Traditional Skills and A Traditional Way of Living

Traditional crafts and the traditional way of living are unfortunately getting lost in this frantic pace of living that we lead. Homemade soap and candles in the past was something people did so as part of their daily lives. It was a skill that continued long in the country where electricity was slow to arrive, and sheeps' tails were too good to leave and not use for making soap.

a blacksmith practising traditional skills

a blacksmith practising traditional skills

Traditional Skills in your Kitchen

These are skills that we seldom make the time for in our busy life filled with technology that was supposed to free up some spare time! Funny how our great-grandparents had the time to do all these things with very little technology!

Jam Recipes

Jelly Recipes

How to Make Bread

How to Make Butter

How to Make Buttermilk

How to Make Yogurt

How to Make Cheese

Cheese Making Recipes

7 Easy Steps to Making Country Wines

How to Make Moonshine and Homemade Stills

DIY Beer Brewing with Instructions

Home Canning Instructions

Traditional Skills in your Home

Basket Making for Beginners

How to Make Soap

Soap Making Recipes

Homemade Beauty Products

Making Lye from Wood Ash are just some that we have for you at present.

How to Carve a Pumpkin for that special country Halloween.

Decoupage Projects: Jewelry Box.

How to Quilt by Hand

How to Patchwork

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