▁to ▁our ▁c ott age ▁homes ". ▁Rus kin ▁suggested ▁rev iving ▁the ▁old ▁craft ▁of ▁hand - sp in ning ▁and ▁we aving ▁w ool ; ▁Ra wn s ley , ▁considering ▁this ▁in fe as ible , ▁opt ed ▁for ▁wood ▁car ving . ▁He ▁recorded ▁that ▁" a ▁lady ▁was ▁engaged ▁to ▁come ▁down ▁from ▁South ▁K ens ington ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁course ▁of ▁less ons ▁in ▁the ▁three ▁villages , ▁and ▁our ▁hum ble ▁home ▁industry ▁in ▁the ▁lake ▁district ▁was ▁set ▁on ▁foot ." ▁Inst ruction ▁also ▁included ▁techniques ▁for ▁metal ▁rep ouss é , ▁taught ▁by ▁the ▁Swiss ▁but ler ▁from ▁Ed ith ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁family ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁Beat rix ▁Pot ter ▁hol iday ed ▁at ▁W ray ▁Castle ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁They ▁met ▁Ra wn s ley , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁firm ▁friend , ▁particularly ▁of ▁Beat rix . ▁His ▁views ▁on ▁pres erving ▁the ▁natural ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁Lake ▁District ▁had ▁a ▁last ing ▁effect ▁on ▁her . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁published ▁author ▁she ▁had ▁met , ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁great ▁interest ▁in ▁her ▁draw ings , ▁supporting ▁her ▁in ▁her ▁determ ination ▁to ▁have ▁them ▁taken ▁seriously ▁and ▁later ▁encourag ing ▁her ▁to ▁publish ▁her ▁first ▁book , ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Peter ▁Rab bit . ▁They ▁remained ▁close ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁lifetime , ▁and ▁No el ▁Ra wn s ley