Archive for the ‘english craft book’ tag
Available at our NLB
Craft books in a library near you
This is waaay overdue seeing I took this photo on 29th February (leap year!). I won’t hesitate paying SGD1.55 to reserve a book from the NLB and if I like the book alot, I will buy it. So far I don’t recall owning any English craft books. 
You can find the following books at our local libraries and while they’re excellent books, I still feel that English craft books tend to be too wordy and not as “pretty” as Japanese craft books; I’m biased. 
| Craftivity: 40 Projects for the DIY Lifestyle (Paperback) by Tsia Carson ISBN-10: 0060841303 NLB Call No: English 746.434 STO -[ART] |
| Bend-the-Rules Sewing: The Essential Guide to a Whole New Way to Sew by Amy Karol ISBN-10: 0307347214 NLB Call No: English 646.2 KAR |
There’s a new craft book recently and it’s not in Singapore yet, I have pretty high hopes for this one and I’m putting it in my wishlist! 
| Printing by Hand: A Modern Guide to Printing With Handmade Stamps, Stencils, and Silk Screens by Lena Corwin (Author), Thayer Allyson Gowdy (Photographer) ISBN-10: 1584796723 |
Photocraft (ENG)
| Photocraft: Cool Things to Do With the Pictures You Love
ISBN-10: 0821261959 NLB Call No: English q745.5 HER -[REC] This is a very detailed book with useful and do-able projects that you can make with your favorite photographs. It touches on technical stuff like photo resolution to image-editing essentials, to materials in the form of recipes, as well as easy to understand instructions. My favorite project in this book is this shower curtain below:
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The Happy Hooker (Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet) (ENG)
| The Happy Hooker (Stitch ‘n Bitch Crochet) by Debbie Stoller ISBN-10: 0761139850 NLB Call No: English 746.434 STO -[ART] Following the success of Stitch ‘N Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook comes The Happy Hooker (Stich ‘n Bitch Crochet). I guess since the first book was so well-received, they’ve got more budget for this one and it now comes with more full-color pages than previously. I have to agree absolutely that knitters can crochet too, and vice versa because I’m a crochet-er who knits! (I’ll be venturing into knitting cables soon!!) |
For those interested in learning how to make amigurumis (Japanese term for crochet stuffies), you can also pick it up by reading this book. Although the English and Japanese patterns are quite different but at least you’ll get the basics.
