Art and Craft

Knit beautiful, bespoke blankets that reflect your favourite landscapes with this original pattern collection. Designer, Anne Le Brocq, has created a collection of 50 knitting patterns for different kinds of landscape and weather features so whether you live...

Knit 20 adorable hats to keep your little one cozy. This cute and colourful book contains a range of hats, with design styles that will appeal to every knitter. The 20 designs fall into four categories: basic beanies;...

From Alisha and Roisin McDonnell, the entrepreneurs behind Sew Botanical, Embroidery: Learn in a Weekend is an easy way to get into this popular craft—with instructions, templates, and contemporary projects that will guide you along the way.The traditional...

Step into the tiny world of modern miniatures with this collection of tutorials for 50 modern dollhouse furnishing makes. Create your fantasy interior on a tiny scale with these step-by-step instructions for contemporary dollhouse projects including the most...

 The story of Fleur Wood's journey from corporate world to creative life, woven with doses of ways you can bring more creativity into your life. With beautiful imagery showcasing Fleur's enchanting stitch work and the surrounding landscape, this...

Internationally renowned textile artist Jeanette Appleton takes both budding and more experienced felters through a series of ideas for working with nature to nurture creativity, inspire, and make us more sustainable artists. Creating exciting felt surfaces that are...

A richly illustrated account of the life and work of one of New Zealand’s most iconic artists. Painter, printmaker, teacher, writer and ornithologist, Don Binney (1940–2012) was a mercurial presence on the New Zealand cultural scene from the...

Crochet 20 gorgeous granny squares! Ever popular, granny squares are quick to make, easy to customize, and brilliant for building up into larger projects. Containing 20 fresh, colourful, new designs from best-selling crochet designer and author, Val Pierce,...

A Creative Guide to Journaling includes easy-to-follow instructions with photos for any DIY fan to complete creative projects on their own. Spark your creativity and keep yourself organized with the beautiful pages and easy-to-follow instructions of A Creative...

Wilderness Knits for the Home is Linka Neumann’s second book, showcasing a stunning collection of homeware knits to make while embracing the Scandinavian spirit and cosying up next to a warm fire. After the success of Wilderness Knits,...

Alice Fox, artist and author of Natural Processes in Textile Art, works with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature. In this new book, she encourages...

A joyful alphabet of art from Aotearoa and around the world, curated especially for children! Before children can read, they engage with the language of pictures. The experience of art brings joy and delight to young children, connecting...

The perfect primer for anyone – no matter their age or artistic abilities – to learn how to draw flowers! Featuring easy-to-follow tutorials on doodling and drawing 100 flowers, 30 leaves and vines, and 20 more doodle art,...

Robin White: Something is happening Here is the first book to be devoted to Robin Whites art in 40 years. Its assessment of her remarkable 50 years as an artist includes fresh perspectives by 24 writers and interviewees...

Macrame is a fibre medium that has been around for centuries, and yet there are still revolutionary ways to modernise and elevate the knots. In this book, fibre artist Terri Watson shares her new school approach to creating...

Culture in a Small Country provides a remarkably wide-ranging but in-depth account of the arts in New Zealand. Combining new perspectives on the past with a unique view of the situation today during the pandemic, this is essential...

With Watercolor the Easy Way, your watercoloring creativity is about to be released! Quickly learn the fundamentals of color mixing, brushstrokes, and more. Then move right ahead to success, thanks to a selection of 50 stunning pictures to...

Internationally bestselling colouring book artist Johanna Basford helps us find our creative spark with her calming new book of thirty doodles, colouring pages and simple how-to draw challenges. Your invite to create calm and discover more joy... In...

52 Weeks of Socks is a modern collection of sock patterns from Nordic knitting experts Laine. What is more special than a pair of hand-knitted socks? Perfect for curling up at home on cosy winter evenings and crisp...

Get in the frame with 100+ exciting art activities Bursting with art activities, this fun new edition of the Art Activity Book aimed at young New Zealanders is sure to please – both children and their teachers and...

Fingerless gloves have burst onto the fashion scene in recent years—with designers from Gucci to Kate Spade embracing this popular style. Now home knitters can create personalized fingerless gloves using original Japanese knitting patterns. From the editors of...