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76 free books on the Crafts bookshelf, free to read online. Chapter 1 of any book is free, no account needed.

Top authorsH. H. WindsorFranklin BeechEléonore Riego de la BranchardièreCandace WheelerPaul AdamMarianne Margaret Compton Cust AlfordEffie ArcherBaker, Walter Davis; Baker, Ida StrawnMrs. BeetonRichard Bitmead
The Tapestry Book

The Tapestry Book

Helen Churchill Candee

The Tapestry Book is a comprehensive survey of woven art, beginning with a foreword that frames tapestries as…

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.

William Fairham

The work is a practical handbook on wood‑working joints, written by William Fairham and aimed at carpenters…

Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians

Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians

Douglas Cockerell

This handbook, first issued by Appleton in 1910, is a practical guide for anyone who binds books or cares for…

Handwork in Wood

Handwork in Wood

William Noyes

Handwork in Wood is a practical manual that opens with a meticulous description of the various planes a…

Wood-Carving: Design and Workmanship

Wood-Carving: Design and Workmanship

George Jack

This volume, authored by George Jack, is a practical textbook that sets out a comprehensive programme for…

Cover of Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery

Art in Needlework: A Book about Embroidery

Day, Lewis F. (Lewis Foreman); Buckle, Mary, active 1900

The book presents itself as a practical guide to embroidery that also respects its artistic dimensions.

Cover of Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration

Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration

Albert Burton Farnham

Albert Burton Farnham’s “Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit” is a practical handbook aimed at amateurs…

Elements of Plumbing

Elements of Plumbing

Samuel Edward Dibble

Samuel Edward Dibble’s Elements of Plumbing is a practical handbook aimed at novices who lack formal training…

Textiles and Clothing

Textiles and Clothing

Kate Heintz Watson

The Art of Modern Lace Making

The Art of Modern Lace Making

The book opens with a sweeping survey of lace’s history, tracing its roots from ancient scriptural references…

The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student

The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics: A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student

Franklin Beech

Cover of The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines

The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines

George Husmann

Cover of Encyclopedia of Needlework

Encyclopedia of Needlework

Thérèse de Dillmont

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 3

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 3

H. H. Windsor

The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States

The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States

Samuel McHarry

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1

Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 1

H. H. Windsor

The handbook of soap manufacture

The handbook of soap manufacture

Simmons, W. H. (William Herbert); Appleton, H. A.

Cover of Exercises in Knitting

Exercises in Knitting

Cornelia Mee

Cover of How to make rugs

How to make rugs

Candace Wheeler

Needlework As Art

Needlework As Art

Marianne Margaret Compton Cust Alford

Beeton's Book of Needlework

Beeton's Book of Needlework

Mrs. Beeton

The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing

The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing

Samuel J. Record

Cover of The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened

The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened

Kenelm Digby

Cover of Practical taxidermy: a manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.

Practical taxidermy: a manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.

Montagu Browne

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