"THEY are the crafts that seemed to have fallen foul of our throwaway culture. The intricate dry stone walls cutting gently through our countryside and the delicate wrought iron created at the anvil were seen as dying skills of a bygone era.
Apparently not, according to gardener and presenter Monty Don, who insists such crafts are enjoying a renaissance as people reject the thrill of instant gratification and opt for meaningful skills [that] modern life hasnt been very good at supplying.
Full article here in the Express
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...-fallen-in-love-with-traditional-crafts-again
If you care about traditional crafts and would like to see them supported and promoted visit the Heritage Crafts Association www.heritagecrafts.org.uk
or joint the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heritage-Crafts-Association/76521534812?ref=mf
Apparently not, according to gardener and presenter Monty Don, who insists such crafts are enjoying a renaissance as people reject the thrill of instant gratification and opt for meaningful skills [that] modern life hasnt been very good at supplying.
Full article here in the Express
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view...-fallen-in-love-with-traditional-crafts-again
If you care about traditional crafts and would like to see them supported and promoted visit the Heritage Crafts Association www.heritagecrafts.org.uk
or joint the facebook group http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heritage-Crafts-Association/76521534812?ref=mf