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.

About us

The Makers

Discover the craftspeople on our Makers Directory

The Skills

Browse our list of 259 UK heritage crafts, including those deemed at-risk

Training bursaries

Apply for one of our Heritage Crafts training bursaries

Awards

Nominate someone for our Heritage Crafts Awards

Latest stories

Edinburgh kilt maker maker wins inaugural Heritage Crafts Scotland and UK Maker of the Year Awards 2024

kilt making

Sam wins inaugural Robin Wood Changemaker Award

wheelwrighting

Caius wins Young Metalworker of the Year Award 2024

silver spinning

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Heritage Crafts was set up just fourteen 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 66 grants through the Endangered Crafts Fund. We have awarded 30 training bursaries, established the Heritage Crafts Awards and shone a spotlight on our world-renowned makers through 30 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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Becoming a Member

Join our growing craft community that is helping to support, promote and safeguard heritage crafts skills for the future.

Becoming a Benefactor

For those who are able to provide an additional level of support for our work, find out about our Benefactor scheme.

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