Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This curated selection of vintage articles is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about dressmaking, millinery, and tailoring women's clothing.

This is a classic guide to 'Ikebana', the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging.

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

This vintage book is a complete and beginner-friendly guide to modelling with clay and wax, including directions for bronze and silver chasing and embossing, carving in marble and alabaster, and moulding and casting in plaster of Paris.

This antique text comprises a comprehensive and practical manual for aspiring students of leatherworking, complete with many illustrations and original designs by the author.

This informative book comprises a comprehensive manual of the varying methods used in leatherworking.

This antique book contains a detailed step by step guide to making toy animals out of leather.

The making of bags and purses with leather is one of the oldest and most universal of its uses.

Detailed in this text are a variety of leatherworking techniques and guides that will instruct the reader on how to make plethora of serviceable and decorative items.

This antique text contains one of a series of pamphlets known as the 'Merit Badge Library', written with the intention of providing American boy scouts with the information required to attain certain merit badges.

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

This antique text comprises a detailed guide pertaining to the construction of bird cages for use inside the home.

This book is a collection of vintage articles on model boat building, with information on tools and equipment, instructions for fitting engines, tips for sailing and racing, and more.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains a detailed guide to the materials, frames, and tools necessary to successful lampshade making.

This handy book contains step-by-step information to making a range of lampshades from parchment and paper.

This interesting article will prove of much interest to the amateur electrician and all those who would like to embark upon making their own lamps.

This compact volume is a complete and handy guide to cutting gentlemen's clothing, including tips for trousers, vests, coats, and more.

Learn to make beautiful old fashioned lingerie.

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban.

This book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to designing and making a turban.

This book contains a detailed guide to the equipment and tools necessary for proper hatmaking.

This antique text contains a detailed and comprehensive guide to making hats for children and young people.

This antique text comprises a comprehensive guide to various styles of hats, their purposes, advantages, disadvantages, and construction methods contemporary with the time of this book's original publication.

This charming book contains a detailed guide to the various styles of trimmings used in millinery and hatmaking.

Knitting enthusiasts and historians will find a wealth of cute patterns for babies' clothes in this illustrated guide.

This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of engineering for model vehicles, with information on the design, construction, and installation of small engines.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to the designing and building of model yachts, being a treatise on the construction, rigging, and racing of model yachts, ships and steamers.

This vintage volume is a complete and novice-friendly guide to making novel model boats and ships.

This beginner-friendly handbook contains all the information necessary to begin making your own jewellery.

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.

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.

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.

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

Embroidery has always been a popular art in England, and records show that from Anglo-Saxon times the English were skilled in the craft.

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.

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.

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.

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

This text comprises everything one might need to know about the art of American quilting and patchwork.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before.

This vintage book is a detailed and profusely illustrated guide to constructing model planes, trains, and boats.