Welcome to my independent creative bookshop!
I’m so pleased you’ve found this cosy little digital nook and hope you’ll stay for a leisurely wallow. Here, you’ll find a curated selection of beautiful creative books, along with a few of my favourite wildcards, that you’ll want to buy, keep, use and share.
P&P is completely free, so dive straight in!
(Delivery is currently available in the UK only)
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Big Magic : How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
£10.99Whether you long to write a book, create art, cope with challenges at work, embark on a long-held dream, or simply to make your everyday life more vivid and rewarding, Big Magic will take you on a journey of exploration filled with wonder and unexpected joys.
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Big Dress Energy : How Fashion Psychology Can Transform Your Wardrobe and Your Confidence
£16.99I loved this book – uplifting, informative and practical. This is a makeover for more than just your wardrobe, it’s about improving your overall well-being
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The Great British Sewing Bee: Made to Measure : A Masterclass in Sewing Clothes that Truly Fit
£16.99This excellent guide will help you work out why some of your clothes don’t fit and how to fix it
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CIY – Crochet it Yourself
£16.99In this fresh and modern guide to crochet, Emma Wright shows you how to create your own stylish crochet collection.
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Clone your clothes
£16.99Pattern making and sewing techniques to recreate your best loved clothes. Everyone has their favourite items of clothing that they love because they fit them perfectly and look great. This practical guide for home dressmakers explains how to remake your wardrobe favourites without having to unpick and ruin the originals.
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The Re:Fashion Wardrobe : Sew Your Own Stylish, Sustainable Clothes
£17.99Learn how to alter or create entirely new garments from pre-loved clothes or forgotten fabrics that are not only chic but don’t cost the earth. Beginning with advice on equipment, fabrics and how to source your clothes for refashioning, Portia Lawrie will then take you step–by–step through a collection of 11 garments that she has reworked, showing you just how…
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The Great British Sewing Bee: The Skills
£17.99This book goes beyond the basics and shares advanced tips and tricks to take your sewing technique to the next level
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Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
Save20%Save £4.59Only£18.36 Original price was: £22.95.£18.36Current price is: £18.36.Following on from her textile hit Slow Stitch, author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importance of connection and ideas around wellbeing when using textiles for individuals and communities, including practical ideas around ‘thinking-through-making’, using ‘resonant’ materials and extending the life of pieces using traditional and non-traditional methods.
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Textiles Transformed: Thread and thrift with reclaimed textiles
Save20%Save £4.59Only£18.36 Original price was: £22.95.£18.36Current price is: £18.36.A guide to transforming found and cherished textiles. Textile artist Mandy Pattullo shows how to source, refashion and repurpose vintage textiles to create beautiful collages and other unique textile objects.
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Creativity Through Nature: Foraged, Recycled and Natural Mixed Media Arts
£18.99A passionate and purposeful book on finding real creativity through nature. An essential book for our times and all artists at whatever level.
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You will be able to sew your own clothes by the end of this book
£19.99Inspiration to dust off your sewing machine and get making. Don’t you just love a book that does what it says on the tin?
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Woven & Worn : The search for well-being and sustainability in the modern world
£19.99Marking a potential revival of the make-do-and-mend era, Woven & Worn showcases the variety of materials and processes used to craft wearables with both longevity and soul.
