Hip Handbags: Creating & Embellishing 40 Great-Looking Bags

All the techniques for making a uniquely personal purse are right here. Forty projects offer a wide variety of fabulous choices, featuring great fabrics and design options, including novelty threads, raffia ribbon, straps made of jeweled necklaces and bracelets, beautiful yet easy embroidery, and more. Crafters who really want to start from scratch will find 25 simple sewing projects, all originating from seven basic patterns, ranging from a flat folding purse to an oval pocketbook made from iridescent ruched silk. 

Knitting Fair Isle Mittens & Gloves: 40 Great-Looking Designs

Some of the 45 distinctive designs stay close to tradition; others go modern and feature a contemporary color palette. You’ll find a style for everyone. Every project has fantastic full-color graphs of both sides so knitting is easier then ever.  An excellent choice for large public libraries and ethnic needlework collections. Library Journal.