Handcrafted America
Host Jill Wagner travels the country to seek out talented artisans who continue to make products the traditional way...with their own two hands. In every half-hour episode, Jill meets three gifted craftsmen and gets a behind-the-scenes look at how their products are created. Along the way, viewers learn about the history and cultural heritage that inspire and influence the design of their handcrafted items.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Clocks, Chairs and Blacksmithing
01-03-2016Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. First, she travels to Traverse City,Michigan, to meet Nathan Bow...
- Ep 2
2.Quilt Maker, Rifles and Stone Carver
08-03-2016Host Jill Wagner travels the country on a quest to find talented craftsmen who still make incredible items by hand. Her first stop is Bastrop, Texas, where young quilter Maura Ambr...
- Ep 3
3.Glasses, Bicycles and Books
15-03-201630mHost Jill Wagner meets a glass blower who makes colorful drinking glasses; a bicycle maker has a seven-year waiting list; a book publisher prints books on his 100-year-old printing...
- Ep 4
4.Leather Wallets, Guitars and Shoes
22-03-2016Host Jill Wagner meets a fifth-generation leatherworker, a celebrated guitar maker and an architect who gave up designing buildings to make shoes
- Ep 5
5.Bladesmithing, Woodworking and Leather Bags
29-03-2016Host Jill Wagner meets husband-and-wife bladesmiths who forge their own knives, a master woodworker and a talented leatherworker who makes handbags worthy of the red carpet.
- Ep 6
6.Wood Pens, Leather Boots and Doors
05-04-2016Host Jill Wagner travels to Illinois to meet a couple who fashions pens from reclaimed wood; in California, she hangs out with a custom cowboy boot maker; Wagner visits a New Mexic...
- Ep 7
7.Sgrafitto Ceramics, Wood Tables and Steampunk Lamps
12-04-2016Host Jill Wagner visits a New Jersey ceramicist who scratches designs into pottery; in Wisconsin, she meets a woodworker who makes wood flow like fabric; Wagner watches a Minnesota...
- Ep 8
8.Woven Rugs, Sunglasses and Billiard Tables
19-04-2016Host Jill Wagner visits a Minnesota weaver who makes rugs with geometric designs; in San Francisco, she learns how to make handcrafted sunglasses; in New Jersey, Wagner meets a man...
- Ep 9
9.Stained Glass, Baseballs, Footballs, and Jewelry Boxes
26-04-2016Host Jill Wagner meets a Minnesota artist who makes stained-glass panels; in New Jersey, she visits an entrepreneur who makes vintage baseballs and footballs; Wagner helps a Wiscon...
- Ep 10
10.Millinery, Longbows and Surfboards
03-05-2016Host Jill Wagner visits the Milwaukee studio of husband-and-wife hat makers; in California, Wagner meets two artisans who use exotic woods to make precision longbows and surfboards...
- Ep 11
11.Denim Jeans, Wood Marquetry and Metal Bedframes
10-05-2016Jill visits a North Carolina clothing designer who makes custom blue jeans; in Boston, Jill learns how to create elaborate designs using thin sheets of wood veneer; in Oregon, she...
- Ep 12
12.Silver Flatware, Aviaries and Fly Fishing Rods
17-05-2016Jill Wagner visits a Massachusetts silversmith who makes heirloom flatware; in North Carolina, Jill meets a craftsman who builds amazing aviaries; in Oregon, Jill learns how to mak...
- Ep 13
13.Outdoor Furniture, Flutes and Handmade Paper
24-05-2016Jill Wagner visits a North Carolina woodworker who turns whiskey barrels into rustic outdoor furniture; in Boston, artisans turn precious metals into world-class flutes; in Oregon,...
- Ep 14
14.Dad's Favorites
31-05-2016Host Jill Wagner seeks out artisans who make handcrafted products designed to appeal to men, including bamboo fishing rods, writing pens, baseballs, footballs, hunting knives, outd...
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