Publisher's Synopsis
What a wonderful way to learn about crafts from around the world!
Seventeen different crafts are illustrated, including weaving, pottery, printing, metallurgy, woodworking, needlework, glassblowing, and tilemaking.
Find out about gyotaku prints, double ikat, calabash bowls, Dala horses, and streams of papel picado.
Learn the words that artisans use, like niddy-noddy, stylus, cutting awl, or mould and deckle.
Readers are encouraged to think about a craft they may want to try.