Minus 46 Handwork Books

Thanks to Dawn from The Minimal Mom, I've been going through my house and simplifying things.

Decluttering "Just In Case" items (Starring Justin Case!)

Decluttering My "Fantasy Self"

Today I de-cluttered my Handwork books and got rid of 46! They are now sitting in a box headed for the Arts & Crafts Swap at the library. So which books did I keep? Beyond my well-loved stash of picture books about Handwork (How a Shirt Grew in the Field, The Goat in the Rug, A Hat for Mrs. Goldman, Socks for Supper, etc.), I am keeping the following:

Grades One to Eight

The Handwork Teacher's Companion
by Lili Blalock

Knitting & Crochet

A First Book of Knitting for Children
by Bonnie Gosse and Jill Allerton


Kids Knitting: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Melanie Falick


Kids Can Knit: Fun and Easy Projects for Small Knitters
by Carolyn Clewer


Kids Crochet: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Kelli Ronci


Knitted Toys: 25 Fresh and Fabulous Designs
by Zoë Mellor

Baby Beanies: Happy Hats to Knit for Little Heads by Amanda Keeys


Just Hats: Favorite Patterns to Knit and Crochet
by Nancy J. Thomas and Adina Klein


Toe-Up 2-at-a-Time Socks
by Melissa Morgan-Oakes


Knitting Nature: 39 Designs Inspired by Patterns in Nature
by Norah Gaughan

Wet & Dry Felting

Simply Felt: 20 Easy and Elegant Designs in Wool
by Margaret Docherty and Jayne Emerson


Felt Making and Wool Magic: Contemporary Techniques and Beautiful Projects
by Jorie Johnson


Magic Wool: Creative Activities With Natural Sheep's Wool
by Dagmar Schmidt

Making Magical Fairy-Tale Puppets by Christel Dhom


More Magic Wool: Creating Figures and Pictures with Dyed Wool
by Angelika Wolk-Gerche


Making Fairy-tale Wool Animals
by Angelika Wolk-Gerche


Wild and Tame Needlefelt Animals: 24 Adorable Animals to Needlefelt with Wool
by Saori Yamazaki

Weaving

Kids Weaving: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Sarah Swett


Weaving Without a Loom: Simple Projects for All the Family
by Veronica Burningham

Beading & Macramé

Beading for the First Time
by Ann Benson


Celtic Knots for Beaded Jewellery
by Suzen Millodot


The Craft of Macramé
by Helene Bress

Hand Sewing & Embroidery

Kids' Embroidery: Projects for Kids of All Ages
by Kristin Nicholas


See and Sew: A Sewing Book for Children
by Tina Davis


Feltcraft: Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys
by Petra Berger


My Favorite Felt Sweets

Machine Sewing

Simple Sewing: Patterns and How-To for 24 Fresh and Easy Projects
by Lotta Jansdotter


Appliqué Your Way: 35 Pretty Sewing Project and Patterns
by Kayte Terry


505 Quilt Blocks

Spinning & Dyeing

Spin It: Making Yarn from Scratch
by Lee Raven


A Weaver's Garden: Growing Plants for Natural Dyes and Fibers
by Rita Buchanan


A Dyer's Garden: From Plant to Pot, Growing Dyes for Natural Fibers
by Rita Buchanan


Botanical Color at Your Fingertips
by Rebecca Desnos


Harvesting Color: How to Find Plants and Make Natural Dyes
by Rebecca Burgess


The Wild Dyer: A Maker's Guide to Natural Dyes with Projects to Create and Stitch
by Abigail Booth


The Modern Natural Dyer: A Comprehensive Guide to Dyeing Silk, Wool, Linen and Cotton at Home
by Kristine Vejar


Wild Color, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Guide to Making and Using Natural Dyes
by Jenny Dean


Natural Color: Vibrant Plant Dye Projects for Your Home and Wardrobe
by Sasha Duerr

Plant dyeing is the thing I'm currently most interested in. I'd love to do what Waldorf Handwork teachers do, which is to buy only white wool roving, white wool yarn, white wool felt, white linen fabric, and white silk embroidery floss, and dye all of my own materials for school each year!

Do you have a Handwork book that you love and recommend?

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