MissionAssist Books - Crafts and Skills

How to Make a Pom-Pom - 2020-05-22

A pom-pom is a decorative, fluffy ball made from wool or other material. The pictures in this book are in colour, but printing in black and white will give an acceptable result.

This was originally published in 2007. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

First Steps in Knitting - 2020-05-22

If you have knitting needles and wool and know how to knit, you can make clothes for you and your family. If you knit well, you can sell your clothes in the market. The first part of this book describes simple knitting methods. More difficult stitches are described at the end of the book.

This has been adapted from a shell template produced by SIL in Peru. Text in English ©1993 SIL International. Some extra information has been taken from Knit World's helpful website.

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by MissionAssist.

A Useful Fly Trap - 2020-05-21

How to make a fly trap for the home from two plastic bottles.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Bottle-top Fish Scaler - 2020-05-20

This is a very simple way of making a tool to scrape the scales off a fish before cooking. It just needs a piece of wood and some bottle tops.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Simple Chicken-feeder - 2020-05-15

This explains how to make a simple chicken feeder from a plastic bucket or similar container.

    
This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Lining Fish Ponds - 2020-05-15

How to line a fish pond using clay or pig manure and grass cuttings.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

A Tough Doormat - 2020-05-15

How to make a doormat from bottle tops.

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

First Steps in Crochet - 2020-05-15

This is a small book but somewhat complicated, explaining a method of knitting with a single needle to form stitches in a chain and create crochet work. The stitches are worked one at a time, resulting in very compact work.

This was originally published in 1999 then revised in 2005. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Decorative and Useful Walls - 2020-05-15

If you are short of space, a few old breeze blocks can be put to good use by building a vertical garden for flowers, herbs or vegetables. If you do not have any breeze blocks, you can make your own. Just download the Shell Book called "Breeze Blocks" (English - Crafts - Page 2).

This material was taken from Footsteps - the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission. This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.

Building with Bricks and Breeze Blocks - 2020-05-14

How to build using bricks or breeze blocks and mortar. It includes instructions on making mortar, concrete and the necessary tools.

Ideas and information included in this book have been taken from a number of sources in the United Kingdom, including:
Building Construction - W B McKay, Longman, London, 1971
The Readers Digest Complete Do-it-Yourself Manual - The Readers Digest Association Ltd, London 1969
Setting out on Site - Ministry of Works Advisory Leaflet 48, HMSO 1959
Basic Garden Construction - Do-it-All Project

This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.