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 ...
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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.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Chambers Harrap, 2008. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Large format black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks and dent on the edges of the cover) with Dj(very small tear, small nicks and crease on the edges of the front Dj cover, small ink marks and mark on the back of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with many colour, b/w photos, drawings, diagrams. Nice and clean pages as new but with two small tears and a couple of creases inside the pages 53 to 56, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.376pp. A collectable first edition. Heavy book(approx 1.5 Kg).
Having been interested in the land around me, and I am not of 'farming stock' - just interested in how the natural world works best. I have planted various native hedge species in my own garden and have always been interested in traditional hedge laying, amazing how much straightforward information is packed into this book on various subjects, have also bought for friends who travel and ask 'how do they do that ..' clog making was one such query, well, explanations are to hand.
