Hands-on Activity: Make your own accordion book! Materials: Blank paper – any type or size will do. Scissors; Glue or tape; Any art supplies you have – crayons, pencils, markers, etc.

And in pretty much every genre of craft, these materials—plant-based dyes, clay, wood, hemp, cork, small-batch wool—have their origins in forests, fields, gardens, streambeds, and recycling bins.

Nampeyo, a Hopi-Tewa potter, painting designs on pottery, circa 1900. In his new book, “Craft,” Glenn Adamson discovers “making” in every aspect of our history, framing it as integral to ...

THE author of this interesting book, which belongs to a series treating of “The Arts and Crafts of the Nations,” has gathered within its covers an immense amount of information concerning the ...