Craft

This collection celebrates craft in all its forms, from ceramics, porcelain and textile art to book arts, printing and the Arts and Crafts movement, along with artists who work in craft materials and practical guides to sewing, quilting and making.

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  • Porcelain: A History from the Heart of EuropePorcelain: A History from the Heart of Europe
    Princeton University Press

    Porcelain: A History from the Heart of Europe

    Porcelain was invented in medieval China - but its secret recipe was first reproduced in Europe by an alchemist in the employ of the Saxon king Augustus the Strong. Saxony’s revered Meissen factory could not keep porcelain’s ingredients secret for long, however, and scores...
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  • Creative Recycling in EmbroideryCreative Recycling in Embroidery
    Batsford

    Creative Recycling in Embroidery

    Embroiderers recycle for many different reasons: to conserve old pieces of ephemera for the future, to give their work a personal touch, to convey meaning, or simply for economy. Showcasing work from leading contemporary embroiderers and covering both hand and machine embroidery, this book...
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    £7.50
  • Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s SakeHannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake
    Princeton University Press

    Hannah Wilke: Art for Life’s Sake

    One of the most groundbreaking artists to emerge in American art in the 1960s, Hannah Wilke consistently challenged the prevailing narratives of women’s bodies and their representation throughout her career, until her untimely death in 1993. Wilke established a uniquely feminist iconography in virtually...
    £35.00
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  • From Image to StitchFrom Image to Stitch
    Batsford

    From Image to Stitch

    This book is about taking an image - a drawing, painting, digital photograph, computer design or photocopy - and, using simple methods, turning it into a piece of textile art. The author takes you through a variety of techniques for creating the image, such...
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  • Experimental Corsets: Inspiration and techniques for wearable and sculptural garmentsExperimental Corsets: Inspiration and techniques for wearable and sculptural garments
    Batsford

    Experimental Corsets: Inspiration and techniques for wearable and sculptural garments

    Beginning with a step-by-step guide to constructing a simple fabric corset, the book goes on to explore more contemporary and experimental approaches to construction, from using unusual materials such as lace, metal, paper and found fibres to up-cycling or repurposing existing garments to make...
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    £10.00
  • Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures: Stories on the MantelpieceVictorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures: Stories on the Mantelpiece
    ACC

    Victorian Staffordshire Pottery Religious Figures: Stories on the Mantelpiece

    A multitude of colourful and naïve biblical and other religious pottery figures found their way into 19th century Victorian homes in Britain. They were bought by tradesmen, shop-keepers, clerks, teachers and the more skilled working class people. This book tells the story of these...
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  • Erwin Wurm: DissolutionErwin Wurm: Dissolution
    Arnoldsche Art Publishers

    Erwin Wurm: Dissolution

    Wurm’s anthropomorphic ceramic sculptures, their forms oscillating between the ephemeral and the physical, are characterised by performative gestures. They affirm the inherent plasticity of the material clay, recalling the potency of bozzetti, in which artists from the Renaissance onwards were able to give direct...
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  • Pattern Making: Techniques for Beginners (University of Fashion)Pattern Making: Techniques for Beginners (University of Fashion)
    Laurence King

    Pattern Making: Techniques for Beginners (University of Fashion)

    Pattern making, patternmaking, pattern cutting or flat patterning, are all words that describe the process of creating a two-dimensional diagram or template of a garment, drafted on a flat surface from either body measurements or transferred from a draped muslin.The starting point of a...
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  • Postcards and Art Prints from the Hamilton Wood Type CollectionPostcards and Art Prints from the Hamilton Wood Type Collection
    Chronicle Books

    Postcards and Art Prints from the Hamilton Wood Type Collection

    30 Postcards in drawer-box Incudes six letter-pressed cards and A2 fold-out pamphlet This set is a celebration of printing history and wood type. Housed in a deluxe box with a letterpress-printed wood veneer sleeve, the postcards showcase photographs of treasures from the Hamilton Wood...
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  • Gainsborough Pop (Rare edition)Gainsborough Pop (Rare edition)
    Paul Holberton Publishing

    Gainsborough Pop (Rare edition)

    Rare & Collectible This books looks at how Gainsborough's pictures have been disseminated throughout popular culture as manifest in consumer products from the 1700s through to the late twentieth century. It includes not only physical objects such as ceramics and cigarette cards but also...
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  • Christopher Dresser: Design PioneerChristopher Dresser: Design Pioneer
    Thames & Hudson

    Christopher Dresser: Design Pioneer

    Christopher Dresser (1834–1904) is one of the most influential British designers of all time and he is widely regarded as Britain’s first independent industrial designer. His works still look remarkably modern more than a century later. Like his contemporary William Morris, Dresser advocated for...
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  • William Harry Rogers: Victorian Book Designer and Star of the Great ExhibitionWilliam Harry Rogers: Victorian Book Designer and Star of the Great Exhibition
    Unicorn Press

    William Harry Rogers: Victorian Book Designer and Star of the Great Exhibition

    William Harry Rogers was one of the finest artist-designers of the Victorian period in Britain, to be considered in the same company as Pugin, William Burges, Owen Jones and Christopher Dresser. His designs won several prize medals at the Great Exhibition of 1851, the event which provides a...
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  • Creative Quilts: Design techniques for textile artistsCreative Quilts: Design techniques for textile artists
    Batsford

    Creative Quilts: Design techniques for textile artists

    Award-winning contemporary quilt artist Sandra Meech explains how to harness your own creativity to add innovation and depth to your quilt and embroidery work. In Creative Quilts, she shows you how to take inspiration from a wealth of sources, including art, textiles and architecture,...
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  • The Secret Life of Tartan: How a cloth shaped a nationThe Secret Life of Tartan: How a cloth shaped a nation
    Black & White Publishing

    The Secret Life of Tartan: How a cloth shaped a nation

    Tartan is so much more than just a cloth. From its clan origins in the Scottish Highlands to the catwalks of Milan, London and New York, from its regimental history to its anti-establishment status, tartan has not only shaped a nation but has become...
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  • Richard Deacon: The Size Of It (Rare edition) (Non-mint)Richard Deacon: The Size Of It (Rare edition) (Non-mint)
    Richter Verlag

    Richard Deacon: The Size Of It (Rare edition) (Non-mint)

    Rare & Collectible This book is the catalogue of Richard Deacon's 2005 exhibition, The Size Of It. Ninety-two small ceramic studies were placed along one side of the gallery, representing small vertebrae of the main body of the exhibition. The different formats, ranging from...
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    £15.00
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Simple, Thrifty, Fun Activities to Keep Your Family Entertained All Year RoundRock, Paper, Scissors: Simple, Thrifty, Fun Activities to Keep Your Family Entertained All Year Round
    Quadrille Publishing

    Rock, Paper, Scissors: Simple, Thrifty, Fun Activities to Keep Your Family Entertained All Year Round

    Rock, Paper, Scissors is a collection of creative, fun, sense-stimulating things you can do with very simple materials: stones, paper and scissors. From land art to science experiments, with a pinch of geology, and a sprinkling of magic, these easy-but-inspiring and thrifty activities will keep...
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    £7.50
  • Interpreting Themes in Textile ArtInterpreting Themes in Textile Art
    Batsford

    Interpreting Themes in Textile Art

    An inspirational and practical book on how to interpret and collaborate on different themes in textile art. With foreword by Marie-Therese Wisniowski, who runs Art Quill Studio. The trend for collaborative textile art is increasing in popularity. This fascinating guide provides a rich seam of...
    £12.00
    £22.95
    £12.00
  • Instinctive Quilt Art: Using improvisational techniques to create vibrant art quiltsInstinctive Quilt Art: Using improvisational techniques to create vibrant art quilts
    Batsford

    Instinctive Quilt Art: Using improvisational techniques to create vibrant art quilts

    Bethan Ash’s rich, colourful quilts are created using improvisational collage techniques. Working instinctively, she simply layers fabric shapes onto a prepared background and fuses them down, then adds stitching later. Each quilt is cut freehand, without the use of rulers or templates. In this...
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  • Rebecca Warren: All That Heaven AllowsRebecca Warren: All That Heaven Allows
    Tate Publishing

    Rebecca Warren: All That Heaven Allows

    This catalogue accompanied the exhibition Rebecca Warren: All That Heaven Allows, New and Recent Works at Tate St. Ives. Titled after a 1955 romance film directed by Douglas Sirk, the show featured a selection of the artist’s work made over the span of fourteen...
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  • The Art of the Tea Towel (Non-mint)The Art of the Tea Towel (Non-mint)
    Batsford

    The Art of the Tea Towel (Non-mint)

    A visual history of tea towel design, from the 1950s to today. Both practical and beautiful, the tea towel has over the last century established itself firmly as an essential piece of domestic design. This lavishly illustrated book explores 100 of the best tea...
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