what a waste of moneyJanuary 5, 2009 I was really excited to find this book and could not wait to read it and learn some new skills. Unfortunately however it is more a description of the crafts themselves and their history, than a guide to how to do them. Each craft is described in general detail with some interesting sociology/history thrown in, but nowhere is there a practical 'how to' guide to teach yourself.
At the end of each topic the names of places you might go to learn these skills is given, for me this resulted in a book that was part historical dictionary and part telephone address book. If you are the type of person who wants to read about historical crafts then this is the book for you.... If like me you actually want to learn the crafts yourself, then you will be very dissapointed.
My advice would be borrow a copy from your library, copy down all the relevant addresses and spend your money going on the 'how to' courses!
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