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Hands
Documentary
A unique, multi-award winning series of thirty-seven documentries on Irish crafts capturing the final years of traditional rural and urban life in Ireland during the seventies and eighties.
Top Cast
David Shaw-Smith
Gerrit van Gelderen
Sally Shaw-Smith
Episodes
1
Textiles - Wool Spinning
Apr 17, 1978
2
Textiles - Patchwork
Apr 07, 1978
3
Textiles - Lace
Apr 07, 1978
4
Textiles - Embroidery
Apr 07, 1978
5
Textiles - Donegal Weavers
Apr 07, 1978
6
Textiles - Dublin Woollen Mill
Apr 07, 1978
7
Textiles - Donegal Carpets
Apr 07, 1978
8
Textiles - Tailor
Apr 07, 1978
9
Textiles - English Silk
Apr 07, 1978
10
Wood - Carriage Building
Apr 07, 1978
11
Wood - Cavan Cabinetmakers
Apr 07, 1978
12
Wood - Cavan Cooper
Apr 07, 1978
13
Wood - Leitrim Chair Maker John Surlis
Apr 07, 1978
14
Wood - Dublin’s Viking Longship
Apr 07, 1978
15
Wood - Harp Making
Apr 07, 1978
16
Wood - Hurl Making
Apr 07, 1978
17
Wood - Irish Spinningwheel Making
Apr 07, 1978
18
Wood - Shannon One Design
Apr 07, 1978
19
Ceramics - Carley’s Bridge Potteries
Apr 07, 1978
20
Ceramics - Belleek Potteries
Apr 07, 1978
21
Ceramics - Clay Pipe Works
Apr 07, 1978
22
Metal - A Dublin Silversmith
Apr 07, 1978
23
Metal - Powers Of The Metal
Apr 07, 1978
24
Stone
Apr 07, 1978
25
Leather - Dublin’s Workhorses
Apr 07, 1978
26
Leather - Shoe Making
Apr 07, 1978
27
Leather - A Dublin Bookbinder
Apr 07, 1978
28
Leather - The Saddler
Apr 07, 1978
29
Leather - Curraghs
Apr 07, 1978
30
Willow, Rush & Straw - Rushwork
Apr 07, 1978
31
Willow, Rush & Straw - Basketmaking
Apr 07, 1978
32
Willow, Rush & Straw - Wexford Thatcher
Apr 07, 1978
33
Miscellaneous - Fermanagh Country
Apr 07, 1978
34
Miscellaneous - Stoneground
Apr 07, 1978
35
Miscellaneous - A Dublin Candlemaker
Apr 07, 1978
36
Miscellaneous - Of Bees & Bee Skeps
Apr 07, 1978
37
Miscellaneous - Lighthouse Crafts
Apr 07, 1978
