Crafted A Compendium Of Crafts New Old And Forgotten – Sally Coulthard (1)

In the mid 1700s, for example, a pair of sleeve ruffles cost over four times the annual salary of a lacemaker. The work was often subject to the whims of political alliances, religious schisms and trade wars; in the 1800s, on the several occasions Britain went to war with France, imports of French lace were interrupted and British lacemakers enjoyed short periods of high demand and inflated wages.

But for most lacemakers throughout history, especially in the 1800s and early 1900s, life was harsh. Lacemaking was often done by impoverished women, who worked in groups not only for companionship but to share the cost of heating and lighting a room by candlelight. During this time, lace schools also emerged. Under the auspices of charity, small schools were established with the express purpose of teaching young children to make bobbin lace to sell, in return for a wage and the opportunity to read.

In reality, many of these schools were little more than centres for child labour, exploiting their vulnerable charges by making them work interminably long hours, often under fear of physical punishment, for meagre or no returns. The Reverend Thomas Mozley, writing in 1857, describes one such lace school in Northamptonshire, England: On the higher green was the ‘lacemaking school,’ as it was called. Near thirty children were packed in a small room, and kept at their pillows from six in the morning, all the year round, to six in the evening.

They were arranged in groups of four or five, round candles, about which were water- bottles so fixed as to concentrate the light on the work of each child. Girls were sent thither from the age of five, on a small weekly payment… For a year or two the children earned nothing. They could then make a yard of edging in a week, and, deducting expenses, they got twopence for it.

By the time they were eleven or twelve they could earn a shilling or eighteenpence a week. During the early and mid 19th century, the invention of lacemaking machines spelled the end for much of England’s handmade lace industry. Manufacturers were keen to find a way to produce lace that was affordable for the mass market, and towns like Nottingham became famous for machine-made lace and exporting lacemaking technology to other countries, such as the United States.

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text © Sally Coulthard 2019 illustration © Louise Lockhart 2019 design © Quadrille 2019 eISBN 978 1 78713 297 9 OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com FOR DAD, a true craftsman OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT PAGE THE CULTURE OF CRAFT What is Craft? Does Craft Matter? The Craft Community Maker Spaces Buying and Displaying Craft Endangered Crafts Can You Make a Living From Craft? PAPER, PEN & PRINT Papermaking Papier Mâché Paper Quilling Paper Folding Origami Paper Modelling Pepakura Paper Cutting Découpage Decopatch Marbling Bookbinding Book Art Globemaking Calligraphy & Illumination Block Printing Linoprinting Stencilling Screenprinting Letterpress Craft Inventions TEXTILES, CLOTH & LEATHER Fur & Leather Spinning & Weaving Dyeing Wet Felting Needle Felting Appliqué Sewing & Embroidery Quilting Modern Quilting Ropemaking Macramé Knitting, Nålebinding & Crochet Crochetdermy Lacemaking The History Of Crafted Clothing POTTERY, GLASS & STONE Pottery Thrown Pottery Porcelain Glazing Raku Pottery Sgraffito Sponging Mosaics Glassmaking Glassblowing Neon Bending Stained Glass Stone Sculpting Stonemasonry WOOD, WILLOW & NATURE Basket Weaving Coracle Making Trugmaking Willow Weaving Thatching Woodworking Woodcarving Spooncarving Woodturning Furniture Making Wheelwrighting Coopering Timber Framing Lime Plastering Plasterwork & Pargetting METAL Goldsmithing Bronzesmithing Blacksmithing Cast Metal Working Swordmaking Knife Making Poisonous Crafts Further Reading Craft Organisations Index About the Author Acknowledgments OceanofPDF.com OceanofPDF.com THE CULTURE OF CRAFT People make things.

Constantly. Compulsively. It seems we just can’t help ourselves. Whether it’s early humans smashing cobbles into cutting tools or Napoleonic sailors carving miniature ships from scavenged bones, the drive to create is one of our most defining and cherished traits. But humans are also pragmatic. They like to create things with a purpose, a use. Throughout history, people have invented, perfected and shared these different techniques – from making paper to weaving baskets – so that today, we have a world culture that’s rich with craft in all its different forms.

This is a book that celebrates the history, breadth and skill of crafts and the people who practice them.

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