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For over 50 years, Search Press has been at the heart of the global arts and crafts community, publishing beautifully made, practical books that inspire creativity at every level. Now, as crafting continues to boom and nostalgia-led making captures new audiences, Search Press is delighted to announce an exciting slate of high-profile collaborations with iconic cultural brands bringing together much-loved characters, historic artworks and timeless stories with accessible, joyful craft projects.
From childhood favourites to world-famous masterpieces, these upcoming titles celebrate the enduring power of creativity and invite makers to stitch, crochet, colour and craft their way through some of the most recognisable imagery in the world.
The Miffy Crochet Book
Few characters are as instantly recognisable as Miffy, the timeless creation of Dutch artist Dick Bruna. To celebrate Miffy’s 70th anniversary, Search Press is publishing The Miffy Crochet Book, an official, fully licensed title featuring 16 charming crochet projects inspired by the beautiful world of Miffy and her friends.
Designed by popular fibre artist Kimberley Zwaans, the book combines Miffy’s clean, minimalist aesthetic with beginner-friendly patterns, step-by-step illustrations and a pretty pastel colour palette. The result is a collection that appeals equally to lifelong Miffy fans, modern parents, gift-makers and crocheters discovering character-based craft for the first time.
This exciting new crochet book will be published globally on the 15th of September 2026!
Mia Hansson’s Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry and The Bayeux Tapestry Colouring Book
In 2026, the UK marks an extraordinary cultural moment: the Bayeux Tapestry’s first return to British soil in 900 years. To celebrate, Search Press is publishing a pair of titles inspired by this world-famous embroidered masterpiece, Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry and The Bayeux Tapestry Colouring Book by textile artist Mia Hansson.
Mia’s embroidery book invites modern makers to explore history hands-on, with full-size transfers, step-by-step instruction and fascinating historical insight, and her colouring book is full of 60 hand-drawn scenes for you to colour, bridging scholarship and creativity in a uniquely Search Press way.
Mia Hansson started embroidering a full-scale Bayeux Tapestry replica in 2016, using fabrics and threads as similar as possible to those used in the original work. She is due to finish this extraordinary achievement in time for the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s birth, in 2027. The Bayeux Tapestry spans almost 68.4 metres (224 feet) and features over 1,500 designs.
Embroider the Bayeux Tapestry will be published on the 16th of June 2026, and The Bayeux Tapestry Colouring Book will be published on the 14th of September 2026 – both in time for the tapestry first return to British soil in 900 years!
Moomins
Beloved for their gentle philosophy and whimsical charm, the Moomins continue to enchant readers and crafters around the world. Search Press’s Moomin-inspired craft titles translate the world of Moominvalley into tactile, cosy projects that celebrate slower, more mindful creating.
Our Knitted Moomin Socks books has been inspiring Moomin-loving knitters since June of 2024, while sewists and embroiderers are keenly awaiting the Moomin Embroidery book which will be published on the 9th of August 2026.
In Moomin Embroidery Jo Lochhead guides her reader through embroidering all the favourite characters from Tove Jansson's beloved Moominvalley and embellishing your designs with bonus motifs and a ready-to-use alphabet! There are 10 gorgeous projects to stitch, for beginner embroiderers and up, with complete instructions, a stitch library and full-size templates. With 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!
Aardman Collaborations
Over the last few years Search Press has built a strong relationship with Aardman Animations, collaborating to create colourful and interactive books like Shaun the Sheep: Baa-rilliant Knits!, Wallace & Gromit: Cracking Crochet and Wallace & Gromit: The Official Colouring Book. We also have some very exciting new concepts in the works with Aardman…
This May, Search Press will be featured in Aardman’s extraordinary 50th anniversary event which invites audiences to rediscover classic moments from Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Morph, Creature Comforts, and more! All performances include a full screening of either The Wrong Trousers or A Matter of Loaf and Death with live orchestral accompaniment.
Aardman has had seven Oscar nominations and has won four. They currently have two new feature films in partnership with Netflix on the horizon, follow-ups to the multi-Oscar winners Wallace & Gromit (in 2024) and Chicken Run (Dawn of the Nugget, 2023).
Together, these collaborations reflect Search Press’s long-standing commitment to bringing meaningful, beautifully made craft books to a global audience connecting creativity with culture, nostalgia and storytelling in truly inspiring ways.
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