CRAFT BOOKS
AT THE CENTRAL LIBRARY
THE TITLES WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
Embroidery & Cross Stitch
Bargello Plus – Mira Silverstein
Picture your Pet in Cross Stitch: Over 400 Animal Portraits and Motifs – Claire Crompton
Subversive Cross Stitch: 33 Designs for your Surly Side – Julie Jackson
The Tapestry Book: 20 Inspiring Needlepoint Designs – Jill Gordon
Jewelry, Wirework & Beading
The Art of Jewelry Polymer Clay: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration – Katherine Duncan
Aimone
The Beader’s Bible: Over 300 Great Charts for Beadweavers – Claire Crouchley
The Complete Book of Jewelry Making – Carles Codina
Creative Metal Clay Jewelry: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration – CeCe Wire
Dazzling Bead & Wire Crafts – Mickey Baskett
Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects: Creative Projects, Simple Techniques – Marthe LeVan
Making Fantastic Jewelry – Paola Romanelli
The Stori of Beaded Embellishment – Mary Stori
Vintage Style Beaded Jewelry – 35 Beautiful Projects Using New and Old Materials – Deborah
Schneebeli-Morrell
Knitting, Crochet & Lace
Crochet Basics – Vogue Knitting
Crochet with Wire – Nancie M. Wiseman
Crocheted Lace: Techniques, Patterns, and Projects – Pauline Turner
For the Love of Knitting: A Celebration of the Knitter’s Art – ed. Kari Cornell
Kaffe’s Classics: 25 Favorite Knitting Patterns for Sweaters, Jackets, Vests, and More – Kaffe
Fassett
Kaffe Fassett’s Pattern Library: Over 190 Creative Knitwear Designs – Kaffe Fassett
Knitting with Dog Hair: A Woof-to-Warp Guide to Making Hats, Sweaters, Mittens and Much
More – Kendall Crolius & Anne Black Montgomery
Lace Style: Traditional to Innovative, 21 Inspired Designs to Knit – Pam Allen & Ann Budd
Loop-d-Loop: More than 40 Novel Designs for Knitters – Teva Durham
Mary Thomas’s Book of Knitting Patterns: With over 300 Illustrations – Mary Thomas
Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book: With 248 Illustrations – Mary Thomas
Oneskein: 30 Quick Projects to Knit and Crochet – Leigh Radford
The Opinionated Knitter: Newsletters 1958-1968 – Elizabeth Zimmermann
Ponchos & Wraps: A Knitter’s Dozen – ed. Rick Mondragon & Elaine Rowley
The Prolific Knitting Machine: How to Make Friends with your Knitting Machine – and get IT to
do the Work – Catherine Cartwright-Jones
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Knitting, Crochet & Lace cont.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off: The Yarn Harlot’s Guide to the Land of Knitting –
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Stitch’n’Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook – Debbie Stoller
Traditional Lace Making – Sally Johanson
A Treasury of Magical Knitting – Kat Bordhi (Moebius Knitting)
Mosaic, Ceramics, Tile & Glass
The Art & Craft of Ceramics: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration – Maria Dolors Ros i Frigola
Beginner’s Guide to Stained & Decorative Glass – Oriel Hicks
The Complete Mosaic Handbook: Projects, Techniques, Designs – Sarah Kelly
Making and Installing Handmade Tiles – Angelica Pozo
Needlework
Folk Art Friends: Hooked Rugs and Coordinating Quilts – Polly Minick & Laurie Simpson
The Mender’s Manual: Repairing and Preserving Garments and Bedding – Estelle Foote, M.D.
Pigs, Piglets & Porkers: 30 Projects to Quilt, Stitch, Embroider and Appliqué – Alison
Wormleighton
Rag Rugs: How to use Ancient and Modern Rug-Making Techniques to Create Rugs,
Wallhangings, even Jewelry: 12 Projects – Ann Davies
Stitching a Legacy: American Needlework Projects and Stories – PieceWork Magazine in
Association with the Peabody Essex Museum
The Stumpwork, Goldwork and Surface Embroidery Beetle Collection – Jane Nicholas
Paper Crafts
Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and other Adventures in Bookmaking – Holly Harrison
Encyclopedia of Scrapbooking Tools & Techniques – Susan Pickering Rothamel
Papermaking – Elizabeth Couzins-Scott
Secrets of Origami: The Japanese Art of Paper Folding – Robert Harbin
Sewing & Quilting
African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethnic Flair – Ronke Luke-Boone
Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women c.1560-1620 –
Janet Arnold
The Quilter’s Recipe Book: All the Ingredients you Need to Create over 100 Fabulous Quilts –
Celia Eddy
Stupid Sock Creatures: Making Quirky, Lovable Figures from Cast-Off Socks – John Murphy
Teddy Bears, Toys & Tales – Jean Greenhowe
The Ultimate Sewing Book: Over 200 Sewing Ideas for You and Your Home – Maggi
McCormick Gordon
Central Library
90 West Fourth Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651/266-7000 www.sppl.org
Weaving & Spinning
The Art of the Loom: Weaving, Spinning & Dyeing across the World – Ann Hecht
In Sheep’s Clothing: A Handspinner’s Guide to Wool – Nola Fournier & Jane Fournier
Miscellaneous
Basketmaking – Georgia Crook
The Book of Candlemaking: Creating Scent, Beauty & Light – Chris Larkin
The Book of Wheat Weaving and Straw Craft: From Simple Plaits to Exquisite Designs –
Morgyn Geoffry Owens-Celli
Get Crafty: Over 160 Beautiful, Easy-to-Make Projects, Step by Step – Lucy Painter
Designing Tessellations: The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns – Jinny Beyer
Introducing Seed Collage – Caryl and Gordon Simms
Leather Crafting in an Afternoon – Mickey Baskett
The Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt and 49 other Pioneer Projects for
the Modern Girl – Jennifer Worick
Purse Pizzazz – Marie Browning
Sandcastles Made Simple: Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips and Tricks for Building Sensational
Sand Creations – Lucinda “Sandy Feet” Wierenga
Tabletop Fountains: 40 Easy and Great-Looking Projects to Make – Dawn Cusick
Tin Crafts: Over 20 Creative Projects for the Home – Mary Maguire
Turned Boxes: 50 Designs – Chris Stott
World Crafts: A Celebration of Designs and Skills – Jacqueline Herald of Oxfam
Central Library
90 West Fourth Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
651/266-7000 www.sppl.org