The Repair Shop: Crafts in the Barn
Skills, stories and heartwarming restorations: THE LATEST BOOK
Published on 12. October 2023
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-914239-65-6 (ISBN)
Description
Don't miss the newest book from The Repair Shop, coming September 2025
The Repair Shop - the Bafta-award-winning series with regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone - has cemented itself as a BBC classic.
Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life.
Each expert explains their craft, the reason they love it so much and how they go about restoring and reviving your precious objects, from a Ukrainian suitcase to a matchstick clock, using crafts as varied as leatherwork, woodwork, metalwork, art and ceramic restoration.
The Repair Shop - the Bafta-award-winning series with regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone - has cemented itself as a BBC classic.
Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life.
Each expert explains their craft, the reason they love it so much and how they go about restoring and reviving your precious objects, from a Ukrainian suitcase to a matchstick clock, using crafts as varied as leatherwork, woodwork, metalwork, art and ceramic restoration.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Octopus Publishing Group
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
880 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914239-65-6 (9781914239656)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Jayne Dowle
The Repair Shop: Crafts in the Barn
Skills, stories and heartwarming restorations: THE LATEST BOOK
E-Book
10/2023
Kyle Books
€3.99
Available for download
Persons
Elizabeth Wilhide (Author)
Elizabeth Wilhide is a leading expert on design and interiors. She has written numerous books on the subject, including William Morris: Decor and Design, Pattern Design and The Great Pottery Throw Down.
Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold, back to life.
In his Foreword, Jay Blades explains the unique magic of the Repair Shop barn, then each of the expert craftspeople reveal the inside stories of their craft and the repairs of treasured possessions that keep family history live using their heritage craft skills.
As a heartwarming and uplifting antidote to throwaway culture,the BBC's BAFTA Award Winning The Repair Shop has become essential TV viewing across the generations and has established itself as a firm favourite with viewers.
Instagram: @therepairshop.tv
Elizabeth Wilhide is a leading expert on design and interiors. She has written numerous books on the subject, including William Morris: Decor and Design, Pattern Design and The Great Pottery Throw Down.
Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople as they bring loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold, back to life.
In his Foreword, Jay Blades explains the unique magic of the Repair Shop barn, then each of the expert craftspeople reveal the inside stories of their craft and the repairs of treasured possessions that keep family history live using their heritage craft skills.
As a heartwarming and uplifting antidote to throwaway culture,the BBC's BAFTA Award Winning The Repair Shop has become essential TV viewing across the generations and has established itself as a firm favourite with viewers.
Instagram: @therepairshop.tv