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Crochet patterns to create a little nurse doll. The doll is 3 inches/ 7.5 cm high. For materials you can use: 3.00 mm hook 4 ply yarn (cream, white, brown and red) Black embroidery floss Polyester fiberfill Two 4 mm black beads for eyes or other eyes as desired Tapestry needle Sewing needle and thread for attaching eyes  

With international fashion houses selling wildly expensive pieces, high-street fast fashion, and no-frills (forgive the pun) clothes available in the local supermarket for under a tenner, the days of clothes rationing are certainly far behind us. It has never been easier or cheaper to clothe ourselves,...

"Well Loved Knitted Dolls" is a collection of original knitted dolls patterns. The collection includes a basic 18 inch knitted doll pattern along with five doll outfits including accessories. If you can knit, purl, increase and decrease you can complete these adorable dolls. Included are...

Get Ahead of the Crowd in these Fashion-Forward Hats! Brimming with quick and fun-to-knit designs for stitchers of all skill levels, The Knitted Hat Book features a modern take on classic knitted caps. In this top-notch collection, your favorite knitwear designers--Melissa LaBarre, Alexis Winslow,...

With 150 motifs designed by 20 of today's most popular embroidery artists selected from Instagram and Etsy, learn the simplest embroidery stitches and techniques, and see the diverse ways the motifs can be used. Explore color, stitch variations, fabric grounds, thread types, scale, fills, and...

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage knitting patterns for the making of summer tops for women. Full of designs in different styles and sizes, there is something for everyone. From a 'Top for Parties' to a 'Simple V-Neck', this book has a piece for all occasions, and ensures every woman...

Improv quilting, in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched, is simple, popular, and fun. In this book, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters with a starting point,...

Since time immemorial, Korea has developed an outstanding craft culture. Its superior quality can be seen in everything from the beautiful and elaborate golden crowns of the Three Kingdoms era (57 B.C.–A.D. 668) to the astonishing scientific technology of the Unified Silla era’s Seokguram Grotto....

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

In Coastal Crochet, award-winning author, Karen Whooley combines her love of the western coastline of the United States along with her way of creating intricate-looking patterns with what has become her trademark simplicity. All of the projects are designed for today's crocheter. Imagine...

The pleasures to be had from slowing down can be many, with connections to sustainability, simplicity, reflection, and tuning into traditional and other multicultural textile traditions. Slow Stitch is a much-needed guide to adopting a less-is-more approach, valuing quality over quantity, and bringing...

Here's a rich treasury of heirloom-quality designs crocheters at every level of expertise will find irresistible. Dozens of lovely patterns — all selected from hard-to-find thread company publications of the 1920s through the '50s — enable needlecrafters to re-create exquisite designs that enhanced...

Renewed interest in needlecraft projects — particularly in crocheted items used as accent pieces — has created a new demand for attractive floral patterns. Fashionable during the first half of the twentieth century, these popular designs ranged from the simple, stylized motifs found in edgings...

Have you ever wanted to crochet?  Have you ever seen anything amazing created by friends and family that was made through the use of crocheting?  Do you think it’s a hard thing to do?  Well, it’s not hard at all, and you can learn how to crochet so many things without any problems at all.  It’s...