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The Edit | Nine presents made to be handed down
Nine presents made in Britain to last a lifetime: an oak swill basket, a quilt, a carved box, a wooden ring and more, each made by one person.
Rosie Thompson · 15 October 2026
Critically endangered
Besom making
The birch broom, bound to a hazel or ash handle with split withy. Fewer than five people in the UK still make them for a living.
We're still curating this craft.
No published makers in this category yet. New ones are coming through the summer. Browse the rest of the marketplace in the meantime.
The Journal
THE HAUD5 min read
The Bench | Bethan Hughes Jones and the art of encaustic tiles
Bethan Hughes Jones makes inlaid porcelain tiles in Cardiff, a medieval technique Heritage Crafts lists as critically endangered.
Rosie Thompson · 4 October 2026