A voice for craft
The national charity for heritage craft skills
Supporting craft heritage
We are the national charity set up to celebrate, support and safeguard traditional craft skills, and to facilitate a national conversation about their importance to everyone now and in the future.
We are passionate about ensuring that everyone has access to craft skills that have developed over generations, and which we believe will be vital in helping us tackle the challenges of the future – and to be able to enjoy making as part of a fulfilled life.
Our Patron is His Majesty King Charles III.
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Heritage Crafts was set up just fifteen years ago. Since then it has gone from strength to strength, advocating at the highest levels for crafts, publishing the Red List of Endangered Crafts, and distributing 95 grants through the Endangered Crafts Fund. We have awarded 131 training bursaries, established the Heritage Crafts Awards and shone a spotlight on our world-renowned makers through 33 National Honours successes.
Many more people are now aware of traditional crafts and the objects produced by those who carry in their hands, heads, and also hearts the skills and techniques that have been passed down through the generations.
To continue this work we need your support. Please consider making a donation, however big or small, to help ensure that heritage craft skills in the UK are given the opportunity to thrive.
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Robert Ely, @papilionaceouspuresilk a silk ribbon maker, in conversation at @craftfestival
John Williamson @johnwilliamson.dartmoor – Devon stave basket maker, interviewed by @bramblecarpentry
Dr James Fox inspired a room full of craft festival visitors with his words on makers, crafters, heritage and creative industries.
James Ashwell is a clay pipe maker from @mottes_pots and he shared a few stories about his world of making.
Day 1 of Heritage Crafts at @craftfestival was a huge success!
Thank you to our speakers:
@theenglandarchive
@dartmoorshoemakers
@wheelwrightgreg @wheelwright.sam @maryeluned_craft
@bramblecarpentry and @lacebynicholas
Thank you to our demonstrators
@devongrowsflax
@dartmoorshoemakers
@theletterpresscollective
@mottes_pots
@stephs.midnight.flit
@sthcoaststudio
Day 2 has started and we look forward to seeing you!
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