The Dried Flower Book (Hobby Craft)

by Annette Mierhof (Author), J. Meijunk (Translator), Marijke Den Boer-Vlamings (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1988

  $3.47

  A book on the art and craft of preserving flowers, leaves and grasses as well as using them for decoration. The book is illustrated throughout with watercolours and diagrams. There are chapters on how to grow or where to find suitable material; on drying techniques such as hanging in bunches, drying flat, drying in sand, pressing, and on preserving with glycerine; on annuals, perennials, roses and hydrangeas, wild flowers, grasses and seedheads, herbs; and on the variety of different ways in which dried flowers can be arranged, including decorations for Christmas, weddings and other special occasions.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1981

  $4.32