Irish Hands: The Tradition of Beautiful Crafts

by Sybil Connolly

Book Overview

Capturing the craftspeople of Ireland at work in interviews and photographs, a designer presents tapestries and wall hangings, traditional fisherman's sweaters, miniature clay baskets, farmhouse... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688110118
• ISBN13: 9780688110116
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Hearst Communications
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

A must for anyone who enjoys traditional ways of crafting.

This is a lovely coffee table book full of beautiful pictures depicting the old and traditional crafts that began in Ireland. Each chapter is rich with the history of a different craft along with an artisan that keeps up the tradition in today's world. This book is a great way to introduce yourself to traditional Irish crafts you may have not known still existed in today's world, such as making a thatched roof for a cottage. Anyone who is interested in the textile crafts and the traditonal ways of how they are done will also enjoy this book. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in these topics.