Explore Craft
craft
• noun 1 an activity involving skill in making things by hand. 2 skill in carrying out one’s work. 3 (crafts) things made by hand.
• verb make (something) skilfully.
— ORIGIN Old English cræft: strength, skill
- from the Oxford English dictionary
Many of us own craft, although we may not call it that. Perhaps a chair, a jug, a necklace, a scarf, a bowl, a kilt, a guitar, a glass flute, a tapestry, or a wedding ring. Behind each precious item is a person with an idea and the skill to bring that concept to life.
This person is a craft maker. A maker weaves, moulds, shapes, saws, solders, throws, knits, presses, sands, polishes. They may use traditional skills, cutting edge practices, heritage techniques or digital technologies. They could be concept driven or product focussed, a commercial entrepreneur or passionate hobbyist. They might have studied at University, as an apprentice, learned from a family member, at a nightclass, or on their own. The might work alone in a studio or form part of an urban collective. They may call themselves a maker, a designer, an artist, a product artist, or an artisan.
Whatever the differences in what, how, where or why they make, they are united in one fundamental way: they make craft.
Craft is crucial to the livelihoods of makers, it’s vital to the economy, it’s central to humanity’s past, present and future, and Craft Scotland are here to shout about it.
Craft is innovative, energetic, and inspiring. It is essential.
Meet the makers behind Scottish Craft
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| Ceramics |
Glass | Jewellery |
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| Metals, Gold and Silversmithing | Millinery | Mosaic |
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| Papermaking and Bookbinding | Textiles, Tapestry and Weaving | Wood and Furniture |
Craft Scotland - making connections, creating opportunities.
Craft Scotland, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6ETCraft Scotland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland no. SC 270245
A registered Scottish Charity no. SC 039491
