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Natural Dyes

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Natural Dyes
Linda Rudkin p/b 2007

'Green' and sustainability is in the minds of many craftspeople. Whether harvesting dye-plants from your own garden or having to buy dry materials from suppliers this book contains all the information for using natural dyes.
From projects, hints and tips, step-by-step instructions, and how to get the best results, Natural dyes includes it all.
The book also includes a section of 40 experiments using different sources of dyes (including using privet, marigold, ivy, blackberries to carrot tops, to name a very few) and then detailing the varied effects and results. Each of these sample boards (one to a page) are not only beautiful to look at but also are extremely interesting and inspirational.
114pp 


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Eco Deco
Stewart and Sally Walton p/b
2007

There are quite a few books available on "craft designs" with items that can be made from recycled materials but this one is the best I have seen.
There is so much every day junk and waste we have to dispose of so why not have a go at making some useful and beautiful objects from the rubbish? Cardboard, wood, glass, ceramics, metals and fabrics can be turned into furniture, pieces of art, soft furnishings and decorations.
Each chapter explains how to harvest your materials and prepare them for reuse, together with clear instructions.
Recycling materials is not a new phenomenon but this book shows what lovely objects can be made from a few bits of waste.
Beautiful photographs throughout and it also features a gallery of examples from contemporary craftspeople working from recycled materials.
160pp 


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Eco-Centres & Courses

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Eco-Centres & Courses
Terena Plowright
2007 p/b

This book gives information of over 150 places which offer fun days out for both adults and children, and also practical courses on a wide range of subjects. Included are eco-centres both large and small (including us at the Green Shop), some running courses, others where you can learn about the different aspects of green living.

Each entry gives in a really clear way all the information required, including if booking is necessary, times of opening, the type of centre it is, what is available to be seen and courses available.

It really is crammed full of ideas, so if you are interested in anything eco, from rural crafts, wanting to gain hands-on experience, see sustainable technologies and suitable lifestyles in action buy this book and see where to visit.
An excellent book.

219pp
 


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Nature's Plaground
Fiona Danks & Jo Schofield
2005 h/b

Children love nothing more than being active, running around, playing, exploring, and above all using their vivid imagination, especially outdoors. This absolutely enchanting book is brimming with games, natural crafts and adventures that will take you and your children through the seasons and into the countryside. It will appeal to parents, teachers, and play leaders alike.
Fiona Danks has a background in environmental education and Jo Schofield as a commercial photographer. Not only are there daytime activities, such as "mud art", making your own bows and arrows, autumn headdresses and mobiles, magical winter ice hangings, but also exciting night-time adventures that include bugs and moths, illuminated sandcastles, night-light boats, glowing sand holes etc, and all beautifully photographed. Jo has captured in her photographs, the pure joy and excitement of children as they are lost in their imagination and wrapped up in another world.
190pp 


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Handmade Baskets

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Handmade Baskets
Susie Vaughan
Republished 2006 p/b

Hooray! This book is now back in print. It is still the most inspiring and the easiest to follow publication on basket making.
It is extra special as it gives you wonderful colour photographs of materials that can be gathered in woods, hedgerows and your own garden to make into a colourful array of baskets. All entirely natural materials and often making use of prunings which would otherwise be wasted (well not really wasted as us good people would compost them but it wouldn't look half as attractive!) The full colour diagrams showing you how to weave really guides you clearly through to making a basket that would be truly original.
So from collecting materials, how to make a simple round basket or having a go at a variety of different designs and weaves, through to a wonderful gallery of baskets in all shapes and forms, all in the most beautiful natural colours imaginable - they are all here in this book.
80pp 


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Colour
Francois Delamare and Bernard Guineau
Revised 2002

Colour is all around us yet we take it for granted as a natural element that's always there. Colours are also manufactured, some with natural pigments, others with man made dyes.
This book is an incredible read if you are in the least bit interested in the fascinating history of hues and dyes. If you have ever wondered how many colours there are, where do indigo and ochre come from, what were the colours of ancient Egypt, why do we dye our food, who invented ink to what are pastels - it is all explained in this publication.

Originally it was published in French and then translated into English for the American market. i.e. 'colour' is spelt 'color' throughout, which makes it a bit irksome (sorry America!). However the book is forgiven as it is absolutely crammed full of information, together with full colour wonderful photographs throughout. The price is amazing too!
160pp

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Handcrafted Rugs

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Handcrafted Rugs
Sandra Hardy
2001 paperback
This colourful and vibrant book is full of fantastic ideas and designs on how to make your own rugs. The different methods covered in making these are braiding, prodding, tufting, felting, hooking, knitting, needlepoint, locker hooking and weaving, most of these methods only require the minimum of tools and equipment.
There are more than 70 clear and concise diagrams and hints throughout to help you. There are also included instructions and patterns for making six rugs designed by the author. Once you have finished your wonderful rug, the end section shows you how to finish it off whether you want different types of tassels, covered edges or maybe shaped fabric edges. For those who are not familiar with 'rug jargon' there is a very useful glossary to help you.
150pp 


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Living Willow Scuplture
Jon Warnes
2000
A really inspirational guide to creating decorative, functional and amusing shapes for the garden, from chairs and fences to arbours and tunnels. It also explains the planting, grafting and maintenance of the structures. Very clear step-by-step instructions with full colour photographs. Some of us have had a go here, and it really is simple and rewarding making a living willow fence.
48pp 


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DVD Making Living Willow Sculptures

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DVD Making Living Willow Sculptures
In this interactive DVD you are taken through the process of making a living willow structure. From choosing an appropriate location, preparation, how to plant, different weaving techniques, right through to how best to care for the finished structure.
Steve Pickup has spent many years designing and making living willow sculptures and in this DVD he shares his knowledge and explains willow weaving skills in a very clear way. So if you want to know how to make a "fedge" (living willow fence/hedge) plus other structures, including domes for the children or a cool shady arbour look no further than this DVD!
Extra features explain the tools and material required and a gallery.
Approx running time: 1 hour 35 minutes. 


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Turning Green Wood
Michael O'Donnell
2001
In this inspiring book, Michael O'Donnell demystifies one of the most admired techniques used by woodworkers past and present. Green woodworking is an exciting and rewarding craft, which reveals the natural qualities of timber through working with the wood while it is still alive.
Published by the renowned Guild of Master Craftsmen, this book guides you through the complete process of six different projects of creating bowls and goblets. It is fascinating to be shown that green "turnery" can be made so delicate that it is actually translucent and the wood can be gauged by shining a light through it as you work. This book is full of clear text and photographs and will enlighten the beginner and experienced wood-turner alike.
139pp 


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Onetree

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Onetree
Garry Olson and Peter Toaig
2001

Take one ailing 170 year old oak tree, which has to be felled, and then contact 74 leading designers and artists in Britain to make works of art from it.
Every piece of the tree was used, including the bark, leaves and twigs. The artists produced a huge range of pieces, including furniture, sculptures, jewellery, toys and even poetry had a part to play.

All the artists explain how they viewed the piece of the tree they received and how they decided upon the work of art they made from it.
The onetree process has been recorded by photographer Robert Walter, from the felling and the replanting of acorns by local school children, through to each piece made from the tree. The photographs are beautifully simplistic and leave the reader to plainly see the finished article.
A really wonderful book.
186pp 


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Simple Rustic Furniture
Dan Mack
1999 USA
This American book is full of wonderful photographs of furniture made from sticks, twigs and other wood. Instructions with how-to photos. A really good and inspirational book.
112pp 


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