Leatherwork and Tanning Huggins-Cooper Lynn Paperback
Leatherwork and Tanning Huggins-Cooper Lynn Paperback This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of leathercraft and tanning. Skins were a valuable resource, used for everything from…
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Leatherwork and Tanning Huggins-Cooper Lynn Paperback
This book offers a whistle-stop guide to the history of leathercraft and tanning. Skins were a valuable resource, used for everything from clothing to shelter, blankets and vessels. The story begins in prehistory when people discovered, perhaps by chance, that skins exposed to smoke or accidentally soaked in autumnal puddles lasted longer.
These leather crafters generously allowed the author access to their studios and discussed the way they use and adapt traditional methods, techniques and tools for the twenty first century. The book looks at evidence that shows us how tanning and leather continued to be of prime importance across the globe throughout history, in economic as well as functional terms.The second part of the book brings us up to date, via interviews with modern day leather crafting artisans. Photos of their craft, and their working environment offers a unique window
Felting Huggins-Cooper Lynn