Diana Porter runs a successful jewellery business from her shop and workroom in Bristol. She describes how she got started in jewellery design and challenges of running a jewellery business.
Emma Franklin runs her own jewellery design business from her studio in Clerkenwell, London. She designs and hand-crafts all of her pieces using traditional techniques.
Bob Hay and Neil MacPhail, two workers at Bagpipes Galore in Edinburgh, describe what it's like to work in a bagpipe store and the challenges faced by people wanting to become a bagpipe maker.
Craftspace is a craft development organisation which built an unusual relationship with household sewing machine manufacturer and distributor VSM (UK) Ltd.
Dovecot Studios is a leading contemporary tapestry studio. Weavers Douglas Grierson and Jonathan Cleaver, and director David Weir, share their perspective on the history and current state of tapestry.
Craft makers Momtaz Begum-Hossain, Inkeri Medley and Lucy Fergus spoke about the benefits of using recycled materials. From financial reasons to aesthetic preferences to environmental concerns.
Craftspace recently appointed Catherine Maguire as its first Creative Apprentice. Find out how they began, where to find help and how to get the best out of the programme.
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As a craft-maker, what process of marketing is going to suit your work? Check out five pieces of advice on how, and where, you can market your craft.
Commissions allow you to get your creative juices flowing. If your client is interested in stretching the creative boundaries there is no limit to what can be achieved.
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