This friday our craft film focus is on a new series aired on the BBC.

Metalworks! is part of Handmade in Britain - a year-long season from the BBC and V&A exploring the history of British decorative arts

The series looks at aspects of British metalworking over the centuries, including the art of the silversmith, the history of armour and the work of the blacksmith

Our selected clip is from Episode 2: The Blacksmith's Tale. In this episode, Simon Grant Jones makes a blacksmith’s pilgrimage to the grounds of Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, to admire the techniques and artistry of Robert Bakewell’s celebrated ‘Birdcage’. 

All three episodes of Metalworks! are available to view on the BBC iPlayer until 24 May 2012.

• Watch Episode 1 - The Golden Age of Silver, a look at silver artefacts in country houses, museums and factories
• Watch Episode 2 - The Knight's Tale, in which Tobias Capwell celebrates the great age of armour during Henry VIII's reign.
• Watch Episode 3 - The Blacksmith's Tale, a look at how the blacksmith created items that both served and embellished society.

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Get involved

If you have an online craft film you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. We're looking for films that showcase craft makers, special craft projects/exhibitions, enterprises, or other fun and quirky films that help to celebrate craft. 

It could be a film of you at work, a narrated film about the inspiration behind your craft, a film made for an exhibition, or something else. 

Just email laura@craftscotland.org with the following details:

• A short description of the film, including any credits
• A link to the film on YouTube, Vimeo, or another channel
• Whether or not you have a profile page on Craft Scotland

You do not need to be on the Craft Scotland site to send us your films, but films about Scottish craft, makers and places will be given priority.

Alternatively, you can tweet a link to your craft film to @craftscotland.

Please note: at this stage we are not looking for instructional, 'how to' type videos for this feature.