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Lost Crafts: Rediscovering Traditional Skills
Lost Crafts Rediscovering Traditional Skills Author:Una McGovern 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... more » 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.« less