The Golden Book of Colonial Crafts....1975

This 160 page, hardcover book has more than 70 craft projects from Colonial times, adapted for today. Each project is set up like a recipe: all the tools and materials are listed and described at the beginning. Different symbols with each project will give you an estimate of the cost, difficulty, tools and time required. Chapters include: Basketry, how to make pencil holder, American Indian coil basket, weaving; Candlemaking, hand-dipped candles children can make, honeycomb candles, molded candles, fanciful shapes, decorating candles; Canoeing, how to handle, paddle, white-water canoeing and how to repair; Cheeses and Churning, yogurts, sour cream, soft and hard cheeses, churning butter and blending mayonnaise; Dolls and Doll Clothes, dolls made from walnut, egg, clothespin, apple-head and corn-husk; repairing and reassembling; Dulcimers, how to make several types, how to play and tune; Folk Art, how to paint different designs; Home Brewing, root beer and sarsaparilla drinks, spring beer; spruce beer; early recipes for spruce and boneset beer and for maple beer; kvass; Indian Crafts including beadwork, moccasins, types of leather, sources, handling and tools; Needlework Sampler, the art of crewel embroidery, how to thread needle and how to block crewel embroidery; Period Costumes, making costumes from found materials, thrift shop finds, etc. Recaning Chairs, weaving a splint seat for a chair, recaning a chair and making a rush chair seat. Rug Braiding, braided coasters, braided placemats, traditional braided rug, etc. Craftnotes on Enlarging Patterns. This book is full of helpful pictures. In good, used condition. Shipping included in continental US.