We at CrafterNews know the holidays can be hectic. To ease your stress this season, we’ve rounded up our top picks for holiday gift-giving. Whether they’re into sewing, knitting, jewelry making, and more, we’ve provided you with gift ideas for all the crafters on your list.

This year, not only will you be able to browse our favorite craft books, you will also have an opportunity to win some of them! Beginning on Saturday, December 10, we will be hosting “12 Days of Giveaways” on our Facebook page. Each day, you can unlock a new giveaway and enter to win. Check out our page for additional details.

Happy holidays from your friends at CrafterNews!

Staff Picks:

The Knitter’s Book of Socks by Clara Parkes

The BurdaStyle Sewing Handbook by Nora Abousteit and Alison Kelly

Craft Activism by Joan Tapper and Gale Zucker

Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi by Anna Hrachovec

Stocking Stuffer:
Q and A a Day by Potter Style

For the Hostess:

Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts by The Editors of Martha Stewart Living

Sweet Stitches from the Heart by Anne Sohier-Fournel, Agnes Delage-Calvet, and Isabelle Leloup

The Art of Resin Clay by Sherri, Rachel, and Michelle Haab

Simply Sublime Gifts by Jodi Kahn

Stocking Stuffer:
Wine Tasting Uncorked by Michael Schuster

For Him:

Stan Lee’s How to Write Comics by Stan Lee

Print Workshop by Christine Schmidt

PhotoJojo! by Amit Gupta and Kelly Jensen

Men’s Knits by Erika Knight

Stocking Stuffer:
The Zombie Survival Guide Journal by Max Brooks

For Her:

Wendy Knits Lace by Wendy D. Johnson

Kumihimo Wire Jewelry by Giovanna Imperia

Sewing in a Straight Line by Brett Bara

Modern Log Cabin Quilting by Susan Beal

Stocking Stuffer:
The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal by Gretchen Rubin

For the Young Crafter:

The Black Apple’s Paper Doll Primer by Emily Martin

Young Artists Draw Manga by Christopher Hart

Vampire Knits by Genevieve Miller

Make Your Own Toys by Sue Havens

Stocking Stuffer:
Scholar Dollars by Potter Style

For the Family:

Stashbuster Knits by Melissa Leapman

Little Crochet by Linda Permann

Warm Knits, Cool Gifts by Sally Melville and Caddy Melville-Ledbetter

Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Crafts by Martha Stewart Living Magazine

Stocking Stuffer:
Good Old-Fashioned Fun Deck by Eleo Gordon and Tony Lacey

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