House and Garden 
made of hand spun and hand woven linen, 
and embroidered in Greek lace. 
At Windermere is another spinning and 
weaving industry. The embroidered bed¬ 
spread was exhibited by this class and is a 
good specimen of the work done by the 
members. Special flocks of sheep are kept 
at Langdale and at the Sandringham Weaving 
School, for the sake of the wool, which, after 
being shorn, is spun on the spinning wheels 
and then used in the hand looms. Her 
Majesty Queen Alexandra is the supporter 
and head of the last named school, which 
The three copper hot-water jugs are cases in 
point. 
At Ickleford, in Hertfordshire, is another 
class which occupies itself with beaten metal 
work, d'he screen in pewter with the fern 
trough immediately in front shows a delight¬ 
ful way of improving the blank appearance 
of the empty fire grate in summer. In tech¬ 
nical excellence very little more could be 
expected from professional craftsmen than is 
shown by these two objects. 
Not the least interesting feature about 
these rural industries is the fact that they 
“DELLA ROBBIA” POTTERY FROM THE BIRKENHEAD TNDUSTRY, CHESHIRE 
Designed by Harold Rathbone 
has special accommodation on the royal 
estate. 
Photographs are given of some of the 
metal work turned out by the Keswick 
School of Industrial Arts, another of the 
Lake District group. This industry has 
specialized in the making of bowls, dishes, 
salvers, plates, spoons, ewers, jugs, fenders, 
fire-irons, and every other domestic article 
which may be wrought out of iron, brass, 
copper, pewter, or silver. The study of 
form has been of the first importance here, 
and in many instances the shape of the article 
alone justifies its claim for artistic merit. 
gradually take to themselves certain local 
characteristics. You may know where things 
come from by their general appearance, or 
by their peculiarity of workmanship or orna¬ 
mentation. You may even be able to recog¬ 
nize one man’s particular handiwork, his own 
individual conceit or trick of craft. AH this 
makes for life and vitality, and removes the 
work farther and farther from the clean pre¬ 
cision and smooth, meretricious finish of 
factory-made goods. The village of New¬ 
ton, Cambridgeshire, has a prosperous little 
metal industry which has made quite a name 
for itself on account of its quaint beaten 
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