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Crafted: A Compendium of Crafts: New, Old and Forgotten - Hardcover

Coulthard, Sally

 
9781787132566: Crafted: A Compendium of Crafts: New, Old and Forgotten
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1787132560 ISBN 13: 9781787132566
Verlag: Quadrille Publishing Ltd, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Crafted is a celebration of craft in the 21st century – a definitive visual guide to all things handmade.

Featuring over 73 of the most popular and well-established crafts, Sally Coulthard explores their history, materials and techniques as she offers a deeper insight into some of your favourite crafts and provides inspiration for both new and ancient creative pursuits.

After an introductory section covering the culture of craft (its definition, why it matters, history and community), the main body of the book consists of beautifully illustrated entries on 73 of the world's most established crafts. The scope is encyclopaedic and covers Paper, Pen & Print (bookbinding, origami, calligraphy, lino printing), Textiles, Cloth & Leather (fur & leather, embroidery, knitting, dyeing), Pottery, Glass & Stone (porcelain, stained glass, stone carving), Wood, Willow & Nature (basket weaving, wood carving, lime plastering and thatching) and Metal (gold, bronze, cast iron and steel).

A comprehensive directory of craft organisations and professional communities and guilds, completes this groundbreaking compendium.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Passionate about the countryside, Sally Coulthard is best-known for being Country Living’s ‘The New Good Life’ expert since 2018. She pens a monthly column and also writes and presents their ‘The New Good Life’ video series online. Sally is also the best-selling author of over thirty non-fiction books about nature, rural history and craft. Her titles have been translated into over a dozen languages. Sally studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford University, and worked in factual television, before moving back to her beloved Yorkshire where she set up a 12-acre smallholding and kitchen garden. Witty, engaging and hands-on, Sally shares her enthusiasm about all aspects of rural life, past and present. From the history of the landscape to native wildlife, superstitions to growing your own food, Sally loves to share her passion for the countryside through her writing, talks, interviews and presenting work.

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Crafted is a celebration of craft in the 21st century - a definitive visual guide to all things handmade. Featuring 80 of the most popular and well-established crafts, Sally Coulthard explores their history, materials and techniques as she offers a deeper insight into why people make, while also providing inspiration for both new and ancient creative pursuits.

After an introductory section covering the culture of craft (its definition, why it matters, history and community), the main body of the book consists of beautifully illustrated entries on 80 of the world's most established crafts.

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Verlag
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1787132560
ISBN 13 
9781787132566
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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