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  Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills (Paperback) By (author) Una McGovern

  

  

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  Short Description for Lost CraftsAn engaging introduction to a range of traditional crafts and activities
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  • Publisher: CHAMBERS
  • Published: 24 May 2011
  • Format: Paperback 384 pages
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  • Categories: Art Techniques & Principles | Nostalgia: General | Crafts and Hobbies | Rural Crafts
  • ISBN 13: 9780550104724 ISBN 10: 0550104720
  • Sales rank: 15,723

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Full description for Lost Crafts

• navigating by the stars thatching charcoal burning maze laying making candles making besom brooms making cider blacksmithing 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.