Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

Crafting has never been more popular and Maggy Woodley, the creative force behind Red Ted, is passionate about making things with her children, Max, four, and Pippa, two.

Tired of the clich s often trotted out about craft, Perri Lewis makes it her task to bring the world of making into the 21st century.

As seen on Kirstie Allsopp's Vintage Home.

This is the second part of "e;Simplified Systems of Sewing Styling"e;, a series that aims to outline the fundamental rules for making clothes in the simplest way possible.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This early work on taxidermy is a fascinating read for the amateur or professional taxidermist and also contains much information that is still useful today.

This is a practical handbook to the construction of cabinet furniture, with information on the use of tools, formation of joints, hints on designing and setting out work, veneering, and other related aspects.

This book contains a classic article on treating wooden poles with preservative finishes, and includes information on tools, technique, common problems, and other related aspects.

This fascinating book offers an in-depth guide to the art of ventriloquism, and will prove to be an invaluable addition to the bookshelf of anyone with a desire to learn this entertaining skill.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to Swedish sewing and needlework, with a special focus on transferring the skill to interior design.

The classic 'Millinery Hat Making and Design' texts offer insights into the different elements of the practice of millinery - the design, manufacture and sale of hats.

The classic 'Millinery Hat Making and Design' texts offer insights into the different elements of the practice of millinery - the design, manufacture and sale of hats.

Originally published in 1928, the third volume of The Modern Tailor, Outfitter and Clothier details the tailoring and clothes-making industry, including design, sales practices and production methods, in the early 20th century.

Originally published in 1928, The Modern Tailor, Outfitter and Clothier is a classic work detailing the tailoring and clothes-making industry, including design, sales practices and production methods, in the early 20th century.

This vintage book contains an exhaustive dictionary of fashion terms, with instructions for pronunciation, brief explanations, and lists of synonyms.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to general clock maintenance.

This classic, historical book provides instruction on the facts necessary to enable the reader to identify any typical specimen of the better known classes of Oriental rugs.

This vintage book contains an elementary guide to the art of basket-making, being a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the practice.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive handbook on collecting copper and brass items, with information on value, where to find them , cleaning and maintaining, recognising fakes, and more.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This detailed and well-illustrated work on leathercraft and its techniques was first published in the 1940s and provides an instructional and informative guide to leatherwork as a craft and an art, written in a candid and personal style.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive textbook for clothing designers, teachers of clothing technology, and senior students.

This vintage instructional manual is perfect for the leatherwork novice and enthusiast alike.

This classic guidebook instructs the reader on how to make and utilise lampshades and lighting.

Originally published in 1890, this classic handbook provides a wealth of information on the processes of making and keeping of pure cider, and remains of interest and use to the cider maker or enthusiast today.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This vintage guidebook provides instructions on how to design and make lampshades.

"e;The Mary Brooks Picken Method Of Modern Dressmaking"e; is a complete guide to tailoring, originally written with the amateur in mind.

This vintage instructional manual is perfect for the historian of funerary practices or specialist woodwork enthusiast.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to tablet weaving, with information on basic principles, notes on proper technique, handy tips, directions for application, and much more.

This is a practical instruction book in the art of decorating woodwork, with information on veneering, marquetry, and inlay.

To those who appreciate the value of artistic lighting both as a means of making a house more homelike and beautiful and for the practical purposes of getting the best possible light in which to read or sew or entertain one's friends, this book is dedicated.

This vintage book is a detailed and informative guide for woodworkers and craftsmen in the practice of designing and constructing garden furniture and is of great practical use today for anyone with an interest in carpentry.

This is a vintage guide to making a variety of lovely soft toys by hand, ranging from cute ducklings to teddy bears.

This early manual is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all sewing enthusiasts.

This unusual early work presents a collection of toys with a variety of typical mechanical movements and worth-while construction problems.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to lace and lace making, with information on bobbin, filet, needle-point, netting, tatting, and much more besides.

This vintage text offers insights into the practice of the taxidermy of birds and was originally published as part of a series covering a broad range of taxidermy subjects.

This vintage text offers insights into the practice of the taxidermy of fish and was originally published as part of a series covering a broad range of taxidermy subjects.

This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on embroidery in the Tudor and Stuart eras.

This vintage text contains a detailed guide to watch repair, with descriptions of the watch movement, parts of the watch, and common stoppages of wrist watches.

This vintage text offers insights into the practice of the taxidermy of insects and was originally published as part of a series covering a broad range of taxidermy subjects.

This vintage book contains a step-by-step guide to ventriloquism, and includes instructions on topics ranging from vocal exercises, to designing and constructing a doll.

"e;Pattern Sources Of Scriptural Subjects In Tudor And Stuart Embroideries"e; explores the colourful history of embroidery, focusing on the sources of design of "e;scriptural"e; subjects in English needlework during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

"e;Ancient Russian Ecclesiastical Embroideries"e; is a fascinating treatise looking at the history and development of embroidery in Russia, with a special focus on that which is related to the church.

This book contains a classic guide to farm blacksmithing.

This vintage text offers insights into the practice of the taxidermy of birds and was originally published as part of a series covering a broad range of taxidermy subjects.