Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

This vintage book is comprehensive and beginner-friendly guide to making wooden toys, with directions for making puppets, a rocking horse, model buildings, and much more.

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

This vintage book is a detailed guide to making toys for children, with instructions for making toy animals out of papier mache and fairground rides from wood.

This vintage book is a complete and illustrated guide to making telescopes and magic lanterns, with information on tools and materials, helpful tips, simple directions, and much more.

This vintage book is a concise and novice-friendly guide to designing and building your own puppet theatre.

This vintage book is a comprehensive guide to the use of puppets and marionettes in schools, with suggestions for suitable plays, directions for rehearsals, tips on writing plays, and much more.

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

This antique text contains a comprehensive treatise on the equipment and machinery of dairy farming, including information on milking, separating, sterilising and other mechanical aspects of dairy production.

This antiquarian text contains a introductory guide to woodworking on the farm, with information on trees and lumber, tools, sawing, framing, and various other aspects of farm carpentry.

This antique book contains a detailed guide on modes of heating in horticulture and agriculture, with information on green-houses, glass and glazing, flues, steam, hot beds, and much more.

This antiquarian volume contains a detailed guide to the designing and construction of fences to be used on a farm.

This book comprises a handy little guide on maintaining a farm workshop, with information on the tools and buildings required for a productive workshop.

This antique text contains a guide to the various buildings, machinery and tools that are found on a small farm.

This antiquarian volume contains a short account of some of the curiosities of the mechanical details of watches, with supplementary information on their history, development, popularity, and much more besides.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to fixing watches, with information on correcting balances, hairsprings and pivots.

This antiquarian volume contains a treatise on the design and workings of usual and unusual clocks, described in a non-technical manner, suitable for either novice or expert.

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

"e;Exhibitions and Exhibiting"e; is a complete guide to participating in flower competitions and exhibitions, including information for both competitors and judges.

This complete how-to guide to making and painting lampshades will delight DIY and home-craft enthusiasts alike.

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

The Lampshade Book' is the definitive guide to the designing and creation of lampshades for light fixtures in the home.

This vintage book is a complete guide to building model historical boats, with information on tools and equipment, complete directions for assembly, practical tips and hints, and more.

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

This text contains a detailed guide to wrought ironwork, being a manual of instructions for rural craftsmen.

There are certain types of information that are very difficult to come by these days, unless you are a specialist of some kind.

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

Mary Brooks Picken founded the Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

A detailed treatise on wood carving, including practical tips for amateurs, and a short history of the art.

This book, first published in 1887, contains a collection of anecdotes and reminisces of a late nineteenth-century fox hunter.

First published in 1913, this book contains a fascinating treatise on Japanese swords, in particular the 'katana', 'wakizashi', and 'tachi'.

Whereas 'hatmaking' refers to the manufacturing of hats and headwear, 'millinery' refers to both the designing and making of hats.

This antique text contains a manual of practical instruction in hand forging of wrought iron, machine steel, and tool steel, as well as drop forging and heat treatment of steel - including annealing, hardening, and tempering.

Originally published in 1910.

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

Originally published in early 1900s.

This vintage book is a complete guide to build, rig, and sail self-acting model yachts.

A treasure trove of inspiration and practical guidance, exploring the history, techniques, and symbolism of the ancient religious art of missal painting.

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.

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The Copp Family Textiles SMITHSONIAN STUDIES IN HISTORY AND TECHNOLOGY.

Ancient Needlepoint and Pillow Lace - With Notes on the History of Lace-Making and Descriptions of Thirty Examples.

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 comprehensive and accessible manual for the building of dolls houses and furniture.

This early manual is a fascinating read for any needlework enthusiast or historian.

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.