A craftsperson at British Silverware in Sheffield. There are concerns that the crafts used in silversmithing are being lost.Photograph: British Silverware For many centuries the cities, towns and ...

George Lailey's bowls were so popular that Harrods sold them. One even toured the world in a show about English crafts.This lathe tells of an ordinary Berkshire man whose work had a profound impact on ...

Jake Weidmann, as you can see above, is reviving the art of penmanship one stroke at a time. But he’s not the only one preserving our heritage and culture by reviving seemingly lost artistic skills ...

Pole lathes were used to make a wide variety of objects such as buckets, bowls, bracelets and wheel spokes. Evidence suggests that lathe-turned wood vessels were made ...