Download or read book Handicrafts in the Home written by Mabel Tuke Priestman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-03-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains information on: Piercing Sheet Metal -- Repoussé Work -- Etching on Metal -- Pottery-Making -- Wood- and Chip-Carving -- Stencil Craft -- Stencilling by Means of Acids -- Block Printing -- Batik : An Ancient Javanese Handcraft -- Leather Work -- Pyrography -- Marine Mosaics -- Decorative Window Treatment -- Home-made Furniture -- Hand-woven Rugs -- Fancy Pattern Weaving -- Crocheted Rugs -- Pulled Rugs -- Beaded Drawn Work and Other Novelties -- Netting -- Old-time Quilting -- Artistic Darning -- Ribbon Work -- Raffia Needlework -- Appliqué.