Selected Artisans - The Global Eco Artisan Awards 2022

Selected Artisans

ENDANGERED CRAFTS - Revival and Conservation

With every new list of “Endangered Crafts” or “Crafts in Urgent Need of Safeguarding” published, the light of tradition and culture diminishes a little. The loss of these crafts means a loss of heritage, culture and history dating back to ancient times. However, not all hope is lost, thanks to the torchbearers below who have been working hard towards keeping these crafts alive and trying to brighten the fading light.

Emma Boast, from the United Kingdom is a Heritage Nalbinding Master craftsman of 10 years, who uses her professional experience as an Archaeologist to reconstruct ancient textiles and recreate new designs. Nalbinding in the UK has had a resurgence in the last 10 years, mainly due to her professional endeavours of researching, crafting, publishing and teaching this Endangered craft to more people. This piece of hers was crafted for use within historical re-enactment and heritage interpretation circles.