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Herbert Press

We publish books in the areas of ceramics, crafts, textiles, printmaking and more. Our titles are aimed at makers from a range of levels and backgrounds, from students and hobbyists to business owners and the more experienced craftspeople. From stained glass to crochet, you will find projects to follow, as well as inspiration and information to help you get started with producing your own designs.

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Forthcoming books

Ebru
Ahmet Sacit Açikgözoglu
$42.29 RRP $46.99
Paperback +2 other formats
Emmanuel Cooper Glazes
Linda Bloomfield
$54.00 RRP $60.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Stencil Printing
Pauline Greuell
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Hardback +2 other formats

Recent releases

Kumiko
Johnny Tromboukis
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Foraged Basketry
Delia Fian
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Stoneware Glazes
Andrea Vinkovic
$62.10 RRP $69.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Natural Settings
Sharon Wu
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Bound to be Beautiful
Bari Zaki
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Hammered Flowers
Michelle Moore
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Throwing Clay
Rebecca Proctor
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Printmaking
Jenny Mason-Gunning
$57.60 RRP $64.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Sketch
Sam Marshall
$31.50 RRP $35.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Gel Plate Printing
Susan McCreevy
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Nalbinding – It's Not Knitting
Sally Pointer
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Luminous Clay
Angela Mellor
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Mosaic Secrets
Becky Paton
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Indian Block Printing
Holly Jones
$30.60 RRP $34.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Ceramics: A Green Approach
Kevin Millward
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Witchy Stitching
Meghan Westfall
$26.10 RRP $29.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Wool Sculpting
Louise Lambert
$28.80 RRP $32.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Wild Basketry
Ruby Taylor
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Hardback +2 other formats
The Manchester Art Book
Emma Bennett
$26.10 RRP $29.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Teaching Creative Workshops In Person and Online
Patricia van den Akker
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Better Than New
Chloe Kempster
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Twisted
Nadja Shields
$31.50 RRP $35.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Off-loom Weaving
Sarah Ward Podlesny
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Raise Your Glass
Neile Cooper
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Mosaics Inspired by Nature
Rachel Davies
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Exploring Crystalline Glazes
Diane Creber
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Paperback +2 other formats

Knitting and crochet

Radiant Raffia
Olga Panagopoulou
$26.10 RRP $29.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Hooked on Shakespeare
Gurinder Kaur Hatchard
$26.10 RRP $29.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Head to Toe Crochet
Gurinder Kaur Hatchard
$24.30 RRP $27.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Knitty Gritty
Aneeta Patel
$30.60 RRP $34.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Really Cross Stitch
Rayna Fahey
$19.80 RRP $22.00
Hardback +2 other formats

Clay and ceramics

Nerikomi
Thomas Hoadley
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Ash Glazes
Phil Rogers
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Wild Clay
Matt Levy
$49.50 RRP $55.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Design and Create Contemporary Tableware
Sue Pryke
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Paperclay
Rosette Gault
$37.75 RRP $41.95
Paperback
Kintsugi
Bonnie Kemske
$46.35 RRP $51.50
Hardback
Salt Glazing
Phil Rogers
$49.05 RRP $54.50
Hardback
Colour in Glazes
Linda Bloomfield
$24.51 RRP $35.01
Ebook +1 other formats
Smoke Firing
Jane Perryman
$54.00 RRP $60.00
Hardback

Explore more craft features

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Sally Pointer photo, Nalbinding book jacket and spiral technique photo on a blue background

Meet the Maker - Sally Pointer

Sally Pointer on Nalbinding

I was first introduced to nalbinding over 30 years ago when I was a member of an early medieval re-e…

25 Sep. 2026
Hammered Flowers book cover with a photo of Michelle Moore and flower tags

Meet the Maker - Michelle Moore

Michelle Moore on Hammered Flowers

I began natural dyeing in 2015. During that time, I came across a few images of flowers that had bee…

25 Sep. 2026
Delia Fian holding a copy of her book Foraged Basketry.

Meet the Maker - Delia Fian

Delia Fian on Foraged Basketry

I started weaving just to make myself a pack basket for foraging wild food and medicine plants, and…

25 Sep. 2026
Bloomsbury craft and hobby book covers on a red gradient background

Craft and hobby books

6 inspiring new craft books for 2026!

With 17 step-by-step projects, discover the art of paper quilling based around the four seasons.Quil…

06 Jan. 2026
Indian Block Printing book jacket alongside a photograph of the authors and an idea from the book

Meet the Maker - Holly Jones and Tess Grace

Holly Jones and Tess Grace on Indian Block Printing

For a long time, we've always wanted to write a book together about printing. Over the years, throug…

05 Jan. 2026
Ceramics: A Green Approach book cover, photos of Kevin Millward sculpting clay on a potter's wheel and a display of finished ceramic plates

Meet the Maker - Kevin Millward

Kevin Millward on Ceramics: A Green Approach

My interest in ceramics began at school. Although I loved the feel of clay, my main focus was art an…

05 Jan. 2026
Mosaic Secrets book cover with photos either side of Becky Paton holding the book and a mosaic piece

Meet the Maker - Becky Paton

Becky Paton on Mosaic Secrets

I come from a very creative family, my mother is a botanical illustrator and my father a budding pho…

05 Jan. 2026
Witchy Stitching book jacket with cross stitch photos on an orange background

Meet the Maker - Meg Black

Meg Black on Witchy Stitching

It was a crisp Canadian December in 2017 and funds were low, my family and I had decided to have a h…

28 Aug. 2025
Wild Basketry by Ruby Taylor book jacket with images of Ruby and details from her book on a green background

Words by Ruby Taylor

Ruby Taylor on Wild Basketry

I’ve always been a maker, with a materials-led approach and an interest in traditional and indigenou…

24 Jun. 2025
Sally Pointer photo, Nalbinding book jacket and spiral technique photo on a blue background

Meet the Maker - Sally Pointer

Sally Pointer on Nalbinding

I was first introduced to nalbinding over 30 years ago when I was a member of an early medieval re-e…

25 Sep. 2026
Hammered Flowers book cover with a photo of Michelle Moore and flower tags

Meet the Maker - Michelle Moore

Michelle Moore on Hammered Flowers

I began natural dyeing in 2015. During that time, I came across a few images of flowers that had bee…

25 Sep. 2026
Delia Fian holding a copy of her book Foraged Basketry.

Meet the Maker - Delia Fian

Delia Fian on Foraged Basketry

I started weaving just to make myself a pack basket for foraging wild food and medicine plants, and…

25 Sep. 2026
Bloomsbury craft and hobby book covers on a red gradient background

Craft and hobby books

6 inspiring new craft books for 2026!

With 17 step-by-step projects, discover the art of paper quilling based around the four seasons.Quil…

06 Jan. 2026
Indian Block Printing book jacket alongside a photograph of the authors and an idea from the book

Meet the Maker - Holly Jones and Tess Grace

Holly Jones and Tess Grace on Indian Block Printing

For a long time, we've always wanted to write a book together about printing. Over the years, throug…

05 Jan. 2026
Ceramics: A Green Approach book cover, photos of Kevin Millward sculpting clay on a potter's wheel and a display of finished ceramic plates

Meet the Maker - Kevin Millward

Kevin Millward on Ceramics: A Green Approach

My interest in ceramics began at school. Although I loved the feel of clay, my main focus was art an…

05 Jan. 2026
Mosaic Secrets book cover with photos either side of Becky Paton holding the book and a mosaic piece

Meet the Maker - Becky Paton

Becky Paton on Mosaic Secrets

I come from a very creative family, my mother is a botanical illustrator and my father a budding pho…

05 Jan. 2026
Witchy Stitching book jacket with cross stitch photos on an orange background

Meet the Maker - Meg Black

Meg Black on Witchy Stitching

It was a crisp Canadian December in 2017 and funds were low, my family and I had decided to have a h…

28 Aug. 2025
Wild Basketry by Ruby Taylor book jacket with images of Ruby and details from her book on a green background

Words by Ruby Taylor

Ruby Taylor on Wild Basketry

I’ve always been a maker, with a materials-led approach and an interest in traditional and indigenou…

24 Jun. 2025

Textiles, fashion and weaving

Kantha
Ekta Kaul
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Bojagi
Youngmin Lee
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Straw Plaiting
Veronica Main
$72.00 RRP $80.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Hook, Prod, Punch, Tuft
Lynne Stein
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Hand-painted Textiles
Sarah Campbell
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Natural Dyes
Linda Rudkin
$35.99 RRP $39.99
Paperback

Papercrafts and art monographs

Origami and Kirigami for the Home
Wei You
$24.30 RRP $27.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Bauhaus Women
Elizabeth Otto
$48.60 RRP $54.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Shedding the Shackles
Lynne Stein
$49.05 RRP $54.50
Hardback +2 other formats
In My Nature
James Owen Thomas
$42.30 RRP $47.00
Hardback +2 other formats
Quilling Round the Year
Rachel Warrillow
$26.10 RRP $29.00
Paperback +2 other formats

Lettering and calligraphy

Calligraphy for the Beginner
Tom Gourdie
$17.05 RRP $18.95
Paperback

Drawing, painting and illustration

Sumi-e
Akemi Lucas
$33.30 RRP $37.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Painting Birds
Sarah Stokes
$28.80 RRP $32.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Techniques in Painting
Brigid Marlin
$51.30 RRP $57.00
Paperback +2 other formats
The Art of Colour Mixing
Jeremy Galton
$21.55 RRP $23.95
Paperback
Watercolour Secrets
Jill Leman
$52.65 RRP $58.50
Paperback +3 other formats
Botanical Illustration
Valerie C. Price
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Drawing, Seeing and Observation
Ian Simpson
$49.05 RRP $54.50
Paperback
Making and Drawing
Kyra Cane
$63.90 RRP $71.00
Hardback +1 other formats
Botanical Illustration
Valerie C. Price
$22.40 RRP $32.00
Ebook +2 other formats

Printmaking

Linocut
Sam Marshall
$31.50 RRP $35.00
Paperback +2 other formats
The Printmakers' Bible
Colin Gale
$54.90 RRP $61.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Non-toxic Printmaking
Mark Graver
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Paperback
Practical Mixed-Media Printmaking
Sarah Riley
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Paperback
Printmakers' Secrets
Anthony Dyson
$30.24 RRP $43.20
Ebook
Exploring Printmaking
Gill Thompson
$36.00 RRP $40.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Ink for Printmaking
Stephen Hoskins
$47.70 RRP $53.00
Paperback +2 other formats

Sculpting

Sculpting in Wire
Cathy Miles
$40.50 RRP $45.00
Paperback
Sculpting in Copper
Jim Pratt
$42.75 RRP $47.50
Paperback
Sculpture Parks and Trails of Britain & Ireland
Alison Stace
$43.15 RRP $47.95
Paperback +2 other formats

Glass and Mosaics

Kicking Glass
Neile Cooper
$24.30 RRP $27.00
Paperback +2 other formats
Mould Making for Glass
Angela Thwaites
$31.50 RRP $35.00
Paperback
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