American Country Folk Crafts

American Country Folk Crafts

Author: Carol Endler Sterbenz

Publisher: ABRAMS

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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A room-by-room illustrated guide to creating the popular American Country look in your home, with 50 projects you can make yourself. Includes step-by-step instructions and patterns for quilts, crochet, wood carving and more. 65 full-color illustrations.


Traditional Country Crafts

Traditional Country Crafts

Author: Miranda Innes

Publisher: Lyons Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 9781585744190

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In this lavishly illustrated survey of rural crafts -- from bookbinding to punched-tin work -- Miranda Innes, herself a passionate collector of country crafts, celebrates country style and the pleasure and artistry of working with natural materials such as wood, wool, rattan, and more. For each of the featured crafts, the author provides a fascinating look at the work of a leading artist in the field and offers an accessible project, with step-by-step instructions and photographs.The projects (among them a wooden birdhouse complete with miniature cow weathervane, a gilded lampshade decorated with shell patterns, and a rag rug with a bold design of strutting roosters) require neither expensive materials nor special training and cost almost nothing to make.Traditional Country Crafts will appeal, both aesthetically and practically, to everyone whose heart is in the country.


Creative Country Crafts

Creative Country Crafts

Author: Alison Jenkins

Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781561384426

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Here is a celebration of country crafts -- a tin candle sconce, an Amish quilt, a toy chest embellished with stenciled decoration, and many other folk art crafts, each one beautifully illustrated and its historical background explained. You can recreate some of these items by following the original projects that draw inspiration from the past but which use modern materials and timesaving devices. Includes more than 30 traditional craft ideas and projects -- from basic cards and decorations to complex patchwork, candle-making, and woodworking activities. Clear step-by-step instructions and 200 color illustrations show how to create these keepsakes.