On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft -

The Archer’s Craft Customer Review: Spendid read on the History and craft of bowmaking
We all know from childhood how to make a bow and arrow from a thin branch, a piece of string and a sharpened stick. A.E. Hodgkin knows how to do it correctly. He starts the book with a history of archery quoting extracts from various historical sources on its rise and fall as a military weapon, its revival, survival and dismissal under the various Kings and Queens of England. He describes the types of wood for bows and arrows giving reasons for their choice. His writing is splendidly readable being both simplistic and impassioned. Written in the 1950’s he tells a knowledgeable and enlightening lesson with a delightful attitude so laid back that he is truly professional. A Rick Stein of Archery. The second half of the book describes the simple methods of bow and arrow making at home, in the sun, on the doorstep. The last part of the book deals with hunting with the bow and the various techniques learnt through listening and observing. It is evident Hodgkin didn’t waste his time watching television, but instead absorbed himself in his hobby, learning his craft, reading and practising. Fortunately for us he took time out to patiently impart the facts to the reader in a most relaxed and enjoyable style.

The Arts and Crafts Companion -

The Craft of the Classroom: A Survival Guide to Classroom Management in the Secondary School Customer Review: The most helpful publication I have read
This is the most helpful publication I have read on classroom management and how to avoid problems rather than deal with them. My copy was given to me by my former headmaster when I began my teaching career sixteen years ago and I find myself quoting from it spontaneously as I guide Beginner Teachers. The advice is timeless and will help you to create a calm and orderly environment in which your pupils can learn most effectively. As Marland states, teachers are not ‘born’, they learn their skills, and this book will give trainees a headstart in doing just that.
Customer Review: Invaluable
It may look and occasionally sound (eg in its advice on what to wear) dated, but this is a wise and realistic book - I’m sure it would help PGCE students, NQTs and many others in their early years of teaching. The book’s great strength is its practical advice - few books or even courses would go into as much depth about routines of giving out books, how to set out your markbook, and how to pace yourself through the term and year, and yet these are the issues that to a great extent determine whether a young teachers succeeds or struggles. Marland offers many hints and tips, and urges you to accept them but still leaves alternatives open if they seem more appropriate. Buy it, read it, and then read it again in a few months to make sure you have imbibed all the ideas - it may make all the difference to your career.

The Craft of Strategy Formation: Translating Business Issues into Actionable Strategies -

CRAFT: v. 1 (Craft:)

Beginners Guide to Braiding: Craft of Kumihimo -

Picture Framing: The Art of Picture Framing in Over 25 Beautiful Projects (Craft Workshop) Customer Review: A very inspiring well planned and wriiten book
I own a number of framing books and have also seen others in book shops and libraries. This is my favourite of all. I find it very inspiring, it makes me want to create some frames and put them up in my living room whether I find something to put in them or not. It does not contain the tiresome waffle that so many books try to fill themselves with. What it does say is very clear and makes understanding of the how-to-do easier. The pictographical complimentation to the text is a master coreographpy making need for text more economic. This ergonomic and graphically beautiful book is one for both amateur and professional framer to keep on the coffe table, to brose through over and over. This gives you the craft side of framing you need to compliment and diversify away from from basic joinery of mass manuractured mouldings and techniques.

Women’s Institute Complete Christmas : Food and Crafts for a Perfect Christmas -

The Armourer and His Craft from the XIth to the XVIth Century Customer Review: Excellent, if a little dated
The first thing to remember about Ffoulkes’ work is that it is over 100 years old. Much of the research contained within has since been revised. That said, as long as you read with caution and cross-reference with other sources, this is an extremely useful book. Many of the drawings and photographs are excellent. A good companion to Edge and Paddock’s “Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight” for anyone interested in European armour.
Customer Review: armour and making it
this book is a not a how to book but it goes through the process of making and wearing armor with 69 line drawings and 32 photos . exellent reference book and how to wear and
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Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art and Craft of an Ancient Tree -

How to Marbleize Paper (Other Paper Crafts) Customer Review: Essential resource for anyone interested in marbling
This book taught me two things:

- Marbling isn’t a random process. You can actually control it, and make real art with it, not just random prettiness.

- There’s an old marbling process other than the oil-based one we know from the simple marbling kits. It’s not so easy to do, but it’s worth persevering with.

This book isn’t a simplistic how-to guide for people who want instant results and don’t have the time to learn a technique. It assumes a moderate degree of, if not skill, then a willingness to practice through many failures until achieving good results. Marbling isn’t easy, and it’s no task for the non-dexterous.

What it does teach is a set of pointers for how to make the old process work, and how to create designs that are under your control. I was amazed by this - I simply never realised that marbling could be controlled like this, not just random splodges.

Despite being a slim book, it contains a lot of detail. It omits a lot too, but the detail that it skips is the tiresome repetition that so many craft books use for padding. It assumes you know enough already to work much of it out for yourself, and is all the better for it.

If you’re interested in making marbled paper, or traditional bookbinding, then I recommend this book.

- And what a bargain !

Something Special: Seasonal and Festive Art and Craft for Children (Belair - A World of Display) -

The Directory of Inshore Craft: Traditional Working Vessels of the British Isles

The Craft of the Cocktail: UK Edition -

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts! Needle Felting (Crafts) (Crafts)

CRAFT: v. 1 (Craft:) -

The Craft of Writing Television Comedy (Allison & Busby’s Writer’s Guides)

Craft of Silversmithing, The: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration -

Not Your Mama’s Beading: The Cool and Creative Way to String ‘em Along (Not Your Mama’s Craft Books)