A support group for families with additional needs is planning a fundraising craft fair.

Send Unit ed is holding the event at the Staff of Life pub, West End, Sutton, on Saturday, ...

Heritage Crafts and the Sussex Heritage Trust are delighted to announce that they are working in partnership to provide Sussex-based applicants with grants of up to £2,000 to help save endangered ...

For the first time, Crafts of Cultural Significance will be added to the Heritage Crafts Red List of Endangered Crafts in the UK. The definition of Culturally Significant Craft includes crafts ...

Mahjong – the traditional tile-based Chinese table game that gathers four players around a square table – has long been a favourite pastime for Hongkongers.

Popular during festivals ...

A range of adult arts and crafts sessions are on offer at Gallery Oldham, located within Oldham Library, in the new year.

Sessions include life drawing and embroidery.

Life ...

The Arts and Crafts Movement was the term used to describe the trend in decorative and fine arts which was developed firstly in England but became popular across Europe and America between 1880 ...

AN arts and crafts event is returning to a Worcester shopping mall in the run-up to Christmas.

The Hopmarket, on The Foregate will welcome back Spare Room Arts on Saturday, December ...

A craft fair held at Denver Windmill at the weekend attracted a steady flow of people as they started their festive shops.

Sharron Manly organised the craft fair which took place ...

AFTER the success of their Christmas market last year, the family business Hurstbourne Forge is preparing for the market to return this month.

On Saturday, November 26, the ...

A back-to-nature project in Pembrokeshire is showcasing its woodland offerings next month to encourage more people to take part.

The Milkwood Project was set up a year ago to ...

Whether you’re hunting for a ball of yarn or hungry for a bowl of mushy peas, visiting Norwich Market will rarely leave you disappointed.

For more than 900 years, it has been ...

A club of crafters hoping to knit lasting bonds of friendship are celebrating their first anniversary as a group.

Wellington resident Brenda Bateman, 57, knew she had to step ...

Bonfire night is a brilliant time to wrap up and whisk your kids out to enjoy the magic of some fireworks, indulge in a toffee apple or two or get involved in some bonfire night crafts.

Your ...

The Hopeful and Glorious Winter Art Fair will be back at Lytham Hall over the weekend of November 19 and 20, with a dazzling array of locally made art, craft, and design on offer.

Now ...

Hallowe'en-enthused young crafters were kept busy at three crafty sessions, with the help of some enthusiastic adults, in Garioch Heritage Centre on Loco Works Road in Inverurie on Saturday.

There ...

ITS roots lie in rural Scottish life and it is known for home-baking and knitting competitions, but now one of the oldest female organisations is about to reinvent itself while ensuring crafts ...

UAE resident started 7 businesses, 5 of which were failures, while 2 were profitable

"I stopped receiving an allowance officially at age 16 when I convinced my parents to ...

FOR as long as I can remember, there has been an imperative to 'go green'.

It might have been the sage advice of John Craven on Newsround back in the day or some revolutionary ...

This week, the UK Crafts Councils’s Crafts magazine relaunches as a biannual, with a fresh new design and improved paper stock.

‘Essentially we’re now an independent, self-published ...

The boss of a Perth craft beer shop is to turn it into a pub under plans to add “vibrancy” to the struggling city centre.

The Craft Beer Bottle Shop on South Methven Street sells ...

There'll be Halloween fun for all the family this half-term with lots happening across the Stockton-on-Tees Borough.

As well as the extremely popular Spooky Walk, there's all ...

Glass eyes, traditional sieves, sails… Specialist makers are working hard to keeping these unique skills alive

Is my job unique? You could say that. I used to be one of three ...

Until recently, Alison has been working from her spare room at home in Bradninch

Textile artist Alison Whateley has officially opened a new studio. Alison opened the studio on ...

A VARIETY of Shetland crafters, and food and drink vendors, are headed south to showcase their merchandise for the first time at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh next week.

The ...

The crafts of Japan have inspired the world for more than 150 years and belong to all of us.

I first arrived in Japan in 1971. I entered my new apartment with its tatami mats, ...

An art exhibition has unique textile-based creations on display.

On show at the Hallbankgate Hub is ‘Textile Travels’, an exhibition like no other including work by Penrith-based ...

An arts and crafts fair is set to take place at the Planetwise Shop on Prospect Street next month.

The fair, held on Saturday, June 25 between 10am and 3pm, is hoping to put ...

The North Coast Art (NCA) group has a sale in Pentland Hotel this Saturday (May 21, 11am – 3pm) that includes an unusual form of decorative skill called pyrography.

Penny Irvine ...

A Fylde coast business looks to have success all sewn up after an online boom has meant a move to bigger premises and a shop open to the public.

Eight years ago, Sew Hot was ...

Johnny Young worked his whole life as an engineer, until one day he didn’t and he made art guitars.

He was only 50 when he was told he needed a heart bypass. So with wife Alyson, ...

One of the smaller tragedies of the Civil War was the loss of the records of the old pre-union Irish Parliament. Their contents aside, the 149 volumes were things of beauty. Especially in their ...

South Derbyshire’s Environment Education project (EEP) have recently announced they’ll be hosting a variety of activities running throughout 2022 - a great way for families to have fun outdoors, ...

Celebrate going green and honor the planet with these fun and sustainable DIY projects.

Earth Day is on Friday, April 22 this year. And whether you're a PTA mom brainstorming ...

If you’re looking for a one-of-a-kind gift or keepsake, there’s no better way to find it than by heading down to your local market - and Tynemouth Market is undoubtedly one of the best that ...

Candles are being created in playful shapes and sizes but with some examples costing over £100 you might want to put the matches away

It's a growing trend. 'On Etsy [an online ...

A national provider of children’s arts and crafts classes, and creative events has relocated to a North East business hub following a period of growth.

ARTventurers, founded ...

You might feel that ethereal, long-lived Japanese arts and crafts are beyond mastering, that you need ancient tools and whispered words from a master to create the next "One Piece." ...

These 5 myths could be preventing you from earning money with your knowledge and skills.

Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves become our biggest setbacks. So today, we’re ...

Unmissable Teachable Event January 2022

Have you ever thought about passing on your artistic skills to someone? Most of us would be more than happy to share our talents ...

Today's busy, screen-filled world makes it extremely difficult to get kids out and about in nature. However, spending time outdoors can provide many benefits. The beautiful environment can be ...

Lion crafts are wonderful for powerful and mighty (yet incredibly creative) kids, so it makes sense you might be searching for some arty ideas.

There’s a lot to like about the ...

’Tis the season—to get lots and lots of packages! Before you flatten the boxes to put out with your recycling, consider transforming them into holiday crafts.

Here’s a step-by-step ...

The young members of Lumber Club Marfa learn everything about making and selling three-legged stools, from how to use machinery, and ideas of form to dealing with orders, business models and ...

The world of dance has permeated Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery-making since the first ballerina clips were created in the early 1940s. Featuring a gold or diamond face with precious head ...

Christmas is upon us, which means the shops are already tantalising us with their crop of Christmas adverts, sparkling lights and fun, festive window displays.

But, as wonderful ...

A Stowmarket mum is opening her dream business by combining her love for baking with all things arts and crafts.

Emma Philips is opening her new cafe Crafty Cookie in the town ...

Over six months, the Make Yourself at Home project, at Wrexham's Ty Pawb arts centre, guides people through a range of craft techniques, including ceramics, textiles and printing.

Pic ...

A world recognised badge of quality has been bestowed on Perth in central Scotland as it is given the Unesco accolade of ‘City of Crafts and Folk Art’.

This is the first time ...

Want to try something different decoratively this season? How about creating a centrepiece with dried citrus and eucalyptus leaves? Or a garland with orange slices, fruit rinds and wooden beads?

There’s ...

Liz Thomas has always been an avid maker, fashioning gifts for friends and family with whatever materials come to hand.

Since she retired as assistant manager, running a day ...

Bob and Joe Stafford are back in business at their pottery and sculpture studio near Market Harborough in Leicestershire.

Small breweries and artisanal spirit makers say Sunak’s reforms will favour large corporations.

Rishi Sunak’s planned reform of alcohol taxes would pose a threat to craft brewers ...

Check out this video on ITV. The programme looks at Re-tweed, a social project that invites women in the Scottish Borders to learn new skills and get involved in crafts training.

The ...

Today sees the start of Craft Week Scotland. The festival runs for the whole of this week to showcase artists and craftmakers right around the country.

This celebration of craft ...

Jyni Ong talks to Hong Kong Mahjong craftsman Ricky Cheung.

Ricky had-carves mahjong tiles using five basic tools (also hand made), but considers his skill to be a dying art ...

A new micropub selling craft beer is coming to Boroughbridge after a premises licence was granted for the venue.

Borough Tap will open at the former Horticouture florist on Horsefair ...

Looking back at our best-loved exhibitions.

To toast the Crafts Council's 50th anniversary, we're taking a journey back through time with a little help from Crafts magazine and ...

Crafting skills should be part of the school curriculum to promote hands-on learning, is the main recommendation in a new report.

Teaching children the skills to make and mend ...

Selling your handmade crafts can be a lot easier if you have a fab photo to show potential customers, especially if you’re selling online at somewhere like Etsy or folksy.

You ...

Like many Polish breweries, Browar PINTA embraces its country’s signature beer style—Baltic porter—with high-gravity gusto, going for hefty body and deep malt flavor. Lately, they’ve added a ...

Cooking is one of our oldest art forms. Masterclass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best across a wide range of subjects, today announced that James Beard Foundation ...

Author Shares His Extensive Wood Crafting Expertise and Know-How in His Comprehensive Self-help Guide “A Scroll Saw Christmas: Step-by-Step to a 3D Sleigh and Reindeer”

Christmas holidays ...