Simple Gifts, 25 Authentic Shaker Craft Projects

Simple Gifts, 25 Authentic Shaker Craft Projects. Editors of Garden Way. Published by Storey Communications Inc, Pownal, VT, June 1990. 1st Stated Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good- DJ. 132 Pgs. ISBN 0882665812. LCCN 89-46021. Complete step-by-step illustrated instructions. Foreword by June Sprigg. Handcrafters of any skill level can make your own Shaker reproductions. Master crafstpeople, most of who have taught and served as interpreters at either the Hancock or Canterbury Shaker Villages, share their skills and knowledge about how to imitate Shaker techniques and designs in nine different craft areas: basketry, woven-tape chair seats, oval boxes, woodworking, tinware, handweaving, miniatures, herbal projects, and poplarware. Each chapter is devoted to a single craft and contains complete directions for 3 or more projects, as well as information about how each craft evolved in Shaker communities. Color photographs of finished projects. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 8544.