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Finance Officer vacancy (maternity cover for 12 months, 0.3 FTE)
Deadline: Wednesday 11 September, 5pm
Heritage Crafts is now seeking a part-time Finance Officer to work remotely from home (UK only), covering a 12-month period of maternity cover. The successful postholder will administer the financial functions of the charity, in support of the Executive Director and Treasurer, and provide general administrative assistance to help achieve the charitable aims of the organisation.
Heritage Crafts is the UK charity set up to safeguard and celebrate traditional craft skills. It is a young, dynamic organisation and this is a rare opportunity to be part of the team that shapes its future. We particularly welcome candidates who consider themselves under-represented in arts, craft or heritage sectors.
Application by application pack only. CVs will not be considered. https://www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/about/vacancies/ or via the linktr.ee in our bio.
Our #mondaymaker Laurence Knoop @spliceandfid is a member of Heritage Crafts and makes baskets, trivets, and mats with rope. His work blends several techniques of basketry, knotting, and weaving. You can follow him and support his making by checking out Splice+Fid.
If you want to read an exclusive interview on Laurence 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 #rope #ropework #basketry #knotting #weaving #HCmembership
Join Heritage Crafts in conversation with lime plasterer Daahir Mohamed @amarecoplaster on Zoom on Tuesday 10 September at 7pm.
Daahir Mohamed has worked in buildings conservation and renovation for the last 15 years, specialising in plastering and rendering, including using natural and traditional materials. Following a training bursary from Heritage Crafts in 2021, he completed the William Morris Crafts Fellowship in traditional lime plaster and render with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). In 2024 he ran a successful pilot training programme introducing refugees and asylum seekers to building conservation and lime plastering. He is now working to build on this concept and develop and expand the programme.
Alongside his day job, Daahir has played active roles in a number of charities including organisations supporting refugee rights in Bristol, and more recently as a Board member with the Building Limes Forum, and as a member of Heritage Craft’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion committee.
The session will take place on Zoom and attendees must register in advance via the linktr.ee in our bio. Attendees will also have the opportunity to submit questions in advance.
If you are a leatherworker aged 25 and under who has done something to be proud of in the last 12 months, please consider applying for the inaugural Young Leatherworker of the Year Award, a partnership between Heritage Crafts and @theleathersellers. Or if you know another young person who might deserve the award, why not nominate them?
There is a £1,000 prize for the winning entry to be presented at a high-profile Winners’ Reception in November. Plus, we will also award a Leatherworker of the Year Award for practitioners of any age, with an additional prize of £2,000 supported by the British Leather Industry Development Trust @leather_uk.
To apply, complete the nomination form via the linktr.ee in our bio before the deadline of 5pm on Friday 6 September 2024.
📷 @handsoftym
This week’s #craft focus is macramé.
Macramé uses a series of knots, primarily based on the square (reef) knot and various combinations of half hitches. Ornamental knots can become very elaborate, particularly those used in nautical rope craft.
Cavandoli macramé is one variety that is used to form geometric and free-form patterns like weaving. The Cavandoli style is done mainly in a single knot, the double half-hitch knot. Micro-macramé is used to describe small macrame items such as knotted jewellery.
Threats to the viability of macramé include the rise of cheaper, mass-produced items making it less popular as a functional craft, as well as a lack of professional training programmes.
Macramé is however enjoying a revival due to platforms such as Instagram and Tiktok, alongside related crafts such like knitting and crochet.
Images: @astrlfibres
#heritagecrafts #craftfocus #macramé #knotwork
#membermoment REPOST @rocworxdesigns •
STOCKISTS
3 years since launching ROCWORX, I now have a range of work in different stockists across the country. It’s a privilege to be in them all, finding people with the same appreciation for handcraft, who also love marbling patterns is so important!
Handcraft takes time, but slow made is worth the wait. The only mechanical item in my workshop is my sewing machine. Everything else is made with my hands and simple tools. I make in small batches, offering a range of different patterns and colour ways for each stockist.
Pinch me moment earlier this year, when The British Museum stocked my scarves and cushions. It’s an honour to have my work in the Grenville Room and have them talking about my endangered heritage craft to so many tourists.
Visiting this museum is a wonderful experience, it’s free too. I love the architecture and made a bee line this week for the @davidhockneyofficial gallery.
🧡ROC
#marblingartist
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Heritage Crafts bursary recipient Daahir Mohamed @amarecoplaster is helping restore an historic pub near Bath while teaching refugees an important skill through his Bristol Heritage Skills initiative.
Daahir came to the UK from Somalia as a refugee himself and is now a skilled lime plasterer. He’s currently working on the 500-year-old Hop Pole pub in Limpley Stoke, which was saved from development by the community in 2022.
Read more via the link in our bio.
If you are an embroiderer aged 25 and under who has done something to be proud of in the last 12 months, please consider applying for the inaugural Young Embroiderer of the Year Award, a partnership between Heritage Crafts and the Broderers’ Company. Or if you know another young person who might deserve the award, why not nominate them?
There is a £1,000 prize for the winning entry to be presented at a high-profile Winners’ Reception in November.
To apply, complete the nomination form via the linktr.ee in our bio before the deadline of 5pm on Friday 6 September 2024.
📷 @wimperisembroidery
