DECORATING & CRAFTS from Bookhome Sydney

Tokyo: Ondorisha Publishers Japan, 1984. 6th ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, stapled, full-page colour photos, black & white & sepia (brown-tinted) photos & drawings, spine little creased, minor edgewear, rubber stamp inside front cover, owner's written name title page. 88 pp. The beautiful designs in this English-translated Ondari (Japanese) craft book will keep anyone who likes to… Read more about this item

Sydney: Sally Milner Publishing, 2000. Reprint ed.. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white drawings, colour plates, few tiny bumps cover corners & fore-edge, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 192 pp. In this very special book, the author details 19 embroidery projects containing 28 new motifs… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Prahran: Aussie Publishers, 1998. Paperback quarto, very good condition, few black & white drawings, colour photos, minimal edgewear. 86 pp. This clear and concise book shows how easy it is to use the technology at your fingertips to create beautiful furnishings. The inspiration for this book came from a new colour range of Madeira rayon threads. Jenny Haskins… Read more about this item

Sydney, Rushcutters Bay: J. B. Fairfax Press, 1995. 1st ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour photos (mostly full-page), illustrated inside covers, minor edgewear corner tips. 104 pp. Australian quiltmaking takes another step forward with this collection of contemporary quilts bound for Nagoya in Japan. Forty-five quilts illustrate and define the theme with colour and imagination. From all over… Read more about this item

Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1994. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, minimal edgewear corner tips. 115 pp. This is the story of the classic floral quilt which was one of the most popular styles used in the 19th century. From the 1840s through the 1870s, these attractive, eye-catching designs were very popular. The designs gradually declined… Read more about this item

Kenthurst, NSW: Kangaroo Press, 1992. 1st ed.. Hardback quarto, pictorial cover, very good condition, black & white drawings (some full-page), black & white plate (frontispiece), colour plates, tiny dent front cover, minimal edgewear. 72 pp. This book is a followup to her successful How to Bead: French Embroidery Beading. This book has new designs based on combinations of the… Read more about this item

Sydney, Birchgrove: Sally Milner, 1991. Hardback small wide quarto, pictorial cover, very good condition, colour illustrations, white & grey drawings, spine ends & cover corner tips very slightly rubbed, bottom corner front cover little bumped. 71 pp. This interesting book has lots of craft projects using dough which can be enjoyed year-round by all the family. The book has… Read more about this item

London: New Holland, 2013. 1st ed.. Hardback small wide quarto, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), pictorial cover, colour photos (mostly full-page), black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket. 111 pp. Lucinda Ganderton provides a book full of inspiring ideas to show you how to add unique eye-catching detail to your clothes and accessories. A… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Lothian Publishing, 1995. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour photos, faint foxing inside covers, minor edgewear corner tips. 64 pp. This beautiful inspiring book has an extended range of appealing craft projects where the teddy bear is the theme using: stencilling, patchwork, quilting, decoupage, and fabric painting. All the projects are… Read more about this item

Melbourne, Ringwood: Penguin Books Australia, 1994. 1st ed.. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, full-page colour text-photos, black & white patterns & drawings, frontispiece, spine little faded, minor edgewear corners. 106 pp. This inspiring book has a stunning collection of original designs featuring the much-loved pansy. The patterns are adaptable for more than a dozen crafts, including applique, embroidery… Read more about this item

Binda, NSW: Sally Milner, 2014. Paperback small quarto (with flaps), very good condition, colour text-photos, black & white & single-colour drawings, minor edgewear. 135 pp. This book has 25 hand sewn projects with clear step-by-step instructions. Beth Sheard is a talented young designer who has created the projects in this book, using the colourful fabrics in the Kaffe Fassett… Read more about this item

Burra Creek, NSW: Sally Milner Publishing, 1996. Reprint ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, colour photos centre spread, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. 90 pp. Marilyn McCann describes how to create country Australiana and bush scenes in the folk art (or naive) style. One of the first books in Australia about the popular American style as applied to… Read more about this item

London: H. F. W. Deane & Sons / Year Book Press, 1943. Enlarged ed.. Paperback small, good plus condition, card cover (little marked), drawings, hinge little split (pages firm), pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 54 pp. A British survey of fashion from Saxon dress (460 - 1100) to Victorian dress (1840 - 1900).

Sydney: Sally Milner, 1994. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white illustrations, full-page colour photos, few pages edge creases, minor edgewear corners. 114 pp. This book covers the basics for a beginner, and also the experienced embroiderer. The Australian author shows the ease of adding texture and a third dimension using beautiful colours and a… Read more about this item

Minnetonka, MN: Cy DeCosse Incorporated, 1988. Reprint ed.. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour photos (some full-page), small mark top edge free flyleaf, faint toning endpapers & top edge few pages. 128 pp. This Singer Sowing book has a wide selection of decorator home fashions that are simple to construct, easy to care for, cost… Read more about this item

Sydney, Kenthurst: Kangaroo Press, 1993. 1st ed.. Hardback quarto, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, black & white drawings, colour photos, spine little faded. 87 pp. This book gives instructions on how to start from a realistic drawing and develop a series of stylised and abstracted designs suitable for china painting and other decorative arts such as stained… Read more about this item

London: Mitchell Beazley, 1994. Hardback quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), full-page colour photos, colour drawings, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 144 pp. Inspirational sourcebook for comparatively experienced needlecraft enthusiasts, containing 22 projects with colour charts and clear step-by-step diagrams and instructions for making clothes, accessories and gifts.… Read more about this item

Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1997. 1st ed.. Hardback small square quarto, very good condition, pictorial cover, colour text-photos, covers little rubbed, two tiny dents rear cover. 96 pp. A study of Cajun Mardi Gras and its traditional maskmaking. Every winter, Cajun Louisiana folk artists assemble unlikely mixtures of material to shape masks for their Mardi Gras celebrations. This… Read more about this item

London: Pan Books, 1977. Paperback large wide octavo, very good condition, black & white illustrations, crease front cover, faint toning pages & edges, top edge rear cover little scuffed, minor edgewear. 112 pp. Malcolm Norris provides a complete guide on brass and brass rubbing for beginner and expert alike. There are full instructions on techniques and materials followed by… Read more about this item

Sydney: Bay Books, 1995. Reprint ed.. Paperback quarto, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour text-photos, foldout patterns inside rear cover, faint foxing top edge, minor edgewear. 80 pp. This is the first book, coordinated by Hartog, to feature favourite country-style crafts created around May Gibbs' characters and bushland images. The book includes 18 folk art, stencilling and… Read more about this item