The Heritage Crafts Association: Radcliffe Red List

We would be very grateful for your help in answering the following questions about your craft for the Radcliffe Red List ( a project to assess the vitality of heritage crafts in the UK and to identify those most at risk. Don’t worry if you can’t answer every question –any answers you can give will be enormously helpful.

Section 1: Key Questions

Status
How endangered do you think your craft is? / Please select from: Least concern/Endangered/Critically endangered/Near-extinct/Extinct (Definitions here: )
Minimum number of craftspeople
In your opinion, what is the minimum number of craftspeople required for your craft to be viable/sustainable? / Please provide an exact number or select from: 1-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201-500, 501-1000, 1000+
Current number of trainees
How many trainees are there currently practising your craft?A trainee is defined as someone who is acquiring the skills of a craft, or who has a low level of skill which means they can only work under supervision. / Please provide an exact number or select from: 1-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201-500, 501-1000, 1000+
Current number of skilled craftspeople
How many skilled craftspeople are there currently practising your craft? A skilled craftsperson is defined as someone who has the level of skills necessary to practise their craft without supervision or regular recourse to advice from a more skilled craftsperson. / Please provide an exact number or select from: 1-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201-500, 501-1000, 1000+
Current total number of craftspeople
What is the total number of craftspeople (trainees and skilled) practising your craft? / Please provide an exact number or select from: 1-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201-500, 501-1000, 1000+
Issues affecting the viability of your craft / Please describe any issues affecting the viability/sustainability of the craft, e.g. market issues, training and recruitment issues, shortages of raw materials, lack of demand for products/skills etc.
Support organisations / Please list any organisations involved in supporting/promoting the craft, e.g. the Basketmakers’ Association, Embroiderers’ Guild etc.
Craftspeople currently known / Please list any craftspeople known to be practising the craft, particularly if there are very few remaining practitioners.

Section 2:Additional Information

If you have some more time, we're also trying to gather general background information about each craft

Introduction / Please give a definition of the craft, about 1-3 sentences.
Historic area of significance
Where in the UK is the craft historically associated with? / Please identify either: Country/Region/County/Town
Area craft currently practised
Where in the UK is the craft currently practised? / Please identify either: Country/Region/County/Town
Origin in the UK
When was the craft first practised in the UK? / Please list an era/century/approximate historic period.
History / Please give an overview of the history of the craft - it may include when and where the craft developed, how it has changed over time, etc.
Techniques / Please give an overview of the techniques involved in the craft.
Local forms / Please describe any local forms/variations of the craft. This may involve different materials, techniques, styles or finished products.
Sub-crafts / Please list any sub-crafts which fall under this craft and which you think should be noted, especially if there are very few practitioners. For example, within musical instrument making, sub-crafts might include guitar-making, harp-making, bagpipe-making etc.
Other information / Please provide any further information about the craft.
References / Please list any references or sources of information (books, websites etc.)

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