Ebook Handicrafts in the Home

His book is not intended to take the place or lessen the need of a thorough training in design and craftsmanship, such as is obtainable at the Art Schools, but it is hoped that it may gain recruits from those who know not the joy of fashioning with their hands objects of usefulness which are also things of beauty. The author has endeavoured to Show how certain crafts may be done quietly in the home by mother or daughter, in town or country, as a relaxation, and to drive away the dreariness that comes from a lack of congenial occupations, or as a means of earn ing money.