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Handcrafted America - Season 1

Series: Handcrafted America

4.6

(19)

Episodes

Rating

TVG

Year

2016

Language

English

Publisher

Imagicomm Entertainment

About

Host Jill Wagner travels the country, getting to know craftspeople who, with humor and candor, share their process.

Related Subjects

Episodes

1. Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes

22m

Host Jill Wagner travels to Texas to meet a leatherworker, Virginia to hang with a guitar crafter, and Chicago to learn about shoe making.

2. Glasses, Bicycles and Books

22m

Jill visits a glassware crafter in Seattle, an in-demand bike maker in Ohio, and a Kentucky bookmaker with a 100-year-old printing press.

3. Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing

22m

Jill meets a clockmaker in Michigan, a woodworker in North Carolina, and a blacksmith in Washington who shapes iron and defies stereotypes.

4. Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags

22m

Jill meets married bladesmiths in the Alaskan backcountry, a master woodworker in North Carolina, and a handbag-making Texas leatherworker.

5. Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors

22m

Jill heads to Illinois to see pens made from reclaimed wood, California to step out with a bootmaker, and New Mexico for repurposed doors.

6. Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver

22m

Jill sits down with a quilt maker in Texas, a gunsmith who makes flintlock rifles in North Carolina, and a stone carver in Illinois.

7. Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps

22m

The talent is in the details as Jill visits a New Jersey ceramicist, a Wisconsin woodworker, and a Minnesota steampunk lamp maker.

8. Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables

22m

Jill travels to Minnesota to meet a rug weaver, San Francisco to make handcrafted sunglasses, and New Jersey to learn about billiard tables.

9. Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes

22m

Jill meets a Minnesota artist creating stained glass, a New Jersey entrepreneur working with vintage balls, and a Wisconsin woodworker.

10. Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards

22m

Jill meets married hat makers in Milwaukee, and then visits California artisans using exotic woods to design longbows and surfboards.

Extended Details

SeriesHandcrafted America

Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Jill WagnerActor

Tim AaronActor

Maura AmbroseActor