Become a benefactor
Support our growing community
Our Benefactor Tiers
- Quarterly Benefactor Newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the Heritage Crafts Annual Review and on the Heritage Crafts website
- VIP invitation to Heritage Crafts events
- 2 Monthly emails sent (Members Newsletter and Meet a Maker interview)
- Members only portal on the website (digital resources, videos, and info)
- Exclusive digital talks and workshops
- A profile on the Maker Directory, which is an online showcase of work by Heritage Crafts members who practises a craft
- Discounted tickets to our Annual Conference for 2 adults
- Invitation to the Heritage Crafts’ AGM where you will be able to vote on significant issues affecting the charity
- Annual visit to maker workshop or open house
- Quarterly Benefactor Newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the Heritage Crafts Annual Review and on the Heritage Crafts website
- VIP invitation to Heritage Crafts events
- 2 Monthly emails (Members Newsletter and Meet a Maker interview)
- Members only portal on the website (digital resources, videos, and info)
- Exclusive digital talks and workshops
- A profile on the Maker Directory, which is an online showcase of work by Heritage Crafts members who practises a craft
- Discounted tickets to our Annual Conference for two adults and two youths under 18
- Invitation to the Heritage Crafts’ AGM where you will be able to vote on significant issues affecting the charity
- Annual visit to maker workshop or open house
- Quarterly Benefactor Newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the Heritage Crafts Annual Review and on the Heritage Crafts website
- VIP invitation to Heritage Crafts events
- 2 Monthly emails sent to as many as 5 recipients (Members Newsletter and Meet a Maker interview)
- Members only portal on the website (digital resources, videos, and info)
- Exclusive digital talks and workshops
- A profile on the Maker Directory, which is an online showcase of work by Heritage Crafts members who practises a craft
- Discounted tickets to our Annual Conference for up to 5 recipients
- Invitation to the Heritage Crafts’ AGM where you will be able to vote on significant issues affecting the charity
- Annual visit to maker workshop or open house
- Quarterly Benefactor Newsletter
- Acknowledgement in the Heritage Crafts Annual Review and on the Heritage Crafts website
- VIP invitation to Heritage Crafts events
- 2 Monthly emails sent to as many as 5 recipients (Members Newsletter and Meet a Maker interview)
- Members only portal on the website (digital resources, videos, and info)
- Exclusive digital talks and workshops
- A profile on the Maker Directory, which is an online showcase of work by Heritage Crafts members who practises a craft
- Discounted tickets to our Annual Conference for up to 5 recipients
- Invitation to the Heritage Crafts’ AGM where you will be able to vote on significant issues affecting the charity
- Annual visit to maker workshop or open house
Being a benefactor for Heritage Crafts is a very meaningful and rewarding way of giving for us. We are passionate about maintaining our British makers and craftspeople – and by becoming a benefactor we are able to help educate and train people, and support existing crafts that are in need. We have also met some amazingly creative and skilled young people. We hope that we are playing our part to increase the likelihood of at-risk heritage skills surviving into the next generation.
Lucy Butcher
Benefactors shaping our future
Your financial contribution will help us to:
- raise awareness of the challenges facing heritage crafts;
- make awards and bursaries which recognise excellence and provide funding for training and support for emerging craft talent;
- support the heritage crafts community so that traditional crafts continue into the future;
- record endangered craft skills and make them available in print and online;
- advocate for traditional crafts to government and key organisations;
- increase the profile of heritage crafts across the UK and raise awareness of the world-class crafts produced here;
- highlight the cultural value of heritage crafts and their national importance;
- inform and inspire young people to consider a career in craft;
- provide teaching materials for non-specialists so that crafts can be taught in the classroom.
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Our #mondaymaker Kevin Gauld @the_orkney_furniture_maker creates traditional Orkney Chairs alongside furniture design and basket making. If you want to read an exclusive interview on Kevin and his work, become a member of Heritage Crafts and read more in the members portal: https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/join-us/
#heritagecrafts #mondaymaker #furniture #basketry
Join us at @nationaltrust Buscot and Coleshill Heritage and Rural Skills Centre on Friday 20 September for CONSERVATE, bringing together industry professionals in craft, conservation, and rural skills to explore the sustainability of heritage crafts. With a keynote talk by Heritage Crafts’ Head of Craft Sustainability Mary Lewis, topics for the day include education and wellbeing, plus there will be live demonstrations from master craftspeople.
Booking via the linktr.ee in our bio.
This week’s #craftfocus is kilt making.
The kilt started off as a blanket-like garment that was folded at the back, held at the waist with a belt with the remainder of the cloth falling back or wrapped around the shoulders /over the head for protection.
Tartan was originally regional and recognisable by the colours derived from local plants that were used to dye it with.
Kilts are associated with Scottish Highland dancing, with Scottish pipe bands, with the military and is the traditional dress for weddings and other celebrations. The kilt is an icon of Scottish culture and heritage.
Techniques include:
Measuring the customer and calculating the bespoke pleat width, front and back apron size and shape
Pleating the cloth/tartan either to the stripe or sett
Creating a pleat design, either knife, box, military roll or Kinguissie form
Transferring measurements to cloth
Hand sewing pleats (using invisible stitching) a fringe on the front apron
Cutting the pleats to reduce bulk
Reinforcing the pleats with canvas
Calculating the placement of the buckles and straps
Sewing belt/sporran loops and making chapes (fabric pieces that hold the buckle onto the cloth)
Lining part of the inside with cotton
A variety of hand sewing stitches are used for the different processes
Images: Edinburgh Kiltmakers Academy @edinburghkiltmakersacademy and Auld Alliance Kiltmakers @a.kiltmakers.journey
#heritagecrafts #craftfocus #kiltmaking
We are glad to be joining @wealddownmuseum for their popular Made By Hand weekend on 14 to 15 September, dedicated to exploring and preserving heritage crafts and skills from the past.
Over the weekend there will be demonstrations of some of the many rural crafts and skills practiced at the Museum alongside visiting Heritage Crafts members who will showcase crafts from the Red List of Historic Endangered Crafts. @catherinebeaumont_basketmaker @ministryofstraw @seaview_studio @paulhenrykilts @osbornesigns @jaxysmiff
https://www.wealddown.co.uk/events/made-by-hand-heritage-crafts/ or via the linktr.ee in our bio
Our #mondaymaker (s) this week are Shannon Bye @s.bye.design, Heritage Weaving Manager, and Be Agnew be_agnew, Trainee Weaver Tackler, at @whitchurchsilkmill Both work at one of the last silk mills in the UK. If you want to read about their craft experience in a unique interview with teacher and student perspectives, become a member of Heritage Crafts and read more in the member portal at www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/join-us/.
#heritagecrafts #mondaymaker #weaving #silk
Heritage Crafts founding Chair @robinwoodcraft MBE and @jojowoodcraft in today’s Guardian:
“Axes are being forged in Sheffield again for the first time in decades, after a father-and-daughter team revived the city’s lost tradition … Toolmaking has declined drastically in Sheffield over the past 40 years and the Woods believe that consumers have become frustrated with cheap, poor-quality tools and are now prepared to pay for something well made, produced locally, and that will last for generations.”
Read more via the linktr.ee in our bio.
Do you know a talented craftsperson who deserves recognition? This is your chance to shine a light on their incredible work! Nominations for the prestigious Heritage Crafts Awards are closing next Friday, and we need YOU to help us celebrate the masters and rising stars of traditional crafts.
Award categories currently open:
• Precious Metalworker of the Year @royalmintuk
• Woodworker of the Year @axminstertools
• Fashion and Textile Maker of the Year @costume_society
• Leatherworker of the Year @leather_uk
• Potter of the Year
• Young Woodworker of the Year @axminstertools
• Young Metalworker of the Year @lucyloo37
• Young Leatherworker of the Year @theleathersellers
• Young Building Craftsperson of the Year @englishheritage
• Young Upholsterer of the Year @sonnaz_
• Young Weaver of the Year @roseuniacke
• Young Embroiderer of the Year
Nominate today and be part of a movement that keeps our craft traditions alive for generations to come. Click the linktr.ee in our bio to submit your nomination before it’s too late! Or why not nominate yourself?
#HeritageCrafts #Craftsmanship #SupportArtisans #TraditionMeetsTalent @benchpeg @thegoldsmithscompany @mastercarvers @furnituremakerscompany @craftpotters @theleachpottery @britishartistblacksmiths @spab1877 @cwfcathedrals @historicengland @nationaltrust @the_amusf @guildswsd @royalneedlework @embroiderersguildukofficial
Please do join us at @craftfestival Wales at the magnificent Cardigan Castle on the weekend of 6 to 8 September where we’ll be hosting a Marquee of Heritage Crafts, including shoe maker @ruthemilydavey, basketmakers @rosiefarey and Mandy Coates, marbler @rocworxdesigns and sign painter and puppet maker @andrewgrundon.
Booking via the linktr.ee in our bio.
