{"product_id":"back-to-basics-handbook","title":"Back to Basics Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills—the kind employed by our forefathers—need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Dye your own wool, raise chickens, weave a rug, make jam and cheese, and much, much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations, The Back to Basics Handbook will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers—even if you live in a city apartment you will find your imagination sparked, and there’s no reason why you can’t, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this is the ultimate concise guide to voluntary simplicity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46722935095522,"sku":"KH-Books-2025-07-28-SKY-8.746533","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book869_kFSjHgM_J_cf60a928-5016-47b1-9cc1-d23db00eb434.jpg?v=1759806810","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-gb\/products\/back-to-basics-handbook","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}