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Our list today ranges from instructional books on sports, arts and crafts, performing arts, gardening and DIY to information and reference books on motoring, aviation and military history. We also have a wide range of titles on animal care and husbandry, from dogs and horses to poultry, sheep and cattle, as well as a comprehensive list for smallholders and farmers. Our books are written by expert

authors in their fields, and are intended for hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals in each of our publishing areas.

27/02/2025

Congratulations to Emily Thomas on the publication of Canicross for Fun and Fitness. 🏃🏼‍♀️

Canicross for Fun and Fitness is the essential guide to running safely with your dog. Taking a dog-centred approach, this book covers every stage of your canicross journey.

Available now at crowood.com. 📚

25/02/2025

Introducing Painting and Decorating Furniture with Floral Designs by Sarah Sherrington. 🌹

This practical guide explains and demonstrates how to create beautiful furniture with botanical themes and paint effects.

With over 300 photos, this book is for everyone keen on upcycling and transforming a plain piece of furniture into a prized feature.

20/02/2025

Introducing From Blériot to Spitfire by the Shuttleworth Collection. Happy publication day. 👏🏼

The aeroplanes of the Shuttleworth Collection span the first 40 years of aviation from the 1909 Blériot to the late 1940s; these rare and often unique machines are still regularly flown and displayed over the aerodrome at Old Warden in Bedfordshire.

This book, written by the Collection’s pilots, past and present, puts the reader in the cockpits of these amazing machines as they fly over the English countryside.

13/02/2025

It’s been one year since we published Drawing and Painting Fungi by Claire Kathleen Ward. 🍄

With over 350 illustrations, this book is an essential companion for mycophiles, artists and illustrators as well as all those who love nature.

11/02/2025

It has been one year since we published Japanese Woodcut by Carol Wilhide Justin. 🥳

With over 400 illustrations, this book is a beautiful companion for everyone interested in exploring and understanding the great possibilities of this enduring technique.

06/02/2025

Introducing the new paperback edition of Making Mechanical Toys by Rodney Peppé. ⛵️

Mechanical toys transcend categories of age with their universal appeal. Whether the mechanism is hidden or revealed, simple or complex, the cycle of movement allows you to simply turn a handle and see the magic work before your eyes.

04/02/2025

Congratulations to Johnny Tipler on the publication of his new book, Porsche Sports Racing Prototypes 1963-1971. 🏁

With over 300 outstanding images, many previously unseen, including professional photos and factory archive pictures, and featuring interviews with heroic Porsche racing drivers – with the Foreword written by two-times Le Mans winner Gijs van Lennep – this book tells the thrilling story of Porsche’s rise from consistent class-winner to incontrovertible outright victor.

Available now at crowood.com. 📚

30/01/2025

Congratulations to David Morrish on the publication of his fantastic new book, Digital Embroidery. 🥳

This book is a comprehensive and inspiring guide to the versatile art of digital embroidery. Packed with techniques, ideas and finished examples, it explains how to create exciting, vibrant designs using stitch, colour and texture.

28/01/2025

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Krokbragd – Contemporary Weaving With Colour is a practical guide to all aspects of this popular Norwegian weaving technique.

With over 400 beautiful photographs and step-by-step instruction, it gives a detailed account of the techniques used by the author and other contemporary weavers.

23/01/2025

It’s been an entire year since we published Printing with Natural Dyes by Nicola Cliffe. 🍃

This practical guide explains the techniques and provides ideas and inspiration to get you printing with natural dyes at home.

21/01/2025

Congratulations to Jessica Light on the publication of Passementerie. 👏🏼

Passementerie is the most comprehensive book ever written on the skills of this endangered heritage craft.

Written by London’s last working passementier, it explains the woven and non-woven techniques that make stunning trims and tassels for rooms and outfits.

16/01/2025

Congratulations to Joyce Meader on the publication of A Knitter’s Guide to World War I. 🧶

During World War I, thousands of garments and accessories were knitted for the men at the front to help with the war effort. This book brings together the genuine military knitting patterns of the day, taken from wool company booklets, needlework magazines and government pamphlets.

14/01/2025

Introducing Medical Art by Joanna Cameron. 🩻

Medical Art introduces the methods, principles and techniques that form the foundations for the successful medical artist. It focuses on artworks created by hand and places a strong emphasis on observational and drawing skills.

09/01/2025

Introducing Knife Making by Owen Bush. 🔪

With over 250 photographs and detailed step-by-step instructions, Knife Making explains the complete process from how to forge a blade through to making a handle.

Informative and detailed, this book is the perfect companion for bladesmiths.

07/01/2025

Arriving later this month, A Witch’s Year by Levannah Morgan is a compendium of magic, lore, rituals, observances, spells, crafts, meditations, visualisations and all manner of practices that will bring you into a deeper relationship with all the beings who share this world with us, with the spirit world and with the gods.

Written by one of Britain’s most well-respected and influential witches, and superbly illustrated by Nooka Shepherd, with every passing month, you will discover how this great tide works through your magical life.

02/01/2025

Congratulations to Šárka Darton on the publication of her brilliant new book, Drawing Hands and Feet. ✋🏼

This practical and inspiring book explains how to draw realistic hands and feet.

With a focus on the importance of practice and observation, it looks first at fundamental anatomy and external structures before explaining how to simplify form and develop your own artistic style.

19/12/2024

Congratulations to Catherine and Matt West on the publication of their brilliant new book, Designing and Making Tableware at the Wheel.

Practical and accessible, personal and technical, this inspiring book is invaluable for all makers, whatever their experience, who want to create wheel-thrown tableware.

Available now at crowood.com 📚

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Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

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http://www.crowood.com/

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