{"product_id":"intelligent-hands-why-making-is-a-skill-for-life-paperback","title":"Intelligent Hands: Why Making Is a Skill for Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKaty Bevan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntelligent Hands: Why making is a Skill for Life\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the cognitive benefits of craft in life-long learning and brings together existing research and information in an accessible format to make the case for working with our hands.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors are on a mission to enlighten the uninitiated and persuade the nay-sayers who dismiss craft as no more than a nice hobby or believe that doing things with your hands is for those who can't use their heads. And for the converted, they offer ammunition for funding applications, inspiration for those who plan school curricula and further reading for particular specialities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDivided into three sections and interwoven with the personal stories of ten makers, the book looks at how physical labouring became separated from academic study, how we became divorced from the materials that surround us and the important role that the crafts and creativity play in education, not just for the lower streams, but for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlotte Abrahams\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and curator specialising in design and the applied arts. She trained at Central St Martin's and since then has written regularly for the national and international press, including \u003ci\u003eGuardian Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of several books about pattern and wallpaper and one on the Danish concept of Hygge. She is less good at making than the people she writes about, but she is teaching herself to darn. She resides in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaty Bevan\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and educator specialising in craft and mother of a learning disabled adult. She is the editor of many books on craft and writes for textile and craft magazines such as \u003ci\u003eSelvedge\u003c\/i\u003e and a trustee of Heritage Crafts. Previously at the Crafts Council she founded the publishing company Quickthorn Ltd in 2022. She blogs at \u003ci\u003eThe Crafter\u003c\/i\u003e, runs workshops in darning, crochet and knitting and is mostly to be found making something. She resides in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50403015524589,"sku":"9781739316020","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/intelligent-hands-why-making-is-a-skill-for-life-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}