News - crafts

Jim Brearley-Ratcliffe, carpenter and 2024 Fellow, shares a snapshot of his journey so far.   

Lewis Hobbs, Architectural Assistant and 2023 SPAB Scholar, explores how a changing world has altered thatching in the UK, and what can be done to secure the future of this traditional craft.

Ulrike Wahl, stonemason, surveyor and SPAB Fellow writes a love letter to an urban vernacular material.

SPAB member Caroline Murray explores the work of a key figure in the historic silk industry

Mary, Ethel and Violet Pinwill were three extraordinary women who worked as professional woodcarvers in Ermington and then Plymouth, Devon, from about 1889. Author Helen Wilson introduces the work of this family of craft pioneers.

Peter Jamieson, SPAB casework volunteer, writes about honesty in craft, and mass production.