Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Knitting Book: Completely Revised & Updated by Vogue Knitting Magazine    

The ultimate knitting reference includes 1,600 color images and brand-new sections with techniques and designs!

Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible: 260 Exquisite Patterns by Hitomi Shida

Shida's strikingly original designs and variations on every imaginable classic stitch result in intricate patterns that form the basis for beautiful and unique knitted fashions. 

Rowan: 40 Years: 40 Iconic Hand-Knit Designs by Sixth & Spring Books

Featuring the work of such renowned knitwear designers as Kaffe Fassett, Martin Storey, Louisa Harding, and Sarah Hatton, including gorgeous sweaters, cardigans, wraps, and more.

Unconventional & Unexpected American Quilts Below the Radar by Roderick Kiracofe ​

 A stunning collection of approximately 150 eccentric and extraordinary quilts made by anonymous quilters in the US during the second half of the 20th century. 

The Angel Tree: Celebrating Christmas at The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Linn Howard and Mary Jane Pool

 The fascinating story of the MET Museum's spectacular crèche, with thumbnail biographies of the artists to whom particular figures can be attributed. 

The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook by Susan Briscoe

Sashiko, the traditional Japanese technique of needlework quilting, uses simple running stitches to create beautifully decorative patterns ideal for patchwork, quilting and embroidery. The book includes ten step-by-step projects.

My Favorite Things by Maira Kalman

Maira Kalman is one of our favorite illustrators. This gorgeous book includes 50+ original paintings of some of the author's favorite things. Fun and inspiring!

Kaffe Fassett's Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts: 23 Original Quilt Designs by Kaffe Fassett

Kaffe Fassett demonstrates how basic geometric forms (squares, rectangles, triangles, diamonds, circles) found in natural and man-made environments inspire his quilt designs.

Leonardo: The Complete Paintings and Drawings by Frank Zöllner and Johannes Nathan

For the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, this updated Taschen edition provides the most comprehensive survey of the life and work of the master painter, sculptor, architect, and inventor. 

The Chicago Imagists by Lynne Warren, Rosie Cooper, and Sarah McCrory

This compact illustrated introduction to the work of the Chicago Imagists celebrates the grotesque surrealism, cartoon energy and vivid color of a group of innovative 1960s artists who thoroughly rejected art-world terms. 

The Unicorn Tapestries in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Adolfo Salvatore Cavallo

Written by one of the world's leading authorities on Medieval textiles and illustrated with many lovely color reproductions, The Unicorn Tapestries traces the origins of the tapestries as well as possible interpretations of their symbolic meaning. 

Hieronymus Bosch: The Complete Works by Stefan Fischer                         Hieronymus Bosch created fantastical painterly schemes populated by monsters and morals, earthly experience and premonitions of the afterlife. On the 500th anniversary of his death, this large-scale monograph explores his genius imagination with full-page reproductions. 

Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art by Claire Wellesley-Smith

 This guide brings a meaningful, thoughtful, and sustainable approach to stitchery. Slow stitching involves using simple techniques based on traditional practice, reusing and reinventing materials, and limiting equipment.

The Quilts of Gee's Bend by William Arnett, Alvia Wardlaw, Jane Livingston, and John Beardsley

Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, this book includes a historical overview of the 200 years of  quilt-making in this African-American community.

Art Is...by The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Reaching across time and form, the 180+ selected works represent the Metropolitan Museum's vast collection - from ancient statues to Medieval tapestries, from Baroque instruments to Impressionist paintings and contemporary costumes. 

A Garden of Eden: Masterpieces of Botanical Illustration by H. Walter Lack

 Art meets science in this beautiful catalog of botanical illustrations. Drawn from the archives of the National Library of Vienna, these exquisite color reproductions range from 6th-century manuscripts to 19th-century masterpieces.

William Morris's Flowers by Rowan Bain

​​​​ The leading figure of the Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris (1834–1896) is one of the best-known and most popular of all British designers. This beautifully designed, accessibly priced gift book offers a wealth of designs by Morris where flowers are the principal motif. 

Medieval & Renaissance Art by Carsten-Peter Warncke

From delicate jewelry to the most elaborate goblet, this book brings together gems of the applied arts from the Middle Ages right through to the Renaissance. The 216 hand-colored copperplate engravings are a wonderful sourcebook of hand-crafted items.

Wreck This Journal: Now in Color by Keri Smith

This book encourages you to make images. You'll find prompts for painting, shredding, transforming, and unleashing your creativity. It includes a mix of new, altered, and favorite prompts - covering color choice, weaving with brightly colored strips of paper, and more.  

A History of Photography From 1839 to the Present by Taschen

This volume includes the most impressive images from the George Eastman Museum of Photography's collection in an incomparable overview of photographic history.

How to Build a Shed by Sally Coulthard

Using this book as a guide, you'll be able to source the materials, choose the right tools, and build your dream shed or backyard retreat on a budget - with easy-to-follow instructions, expert advice, and illustrations. 

Bauhaus by Magdalena Droste

Between two world wars, the Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. With 550 illustrations across 400 pages, this book includes architectural plans and biographies of key figures like Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, and Marianne Brandt.

Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction by Aldren A. Watson

Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations covering essential materials, tools, and equipment (including making your own); fundamental procedures and technical methods; and 8 projects.

Hiroshige by Adele Schlombs

Hiroshige was one of the last great artists of ukiyo-e, the woodblock print genre that flourished between the 17th and 19th century and did much to determine the world’s visual concept of Japan. This book includes his images of blossoming cherry trees, beautiful women, and dramatic ocean views.

How to Draw Cool Stuff by Catherine V. Holmes

This book contains a series of fun, hands-on exercises that will help you see line, shape, space and other elements in everyday objects and turn them into detailed works of art in just a few simple steps. The exercises will help you to visualize ordinary objects from the perspective of a trained artist.

Hundertwasser by Harry Rand

Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an architect, artist, and environmental activist. His practice spanned innumerable forms—from painting and designing buildings to creating stamps and coins. He was also a philosopher, individualist, and an ecologist. He was, in his own words, “one who awakens identities.”

The Short Story of Art by Susie Hodge

​​​​ The book explains how, why, and when art changed, who introduced certain things, what they were, where they were produced, and whether they matter. It demystifies artistic jargon, giving readers a thorough understanding and broad enjoyment of art.

​Kahlo by Andrea Kettenmann

Feminist icon, symbol of Mexican culture, political activist, groundbreaking artist: discover the many facets of Frida Kahlo, who transformed the afflictions of her life into unremittingly powerful paintings. In this introduction, Kahlo's body of bold, arresting works are presented alongside her turbulent life.

Pop Art by Klaus Honnef

Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumerism, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork. Pop Art drew on mass-market sources and products as well as the banal and kitsch.

Vitamin T: Threads and Textiles in Contemporary Art by Phaidon Editors and Jenelle Porter

​​​​ Celebrating tapestry, embroidery, stitching, textiles, knitting, and knotting as used by visual artists worldwide, Vitamin T is the latest in the celebrated Vitamin series in which leading curators, critics, and art professionals nominate living artists for inclusion.

Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection Edited by Emily Braun and Rebecca Rabinow

​​​​ This groundbreaking new history of Cubism, based on works from the most significant private collection in the world today, is written by many of the field's premier art historians and scholars.

My Soul Has Grown Deep: Black Art From the American South by Cheryl Finley, Randall R. Griffey, Amelia Peck, and Darryl Pinckney

 This book considers the art-historical significance of contemporary Black artists working throughout the southeastern United States. These paintings, drawings, mixed-media compositions, sculptures, and textiles include pieces ranging from the profound assemblages of Thornton Dial to the renowned quilts of Gee’s Bend. 

Modern Scot Patchwork: Bold Quilts Inspired by Iconic Tartans by Kathy Allen

Learn to make modern, graphic quilts based on the woven patterns of traditional tartans of Scotland. Simply cut strips, make strip sets, and sub-cut sections to make pieces that you can sew together to create rows - a great way to create a bold design and celebrate Scottish heritage.

The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting, and Living Courageously by Sherri L. Wood

This is a great book for learning how to improvise and explore non-traditional quilting. The lessons in this book encourage you to break away from perfection in quilting, and to try out various techniques.

Make and Mend: Sashiko-Inspired Embroidery Projects to Customize and Repair Textiles and Decorate Your Home by Jessica Marquez

 An exquisite, full-color guide to sashiko - a striking hand-sewing method using a running stitches to form geometric patterns.

Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future by Tracey Bashkoff

Essays explore the social, intellectual and artistic context of af Klint's 1906 break with figuration and her subsequent development, placing her in the context of Swedish modernism and folk art traditions, contemporary scientific discoveries, and spiritualist and occult movements.

Comfort & Glory: Two Centuries of American Quilts From the Briscoe Center by Katherine Jean Adams

 This volume showcases 115 quilts—nearly one-quarter of the Winedale Collection—through stunning color photographs and essays about each quilt's history and construction. The selections span 200+ years of American quiltmaking.

Kaffe Fassett's Pattern Library: Over 190 Creative Knitwear Designs by Kaffe Fassett

Known for his brilliant color combinations and innovative designs, Fassett has selected some of his most exquisite pieces for inclusion here. Detailed charts guide readers to duplicate the patterns, and a chapter on designing your own patterns.

Quilt As-You-Go Vintage: 51 Blocks, 9 Projects, 3 Joining Methods by Jera Brandvig

​​​​ Sew 9 quilt-as-you-go projects, including an elegant sampler with 51 interchangeable blocks. Choose one of three QAYG finishing methods (or stick with traditional quilting), including a new reversible-quilt method that renders a secondary patchwork design on your quilt back.

George Ohr, Art Potter: The Apostle of Individuality by Robert A. Ellison, Jr.

George Ohr (1857-1918) was the most revolutionary art potter of his time. Working in the relative isolation of Biloxi, Mississippi, he transformed symmetrical wheel-thrown pots into unprecedented abstract configurations, nearly half a century before the nonrepresentational ideas of the Abstract Expressionists took hold. 

A is for Archive: Warhol's World From A to Z by Matt Wrbican

​​​​ Written by Matt Wrbican, the foremost authority on Warhol’s personal collection, A is for Archive features curated selections from this collection, shedding light on the artist’s work and motivations, as well as on his personality and private life. 

American Art Pottery: The Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection by Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Martin Eidelberg, and Adrienne Spinozzi

This book includes 300+ of the finest examples of works made by ceramists, including George E. Ohr, Hugh Robertson, Charles Volkmar, Mary Louise McLaughlin, Matt Morgan, Maria Longworth Nichols, and Frederick Hurten Rhead.

The Artist Project: What Artists See When They Look at Art by the MET Museum

​​​​ 120 of the world’s most influential contemporary artists discuss the art that inspires them. Each compelling interview reveals how works in The Met collection have sparked their imaginations and shed new light on art-making, museums, and the creative process.

Kaffe Fassett's Bold Blooms: Quilts and Other Works Celebrating Flowers by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy

A stunning guide and vibrant pattern collection of 25 new patchwork and needlepoint projects, from renowned color expert and quilt and fabric designer Fassett - drawing inspiration from the beauty of flowers.

Sunday Morning Quilts: 16 Modern Scrap Projects - Sort, Store, and Use Every Last Bit of Your Treasured Fabrics by Amanda Jean Nyberg and Cheryl Arkison

 Two modern quilters share a passion for scraps, and they’re here to help you get creative with 16 scrappy quilt projects that include piecing, appliqué, and improvisational work. 

The 4" x 5" Quilt-Block Anthology: 182 Blocks for Reproduction Fabrics by Carol Hopkins and Linda M. Koenig

​​​​ This book includes measurements, photos, and step-by-step instructions for 182 different 4" x 5" quilt blocks, for making any sized-block or sample quilt.

100 Manga Artists by Taschen

Discover the latest and the greatest of Japan’s manga scene. This revised and updated edition features Osamu Tezuka (creator of Astro Boy), Katsuhiro Otomo (creator of Akira), Hajime Isayama and, of course, their fictional superstars.

Quilts of the Oregon Trail by Mary Bywater Cross

This book presents quilts as documents of history to learn about the lives of the pioneer women who migrated West via the Oregon Trail- featuring 56 quilts made before, during, and after the journey. 

Bob and Roberta Smith: The Secret to a Good Life, Special Edition by Bob and Roberta Smith

This warm and witty family story from Royal Academician Bob and Roberta Smith, told in his signature sign writing style, explores the role of women artists, the sexism of the art world, and the benefits of drawing every day.

David Hockney by Chris Stephens and Andrew Wilson

​​​​ Produced in conjunction with the traveling David Hockney exhibition, this catalog offers a full career retrospective, illustrated with 200 works spanning the artist's entire career, including paintings, drawings, photographs, watercolors, iPad drawings, and multiscreen works.

​​​​ Explore more of Maira Kalman's wonderful illustrations in her books for adults and children - including books about a dog named Max, a children's alphabet book, an illustrated cake cook book, a book about American democracy, and more.

The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel by Rainer Willmann and Julia Voss

Discover Ernst Haeckel, the 19th-century artist-biologist who found beauty in even the most unlikely of creatures. This collection features 450 prints from his most important publications, including the majestic Kunstformen der Natur and his extensive catalogues of marine life.

Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Cotswolds: 20 Designs For Patchwork and Quilting by Kaffe Fassett

​​​​ Kaffe provides all the basic instructional text, diagrams, and templates to make 20 medallion quilt block quilts, plus a section on basic patchwork techniques for less experienced quilters.

Great Maps: The World's Masterpieces Explored and Explained by Jerry Brotton

Revealing the stories behind 55 historical maps by analyzing graphic close-ups, Great Maps also profiles key cartographers and explorers to explore why each map was commissioned, who it was for, and how they influenced navigation, propaganda, power, art, and politics.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings Catalog by Kathryn Calley Galitz

​​​​ This monumental book celebrates the greatest and most iconic paintings in The Met collection. Lavish color illustrations and details of 500 masterpieces, created over 5,000 years by cultures across the globe, are presented chronologically, from the dawn of civilization to the present.

Tuck Stitches: Sophistication in Handknitting by Nancy Marchant

From Brioche master Nancy Marchant, this book is dedicated to the fascinating tuck stitch, a reversible texture stitch. 90 original stitch patterns, as well as scarf, cowl, and blanket designs to help you practice and to inspire you to make your own projects using tuck stitches. Beautifully photographed and clearly presented.

Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland: 20 Designs for Patchwork and Quilting by Kaffe Fassett

​​​​ Each of the quilts featured in Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Ireland is made using new fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Collective as well as Kaffe's favorites from his other fabric collections. These options give quilters the perfect choice of color-coordinated motifs that reflect the diversity of western Ireland.

Ho for California: Pioneer Women and Their Quilts by Jean Ray Laury and the California Heritage Quilt Project

​​​​ This wonderful book about pioneer women's creative drive surveys the history of early California quiltmakers and looks at a variety of quilts and the stories behind them. 

100 Illustrators by Steven Heller and Julius Wiedemann

​​​​ Drawn from our Illustration Now! series, this book surveys 100 of the makers and shapers of the illustration scene. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Mirko Ilić, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the international overview provides an invigorating record of the dynamism and diversity of the genre with a self-portrait, portfolio samples, and description for each illustrator.

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel by Ernst Haeckel

​​​​ The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist.