Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills Paperback / softback
by Una McGovern
Paperback / softback
Description
navigating by the stars - thatchingcharcoal burning - maze laying - making candlesmaking besom brooms - making ciderblacksmithing - haymaking - using herbal remediesLost Crafts is an attractive and engaging introduction to a range of traditional and sustainable crafts, activities and pastimes.
Around 100 traditional pursuits are described and illustrated, from whittling to spinning, beekeeping to dry-stone walling, lace-making to trout guddling. Whether seeking instruction or inspiration, interested in social history or simply curling up in an armchair and daydreaming, the reader will find Lost Crafts to be a fascinating treasury of pastimes from a bygone age. And, as awareness grows of our environmental footprints, these sustainable pursuits are increasingly relevant to the modern world.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, colour and b/w photographs
- Publisher:John Murray Press
- Publication Date:26/06/2009
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- ISBN:9780550104724
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:384 pages, colour and b/w photographs
- Publisher:John Murray Press
- Publication Date:26/06/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780550104724