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Home Ec for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects: Cooking Sewing Laundry & Clothing Domestic Arts Life Skills

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Home Ec for Everyone: Practical Life Skills in 118 Projects: Cooking Sewing Laundry & Clothing Domestic Arts Life Skills

Contributors:

By (Author) David Bowers
By (author) Sharon Bowers

ISBN:

9781523512379

Publisher:

Workman Publishing

Imprint:

Workman Adult

Publication Date:

7th April 2021

UK Publication Date:

27th April 2021

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Needlework and fabric crafts
Household management and home hints

Dewey:

640

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 164mm, Height 234mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

480g

Description

Discover the sublime pleasure and endless rewards of being self-sufficient. In two smartly designed and straightforward encyclopedias of DIY, Home Ec for Everyone and Shop Class for Everyone (previously published together as The Useful Book), here's everything you need to know to fix it, cook it, make it, clean it, build it, and sew it yourself.

Each title features dozens of essential skills, practical how-tos, and projects, each explained and illustrated with step-by-step instructions, plus relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes. Home Ec covers what used to be called the domestic arts, including everything from chopping an onion to hemming a pair of pants to folding a fitted sheet to writing a great thank-you note. Shop Class empowers each of us to become a skilled handyperson, a confident master of one's domain who can hang a picture, paint a room, build a birdhouse, install a lamp, or fix a flat tire.

We may live in the information age, but there's no app that will unclog a drain-only life skills.

Reviews

"Even experienced homemakers will appreciate the refresher...These skills are essential, and this guide offers clear, friendly instructions and advice for better living at home. This would be a good gift for folks on their own for the first time and will circulate widely in public and school libraries."Booklist

Author Bio

David Bowers is the author of Dad's Own Guide to Housekeeping and Bake Like a Man: A Real Mans Cookbook. He lives in New York City and Dublin, Ireland.

Sharon Bowers is the author of Ghoulish Goodies, Candy Construction, and The Lazy Way to Cook Your Meals. She lives in New York City and Dublin, Ireland.

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