Kategoria BISAC: Crafts & Hobbies >> Folkcrafts

The story of humanity's earliest days on earth has come down to us chiefly in the tools and weapons early hominids shaped from flint. With these tools, they gained ascendancy over less dexterous beasts and began the slow conquest of their environment. Other records, including their very bones, have largely rotted away, but their tools of flint endure.

H. Mewhinney presents A Manual for Neanderthals as "a common-sense, down-to-earth study of how flint tools and weapons were made--or for that matter, can still be made by any descendant of Stone Age man."

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Fish decoys were originally used by Native and Early American ice fishermen to lure food fish within range of their spears. Carved and painted to mimic the appearance and behavior of prey for pike and muskies, the hand-crafted fish decoy has become enshrined in American culture as a treasured form of traditional folk art. Although the practicality
--and sanity--of ice fishing with spears is up for debate, traditional fish decoys have been the subject of a recent surge of interest and have become highly sought-after, both as collectables and to be used under the ice.

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Fish decoys were originally used by Native and Early American ice fishermen to lure food fish within range of their spears. Carved and painted to mimic the appearance and behavior of prey for pike and muskies, the hand-crafted fish decoy has become enshrined in American culture as a treasured form of traditional folk art. Although the practicality
--and sanity--of ice fishing with spears is up for debate, traditional fish decoys have been the subject of a recent surge of interest and have become highly sought-after, both as collectables and to be used under the ice.

If you're...

Two ancient practices, gourd decorating and the fiber arts, come together in this one of a kind book. Instructive and educational, Gourds + Fiber presents a fresh and exciting take on gourd decoration with techniques borrowed from the fiber arts like stitching, twining, coiling, plaiting, and lacing.

In addition to a thorough and engaging history of the relationship between gourds and fiber, this book includes 30 projects with clear step-by-step directions that walk you through the prep, design, and creation of beautiful gourds. Color photographs and...

This comprehensive tutorial on how to create the wool painting -Red Bullfinch- includes: detailed step-by-step instructions of the full process; 62 full-color photographs of the methods used and the completed picture; many helpful tips from experts in this style of painting.

You will learn how to: work the wool and fashion details using various techniques; layer the strands of wool and ensure a smooth transition between colors; mix wool to form new colors; create branches, berries, and the beautiful red bullfinch.

The -Red Bullfinch- tutorial is considered medium difficulty,...