successful knitwear products.
  
• Offers guidance for beginners and professionals, from foundational skills to advanced expertise.

Understand the inner workings of knitting and make every project a success! This book contains a definitive reference for any knitter seeking better results, whether the challenge is reading a pattern chart, substituting yarn, modifying a pattern, fixing a mistake, shaping a collar or adjusting an armhole.

Preserve your sunny days and nature memories with beautiful pressed floral craft.

Gilded herbariums, bold botanical frames, cutout abstracts, meditative mandala creations—each of the 11 projects here features detailed step-by-step photo instructions. Additional tips and tricks help you play with plants: What if you mix large with tiny leaves, red with blue petals? There's plenty of creative advice to power your ideas, including basics on botanical shapes, design and composition facts to help you, and more.

First you'll learn to choose the best method for what you're making: press, dry, or preserve. Directions are included for each process, including instructions for making your own flower presses. As you select, pick, and preserve the right plants for each project, you'll explore ways to experiment with using grasses, leaves, roots, seaweeds, and more.

If natural colors aren't enough for you, or if your flowers have lost their brilliance while drying, follow the instructions to experiment with dyeing, painting, and other techniques to color your plants. The goal is to help your pressed-flower adventures move into your own creative directions, so this book urges you to follow your ideas, even—especially—the craziest ones.

Whether you roam in the yard, park, or flower garden, these projects give you ways to bring the charm of flowers to your own personal crafting adventures. Preserve your sunny days and nature memories with beautiful pressed floral craft. Gilded herbariums, bold botanical frames, cutout abstracts, Zen creations, plant pictures with striking black backdrops—each of the 11 projects here features detailed step-by-step photo instructions. Additional tips and tricks help you play with plants: What if you mix large with tiny leaves, red with blue petals? There's plenty of creative advice to power your ideas, including basics on botanical shapes, design and composition facts to help you, and more. 

First you'll learn to choose the best method for what you're making: press, dry, or preserve. Directions are included for each process, including instructions for making your own flower presses. As you select, pick, and preserve the right plants for each project, you'll learn ways to experiment with using grasses, leaves, roots, seaweeds, and more. If natural colors aren't enough for you, or if your flowers have lost their brilliance while drying, follow the instructions to experiment with dyeing, painting, and other techniques to color your plants. The goal is to help your pressed-flower adventures move into your own creative directions, so this book urges you to follow your ideas, even—especially—the craziest ones.

Whether you roam in the yard, park, or flower garden, these projects give you ways to bring the charm of flowers to your own personal crafting adventures.

• A compact but complete guide to seeing, choosing, and using the nature around you to make gorgeous items
• Covers techniques for pressing, drying, preserving, dyeing, and painting various botanicals
• Thanks to this guide, you'll now think of weeds as floral surprises

Size: 6.75in x 8.75in  |  Pages: 80  |  350 color images

A blend of traditional Christmas style and charming contemporary simplicity are included in these 20 cross-stitch patterns of holiday scenes and motifs.

Let the magic of Christmas inspire your stitching with these 20 cross-stitch patterns, blending a traditional style with a charming contemporary simplicity. Many of the designs include multiple scenes and motifs, offering you hundreds of components to use in a myriad of ways.

The elements of a cross-stitched Christmas are all here: wintry scenes, Father Christmas, toys, sparkling decorations, and children enjoying the anticipation! Along with the patterns, enjoy instructions for projects to show off your stitchwork, including a Christmas stocking, a gorgeous Advent calendar, gift cards, and a holiday ABC sampler.

Scattered throughout are spirit-inspiring activities and holiday lore: what it's like to visit the real Santa Claus Village in Finland, how the department store window display tradition began, and other reminders of the magic of Christmas.

Size: 8.5in x 12.0in  |  Pages: 96  |  103 color images

Melissa! Can you hear me jumping up and down? I'm so excited to launch this fabulous kit for the Marie Shawl made with Herriot Great that knits like butter! Melissa Leapman designed this very creative shawl that switches between mosaic knitting, lace, and garter stitch. Believe it or not, this beauty uses just one color per row (yes!!!) to create garter stripes, a cool mosaic pattern, and interesting colorful lace. Put your fingers to work and you too can wear this creative accessory.

Snuggle into Herriot Great. Made of Baby Alpaca, the softest part of the fleece, this beautiful yarn has great stitch definition for textured knitting projects, and is also lovely in color work.

Includes: 

• Juniper Moon Farm’s Herriot Great, 2 hanks of Color A and 1 hank each of Colors B and C (each hank is 131 yds/100g)
• Printed copy of the Marie Shawl pattern by Melissa Leapman
  
• Elegantly gift packaged in an organza drawstring bag that doubles as a project bag
• Free gift to help with the project

Fine Print, Tips, & Whatnot: 

• Finished measurements of the pattern = 77 x 50" / 195.5 x 127cm, blocked.
• Limited time offer while supplies last
• The free gift will officially remain a mystery until you open your kit and unwrap it. We reserve the right to change it, if needed.
• Needles not included, pattern requires
• Size US 10.5/6.5mm circular needle, 32"/80cm long, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Size US 10.5/6.5mm double-pointed needles, or size needed to obtain gauge.
• Yarn provided is enough to complete the project as directed with no alterations or enlargements.

A selection of 100 colour-coded stitch markers in 3 ring, split and locking shapes.

The super Value Mega Pack is available in 20 markers of each shape for all needle sizes.

All 5 types of markers come in different shades of teal colour which allows easy spotting and reference.

The markers are packed in colour coordinated attractive fabric pouch.

A multi-use teal colored cloth bag holds all the stitch markers.

Thousands of natural materials can produce glorious color—the insect cochineal produces pink, maroon, and purple, and more than 500 species of plants produce indigo blue. Now, in The Modern Natural Dyer, expert Kristine Vejar shares the most user-friendly techniques for dyeing yarn, fabric, and finished goods at home with foraged and garden-raised dyestuffs as well as with convenient natural dye extracts. Demystifying the "magic," Vejar explains in explicit, easy-to-follow detail how to produce consistent, long-lasting color. With stunning photography of the dyes themselves, the dyeing process, and 20 projects for home and wardrobe (some to knit, some to sew, and some just a matter of submerging a finished piece in a prepared bath), The Modern Natural Dyer is a complete resource for aspiring and experienced dye artisans.

This rich and comprehensive guide to natural dyeing processes will take your practise to the next level.

Author, Heidi Iverson, explains how to boost the spectrum of colors you can achieve through using a variety of tannins, mordants, modifiers, and mixing colors to get incredible results naturally.

The Natural Dye Handbook includes:

A library of more than 60 plants including fungi, leaves, bark, roots, flowers, fruit, nuts, and seeds, and the incredible natural-dyed rainbow you can create with them.

A back-to-basics look at the fundamental principles of natural dyeing to help you understand each plant and process as you continue on your natural dye journey.

A large section exploring colour theory where Heidi explains how to create your own colour library and techniques for mixing colours.

Heidi explores two different approaches to natural dyeing; a traditional style and a more intuitive approach. Discover mindful dye practices, low-energy alternatives and water-conscious methods as well more traditional dye methods using raw dyestuff, whole plants and ground plants. There is also advice about foraging dye plants safely, ethical harvesting and growing your own dye plants.

Learn how to create your own dye journal in order to track your progress, in this ultimate handbook for natural dyers looking to take their practise further.