Browse our Makers Directory
Here are just a few of the wonderful items made by some of the highly […]
Watch our past online events
Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown we have been running a series of free online events on […]
President’s Award for Endangered Crafts
The President’s Award for Endangered Crafts was established in 2020 by Heritage Crafts Association President […]
Craft skills under threat with 27 additions to the HCA Red List of Endangered Crafts
New research by the Heritage Crafts Association has unearthed more traditional craft skills on the verge of extinction in the UK, in the latest major update of its pioneering project, the HCA Red List of Endangered Crafts, funded by the Pilgrim Trust.
The Making of Coventry
Thanks to funding by Coventry City Council, Heritage Crafts is teaming up with Creative Lives for a programme of events and on-air coverage of crafts in Coventry, to coincide with Coventry City of Culture.
New Heritage Crafts Ambassador Will Kirk
We are delighted to announce that Star of BBC The Repair Shop and BBC Morning Live Will Kirk is joining Heritage Crafts as our brand new Ambassador.
Forthcoming online events
Join Heritage Crafts in conversation with Helen Welch, founder of the London School of Furniture Making and judge on Channel 4’s Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker on Zoom on Monday 7 February 2022.
Eight new grants awarded to help save endangered crafts from extinction
A lithographer, a wallpaper maker and an oak bark tanner are among the recipients of the latest round of grants awarded to help safeguard some of the UK’s most endangered craft skills.
Tweets
"Britain’s vellum industry is booming (quietly), but the nation’s crafts are still endangered", in this week's @TheEconomist. Featuring William Cowley Parchment Makers and Mike Rowland and Son Master Wheelwrights. Thanks to @CatherineNixey. https://www.economist.com/britain/2022/01/22/britains-vellum-industry-is-booming-quietly