Conscious Crafts: Whittling: 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart & hands

Barnaby Carder, aka Barn the Spoon, explores the meditative nature of whittling and its empowering skill set for creating and mindfulness in Conscious Crafts: Whittling. He shares basic techniques and inspiring ideas to get started, and how the joy of creating your own unique makes can enrich your well-being. The projects include a light pull, letter opener, chopsticks, pickle fork, spoon rack, toaster tongs, plant label, comb, hair pin, drop spindle, crochet hook, knitting needle, button, pliers, bird, horse, whistle, tent peg, walking stick, double-ended hook, heart or floret decoration, and woodprint.

Format: Hardback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2022
Publisher: Leaping Hare

Whittling is a renowned and rewarding craft that has been around for centuries. It involves carving shapes out of wood using a knife or other tools. In Conscious Crafts: Whittling, maker Barnaby Carder, also known as Barn the Spoon, explores the meditative nature of the whittling process and its empowering skill set for creating and mindfulness.

Making is mindfulness made practical, and whittling is a perfect example of this. By drawing on the traditions of green woodworking, Barn the Spoon has created 20 modern makes, ranging from simple tools such as the classic spoon to decorative items such as animals and woodprints. He shares the basic techniques to whittling and shows how these can be developed for different projects, as well as reconnecting us to nature's raw materials.

Packed with inspiring ideas and practical guidance, Conscious Crafts: Whittling gives you the simple skills to get started with this fulfilling craft. It explores how the joy of creating your own unique makes can enrich your well-being. Clean photography, contemporary step-by-step illustrations, and heart-affirming text are neatly carved together to celebrate handwork and the act of crafting for a sustainable future.

The projects in Conscious Crafts: Whittling include a light pull, letter opener, chopsticks, pickle fork, spoon rack, toaster tongs, plant label, comb, hair pin, drop spindle, crochet hook, knitting needle, button, pliers, bird, horse, whistle, tent peg, walking stick, double-ended hook, heart or floret decoration, and woodprint.

The Conscious Crafts series places mindfulness and well-being at the heart of making. By picking out proven meditative crafts and bespoke authors, these practical, contemporary guides are an inviting introduction to reconnecting head, heart, and hands. Other titles in the series include Pottery, Quilting, and Knitting.

In conclusion, whittling is a craft that has been around for centuries and has many benefits. By exploring the meditative nature of the whittling process and its empowering skill set for creating and mindfulness, Conscious Crafts: Whittling provides an inviting introduction to this fulfilling craft. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced maker, this book will help you develop your skills and reconnect with nature's raw materials.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 159 x 195 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780711266063