As much as I love the Internet as it allows me to see what wonderful work other people make, sometimes there's nothing like a good craft book with simple, easy projects and clear instructions to get your creativity going.
Today I want to tell you about two books I bought recently through the School Link catalogue. The first one is from the Usborne Activities series and the title is "Christmas things to stitch and sew" [ISBN 978074608688-9]. I love this book, it's full of great Christmas projects with very easy to follow instructions. I also bought "Make!" by Cath Kidston [ISBN 978-1-84400-360-0], some great projects there too but my favourite has got to be the one from Usborne.
I also found 4 fantastic books at my local public library:
- "Crochet handmade style" from Murdoch Books [ISBN 978-1-74045-891-7]
- "200 Crochet blocks for blankets, throws and afghans" by Jan Eaton [ISN 0-7153-2141-2]
- "Crochet stitch motifs, 250 to crochet" from The Harmony Guides [ISBN 978-1-84340-426-2]
- "Sew fabulous fabric" by Alice Butcher and Ginny Farquhar [ISBN 978-0-7153-2858-3]
Of the 4 books above, I love the 2 last ones. The "Crochet stitch motifs" is a great book with great crochet motifs and it includes both the written instructions to the patterns as well as charts. The "Sew fabulous fabric" has 20 beautiful projects that will make you want to sew non stop :-)
