Handicrafts, decorative arts and crafts

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.

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.

This book contains 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'.