I picked up a copy of "Fabulous Felt Hats", by Chad Alilce Hagen, for a dollar and have a few questions about it. I don't want to have to acquire raw wool just to experiment with this stuff and I don't want to sink money into fancy soaps. Just to get a feel for the materials, could I just take some...

Lindsay Books (www.lindsaybks.com) sells a book on how to do science experiments using metal from tin cans (I'm not sure but I think the book was written after tin cans stopped being made of tin). This includes cutting up and flattening the metal when necessary. I'm just wondering whether there are...

Hi there, Does anybody have a solution for this? I have a few t-shirts which have hard bits on the underarm beside the seam. I think it is due to wearing too much anti-perspirant deodorant. Some of the t-shirts smell a bit too, noticable when ironing and wearing. Does anyone know how to solve...

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Hi, Do you like embroideries and monograms found in old french booklets (XIXe century) like SAJOU, OUVRAGES DE DAMES and DMC ? Please see my website, a lot of monograms and other embroideries : BRODERIES D'ANTAN : http://www.broderiesdantan.com

hello, does anyone have any good tips on cheap alternatives to the materials used in etching glass, mirror, etc?... many thanks in advance.....A

hello, i'm thinking of buying a "badger abrasive spray gun kit"....if anyone out there has experience of these kits can anybody tell me how long the 12oz of alliminium oxide lasts if it is continiusly sprayed...does it last long enough to etch a design measureing aproximatly 2 feet square?? many...

Hello, i am new to crafts and need advice on a cheap source of mail orer general craft suplies in the london area. I tried the "hobycraft" website already and was wondering if their is a cheaper option? many thanks in advace.....A

can anybody tell me how stained glass window stickers are made and where i can buy the equipment.. many thanks in advance....Al

helo, can anyone advice of a cheap source of lighting to be used inside picture frames?....and also perhaps inside wooden furniture?.....preferably in the uk.....i have no credit card so it needs to be a source which acepts paypal. many thanks in advance........A

My son thinks I make nice enough graphics that I should try to put them on mugs and mouse pads for craft fairs, but he nor I know what or where to look, could someone point me in the right direction? Just A Lurkin

The Steel Square Showing its Application to Roofing,Timber Framing & Staircasing by Noel D Green London ,1941. ,faded dustwrapper,otherwise VGC. 88 pages. Really thorough vintage craft manual on the various uses of the...

The Practical Upholsterer and Cutter out Including Stuffing and Covering of Common Suites,Plain Suites,Tufted Suites,Pipe back Suites,Crinoline & Cabriole Suites ,Curtains Valances & Decorative Hangings.,by R Bitmead ,Undated but prize label dated to 1926,VGC. 112 pages. Really useful period craft...

Glass Writing ,Embossing and Fascia Work (including the making and fixing of wooden letters and illuminated signs). by Paul N Hasluck,slightly worn but a good solid copy. 160 pages. One of the more unusual books from this series,a craftsmans work manual for the signwriter,packed with...

Saddlery by E Hartley Edwards ,ex lib. otherwise a good solid copy . 200 pages. Really interesting old book on saddlery. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320228552698&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Ticknall Pots & Potters ,from the Late Fifteenth Century to 1888 by Jane Spavold & Sue Brown ,in new condition, 192 pages. Massively comprehensive and scholarly history of the potters of Ticknall in Derbyshire,well illustrated throughout.Superb book for...

Slippers,Sandals & Shoes by Hilda Hinks,1948,good plus condition. This is quite a scarce book,on the making of period slippers and sandals as well as sandal type shoes,gym shoes etc.Also contains 6 fold out plans for items mentioned in the...

The Modern Signwriter,,various contributors,some foxing on first/last few pages,boards somewhat grubby with staining to back board,,otherwise a good sound copy. 134 pages. Lovely old book ,a proper craft manual really (as opposed to a hobbyists book) with masses of detail on the traditional forms...

The Practical Carver & Gilders Guide & Picture Frame makers Companion,Containing complete instruction in Gilding, Picture & Looking Glass frames, Re gilding old Work ,Decorative Gilding ,Silvering Plate Glass, Restoration of old pictures,Cleaning up engravings ,Mounting and Fitting up Chromos,Mount...

The Preservation of Leather Bookbindings by H J Plenderleith,British Museum. good condition,24 pages. Really useful little book on the specific bookbinders art of conserving leather book bindings. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320247107504&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT