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Crowned as the Best Mixed Media Book at the Creative Book Awards 2024, this exquisite tome serves as an unparalleled guide to the art of seaweed foraging, pressing, and utilisation. Melanie Molesworth's "Seaweed: Foraging, Collecting, Pressing" stands as a singular work in the market, poised to ignite the beach-combing passion within every reader.
This visually stunning compendium, crafted by the esteemed design duo Molesworth & Bird, invites readers to peer beyond the tangled heaps of seaweed left by the retreating tide. It unveils the extraordinary beauty and versatility of these marine plants, encouraging readers to bring a touch of the seaside into their homes. The authors provide meticulous, step-by-step instructions for creating bespoke prints, from pressing the deep khaki fronds of Peacock's Tail seaweed to producing striking cyanotypes with Eelgrass.
Lavishly illustrated with captivating photographs of the UK's coastlines, stylish interiors, and scenes of beach revelry, the book also features a comprehensive library of pressed seaweeds, categorised by colour and accompanied by identification notes. Expert guidance on seaweed collection is complemented by innovative suggestions for its use in cooking, fabric dyeing, printing, and skincare. The tome delves into the fascinating history of seaweed gathering and explores its potential as a sustainable food source and eco-friendly material.
This remarkable volume promises to be both aspirational and inspirational, beckoning readers to embark on their own seashore foraging adventures and unlock the myriad possibilities hidden within these oft-overlooked marine treasures.
Book ISBN: | 9780008557409 |
Book Author: | Melanie Molesworth |
Book Format: | Hardback |
Book Imprint: | Pavilion |
Book Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Book Dimensions: | 252 x 197 x 20 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2023-03-08 |
Book Pagination: | 192 pages |
Book Weight: | 758g |
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Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’