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Craft Books

Got any crafty biz questions for Kari Chapin?

February 24, 2010

I’m so excited that Kari Chapin’s new book, The Handmade Marketplace is finally out! Kari and I are planning to do a podcast together soon, and thought you might like to contribute.
Got any craft-business questions for Kari? Just leave them in the comments, and we’ll include as many as we can in the podcast.
The Handmade [...]

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Ebook Review: Stitch Village

February 17, 2010

I love Joan Gorman’s blog, NiniMakes, so I was super excited when she sent me a copy of her new ebook, Stitch Village.
And it’s utterly charming, just as I thought it would be. Joan came up with the idea while looking through her collection of vintage needlecraft booklets, and you can see the vintage influence [...]

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Ebook Review: Crunchy Granola Charm

January 25, 2010

I’m interested in reviewing more self-published books and ebooks this year. Yvette Doss sent me a review copy of Crunchy Granola Charm, the first title from her new indie publishing company, Blooming Editions.
The title refers not to breakfast cereal, but to a moniker some people give to the 1960s cultural scene. The ebook contains seven [...]

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Some High-Value US Craft Books

January 18, 2010

Last week’s discussion about Japanese vs. US craft books was freaking amazing! We heard from book readers, authors, and publishers. Thank you to everyone who chimed in! (And, please keep chiming in if you like.)

Now, one thing that emerged in this conversation is that some folks seemed to hear me saying that all US craft [...]

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Japanese Craft Books vs. US Craft Books: your thoughts?

January 11, 2010

I’ve been culling my craft book stash lately, and thinking a lot about Japanese craft books.

I should say right up front: I receive a fair number of review copies from US craft book publishers. So I’ve been in the fortunate position to see a lot of the new titles that have come out in the [...]

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Giveaway Week, Day 5: I Love Patchwork

January 1, 2010

Update: This drawing is now closed. Congratulations to Deedles, the winner of this book!

Happy 2010, everyone! Let’s wrap up this week of giveaways, shall we?

Our last prize up for grabs is a copy of Rashida Coleman-Hale’s I Love Patchwork. It’s definitely visually reminiscent of Japanese craft books.

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Giveaway Week, Day 4: Sew Liberated

December 31, 2009

Update: Congratulations to kkimberly, the winner of this book!

Updated to add: A bunch of early entries seem to have misunderstood today’s question, so I’ve rephrased it. I want to know what you’re letting go of, okay?

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So, your entries in yesterday’s giveaway were really interesting. I was surprised at the number of people whose “what [...]

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Giveaway Week, Day 3: Enchanted Adornments

December 30, 2009

Update: Congratulations to bookscout27, the winner of this book!>

Don’t worry – the massive design-tweaking going on around here will not stop the flow of giveaways this week!

Today’s prize up for grabs is a copy of Enchanted Adornments, by Cynthia Thornton. It’s part mixed-media jewelry book, and part fairy tale.

There are 20 projects, covering a [...]

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Giveaway Week, Day 2: Cute Dogs and Cute Pups

December 29, 2009

Update: Congrats to Lind-E, the winner of this book!

Wowee, I had fun reading all your entries in yesterday’s giveaway! Let’s continue the theme, shall we?
Today’s entry in our Week of Giveaways is a twofer – both Cute Dogs and Cute Pups, by Chie Hayano. These are Japanese craft books, translated to English by Vertical, [...]

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Giveaway Week, Day 1: Applique Your Way

December 28, 2009

Updated: Congrats to LSS, the winner of this drawing!

So it’s the week between Christmas and New Year’s – a time when traditionally, not much happens. (Unless you work in retail, of course. And if you do, I am sending you good thoughts.)
Anyway. I thought it might be fun to have a week of giveaways [...]

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