The Repair Shop: Crafts in the Barn: Skills, stories and heartwarming restorations: THE LATEST BOOK

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Jay Blades Elizabeth Wilhide

The Repair Shop

Crafts in the Barn: Skills, stories and heartwarming restorations: THE LATEST BOOK

Jay Blades, Elizabeth Wilhide, Jayne Dowle

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Kyle Books
12 October 2023

Care & restoration of antiques; Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts

The Repair Shop - the Bafta-award-winning series with regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone - has cemented itself as a BBC classic.

Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life.

Each expert explains their craft, the reason they love it so much and how they go about restoring and reviving your precious objects, from a Ukrainian suitcase to a matchstick clock, using crafts as varied as leatherwork, woodwork, metalwork, art and ceramic restoration.

By: Elizabeth Wilhide, Jayne Dowle
Foreword by: Jay Blades
Imprint: Kyle Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 877g
ISBN: 9781914239656
ISBN 10: 1914239652
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Wilhide (Author) Elizabeth Wilhide is a leading expert on design and interiors. She has written numerous books on the subject, including William Morris: Décor and Design, Pattern Design and The Great Pottery Throw Down. Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold, back to life. In his Foreword, Jay Blades explains the unique magic of the Repair Shop barn, then each of the expert craftspeople reveal the inside stories of their craft and the repairs of treasured possessions that keep family history live using their heritage craft skills. As a heartwarming and uplifting antidote to throwaway culture,the BBC's BAFTA Award Winning The Repair Shop has become essential TV viewing across the generations and has established itself as a firm favourite with viewers. Instagram: @therepairshop.tv