Here's
a brief introduction to some of our favourite Crafts & Skills
titles - click on the subject heading to see books under that heading
or just browse through the listing.
You'll find a full description of each book in our
browsing pages. Just click on the
book's title to get there.
World
Textiles €24.45 A Visual Guide to Traditional
Techniques John Gillow, Bryan Sentance
Illustrates the whole range of traditional handmade textiles
from all corners of the globe.
240pp 2004 280x240
Basic
Blacksmithing €22.40 An introduction to toolmaking David Harries, Bernhard Heer
With only an anvil & a few basic tools, almost all tools
needed by a blacksmith can be made from commonly found materials.
Step-by-step instructions on basic blacksmithing.
136pp 1993,2002 246x177
Living
Willow Sculpture €13.85 Jon Warnes
Very practical, featuring advice on planning, planting &
pruning wonderful structures for any size garden using the
simplest of tools.
48pp 2000 292x216
Natural
Soap Book €18.00 Susan Miller Cavitch
Soap making demystified! Clear directions, yummy recipes,
creative packaging ideas & lots of hints & tips. Very
useful book.
144pp 1995 229x152
Recycling
Creative
Cardboard €22.40 Making Fabulous Furniture,
Amazing Accessories & Other Spectacular Stuff Linda Ragsdale
25 artful & quirky projects inc: fibreboard jewellery,
a room divider, wall sconces & a roll top desk.
128pp 2002 215x254
Basketry
Basketry:
A World Guide to Traditional Techniques €42.00 Bryan Sentance
Provides a worldwide survey of basketmaking, revealing common
solutions to design and construction, within a dazzling range
of styles.
216pp 2001 Hbk 280x240
Books
& Paper
The
Art of Papermaking with Plants €25.45 Marie-Jeanne Lorenté; Hippolyte
Coste, Sophie Beltran & Vincent Decorde (Ills) From palm leaves to garlic skin, here
is a visually tantalizing catalogue of fifty recipes for crafting
paper from plants, offering clear, step-by-step instructions
for turning an array of common and exotic plants into artistic
and practical sheets of paper. 176pp 2004 280x220
Candles
The
Complete Candlemaker €17.90 Techniques, Projects &
Inspirations Norma Coney
Finding & selecting wicks, waxes & other supplies; detailed
instructions for 40 kinds of candles; info on fragrance, colour
& surface decoration.
128pp 1997 255x216
Irish
Interest
Traditional
Crafts of Ireland €37.45 David Shaw-Smith (Ill), Sally
Shaw-Smith (Ill)
A magnificent testament to a centuries-old heritage, Traditional
Crafts of Ireland is a chronicle of times past, but also a
celebration of an enduring culture and a source of inspiration
for generations to come.
256pp 2003 Hbk 254x219
General
Interest
Hippie
Crafts €13.45
These groovy projects take 60`s cool and update them to New
Millennium funky for modern-day hippies to show off with pride.
144pp 2004
