The heroes of Rimau: Unravelling the mystery of one of World War II's most daring raids

Silver, Lynette Ramsay

Sally Milner

Our Dawn: A pictorial biography

Dawn Fraser

Lesley Howard Murdoch

Krait: the Fishing Boat That Went to War

Lynette Ramsay Silver

The Applique Book

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Rose Verney

Crafts & Hobbies

Designed for the beginning to intermediate embroiderer, this workshop-in-a-book presents the basic concepts of this gentle art, and puts them to immediate use in creating a lidded box, striking evening bag, garden-themed journal cover, and more. Learn to select fabrics and transfer patterns, and the best ways to use common stitches. Save hours of frustration with the help of a complete section on project problem-solving. Increasing or decreasing scale is covered, as is color and perspective, and there are great tips for deciding when to use a jump stitch or a camouflage stitch, and ideas for embellishing other crafts with silk ribbon. Additional information is provided for selecting background treatments and fabrics that can add interest to any project.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery: A Workshop Approach for Beginners (Milner Craft Series)

Dafter, Helen

This attractive little book is packed with big creativity for beading and tassel enthusiasts! It presents 20 creative tassel designs that all incorporate crusted beading, a decorative technique that features objects covered with a sewn layer of beads. It’s a simple craft that yields exquisite results, and each tassel has its own special variations for the crusting and beaded drops. The projects include an antique pearl tassel, a crusted bookmark, and crusted hairclips and combs.

Little Book of Beaded Crusts and Tassels (Milner Craft Series)

The intricate designs of a lost art come to life in this illuminating instructional guide. Beautiful and delicate Schwalm embroidery is a form of whitework that uses surface stitches, pulled fabric, drawn thread, needlelace, and weaving. Precise instructions on fabric preparation and stitching technique, full-color photographs, and transferable patterns simplify a host of projects; some designs are suitable for beginners, like a dainty, lace-edged tea cozy while others cater to the more advanced needlecrafters. Each piece incorporates elements of the Tree of Life—hearts, flowers, fruit, leaves, sun, and dove—traditional hallmarks of Schwalm design. An illustrated glossary of stitches completes this unique volume, a must-have for everyone with a serious interest in needlework.

Schwalm Embroidery: Techniques and Designs (Milner Craft Series)

Bishop, Christine

Examples of medieval stumpworkthe art of embroidering using raised, 3-D embellishmentscan be found in museums and galleries throughout Europe. Considered among the most intricate and lovely of embroidery styles, it requires a delicate touch. Now the secrets of stumpwork are revealed through eight beautiful floral projects, all inspired by the 16th-century illuminated Book of Hours created by Jean Bourdichon for Anne of Brittany. The embroideries include Corncockle and Dragonfly,” Snowdrop and Cranefly,” and the lovely Venus’ Looking Glass and Bumble-bee.” In addition to instructions for every technique, this fully illustrated book also provides tracing patterns and a comprehensive stitch glossary.

Stumpwork Medieval Flora (Milner Craft Series)

Nicholas, Jane

Designer Effie Mitrofanis has a playful and creative spirit—and in Threadwork, she shows readers what can happen when you let your imagination go wild and think outside the usual sewn square. Her sumptuous collection showcases gorgeous collages created on layers of assembled fabric, and then embellished with rich and colorful silks, transparent organza and ribbons, metallic threads, beads, and raised embroidery stitches. Twenty-eight amazing projects include gift wrap, bags, frameable panels, concertina books, and more.

Threadwork: Silks, Stitches, Beads & Cords (Milner Craft Series)

Mitrofanis, Effie

Eileen Campbell has skillfully captured the flowers of Japan in a single exhibition quilt. Here, she shares her easy-to-follow techniques for creating each of these amazing blooms, giving crafters everything they need to recreate her exquisite piece, develop a single flower quilt, or stitch their own vision of floral beauty.

Japanese Flowers in Appliqué (Milner Craft Series)

Campbell, Eileen

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