![]() Learn how to spin your own wool and dye the fleece with dozens of natural dyes.Īlthough practice will certainly improve the reader’s skills, there is enough information contained in this book to launch an individual in the wilderness or on a rustic farm with a good measure of success. The intricacies of braided rugs and patchwork quilts are explained, as well as the art of making moccasins, baskets, simple furniture, brooms, candles, soap and natural cosmetics. ![]() The reader is also instructed in obtaining and maintaining food sources, such as geese, ducks and rabbits, as well as canning, pickling, salting and smoking foods for the coming winter ahead. The book begins with locating and fashioning the home itself, detailing how to dig footers and a well, raise a log home, build a fireplace and moves on to gardening and pruning. ![]() Hats off to the editors and publisher of this awesome collection of more traditional skills, some of which are fast fading into memory. ![]()
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