Favorite craft book you own: Cardmakers' Sketch Book (Fox)
Favorite classic craft book: Linen Stitches (Thompson)
The
best craft book you read in the last year: Free Range Knitter (Pearl-McPhee). I think that may be the only one I read this year! There were some passages that I did mark to talk to you about...even though I haven't gotten to that yet.
A craft book from which you’ve made more than three projects: I've used Better Homes and Gardens Cross-stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets and Borders on more than three projects, even though I haven't stitched any of their projects in their entirety. Sometimes you just need a good alphabet. (I think I looked at every book I own, but I've made only one or two projects out of most. Others serve as inspiration.)
Your favorite craft book writer/designer: Christiane Dahlbeck
A craft book from which you’ve made more than three projects: I've used Better Homes and Gardens Cross-stitcher's Big Book of Alphabets and Borders on more than three projects, even though I haven't stitched any of their projects in their entirety. Sometimes you just need a good alphabet. (I think I looked at every book I own, but I've made only one or two projects out of most. Others serve as inspiration.)
Your favorite craft book writer/designer: Christiane Dahlbeck
Favorite book of your favorite writer: Fadenspiel (Floss Play)
Favorite
project(s) from your favorite book(s): This one.
Your favorite craft book series* I've only read a few (Monica Ferris, Friday Knitting Club, Blossom Street, Knit One Kill Two) but I've stuck with Monica Ferris.
Favorite book of your favorite series Crewel Yule
Favorite Craft Novel: (That's in there if you don't answer the above question with fiction.)
Your favorite craft book series* I've only read a few (Monica Ferris, Friday Knitting Club, Blossom Street, Knit One Kill Two) but I've stuck with Monica Ferris.
Favorite book of your favorite series Crewel Yule
Favorite Craft Novel: (That's in there if you don't answer the above question with fiction.)
A craft book you used to love but don’t anymore: Aileene's Christmas Craft Quickies. I used this a lot to make many Christmas gifts but it had aged. I just gave it to the library's book sale.
A craft book that changed your opinion about something: New Crewel (Shaughnessy). I think this book shows some of the possibilities of crewel. Many kits that are available are very traditional. I think it can be hard to imagine different ways of using a method if all that's available is the same old same old.
A craft book that changed your opinion about something: New Crewel (Shaughnessy). I think this book shows some of the possibilities of crewel. Many kits that are available are very traditional. I think it can be hard to imagine different ways of using a method if all that's available is the same old same old.
A craft
book that’s been on your shelves the longest: Leisure Arts, Spirit of Christmas, Volume 1. There's a really good recipe for brunch eggs. (Oh, don't let me fool you; I've kept the whole series.)
A craft
book that reminds you of something specific in your life: Two Hour Cross Stitch reminds me of when I taught in Poland. I had brought this book along and the students made all different kinds of projects from it. Such sweet kids.
The
most recent addition to your shelves: One Yard Wonders (Yaker and Hoskins).
Favorite
cookbook I don't have a lot of fancy pants cookbooks. I cook every day, and my copy of Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats gets a lot of use. When I'm looking for a "how to," I almost always turn to Fanny Farmer (as my mother did). I know I extol the praises of the Cake Mix Doctor regularly. I think if I did away with all my other cookbooks and kept these three, I'd be set!
Book you wish you used more: Organizing Your Craft Space (Packham). Enough said.
Book on your Christmas list: Betz White's Sewing Green.
*Note: if you decide to play along, you could pick from a how to series like Leisure Arts Spirit of Christmas or those little Vogue Knitting on the Go books.
Book you wish you used more: Organizing Your Craft Space (Packham). Enough said.
Book on your Christmas list: Betz White's Sewing Green.
*Note: if you decide to play along, you could pick from a how to series like Leisure Arts Spirit of Christmas or those little Vogue Knitting on the Go books.
1 comment:
I enjoyed reading this. I used to collect the Spirit of Christmas books. There are some good recipes in there.
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