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Picture framing, gilding, furniture repair and upholstery

1236297601 1236556801 5 book online add to wishlist March 06 - March 09 2009 from £281 An introduction to traditional water gilding. Judy Wetherall Reference: LW 0199 Ability:Beginners 4204 5

Learn the techniques of water gilding using materials and methods dating from the time of the Pharaohs. You are guided through the stages of this complex craft from surface preparation to the laying, burnishing and tooling of gold leaf. Only new wood-based surfaces are dealt with.

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Judy Wetherall

Judy Wetherall, lecturer, practitioner and conservator in gilding and decorative arts, trained at Brighton University and the City and Guilds of London Art School. full profile

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