Scottish Crafts

Synopsis

Examines the role of crafts in culture and brings together makers and their materials, skills and products. Uses individual objects, diagrams, text and video footage of practising makers to look at the current state of indigenous crafts. Explores boat building, furniture (an Orkney chair), textiles (plants for dyeing fabrics), musical instruments (bagpipes), crofting, and rural crafts.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM. Dual Platform PC Windows/Apple Macintosh

Year of production

2001

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

Age 7 and up.

Subjects

Crafts

Keywords

boatbuilding; furniture design; musical instruments; rural communities; Scotland; textiles

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

Scottish Cultural Resource Access Network

Distributor

Name

SCRAN

Email

scran@scran.ac.uk

Web

http://www.scran.ac.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

0131-662 1211

Fax

0131-662 1511

Address

Abden House
1 Marchhall Crescent
Edinburgh
EH16 5HP