Lost Crafts
Rediscovering traditional skills
by Una McGovern
'This is a great book which everyone should read. Although some of these crafts may be associated with a bygone era, they are as relevant today as they have ever been and there is something for everyone to learn. Hours of amusement!'
Jimmy Doherty, presenter of BBC's Jimmy Doherty's Farming Heroes
Almost 100 traditional crafts, activities and pastimes, for browsing, daydreaming, inspiration or action
Beautifully illustrated in colour throughout
A perfect gift for anyone who enjoys a few moments' escape from the hustle and bustle of modern life
NEW OCTOBER 2008
£25
Special Online Price:
£17.50
ISBN-13:
978 0550 10426 7
Hardback
384pp
245 x 188mm
Lost 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.
'A wonderfully informative catalogue of the kind of knowledge we are losing but would be wise to preserve'
Zac Goldsmith, environmentalist
NEW OCTOBER 2008
£25
£17.50
ISBN-13:
978 0550 10426 7
Hardback
384pp
245 x 188mm
Lost 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.
