Crafty book wish list
This might as well be a note left on the counter to my husband rather than a blog post. Every year, we vow not to give each other much for Christmas, but every Dec. 24 he heads out and ends up with too much for me under the tree.
I'll make it easy for him. I want books. Crafty books. I love them for their beautiful photos, helpful tips and unending inspiration.
Below are some titles from my dream collection. Please feel free to add your favorites in the comments section, whether you own the book or have simply flipped through it longingly at the bookstore. We can keep adding to this list and run it again as birthdays, anniversaries, National Sewing Appreciation Day and other important gift-giving holidays approach.
FYI--I'm providing links to Amazon.com so you can learn more about these books. Amazon provides a great service, but please consider buying locally whenever you can.
A Greener Christmas, by Sheherazade Goldsmith. I haven't seen this one in person, but it comes recommended by Amanda Blake Soule, an author and blogger who I wholeheartedly trust. Check out her book, The Creative Family, while you're at it.
Sublime Stitching: Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To, by Jenny Hart. This is not your mama's embroidery. Hart's patterns include pin-up girls and tattoos. Another embroidery book that looks interesting is Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners, by Aimee Ray.
Seams to Me: 24 New Reasons to Love Sewing, by Anna Maria Horner. Colorful and talented fabric designer Horner somehow found time to write a book while raising her 183 children (not quite that many, but close). I became a fan after listening to an interview with her on CraftSanity last summer.
Stitched in Time: Memory-Keeping Projects to Sew and Share from the Creator of Posie Gets Cozy, by Alicia Paulson. The path between my computer and Paulson's blog is well worn. Her book looks just as charming as the projects she writes about there.
Goodness. There are so many more to list. Like this one. And this one. And this one. And this one. And this one from Japan, which I wouldn't be able to understand but I bet I'd enjoy looking at the pictures.
Update: I thought of a few more as I fell asleep last night ... Yes, I admit it. I fall asleep dreaming of craft books sometimes.
Mary Jane Butters' Stitching Room. The Inland Northwest's very own natural lifestyle guru's latest book is all about stitching, crocheting and embroidery--all sprinkled with her "farmgirl wisdom."
Alabama Stitch Book, by Natalie Chanin. I own this one already and could spend the rest of my life doing the projects outlined in it.
And since this might be a running list we add to in the future, let's add The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen, even though it doesn't come out until April.
OK. Your turn. What's on your booky wish list?
