If you are looking for books on Colonial crafts...

Thank you for your Book Match request. I did find a few titles which might help with your request for books on Colonial Crafts.

Home Crafts by Bobbie Kalman.
This is a Historic Communities book. It includes Soap making, and Candle making.

Josefina’s Craft Book – The American Girls Collection.
This has a section on making a Straw broom. 

The Heritage Sampler. A Book of Colonial Arts & Crafts by Cheryl G. Hoople.
This includes directions on how to make Tin Can Candles. 

And in our Juvenile Reference Section (745.5 GO):
The Golden Book of Colonial Crafts. This also has a chapter on Candle making. 

Colonial days : discover the past with fun projects, games, activities, and recipes by David C. King.
Discusses colonial life in America, depicts a year in the life of a fictional colonial family, and presents projects and activities, such as butter churning, candle dipping, baking bread, and playing colonial games.

Don’t forget that if you want to put any of these books on request for yourself, you can go to our online library catalog (http://ipac.librarypoint.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=remote#focus).

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