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The Repair Shop
- Author
- Foreword by Jay Blades
- Narrator
- Ben Onwukwe
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 13 October 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Gift and novelty books / items, Computer and information technologies hardware: Maintenance and repairs, DIY: carpentry and woodworking, Antiques, vintage and collectables: toys, games, dolls and models, Antiques, vintage and collectables: ceramics, glass and other related items, Antique or vintage furniture / furniture collecting, Care and restoration of antiques, Decorative woodwork, Leather crafts and Leatherworking, Antiques, vintage and collectables: glass, Pottery, ceramics and glass crafts, DIY (Do it yourself): general guides and advice, Jewellery, beadwork and beadcrafts, Precious metal, precious stones and jewellery: artworks and design, Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery, Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, Nostalgia: general, Decorative metalwork, Antiques, vintage and collectables: carpets, rugs and textiles, Hobbies / pastimes, Toys: making and decorating
What to expect
In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. The Repair Shop has brought this waste-conscious message to an even wider audience, with its regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone, cementing itself as a classic series in the vein of Antiques Roadshow.
This new book concentrates on the show's much-loved experts, including woodworker and furniture restorer Will Kirk, clock restorer Steve Fletcher, metalworker Dominic Chinea, silversmith Brenton West, leatherworker Suzie Fletcher, upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary, and seamstresses Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch - aka The Teddy Bear Ladies. Each of the experts shares their own stories and their repairs, capturing in the process the magic and ethos of the barn. Includes quotations and Q & As from the experts as well as Jay Blades on some unique restoration collaborations.
With the focus on the experts themselves, readers will feel as though they're stepping straight into the 'workshop of dreams' and experiencing first hand the magic of the barn.
2022 Octopus Publishing Group
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Details
- Author
- Foreword by Jay Blades
- Narrator
- Ben Onwukwe
- Duration
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9781914239779
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Gift and novelty books / items, Computer and information technologies hardware: Maintenance and repairs, DIY: carpentry and woodworking, Antiques, vintage and collectables: toys, games, dolls and models, Antiques, vintage and collectables: ceramics, glass and other related items, Antique or vintage furniture / furniture collecting, Care and restoration of antiques, Decorative woodwork, Leather crafts and Leatherworking, Antiques, vintage and collectables: glass, Pottery, ceramics and glass crafts, DIY (Do it yourself): general guides and advice, Jewellery, beadwork and beadcrafts, Precious metal, precious stones and jewellery: artworks and design, Antiques, vintage and collectables: jewellery, Antique clocks, musical boxes and automata, Nostalgia: general, Decorative metalwork, Antiques, vintage and collectables: carpets, rugs and textiles, Hobbies / pastimes, Toys: making and decorating
Synopsis
'Heartwarming, magical and uplifting'In today's throwaway culture, there's a counter movement growing that urges us to 'make do and mend'. The Repair Shop has brought this waste-conscious message to an even wider audience, with its regular viewing figures of 7 million in the UK alone, cementing itself as a classic series in the vein of Antiques Roadshow.This new book concentrates on the show's much-loved experts, including woodworker and furniture restorer Will Kirk, clock restorer Steve Fletcher, metalworker Dominic Chinea, silversmith Brenton West, leatherworker Suzie Fletcher, upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary, and seamstresses Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch - aka The Teddy Bear Ladies. Each of the experts shares their own stories and their repairs, capturing in the process the magic and ethos of the barn. Includes quotations and Q & As from the experts as well as Jay Blades on some unique restoration collaborations.With the focus on the experts themselves, readers will feel as though they're stepping straight into the 'workshop of dreams' and experiencing first hand the magic of the barn.2022 Octopus Publishing Group
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