[A collection of 38 original illustrated and practical guides to advanced handicraft at home]. First editions.

DRYAD HANDICRAFT -LEAFLETS,

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Leicester-Manchester, Atlas-Dryad Handicraft, 1955-, 1960. Together in 38 parts, each small 8°. Original publ. wrappers, stapled. Frontcovers with title in bold white or monochrome type. Each approx. 15pp. of text incl. occasional coloured, nainly monochrome images illustrating a variety of designs, diagrams, text-figs and practical suggestions to the desired product. frontcover illustrated in colour or monochrome related to topic discussed. Publ. adverts. on lower outer backcovers. Present in this set Parts 12: Handles for Baskets; 16: Cane & rush seating; 22: Stencilling on paper & fabric; 31: Glove-making; 43: Stool seating; 85: Rug weaving; 89: Weaving on four way table looms; 91: Hand-weaving on two-way looms; 92: Netting; 83: Making papier maché; 86: Painting for children, incl. crayon & chalk work; 102: Fabric printing with Indigosol dyes; 106: Lino-cutting & printing on paper & fabric; 108: Pattern making with cut paper; 110: Cross-stitch; 112: Rush Baskets & mats; 113: Making wolly toys; 114: Slippers from felt or Suede; 118: Painting white woodware; 121: Work with 'Perspex'; 123: Doll making with the professional touch; 127: Cord Knotting; 129: Some uses for coloured felt; 130: Rug making on canvas; 131: Smocking; 132: Lampshades; 137: Make these from raffia; 140: Moulding with 'Perspex'; 141: Embroidery for the Nursery; 142: Lacemaking; 144: Pottery & the once-fired method; 145: Cane work on simple frames; 148: Punch & Judy puppets; 149: Fabric printing by the bedfin 2001 Process; 152: Decorative knotting; 154: Felt work for the nursery; 155: Straw plait & how to use it; 156: Six woolly toys; 158: Animal glove puppets.ADDED DRYAD SEWING CARDS Nos. 1-6. Original edition. Leicester, Dryad Handicraft, approx. 1955. Tog. 6 cards.Original pub. thin cardboard. [each 220x140mm.]. Instructive text printed in double collumns on both sides. Each card with tinted detailed diagrams oillustrating athe technique of a variety of stitches:Seams, Binding, Buttonholes, Gathering or Shirring, Darning and Patching. AND: DRYAD HANDICRAFT EMBROIDERY CARDS, 2-6. Of the same nature of Sewing Cards. 2:Chain Stitch; 3:Cross Stitch; 4: Y Stitch; 5: Hemstitching and 6: Facoot Stitch. Each card with many diagrams and descriptive texts. TO BE SOLD AS A COLLECTION, NOT TO BE SEPARATED. English language set by which practical and advanced home handicraft instgructive booklets. Each part supplies detailed information about the topic presented: special techniques, suggestions for designs, diagrams, materials, specitic tools and other almost forgotten tricks. Very fine set.

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• Title: [A collection of 38 original illustrated and practical guides to advanced handicraft at home]. First editions.
• Binding: Soft cover