The Forgotten Arts And Crafts by John Seymour

A practical, illustrated compendium that documents traditional rural skills and disappearing crafts, offering clear explanations and hands-on guidance for tasks such as blacksmithing, coopering, thatching, basket-making, textile work, food preservation and other self-sufficient techniques; part manual and part cultural history, it preserves pre-industrial knowledge and promotes simple, sustainable living by teaching readers how to make, repair and maintain everyday necessities.