Search Press Australia - Art and Craft Books

Search Press Australia - Art and Craft Books Fine Art and Craft Book Distributor - Get your creative senses buzzing! Come in store & check out our range. Location Penrith, NSW

From Embroidery, Crochet, Knitting, Painting, Drawing, Metal work, Wood work, Cricut, Colour Wheel charts and so much more. Art and Craft Book distributors - painting, drawing, knitting, crochet and more!

🎨 Looking to start your next Watercolour Painting project? The Colour Mixing Guide series by author Julie Collins has a ...
29/07/2026

🎨 Looking to start your next Watercolour Painting project?

The Colour Mixing Guide series by author Julie Collins has a favourite theme for every artist! Botanicals, Seashore and Woodland. RRP $29.99 each. 🎨

Can't decide which one to buy? Grab all 3!!

Shipping Australia wide today!

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Julie Collins contemporary artist

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😍 Lulu's Crochet Doll Family 😍Bring a whole family of sweet crochet characters to life with best-selling crochet author ...
02/07/2026

😍 Lulu's Crochet Doll Family 😍

Bring a whole family of sweet crochet characters to life with best-selling crochet author and designer, Lulu Compotine ()!

Crochet 8 new customizable characters and their accessories in the much anticipated follow-up to the best-selling Lulu’s Crochet Dolls!

It’s little Susan’s birthday, and her family is throwing her a party: her mother, Clementine, father Anthony, older sister Lola and twin siblings Charlie and Penny, and not forgetting her grandparents, Jean and Lucie… Crochet this gorgeous little family, plus make all the accessories they need to ensure that Susan's birthday is a big success, including balloons, cake, presents and a camera!

Within these pages you will find:

All the crochet techniques and embroidery stitches you need to create the dolls, with easy-to-follow step-by-step diagrams.
Key, practical advice for customising the dolls, from making colour choices to creating the facial features, adjusting the clothing and making spectacles.

Details of the tools and equipment needed.
Work-in-progress step-by-step photos for each project, so that you can check your doll as you work; accompanied by the full written patterns and additional simple charted items.

Each of the dolls measures between 15cm (6in) and 27cm (11in) high, and all can be created by a confident intermediate crocheter.

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🎅Christmas in July! Start your planning your projects now! 🎅Adorable Amigurumi Christmas 🎄Create 10 enchanting amigurumi...
02/07/2026

🎅Christmas in July! Start your planning your projects now! 🎅

Adorable Amigurumi Christmas 🎄

Create 10 enchanting amigurumi characters, including Santa Claus and a sack full of gifts, playful elves, a festive Christmas train, plus angels, polar bears and snowmen!

With a complete techniques guide, clear written patterns and helpful photos at every stage, this super-cute, beginner-friendly book makes it easy to crochet with confidence.

New from popular designer Khuc Cay, whose distinctive style has earned her hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide, comes this heartwarming collection of festive friends! Meet Anna and her precious kitten Chi, full of excitement and ready to hang up their stockings; Alex, the gingerbread man, a champion gift-wrapper; and Leon, the polar bear who helps deliver letters to Santa Claus – all ready to come to life on your crochet hook.

😍All-New 20 to Make Christmas Knits &

🤩All-New 20 to Make Christmas

🙌 Mini Amigurumi Nativity

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All-New 20 to Make Series has Expanded! A Variety of Quick and Easy Crafty projects to start and finish this weekend!Vis...
02/07/2026

All-New 20 to Make Series has Expanded! A Variety of Quick and Easy Crafty projects to start and finish this weekend!

Visit our website for more information and to grab your copies today! One for you, and certainly one or two for your friends!

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🟥Claire Mongomerie's Complete Guide to Granny Squares 🟨 The ultimate granny-square guide complete with 100 mix-and-match...
02/07/2026

🟥Claire Mongomerie's Complete Guide to Granny Squares 🟨

The ultimate granny-square guide complete with 100 mix-and-match granny squares with charted and written instructions; a step-by-step beginner's guide to stitches, chart reading and more; PLUS 8 stunning granny-square projects!

From Claire Montgomerie, the best-selling author of the global phenomenon, The Granny Square Card Deck™ series (with 400,000 copies sold!).

Inside this gorgeously giftable, beginner-friendly guide you'll find:

100 colourful grannies, carefully designed to be mixed and matched in any combination!

Every granny-square design with both written and charted instructions, and a full-size, full-colour photograph, so you can follow the patterns with ease in whichever way you prefer.

A complete guide to getting started, with information on yarn and hooks, a step-by-step illustrated stitch guide, advice on joining your squares, a complete guide to reading charted patterns and guidance on choosing and using colour.

8 gorgeous projects to put your granny squares into practise, including a cardigan, bag, cushion, scarf plus a collection of 4 colourful blanket options.

If you love The Granny Square Card Deck™ series, you will love this book, which contains a comprehensive toolkit of the crochet stitches and techniques needed, a step-by-step guide to reading charted patterns, 100 side-by-side written and charted patterns, plus 8 stunning projects!

This comprehensive book is a must-have guide for any granny-square lover, whether you're picking up a hook for the first time, or looking for designs to inspire you!

This expanded paperback edition includes the charted patterns from The Granny Square Card Deck™ (9781800922297, 2023) and The Granny Square Flowers Card Deck™ (9781800923065, 2024).

Sure to be another best seller! Grab your copies today!

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🤩Celebrate Miffy’s 70th anniversary with the official Miffy crochet book!Crochet 16 projects from the charming world of ...
02/07/2026

🤩Celebrate Miffy’s 70th anniversary with the official Miffy crochet book!

Crochet 16 projects from the charming world of Miffy, created by the beloved Dutch designer Dick Bruna: make your own Miffy bunny toy, plus blankets and cushions to keep or to gift, featuring the iconic likenesses of Miffy and her friends! 😍

Inspired by, and featuring, Dick Bruna's timeless illustrations, popular designer Kimberley Zwaans has created 16 crochet patterns celebrating Miffy and her friends, along with some fun Miffy-themed accessories.

This beginner-friendly book features step-by-step illustrations of all the key stitches needed.
Using just 7 shades of yarn, crochet 16 snuggly projects, including super-soft amigurumi toys of Miffy and her friends; create a Miffy-themed birthday party with a cake, placemats, bunting and a crown for the birthday child; or go Miffy-mad and create gorgeous home items including a hanging mobile with moon and stars, a large blanket and motif pillow.

There are small and large projects to choose from, ranging from simple designs to ones that offer more challenge.
This is a translation of the best-selling title from Dutch author Kimberley Zwaans, with crochet projects based on the work of Dick Bruna.

Childhood memories to share with the next generation ❤️

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Are you a beginner crafter? Looking to start but not sure where?The amazing The Beginner's Guide range has a variety of ...
02/07/2026

Are you a beginner crafter? Looking to start but not sure where?

The amazing The Beginner's Guide range has a variety of craft to choose from. Macrame, Knitting, Crochet, Machine Sewing, Amigurumi, Dressmaking & Plein Air Oil Painting!

Something for everyone 😃

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💙Moomin Embroidery by Jo Lochhead & Heather Plant 💙Embroider all your favourite characters from Tove Jansson's beloved M...
02/07/2026

💙Moomin Embroidery by Jo Lochhead & Heather Plant 💙

Embroider all your favourite characters from Tove Jansson's beloved Moomin Valley, and embellish your designs with bonus motifs and a ready-to-use alphabet!

10 gorgeous projects to stitch, for beginner embroiderers and up, with complete instructions, a stitch library and full-size templates.

There is a whole host of characters to embroider, from the kind and curious Moomintroll, the vain but quick-thinking Snorkmaiden and gentle Moominmamma to their beloved friends and the creatures they meet along the way, including fierce Little My, wise Snufkin, the mysterious Hattifatteners and more.

Inside you’ll find...

10 gorgeous Moomin-inspired embroidery projects for beginner embroiderers upwards.

Clear thread-colour key, order-of work photographs and step-by-step instructions for every project.

To scale embroidery outlines to transfer for each project, plus full guidance on different transfer methods to suit your way of working.
An invaluable library of key stitches at the beginning of the book for easy referencing and inspiration.

BONUS embroidery outlines to transfer, from extra characters and embellishments to a cursive alphabet.

Whether you’d love to create wall-art for your home, or adorn accessories and wearables, you can ensure the Moomins are with you wherever you are.

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Mia Hansson has done it again! With the wonderful success of her latest Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry book, Mia has also...
02/07/2026

Mia Hansson has done it again! With the wonderful success of her latest Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry book, Mia has also released a Colouring Book!

Bring the Bayeux Tapestry to life by colouring 60 historic scenes featuring bishops, knights, ships, shields, horses and, of course, King Harold with the fateful arrow in his eye.

Discover clear, hand-drawn linework designed specifically for artists of all ages and skill levels - whether you're studying the Bayeux Tapestry in school, or are simply fascinated by its historical significance.

Choose from 60 full‑page illustrations: simply select your scene and start colouring, using pencils, pens or felt-tips. Each design offers a precise, authentic outline to help you focus on creativity, mindfulness and the magic of medieval art.

The colouring designs are presented chronologically, and with reference to their placement on the Tapestry, so you can easily navigate this extraordinary work of art and understand the historical drama as it unfolds.

Stunning line art, clear layouts and a detailed contents page prompts make this historical and artistic masterpiece accessible - whether you want to recreate the vivid energy of the battlefield, the elegance of courtly scenes, or the charm of the mythical creatures that appear throughout its borders.

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An inspiring and comprehensive guide to painting beautiful portraits in oils, from beloved teacher and master artist, Ro...
02/07/2026

An inspiring and comprehensive guide to painting beautiful portraits in oils, from beloved teacher and master artist, Rob Wareing.

'If you've ever wanted to try your hand at portraiture, there's no better place to get started.' - Supporting All Artists (SAA)

In this highly regarded book, now available in paperback, renowned portrait artist Rob Wareing distils 40 years of experience into insightful, easy-to-follow lessons.

This inspirational guide shows you how to paint beautiful portraits in one sitting. It leads you through all aspects of portraiture, from the first steps of finding and lighting your model, through the practical aspects of mixing for value and colour, to the sitting itself.

Inside you'll find:

Which paints, brushes and tools to use;
step-by-step example portraits;
and guidance on composition, drawing and backgrounds.

With clear, step-by-step demonstrations and numerous examples of the Rob's inspiring work throughout, this book provides both an expert guide to portrait painting and a unique insight into the working methods of a generationally talented portrait painter.

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