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)

Take Silk: A Guide to Silk Paper for the Creative Fibre Artist (Milner Craft) -

Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft (Penguin Academics) Customer Review: A Geeky Review
We (my companion and I)love this book because it is the first creative writing text book that we have come across that has taught us more than lectures and seminars put together. The exercises are fun and inventive, and are good practice for any aspiring writer. It also helps when you are wearing thin on the ideas front. Just a thought, a copy should be made for those who are slightly visually impaired…an a4 sized book perhaps with slightly larger text for those who cant be bothered to wear their glasses!

The Inca: Activities and Crafts from a Mysterious Land (Secrets of Ancient Cultures) -

Decorative Wrought Ironwork: Projects for Beginners (Dover Craft Books)

175 Easy-to-Do Everyday Crafts -

Look What You Can Make from Paper Plates: Over 90 Pictured Crafts and Dozens of More Ideas (Craft)

Look What You Can Make with Newspapers, Magazines, and Greeting Cards: More Than 80 Pictured Crafts and Dozens of Other Ideas (Craft) -

The Whole Craft of Spinning: From the Raw Material to the Finished Yarn