Straw Plaiting: Heritage Techniques for Hats, Trimmings, Bags and Baskets Main Veronica
'A must-have for anyone interested in working with straw and an astonishing contribution to the preservation of this endangered craft.' Jay Blades MBE, Co-Chair of Heritage CraftsAn engaging makers'…
Specifikacia Straw Plaiting: Heritage Techniques for Hats, Trimmings, Bags and Baskets Main Veronica
'A must-have for anyone interested in working with straw and an astonishing contribution to the preservation of this endangered craft.' Jay Blades MBE, Co-Chair of Heritage CraftsAn engaging makers' guide to the history and craft of straw plaiting, brimming with helpful step-by-step diagrams.Straw plaiting is a method of manufacturing textiles by braiding straw and other materials, and has been used for everything from hats to baskets, handbags, trimmings and homewares. Once employing tens of thousands in the UK alone, the craft is now listed on Heritage Crafts' Red List as a Critically Endangered Heritage Craft.This book aims to change that, drawing on more than 50 previously unpublished patterns and techniques that will help you to unlock the history and preserve the skills of straw plaiting. Colourful, inspiring photographs and more than 400 diagrams