Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

A helpful and easy to follow guide to building your own shed or sun house.

Learning to use the right type of joint for the project is a vital lesson any carpenter must learn, and this guide is the perfect companion for anybody with a passion for working with wood.

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

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

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

This vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks.

This vintage book is a complete guide to string work, with information on knotting, netting, looping, plaiting, and macrame.

A comprehensive guide to the collection of essential tools and equipment needed to set up and enhance your printing studio space.

This text contains a comprehensive guide to fixing vintage furniture, with information on fixing perforated seats, repairing spoon back chairs, and much more besides.

This antique book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the restoration and maintenance of household furniture.

Teach yourself to repair and rescue your favourite leather boots and shoes.

Teach yourself these quick and easy tricks to keeping your kitchen clean and working smoothly with things that you will have in your cupboards.

This book contains a fantastic collection of diagrams for the making of children's toys.

This vintage book is detailed instructions for the making of dolls house furniture and accessories.

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

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

This book contains a collection of wood craft projects for children.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage patterns for the making of tray and trolley cloths, by hand embroidery, crochet or knitting.

An insightful essay on the profound impact typography has had on our visual and cultural landscapes, delving into the rich history of the art.

This comprehensive guide explores the three primary methods of printing and the evolutionary history of each, detailing their unique techniques and artistic possibilities.

Discover the timeless art of letterpress printing in this essential volume exploring the rich history, techniques, and tools of this captivating craft.

This essential guide to silk screen stencil printing takes you deep into the method of the craft.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand sewing patterns for the making of home accessories.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage crochet patterns for the making of hats for women.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of cardigans for men.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of winter underwear and nightwear for women.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of Autumn jackets and coats for women.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of women's hats.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage knitting patterns for the making of summer cardigans for women.

This book contains a lovely collection of vintage knitting patterns for the making of summer tops for women.

This book contains a beautiful collection of vintage hand knitting patterns for the making of women's dresses, and having patterns ranging in difficulty, it should suit most levels of skill.

This book contains a lovely collection of embroidery patterns for the making of cushions.

This vintage book is a detailed guide to constructing a model steam engine and single-acting toy engine.

This text contains a wonderful little guide to the designing and making of vintage wooden boxes.

Contained within this antique book is a wonderful little guide to wood carving, including information on the tools, techniques, and materials necessary for successful carving.

This vintage book is a comprehensive and accessible manual for building dolls houses and furniture.

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

This book contains a lovely collection of fretwork patterns.

This book contains a lovely collection of designs for the making of wooden toys for children.

This book contains a concise yet comprehensive treatise on the furniture popular during the Tudor renaissance period - from 1509 to 1603.

This text contains a detailed introduction to French furniture, popular in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to French polishing.

Contained within this antiquarian book is a detailed and concise look at the furniture of the illustrious cabinet-maker, Thomas Chippendale.

Chintz' was originally glazed calico textiles, initially specifically those imported from India, printed with designs featuring flowers and other patterns in different colours, typically on a light plain background.

Contained within this antique book is a fascinating analysis of Tudor Gothic Furniture.

Furniture repair is work of universal interest and importance, for it would be safe to say that there is scarcely a home to be found that has not some useful article in need of repair.

This text contains a concise and detailed guide to the art of French polishing.

Contained within this antique book is a comprehensive guide to finishing furniture, including information on spraying, and opaque and transparent finishes.

This book contains a treatise on French furniture from the renaissance to the Empire style.

This fascinating little book contains a treatise on furniture from around the world, all produced in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.