Features tea cozies to knit and crochet, accompanied by instructions and charts.

Covers things readers need to know to run a green home. This book tackles topics such as: The Building Fabric, including ways to heat, insulate, glaze, light, design and decorate and Energy, including ways to reduce it, choosing fuels, solar hot water, wind turbines and 'green' electricity.

Part of the Cozy series, this title presents thirty easy-to-make cake-decoration characters. It features the sections that cover how to make the icing and marzipan basic figures and give tips on how to adapt them to get the pose or facial expression just right.

Featuring full colour photographs, this book displays the sheer beauty of the sky. It covers different aspects from diverse cloud formations, the golden colours of dawn and dusk, spectacular storms and unique weather, and a wide range of meteorological phenomena.

A collection of fun and fabulous coffee cozies. It includes 30 projects that cover various knitting techniques, including intarsia and 3D embellishments, and also present a number of crochet techniques and a delightful felted cozy.

A collection of vintage projects that enable readers to accessorise with eye-catching and individual style. It takes inspiration from the fashions of the 1920s through to the 1960s.

A comprehensive guide to plumbing for DIY homeowners and home improvers. It explains various aspects of domestic plumbing installation, fittings and equipment.

Shows how numerous shades can be achieved and stunning paintings created using just three paint colours - alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue and yellow ochre - plus white. This title takes the reader through 20 demonstration paintings and explains how to paint and the thought process involved in doing so.

Contains step-by-step instructions for sewing four party dresses. This title shows how to construct a body block and fit personal patterns to suit different body shapes.

Includes 30 projects covering various techniques, including different types of wrist and fingers. This title offers a selection of fun, fast and practical finger-warmers that transform an essential item into an object of desire.

Explains how to design, plan and plant up your garden by the sea, making the most of the coastal microclimate. This practical book helps you learn how to design and choose the right plants that thrive, whether it is for a windswept, sheltered, container, productive or tropical or exotic-looking garden.

Having an allotment, or at least growing some of your own fruit and vegetables, is very popular. This book features the non-growing side of allotment gardening; the practical and functional elements of a typical plot. It features various projects that range from very basic and intermediate to more complex tasks, such as building a shed.

Presents knitting patterns for 15 wild animals. This book lets you choose 15 wild creatures, each with a distinct personality, including: Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra, Lion, Giant Panda, Monkey, Koala, Penguin and many more.

An essential accessory for your favourite teapot and the ultimate in homely comfort... every dedicated tea-lover should have a tea cozy - or few to choose from. This title in the Cozy... series shows off a range of quirky cozies to knit and crochet. The projects are accompanied with patterns and instructions for how to create your cozies.

Offers guidance for sewing emergencies, teaching those who never learned how to thread a needle, sew on a button, darn a hole and more. This book helps you learn the real basics of hand and machine sewing, with photographs and instructions. It covers a range of different fastenings, instant fixes for emergencies, zips and closures, and seams.

Takes you through the whole process of finding, processing, seasoning and drying your own timber. This book covers: anatomical structures of wood; identifying timber; sourcing timber; seasoning timber and drying timber. It is suitable for independent woodworkers across a range of disciplines.

Features a selection of landscapes from all over the world and other personal favourites from the author's career, accompanied by his expert advice on the creative manipulation of monochrome images, printing and film processing.

Features sections on how to make and source tools and formers, and where to find materials. This title also includes projects and treatment of the history and philosophy of stickmaking.

Felting is a rewarding craft that takes knitting a step further. This book shows you how to knit 30 very different bags and felt them to create designs that are sturdy and practical yet eye-catching and stylish. It includes photography of the bags, close-up details and images that show the inspiration behind each of the designs.

Covers the process of creating paved areas for the garden and includes information on building other garden features, such as ponds, walls & decks. This work offers advice on how to design a space to suit specific needs, instructions on building processes and ideas on planting and furnishing.