Three fashion textile bursary recipients announced
Heritage Crafts and the Costume Society are delighted to announce the three successful training bursary receipients awarded as part of their new partnership, inlcuding a milliner and two historical costume makers.
First round of Heritage Crafts Awards 2024 open
The first round of the Heritage Crafts Awards in 2024 are now open for nominations, with seven awards up for grabs, with support from the Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation, the Marsh Charitable Trust, and the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust. Deadline for applications: 24 May 2024.
Second Kelmscott Manor Maker in Residence announced
The Society of Antiquaries of London, in partnership with Heritage Crafts, is thrilled to introduce Illuminator Sarah Davis as the Maker in Residence for 2024 at Kelmscot Manor. This historic residence, once the cherished home of William Morris, will be the backdrop for Sarah’s residency from April.
Reviving the craft of cricket ball making in the UK
As Co-Chair of Heritage Crafts, the UK charity set up to support traditional crafts skills, Jay Blades MBE is leading a new initiative to bring cricket ball making back to the UK. The craft has been listed as extinct in the UK since the first edition of the Red List of Endangered Crafts was published in 2017.