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Featured Crafts & Hobbies
Welcome to our Crafts & Hobbies category. We have a great selection of specialty books to help you refine your crafting skills or discover a new interest. Get inspired and unwind all at once. You can broaden your horizons by taking up a satisfying hobby with the help of our guides, providing all the inspiration needed to get started. You’ll find books about paper crafts, wood carving, flower arranging, pottery, jewellery making, painting, needlework and more.
Bestselling Craft and Hobby Books
Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks)
29 Aug 2014
Hardback
US$34.61 US$49.95
Save US$15.34
Flossie Teacakes' Guide to English Paper Piecing
29 Jun 2018
Paperback
US$20.51 US$24.99
Save US$4.48
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
31 Mar 2016
Paperback
US$26.49 US$35.00
Save US$8.51
Sherlock Holmes puzzles
Sherlock Holmes Case Book: Solve-it-Yourself Mysteries
04 Oct 2018
Hardback
US$17.67 US$19.75
Save US$2.08
Bestselling Painting Books
Billy Showell's Botanical Painting in Watercolour
12 Jul 2016
Hardback
US$24.74 US$35.00
Save US$10.26
The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling
31 Mar 2016
Paperback
US$26.49 US$35.00
Save US$8.51
Illustration School: Let's Draw! (Includes Book and Sketch Pad)
15 Aug 2014
Paperback
US$15.98 US$19.98
Save US$4.00
Geninne's Art: Birds in Watercolor, Collage, and Ink
12 Jun 2018
Paperback
US$14.61 US$24.99
Save US$10.38
Bestselling Needlework Books
Flossie Teacakes' Guide to English Paper Piecing
29 Jun 2018
Paperback
US$20.51 US$24.99
Save US$4.48
The Royal School of Needlework Book of Embroidery
26 Jun 2018
Hardback
US$30.04 US$35.00
Save US$4.96
Bestselling Flower Arranging Books
Paper Blossoms, Butterflies and Birds : A Book of Beautiful Bouquets for the Table
02 Oct 2014
Hardback
US$30.47 US$39.99
Save US$9.52
Bestselling Pottery Books
The Essential Guide to Mold Making & Slip Casting
28 Apr 2007
Hardback
US$19.79 US$24.95
Save US$5.16
Beginner's Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay
11 Apr 2017
Paperback
US$25.44 US$35.99
Save US$10.55
There are plentiful benefits associated with taking up a hobby. Taking the time to focus on an activity you enjoy can boost self-esteem, improve concentration and reduce stress levels. Get inspired by browsing our selection of hobby books, which include a wide range of crafts and activities to help you get started. Make your home just a little more harmonious by learning how to create beautiful objects and arrange flowers. Jewellery books give you a firm foundation in intricate beadwork and working with silver, or you could give your painting and drawing skills a lift with our art books.
Learn the time-honoured arts of needlework and embroidery, or flex your fashion muscles with Vogue’s guide to knitting . Retro crafts like macramé are definitely having a moment, and we have quilting books as well if you want to get to work crafting a personalised family heirloom. There’s perhaps nothing more satisfying than building your own furniture, so learn the basics of wood working. If you’ve always wanted to get into crafts and hobbies, there’s no better time to start.
