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!
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RELOVABLE – What to do with Your Old Wedding Dress
£55.00The perfect wedding present or wedding anniversary gift! If you’ve ever wondered what to do with your old wedding dress, Bespoke bridal gown designer Caroline Arthur will help you rediscover its value with this uplifting boutique coffee table book, available to pre-order NOW, for release on 9th September 2024. You’ll find aspirational ideas for repurposing your dress, with breathtaking illustrations…
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The Saville Row Suit: The Art of Hand Tailoring on Saville Row
£40.00The Savile Row Suit is a beautifully curated celebration of the heritage and craftsmanship of bespoke British tailoring.
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Sewing the Curve : Learn How to Sew Clothes to Boost Your Wardrobe and Your Confidence
£32.00Get ready to be inspired. In Sewing the Curve, Jenny Rushmore, the body-positive, plus-size founder of Cashmerette, will have you sewing fantastic clothes – that fit!
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The Perfect Fit : Creating and Altering Basic Sewing Patterns for Tops, Sleeves, Skirts, and Pants
£30.00A practical guide to creating and altering Basic Sewing Patterns for Tops, Sleeves, Skirts, and Trousers to make sure they really fit.
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The Great British Sewing Bee: Back to Basics : Create Your Own Capsule Wardrobe With 25 Dressmaking Projects
£30.00Back to Basics brings the magic of The Great British Sewing Bee to your home showcasing the show’s favourite patterns for every style you can imagine.
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Zero Waste Fashion Design
Save20%Save £7.00Only£27.99 Original price was: £34.99.£27.99Current price is: £27.99.This book made me reassess the way I make clothes, with practical ideas to embrace the zero waste approach. Written by two industry leading pioneers, Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan
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Love at first stitch
£27.00Written for novice stitchers by the author of the popular sewing blog Tilly and the Buttons, Tilly Walnes demystifies dressmaking for the generations that have never been taught to sew.
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Tilly and the Buttons: Make it Simple
£27.00Make It Simple is full of quick and easy sewing projects to help you get your creative fix, no matter how busy you are.
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The Great British Sewing Bee The Modern Wardrobe
£27.00Written by Juliet Uzor, one of the first contestants on this much loved TV Series, this book will inspire you to create clothes you love with 28 projects and innovative alteration techniques
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Building the pattern: Sew your own capsule wardrobe
£26.00Taking you beyond the patterns featured in this book, Building the Pattern offers expert advice on how to achieve the perfect fit, alter the designs and add your own personal twist. Discover how to create clothes with care, build your sewing repertoire and embrace the slow fashion movement. Six full-size pattern sheets are included in this neat package.
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Ahead of the Curve
£26.00Ahead of the Curve is the first sewing book to empower curvy and plus size women to feel body confident by sewing a wardrobe that fits. Don’t change your body to fit your clothes! Change your clothes to fit your body!
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The Great British Sewing Bee: Sustainable Style
£25.00The companion book to the sixth series of this flagship BBC show, The Great British Sewing Bee: Sustainable Style accompanies sewers at all levels on their creative journey to reduce, reuse and recycle, ultimately creating their own considered closet.
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Sew Your Own Scandi Wardrobe
£25.00Packed with stunning fashion photography, Sew Your Own Scandi Wardrobe will inspire and offer you techniques and tips for easy ways to get started and succeed with sewing, both as a beginner and advanced sewer.
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The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery : A Guide to Essential Stitches, Techniques and Projects
£25.00This is the ideal book for the embroidery enthusiast who is interested in exploring and really learning the foundations of core needlework techniques.
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Making Things: Finding Use, Meaning, and Satisfaction in Crafting Everyday Objects
£25.00Making Things is a celebration of the art and ritual of crafting by hand that encourages a practice in mindfulness, a celebration of skill, and a return to materiality.
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Texture: 20 Timeless Garments exploring Knit, Yarn and Stitch
£22.00With simple and stylish shapes, Erika dispenses her designer tips for creating a series of modern yet timeless garments. Including inspiring photography that showcases the beautiful designs, this book is the ultimate source for knitted texture and belongs on every knitter’s bookshelf.
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Zero Waste Patterns
£22.00Zero Waste Patterns offers a modern approach to sustainable sewing. Using natural fabrics and core sewing techniques, learn how to stitch without waste and make a scandi-style collection of 20 garments. Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle.
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The Repair Shop: Crafts in the Barn
£22.00If you loved the TV series, you might enjoy the latest book of skills, stories and heartwarming restorations
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Fashion Upcycling : The DIY Guide to Sewing, Mending, and Sustainably Reinventing Your Wardrobe
£21.00With several do-it-yourself, beginner-friendly projects and genius tips and tricks, you’ll learn to express yourself and reinvent your closet in all-new ways.
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Corsets – Historical Patterns & Techniques
£20.00The book is packed with practical information on how to recreate these stunning period pieces for yourself. Each corset features an annotated pattern, a detailed drawing and close-up photography so historical detail can be captured accurately by the maker. A brief overview places the corset within its historical context and explains any features or alterations necessary for making up the…
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Textile Creativity Through Nature: Felt, Texture and Stitch
Save20%Save £5.01Only£19.99 Original price was: £25.00.£19.99Current price is: £19.99.New ideas for working with nature to nurture creativity in felted and embroidered textile art. Immerse yourself in nature and rewild your creative practice with inspiration from textile artist Jeanette Appleton.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
