Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

"e;Home-Made Gadgets"e; is a fantastic vintage guide to hand-making a variety of useful household items.

This book contains a comprehensive guide to operating the "e;Martha Washington"e; electric sewing machine.

"e;Simple Embroidery"e; offers the reader a novice-friendly introduction to the art of embroidery, including chapters on the basic stitches, how to properly form borders, and creating simple patterns.

"e;Picture Frame making for Amateurs"e; is a detailed, step-by-step guide, including chapters on the necessary tools and how to use them, the different materials that can be used, common problems, and much more.

This fantastic guide to making exquisite paper flowers will appeal to lovers of origami and economic home decoration.

"e;Everybody's Book of Hobbies"e; contains information on almost every conceivable hobby, providing descriptions, suggestions, instructions, and more for each treated.

"e;Dualso"e; basketry is the name given to the type of basketry worked on "e;Dualso"e; bases, a trademark of "e;Atlas Handicrafts"e;.

This vintage book contains part II of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922.

This vintage book contains part I of a complete survey of the artistic working of iron in Great Britain from the earliest times until 1922.

Knots are elusive but very important details of the sportsman's, and in particular, the angler's equipment.

Originally published in London 1896.

Pearls are glistening, solid object created within the tissue of a living mollusc or other shelled animals.

"e;Everyday Alterations"e; is a handbook of the causes, effects, and remedies for some of the more common errors in cutting and making men's garments, including shirts, coats, trousers, shorts, etc.

"e;The Painter's Method and Materials"e; is a comprehensive guide to all things painting, dealing with everything from how to use use pigments in tempera to water-colour, mural painting, the theories of light and colour, and much more.

Part of the "e;Carpentry for Boys"e; series, this vintage book contains a course of lessons on elementary woodwork designed for children or teenagers that focuses on tools and their uses.

"e;The Carpenter's and Joiner's Hand-Book"e; is a classic guide to carpentry and cabinet making, covering a wide range of aspects and elements.

First published in1906, this book contains a classic guide to textiles, dealing specifically with various different fabrics and how they should be prepared and dyed.

This is a vintage guide to leather working by Australian writer Paul N.

This is a classic guide to woodworking that focuses on making a variety of cabinets and similar items of household furniture.

How to Write Signs, Tickets, and Posters is a timeless guide to the art of signmaking, ticket writing and poster designing.

"e;Metalworking"e; is a 1904 work by Australian technical writer Paul Hasluck dealing with metalwork and allied subjects.

"e;The Clockjobber's Handybook"e; is a 1889 work by Australian writer Paul Hasluck that focuses on the care and maintenance of watches and timepieces.

"e;Basket Work of all Kinds"e; is a 1912 work by Australian engineer Paul N.

This early work on the art of taxidermy, Montagu Browne, was originally published in 1896.

First published in 1893, this work is an instructional manual on embroidery.

This fine work contains everything you'll need to know about the art of taxidermy.

Constructing and finishing your own summerhouse could not be easier, with this helpful and easy to follow guide, perfect for the amateur carpenter.

A fabulous introduction for the amateur carpenter to the world of woodworking, including chapters on, types of timber, arranging a workshop and tools and how to use them.

A helpful A-Z guide, through the different types of timber available to the amateur carpenter.

With this helpful guide, the amateur carpenter can learn to sketch and plan future projects.

Learn to design and build your own chairs and stools from original plans.

Woodcarving is one of the most primal of human activities and with this helpful guide, the beginner can learn the basic skills to start enjoying this rewarding hobby.

Early aeroplanes were simple machines by the high tech standards of today, being mainly constructed from wood and cloth.

This book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to constructing working model boats, with information on designing, tools, equipping with engines, and much more.

This handy little book contains a detailed and concise guide to repairing a variety of household items, including the restoration of tables and chairs, repairing plastering, and fixing and replacing defective floorboards.

This book contains a fantastic collection of woodwork designs for the making of furniture, furnishings and accessories for the home.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of women's cardigans and jumpers for winter.

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 pictorial catalogue of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dolls and dolls' houses, republished here in a modern edition with its original pictures and text.

In this early work on one of the most attractive crafts that man has developed, special attention is paid to the many details of leathercraft needed by the beginner if he wishes to produce attractive pieces of work.

Originally published in 1928 in three volumes.

This vintage book is a complete and profusely illustrated treatise on artistic enamelling, being an exposition of its theory with step-by-step instructions, chapters on weights and measures, information concerning enamelling on various materials, helpful hints and tips, and much more.

Originally published in 1847, this classic book offers a wealth of information on the subject of millinery.

This vintage book is a complete guide to building, rigging, and sailing self-acting model yachts.

Written to supply a want is a phrase now become so hackneyed, that it is only repeated here because no other words mould so well express the purpose of the writer-which is, to place before the trade a book of instruction on Cabinet-making by a London Cabinet-maker.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to model aeroplanes, including instructions for design and building, historical information, a discussion of notable practitioners and pioneers, information on engines, and many other related aspects.

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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