Craft Features

Features on Scottish and international craft, including reviews, special events, and profiles of makers, places and projects.

  • Craft Word - Mackintosh

    23/05/2013

    Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh were leading designers and makers of the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland and have since become household names throughout Europe.

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  • Craft at Spring Fling 2013

    20/05/2013

    Spring Fling a chance to meet artists and makers in their studios, see them at work and often purchase or commission pieces.

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  • Craft words - Orkney Chair

    03/05/2013

    The Orkney Chair is a type of wooden seat with a high back made from straw which has been made in Orkney since the 1700s.

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  • Cove Park Craft Residencies 2013

    23/04/2013

    Cove Park recently announced the recipients of the 2013 Craft Residencies programme.

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  • Craft at the Edinburgh International Science Festival

    04/04/2013

    Visitors to the Edinburgh International Science Festival 2013 have the opportunity to discover craft and visual art in new ways.

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  • Joanne B Kaar - Natural Craft

    27/03/2013

    For the first in our series on Scottish craft people and places whose work closely ties in with the Year of Natural Scotland, we take a look at fibre artist Joanne B Kaar.

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  • Craft words - Warp and Weft

    08/02/2013

    Warp and weft are weaving terms that describe the two types of thread that are woven together to create cloth.

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  • Craft word - veneer

    01/02/2013

    In woodworking, veneer refers to thin slices of wood that are glued on to the surface of furniture, cabinets and other wooden items.

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  • The Year of Natural Scotland 2013 launches in style

    29/01/2013

    The Year of Natural Scotland 2013 was officially launched in January with the help of two Shetland Ponies, who modelled Shetland knitwear

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  • Craft word - Underglaze

    24/01/2013

    Underglaze is the process of applying any colour or decoration to the surface of a ceramic piece before it is glazed. The decoration lies under a clear or light-coloured glaze, which then forms a protective layer.

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  • Craft word - Turning (wood)

    16/01/2013

    Turning is a form of woodworking that uses a lathe to move a piece of wood while a stationary tool is used to cut and shape it.

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  • Craft word - Slipware

    20/12/2012

    Slipware is a type of pottery that is decorated by splashing, dipping, trailing or painting a clay vessel with slip.

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  • Craft word - Rapid-prototyping

    13/12/2012

    Rapid-prototyping is a term used to describe a group of techniques and technologies that can transform drawings into three-dimensional objects.

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  • Craft word - Quilting

    06/12/2012

    Quilting is a sewing technique that joins layers of fabric together to form a padded or textured material.

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  • Silver of the Stars nears the end of European Tour

    04/12/2012

    Silver of the Stars, the collection of contemporary Scottish silverware created by some of the leading silversmiths in Scotland, winds up a year-long tour of Europe with an exhibition in Barcelona.

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  • Craft Word - Paper Making

    29/11/2012

    Ancient Egyptians made the first paper-like substance by slicing the inner part of the papyrus plant and pounding and drying it into hard, thin sheets.

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  • Craft word - Oxidation

    22/11/2012

    In molecular terms, oxidation is the loss of electrons when two or more substances interact, where one of those substances may or may not be oxygen.

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  • Craft word - Mokume-Gane

    15/11/2012

    Mokume-gane is an ancient Japanese metalworking technique that involves mixing metals to create a laminate with intricate layered patterns.

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  • Craft word - Letter Cutting

    07/11/2012

    Letter cutting is a form of inscriptional lettering, practiced by artists, sculptors and typeface designers, where text is carved into stone, wood and other materials.

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  • Craft word - Kishie

    31/10/2012

    The kishie is a multipurpose basket traditionally made and used in Shetland to carry fuel, manure, crops and other goods. Shetland harvests were once measured in ‘kishie-fills’.

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