Anyone who has attempted to make a net quickly learns that there is more to this engaging craft than initially meets the eye. In a perfect world, one would master the subtleties of net-making with a teacher standing nearby for guidance. Short of that, a book by a seasoned teacher is the next best thing, which is what makes Charles Holdgate's Net Making such an excellent guide. Mr. Holdgate, a beloved teacher and schoolmaster, has taught countless students one-on-one how to make nets. He really knows how to explain the ...
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Anyone who has attempted to make a net quickly learns that there is more to this engaging craft than initially meets the eye. In a perfect world, one would master the subtleties of net-making with a teacher standing nearby for guidance. Short of that, a book by a seasoned teacher is the next best thing, which is what makes Charles Holdgate's Net Making such an excellent guide. Mr. Holdgate, a beloved teacher and schoolmaster, has taught countless students one-on-one how to make nets. He really knows how to explain the techniques that will help you make great nets. In Net Making , Mr. Holdgate brings his years of experience making nets and teaching this craft to create a first-rate guide. Offering clear directions and many easy-to-follow diagrams and illustrations, Holdgate demystifies the ancient art of net making to make it accessible to everyone. Learn how to create your own hammocks, crab pots, basketball nets, shoulder bags, shopping bags, and more. Inside you will find: Fool-proof instructions on making a variety of practical nets Tips on modifying your netted accessories Helpful photos and easy-to-follow diagrams Guidance on tying basic knots and essential net making skills Instructions so clear you can make the perfect net on the first try / This guide is both easy-to-follow for those coming to this craft for the first time, and comprehensive enough to hold the interest of advanced net maker as well. Find out why Charles Holdgate's Net Making has been the guide for a generation of net makers.
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Add this copy of Net Making to cart. $18.42, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Emerson Books, Inc.
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Illustrated by the Author with photographs by Alec Davis. Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Book Clean hardcover book in clean unchipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality clear removable mylar cover). Blue cloth boards with black lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages are clean with small neatly penned previous owner name at top edge of front free endpaper. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. 136 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, slight wear and two shrot closed edge tears; enclosed in new mylar.
Add this copy of Net Making to cart. $28.50, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by Emerson Books.
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Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0875231802. Stiff clean unmarked book in crisp dust jacket with half-inch edgetear.; 7.95 X 5.59 X 0.71 inches; 136 pages.
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