Our book collection is both growing (thanks to new donations) and shrinking (as members lay claim to books). If you would like one of the books, please email librarian@sofaar.ca. Pickup or delivery can be arranged or you can receive your book at the next Saturday Snips.
NOTE: The list has been updated to reflect new donations and books that have been claimed.
Title | Author | Category |
Making Herbal Dream Pillows | Jim Long | Aromatherapy |
Andy Lakey: Art, Angels, and Miracles | Andy Lakey | Artist |
Ann Hamilton | Joan Simon | Artist |
Creative Batik | Rosi Robinson | Batik |
Creative Bead Jewelry: Wearing, Looming, Stringing, Wiring, Making Beads | Carol Taylor | Beads |
Making Ceramic Sculpture: Techniques, Projects, Inspirations | Raul Acero | Ceramics |
Country Doughcraft for Your Home | Linda Rogers | Doughcraft |
Dried Flower Arranger’s Companion, The | Kym Hatala | Dried Flowers |
Art of Silk Ribbon Embroidery, The | Judith Baker Montano | Embroidery |
Encylopedia of Ribbon Embroidery: Birds, Butterflies, and Blossoms, An | Deanna Hall West | Embroidery |
Encylopedia of Ribbon Embroidery: Fruits, Vegetables, and Herbs, An | Deanna Hall West | Embroidery |
Fuchsias: Silk Ribbon Embroidery | Merrilyn Heazlewood | Embroidery |
Joy of Machine Embroidery: How to design, embroider and embellish with your sewing machine, The | Regina Bartley | Embroidery |
Roses: Silk Ribbon Embroidery | Merrilyn Heazlewood | Embroidery |
Year of Embroidery: A Month-to-Month Collection of Motifs for Seasonal Stitching, A | Yumiko Higuchi | Embroidery |
Decorate Your Home for Christmas | Jana Wilson | General Crafts |
Hearts: The Art of Making Gifts of Love and Affection | Juliet Bawden | General Crafts |
New Craft Collection: Over 160 Beautiful, Easy-To-Make Projects, The | General Crafts | |
Victorian Ribbon & Lacecraft Designs | Mary Jo Hiney | General Crafts |
Decorative Gilding: A Practical Guide | Annie Sloan | Gilding |
Innovative Machine Knitting | Hettie Risinger | Knitting |
Intarsia Untangled 2 (DVD) | Lucy Neatby | Knitting |
Knitting Goddess, The: Finding the Heart and Soul of Knitters Through Instruction, Projects and Stories | Deborah Bergman | Knitting |
Knitting Nature: 39 Designs Inspired by Patterns in Nature | Nora Gaughan | Knitting |
Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns from Wendy Knits | Wendy D. Johnson | Knitting |
Mosaic Design: A Collection of Contemporary Artists | JoAnn Locktov and Leslie Plummer Clagett | Mosaic |
Winterthur Guide to American Needlwork, A | Susan Burrows Swan | Needlework |
Anyone Can Tole: Scandian Tole | Bierta | Painting |
Decorative Handmade Paper | Jane Mansfield | Papermaking |
Amish Adventure: A Workbook for Color in Quilts, An | Roberta Horton | Quilting |
Amish Quilting Patterns: 56 Full-Size Ready-to-Use Designs and Complete Instructions | Gwen Marston and Joe Cunningham | Quilting |
Applique in Bloom | Gabrielle Swain | Quilting |
Cathedral Window Quilts: The Classic Folded Technique and a Weath of Variations | Lynne Edwards | Quilting |
Colorful Book, A | Yvonne Porcella | Quilting |
Colour: The Quilter’s Guide | Christine Barnes | Quilting |
Connecting Up | Mary Ellen Hopkins | Quilting |
Dimensional Applique: Baskets, Blooms and Baltimore Borders | Elly Sienkiewicz | Quilting |
Fabled Followers: Innovative Quilt Patterns Inspired by Japanese Sashiko and Origami Traditions | Kumiko Sudo | Quilting |
Happy Trails: Variations on the Classic Drunkard’s Path Pattern | Pepper Cory | Quilting |
Hawaiian Quilting: Instructions and Full-Size Patterns for 20 Blocks | Elizabeth Root | Quilting |
Landscape & Illusions: Creating Scenic Imagery with Fabric | Joen Wolfrom | Quilting |
Little Brown Bird: Applique Masterpiece Patterns | Margaret Docherty | Quilting |
My Mother’s Quilts: Designs From The Thirties | Sara Nephew | Quilting |
Piecing: Expanding The Basics | Ruth B. McDowell | Quilting |
Pineapple Passion | Nancy Smith and Lynda Milligan | Quilting |
Precision Pieced Quilts Using The Foundations Method | Jane Hall & Dixie Haywood | Quilting |
Progressive Quilt | Japanese Quilt Art | Quilting |
Quilt Digest, The | Quilting | |
Quilting | Laurie Swim | Quilting |
Quilting Patchwork & Applique Project Book, The | Dorothea Halls | Quilting |
Quilting Shortcuts | Maggie Malone | Quilting |
Quiltmaking | Susan Denton and Barbara Macey | Quilting |
Quilts and Quilting | Threads | Quilting |
Quilts and Quilting: A Creative Guide | Lesley Turpin-Delport | Quilting |
Quilts From Nature | Joan Colvin | Quilting |
Quiltworks Across Canada: Eleven Contemporary Workshops | Gail P. Hunt | Quilting |
Robes of Power: Totem Poles on Cloth | Doreen Jensen and Polly Sargent | Quilting |
Second Quiltmaker’s Handbook: Creative Approaches to Contemporary Quilt Design, The | Michael James | Quilting |
Silk Ribbon: More Than 30 Miniature Quilt Blocks | Jenifer Buechel | Quilting |
Making Paper and Fabric Rubbings: Capturing Designs from Brasses, Gravestones, Carved Doors, Coins, and More | Cecily Barth Firestein | Rubbings |
Complete Book of Rug Hooking, The | Joan Moshimer | Rug Hooking |
Messy Thrilling Life: The Art of Figuring Out How to Live | Sabrina Ward Harrison | Self Help |
Art of Manipulating Fabric, The | Colette Wolff | Sewing |
Fabric Manipulation | Ruth Singer | Sewing |
Singer: Sewing Update 1988 | Sewing Reference Library | Sewing |
Stitch Magic: A Compendium of Techniques for Stitching Fabric Into Exciting New Forms and Fashions | Alison Reid | Sewing |
Handmade Silk Paper | Kath Russon | Silk Paper |
Take Silk: A Guide to Silk ‘Paper’ for the Creative Fibre Artist | Judith Pinnell | Silk Paper |
Learn to Spin: Spinning Basics | Anne Field | Spinning |
Spin, Dye, Stitch: How to Create and Use Your Own Yarns | Jennifer Claydon | Spinning |
Weaver’s Idea Book: Creative Cloth on a Rigid Heddle Loom, The | Jane Patrick | Weaving |
Wire in Design: Modern Wire Art & Mixed Media | Barbara A. McGuire | Wire Art |