New research by Heritage Crafts has unearthed more traditional craft skills on the verge of extinction in the UK, in the latest major update of its pioneering project, the Red List of Endangered Crafts, funded by the Pilgrim Trust.
This autumn, Helen Chislett and David Linley’s (the Earl of Snowdon) book, Craft Britain: Why Making Matters will be published, featuring a number of crafts on the Red List of Endangered Crafts.
21 March 2022 marked the inaugural #EndangeredCraftWeek, an effort by Heritage Crafts and partner The Prince’s Foundation to shine a light on the urgent need to preserve traditional craft skills.
How does it feel to let a new person in to your thriving craft business? Lucy McGrath runs Marmor Paperie, a successful paper marbling business with a studio at Cockpit Arts. Read more…