Books

Claire Young's The Perfect Handmade Bag is filled with tutorials for creating stylish bags and with 35 designs to choose from, you'll definitely find the perfect bag for you.

Featuring a range of styles, including clutches, totes, shoulder bags and purses, there's a bag suited to every occasion and with easy to follow step-by-step instructions, crafting them is as easy as can be. Look stylish with an elegant Pearl Button Evening Bag, adorable Ruffle-Top Purse, Floral Scrap Tote and classic Tweed & Silk Scarf Purse. There's even a tutorial for turning packing and junk mail in to a tote bag.

Carry your belongings in style this Autumn with a handmade bag which is completely you.

You can pick up a copy of the book from CICO Books now.

Kim Thittichai's Experimental Textiles aims to take "a journey through design, interpretation and inspiration", turning textiles in to an art and not just a medium.

Part art book, part instructional, you will be guided through creating personalized designs, working with materials, choosing colours and constructing your own art pieces. The book also takes a full exploration through the world of textile art, featuring a wide range of pieces from dozens of artists.

Tassels by Sue Davis are both intricate and eye-catching, created from a mesh of jumbled materials. Eleanor Fielder's Ground Zero is a more controversial piece, depicting the scene at the twin towers on September 11th, using photographs from newspapers printed on to fabric. Using stitched magazines and newspapers to create a wreath, Company Man by Jill Flower is an interesting and colourful piece which would brighten up any wall. Offering a great introduction into the varied world of textile art, this book will have you hunting around for materials that you can reuse and give new life.

You can pick up a copy of the book from Experimental Textiles and Anova now.

If you're a fan of theme restaurants then Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants Tokyo by Mark Batty Publisher uncovers a treasure trove of the best Japanese theme restaurants you could ever hope to dine at.

Including addresses, directions and opening times, the book features a wide range of restaurants including spooky bars, crazy dinners and cutesie cafes. Snuggle up with a kitten at the Curl Up Cafe, which has cats and a TV broadcasting bird videos all day; have your meal delivered by a toy train set at Niagra Curry, a train-themed diner sure to impress any train spotter; drink cocktails out of beakers and test tubes at Alcatraz E.R.; or have all your needs catered to by a maid or butler at various dress-up cafes.

Offering a unique, terrifying and interesting take on dining, we'd love to visit every one of these restaurants. So, if you're planning a trip to Tokyo, be sure to pick up a copy of this book.

You can pick up a copy of the book from Mark Batty now!