Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72626 in Books
• Published on: 2008-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Customer Reviews

Handmade Nation, not as good as I'd hoped
I'm sorry to say Handmade Nation wasn't as good as I'd hoped. I was full of goodwill for this book and for Faythe Levine, being a crafter myself. But it's a book that can be browsed through and ... well, that's it really. You look at the glossy pictures, read far too short interviews with crafters/artists that aren't in depth enough to be very meaningful, and then the book goes on the shelf and it slips from your mind. If you want a much better value book about the ressurgence in craft go for Amy Spencer's The Crafter Culture Handbook. A nice fat book full of insight into craftspeoples work, plus patterns & instructions on how to make a vast range of items. Plus longer pieces on knitting, the new domesticity, a good resources section. It's better value and a practical size and layout.

A Really Good Book
I bought this as a birthday present for my friend and she loved it. It's full of amazing artists with information on all of them there inspiration and working method.

The book itself is pretty to look at and well put together with really good photography, which makes it enjoyable to look through. I was almost tempted to buy one for myself.