Colonial craftsmen

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The shoemakers

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

The Weavers

This book discusses the history of weaving, techni- ques, yarn preparation, the parts of the spinning wheel and loom, pattern designs and the art of the weaver and spinner.

The Weavers

This book discusses the history of weaving, techni- ques, yarn preparation, the parts of the spinning wheel and loom, pattern designs and the art of the weaver and spinner.

The shoemakers

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

The shoemakers

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

The hatters

2001
Text and pictures describe how craftsmen made hats in colonial America.

The papermakers

2001
Text and pictures describe how craftsmen made paper in colonial America.

The potters

2001
Text and pictures describe how craftsmen in colonial America made pottery.

The tanners

2001
Text and pictures describe how tanners made leather in colonial America.

The wigmakers

2000
Describes the advent of the wig as a fashion necessity in France and England, illustrates popular styles of eighteenth-century wigs, and explains the colonial wigmaker's technique in construction and care of the wig.

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