Craft & Hobbies Books

The premier book of its kind, revised, updated and expanded. A comprehensive guide to the standards, procedures and ethics of appraising gems, jew...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the refractometer to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitat...

Explains in non-technical terms how to use the dichroscope to identify colored gems, and how to separate natural gems from imitations, treated g...

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals SOUTHWEST Arizona • Calif...

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals NORTHEAST Connecticut • D...

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals NORTHWEST Alaska • Idaho ...

Updated 6th edition with new sites & museums!Learn Where & How to Dig, Pan and Mine Your Own Gems & Minerals SOUTHEAST Alabama • Arkan...

In this unique work, author Joan R. Neubauer takes you on an exploration of the art and craft of writing a creative journal. Dear Diary provides ti...

“Kent Woodyard’s mnemonics are the most essential non-essential mnemonics in the history of language.” ―Christopher Monks, McSweeney’s Interne...

The definitive guide to the 101 best photo locations in and around Los Angeles, Insta L.A. is compact, colorful, useful, and loads of fun. Foll...

You're invited to celebrate America’s favorite seasonal traditions like never before. Ambassador of Americana Charles Phoenix mixes and mingles...

Featuring charming illustrations, quality paper, and perforated pages, this adult coloring book has thirty-eight full-page images of Pasadena....

In this companion volume to Gems & Jewelry Appraising, 2nd Edition, the first comprehensive book on appraising, Registered Master Valuer Anna ...

The quick and simple insider’s guide to Snapchat from Official Lens Creator Phil Walton.  Phil Walton—perhaps best known as the creator of the fam...

Newly updated and expanded, Diamonds gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell―or simply enjoy―diamonds with confidence and kno...

Gem Identification Made Easy is the first and only book that explains in non-technical terms how to identify diamonds and colored gems, and how to...

Turn your hobby farm into a successful business No experience in farming? No problem! The Profitable Hobby Farm gives you all the tools you need to...

Come embroider alongside admired fabric designer Anna Maria Horner Admired for her luminous palette and innovative patterns, Anna Maria's brand mea...

28 projects seamlessly merge stitching, sustainability, and resourcefulness with a simple, clean design Advancements in technology have increased t...

Learn how to make your own Jewish fabric crafts with spiritual intention―venture into a world of creativity, imagination & inspiration. Journe...

Shelly Figureoa and Karen LePage, the designers behind Patterns by Figgy's offer up a fabulous collection of full outfits for boys ages newborn to ...

Norwegian sweater construction is demystified in this one-of-a-kind, workshop-based book Often considered intimidating and complex, Norwegian sweat...

Download all patterns for Sewn Hats here 35 hat patterns for every age, gender, and fashion sense Sewn Hats is a collaboration of hat designs from ...

More than 20 inspired quilting and sewing patterns As a generation of mostly self-taught, creative women take to the world of fabric, quilting and ...