The Shortlist

This year’s ten categories include all things crafty and creative. Here are the shortlisted brands in each category.

kntting

Knitting

HarperCollins - Made With Love

GMC Publications - 10,000 Knitted Hats

Search Press - Viking Knits

Quarto Publishing - Conscious Crafts: Knitting

Cico Books - Mindful Knitting by Chloe Elizabeth Birch

David & Charles - Patty Lyon's Knitting Bag of Tricks

crochet

Crochet

GMC Publications - Crocheted Houseplants

Search Press - You Can Crochet with Bella Coco

C&T Publishing - Funny Amigurumi

GMC Publications - Crochet at Work

Fox Chapel - Anyone can Crochet: Amigurumi Animals by Kristi Simpson

Search Press - Bonnie the Cow & Friends

papercraft

Papercraft

Cedar Fort Publishing - Christmas Snowflakes

Pavilion - A Petal Unfolds

Pavilion - House of Cards

Cico Books - Creative Book Art

Helen Hiebert Storey Publishing - The Art of Paper Craft

The Crowood Press - Making Traditional Marbled Papers

sewing

Sewing

Search Press - Refashion, Restyle, Restitch

Black & White Publishing - Serena Sews

Gina Renee Designs - The Fitting Book

C&T Publishing - Professor Pincushion’s Beginner Guide to Sewing

Bonnier Books UK - Behind the Seams

Short Books - The Art of Repair

drawing and painting

Drawing & Painting

Farshore HarperCollins UK - The Looking Book

Batsford - City Sketching Reimagined

The Quarto Group - Painting Happiness

Hachette Children's Group - Hello Nature Activity Book by Nina Chakrabarti

Arcturus Publishing - Drawing Mandalas

Watkins Media - The Mandala Way: A Creative Journey into Healing and Self-empowerment

Children's Craft

Children's Craft

Walker Books - My First Baking Book

Nosy Crow - National Trust: Birds of a Feather: Press-out and learn about 10 beautiful birds

Welbeck Children's Books - Where Does My Food Come From?

The Quarto Group - Make This Book Wild

Hachette Children's Group - The ME Book by Marion Deuchars

Hodder & Stoughton - Happy Little Learners

baking and decorating

Baking & Decorating

HarperCollins - Sweet Paris: Seasonal Recipes from an American baker in France

DK - Finch Bakery

Bonnier Books UK - How Many Ways Can You Cook An Egg

Pavilion - Vegan Baking Bible

Black & White Publishing - Peter's Baking Party by Peter Sawkins

Black & White Publishing - The Hebridean Baker: My Scottish Island Kitchen

Home and Garden

Home & Garden

The O'Brien Press - Dainty Dress Diaries

Penguin Random House - Tap to Tidy at Pickle Cottage

Bloomsbury Publishing - The Muddy Puddle Teacher

Cedar Fort Publishing - The Garden Planner

Granta Publications - Handmade: Learning the Art of Chainsaw Mindfulness in a Norwegian Wood

Craft School Oz - Finding Form with Fibre - be inspired, gather materials, create your own sculptural basketry

Colouring Book

Colouring Book

Farshore - HarperCollins UK - Pokémon Creative Collection

Penguin Random House - Rooms of Wonder

Arcturus Publishing - F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby Colouring Book

Arcturus Publishing - The Horror Colouring Book

Hachette Children's Group - THE SUPERHERO COMIC KIT

Batsford - Millie Marotta's Island Escape

lettering and calligraphy

Lettering & Calligraphy

Watkins Publishing - Shodo: The practice of mindfulness through the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy

Fox Chapel Publishing - Lettering For Absolute Beginners

Fox Chapel Publishing - Super Simple Hand-Lettering Projects

Batsford - Mindful Calligraphy

Herbert Press - The New Calligraphy

Page Street Publishing - Hand Lettering Masterclass