Crafts · Hobbies · Sports
Heritage & traditional crafts
Older making traditions kept alive by the people who still practise them.
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Whittling
Shaping wood with a single knife — the cheapest, oldest and most portable making craft there is.
£25–£100 to start · indoors or out · gentle
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Bonsai
Growing and shaping trees in containers over decades — horticulture first, aesthetics second.
£100–£300 to start · indoors or out · gentle
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Natural dyeing
Colouring yarn and cloth with plants, minerals and insects — a craft where the chemistry is the point and most of the folklore is wrong.
£25–£100 to start · indoors or out · gentle
Upholstery
CraftStripping a chair back to its frame and rebuilding it — webbing, springs, stuffing, fabric, and a great many tacks.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
Shoemaking
CraftMaking footwear over a last, from pattern to welted or cemented sole — a craft where an amateur can still outdo anything they could buy.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
Charcuterie & curing
CraftCuring, drying and smoking meat, where the food-safety rules are the craft rather than a footnote to it.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
Mahjong
HobbyA four-player tile game of drawing and discarding, whose several national rule sets are the single most confusing thing about it.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
Film photography
HobbyCraftShooting, developing and scanning film — where every frame costs money, which changes how you take them.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
Hand engraving
CraftCutting lines into metal with a graver — lettering, ornament and inscription, done by hand at a bench.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
Smallholding
HobbyWorking a few acres with livestock and crops — the scale between a garden and a farm, and the registrations nobody mentions.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
Horticultural showing
HobbyGrowing and staging produce and flowers for judging — where presentation counts as much as cultivation.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
Millinery
CraftMaking hats — blocking felt and straw over wooden forms, and the proportion and fit that decide whether one works.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
Herbal preparations
CraftHobbyDrying, extracting and keeping plants as a craft — the forms, the vocabulary, the law, and the line this page will not cross.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
Also in this category
Classified but not yet written up.
290 activities in the catalogue, 13 written up so far.
Accordion
HobbyA portable free-reed instrument central to folk traditions across Europe and beyond.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Alternative firing
CraftFiring pottery in sawdust, saggars or barrels for surface effects a kiln cannot produce.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Antique tool collecting
HobbyCollecting pre-industrial and early machine-age hand tools, usually to use rather than display.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Autoharp
HobbyA chorded zither where bars damp everything but the wanted notes, playable within an hour.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Backstrap weaving
CraftWeaving on a loom tensioned by the weaver’s own body, which costs almost nothing and stores flat.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bagpipes
HobbyHighland and small pipes, learned on a practice chanter for a year before the bag.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Banjo
HobbyFive-string clawhammer or bluegrass playing, with a strong session culture.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Basketry
CraftWeaving willow, cane or rush into baskets, trays and sculptural forms.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Batik
CraftResist dyeing with hot wax applied by tjanting or stamp, then removed between colours.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Beadwork
CraftStitching tiny beads into patterned fabric, jewellery and ornaments.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bharatanatyam
HobbyA South Indian classical dance of fixed positions, rhythmic footwork and codified hand gesture.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Blacksmithing
CraftHeating steel in a forge and shaping it on an anvil with a hammer.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bobbin lace
CraftTwisting and crossing dozens of threads on a pillow to build lace by hand.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bodhrán
HobbyThe Irish frame drum, played with a tipper and central to session music.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bone antler and horn carving
CraftCarving bone, antler and horn, materials that predate every other craft material here.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Book repair
CraftRepairing damaged books sympathetically, which is a conservation problem rather than a making one.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bookbinding
CraftFolding, sewing and casing paper into books that open properly and last.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Boro mending
CraftJapanese layered patch-and-stitch repair, valued for the record of its repairs.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bothying
HobbyWalking to and staying in unlocked mountain shelters, maintained by volunteers and run on an etiquette.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bowyery
CraftMaking wooden bows from a stave, where reading the grain decides whether it survives tillering.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Brass banding
HobbyThe British brass band tradition: graded contests, weekly rehearsals and lent instruments.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bronze casting
CraftCasting sculpture in bronze, usually through a foundry but sometimes at home scale.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bus and coach restoration
HobbyRestoring and running preserved buses, usually through a group rather than alone.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Bushcraft
HobbyLiving skills for the outdoors — fire, shelter, water, cordage, tools.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cage bird showing
HobbyBreeding and exhibiting budgerigars, canaries and finches to breed standards.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Calligraphy
HobbyCraftWriting letterforms beautifully and deliberately with a broad or pointed nib.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Camogie
SportThe women’s stick-and-ball code of the Gaelic games, with its own association and rules.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canal boat painting
CraftRoses-and-castles folk decoration from the British canal tradition, on ware and boats.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canary breeding
HobbyBreeding canaries for type, colour or song, each a separate tradition.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Canoe sailing
SportHobbySailing an open canoe under rig, a distinct tradition from both canoeing and dinghy sailing.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Caravan restoration
HobbyRestoring vintage touring caravans, where damp and body panels are the whole battle.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carriage driving
SportHobbyDriving harnessed horses to a vehicle, competitively or for pleasure, with its own licensing culture.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Carved sign making
CraftCutting and gilding lettered signs in wood, a lettering craft distinct from painting one.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ceramic restoration
CraftBonding, filling and retouching broken ceramics reversibly, which is the opposite of kintsugi’s intent.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chainmaille
CraftLinking thousands of metal rings into armour, jewellery and sculpture.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chair bodging
CraftTurning chair legs and stretchers on a pole lathe in the wood, the itinerant half of chairmaking.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chair caning
CraftReseating chairs in cane, rush or seagrass, a repair craft with a steady supply of work.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Change ringing
HobbyRinging tower bells in mathematical sequences, as a team, from memory.
Free or near-free to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Charcoal burning
CraftProducing charcoal from coppiced wood in a ring kiln, a multi-day woodland operation.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chip carving
CraftCutting precise geometric chips out of flat wood with one or two knives.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Chrysanthemum growing and showing
HobbyGrowing chrysanthemums for exhibition, with disbudding and timing as the core skills.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cider making
HobbyCraftPressing and fermenting apples, usually with far more fruit than expected.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clamshell box making
CraftBuilding fitted protective boxes for books and objects, measured from the object rather than to a plan.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clock repair
HobbyCraftDismantling, cleaning and regulating mechanical clocks and watches.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clockmaking
CraftMaking clock movements and cases from scratch, distinct from repairing existing ones.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clog dancing
HobbyPercussive step dance in wooden-soled shoes, with distinct northern English traditions.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Clog making
CraftCarving alder soles and fitting leather uppers, with a knife set specific to the trade.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cob building
CraftBuilding walls from subsoil, straw and water — the oldest earth technique in Britain.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Colourwork knitting
CraftStranded and intarsia knitting in several colours at once, where tension across the float is everything.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Community orchards
HobbyPlanting, pruning and harvesting a shared orchard, usually with a wassail and a cider press attached.
Free or near-free to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive ploughing
HobbyPloughing a measured plot for straightness and finish, with horse, vintage and modern classes.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive sheep shearing
SportHobbyShearing against the clock and on quality, judged in graded competition classes.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive vegetable showing
HobbyGrowing produce to exhibition standard for village and national shows, judged on form as much as size.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Competitive wood chopping
SportTimed axe and saw events — underhand, standing block, and crosscut sawing.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Concertina
HobbyA small free-reed instrument central to English and Irish traditional music, in several incompatible systems.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coopering
CraftMaking barrels from shaped staves held only by hoops and their own geometry.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Copper foil glasswork
CraftBuilding glass panels with copper tape and solder rather than lead came — the smaller-scale method.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coppersmithing
CraftRaising vessels from copper sheet by hammering, with annealing between each stage.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coppicing
CraftHobbyCutting broadleaf trees to the base on a rotation and using the regrowth.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Coracle building
CraftHobbyBuilding and paddling the traditional hide-or-canvas river boat, usually on a weekend course.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Corn dolly making
CraftPlaiting straw into the harvest figures that once marked the end of the season.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cornish
HobbyLearning Cornish, a revived Brittonic language with a small, organised and welcoming learner base.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Crown green bowls
SportBowls on an uneven green, a distinctly northern English code.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Damascening
CraftInlaying gold or silver wire into a keyed steel ground, used on arms, ironwork and jewellery.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Darkroom printing
CraftPrinting photographs by hand under an enlarger, in chemistry.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dartmoor letterboxing
HobbyThe original letterboxing tradition on Dartmoor, with hand-cut stamps and a long-standing code.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Decorative ropework
CraftTraditional knot work — mats, bell ropes, Turk’s heads — a sailor’s craft that survives ashore.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Decoupage
CraftLayering cut paper onto objects and varnishing until the joins disappear.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dorset button making
CraftMaking thread-wound buttons over rings, a revived Dorset cottage industry.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Dry stone walling
CraftBuilding walls from unmortared stone, each one chosen to lock the others in place.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Enamelling
CraftFusing powdered glass onto metal in a kiln or with a torch for permanent colour.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
English country dance
HobbyFigured set dancing from Playford onwards, walked to live music and called from the front.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
English paper piecing
CraftHand piecing patchwork over paper templates, which makes accurate hexagons possible on a lap.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Erhu
HobbyA two-string Chinese fiddle with no fingerboard, bowed between the strings.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Etching & intaglio
CraftBiting lines into a metal plate with acid and printing them under a press.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Exhibition onion and leek growing
HobbyGrowing onions and leeks to competition size and form, strongest in the north of England.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Falconry
HobbyKeeping and hunting with birds of prey, under substantial legal and welfare duties.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fancy pigeon keeping
HobbyKeeping and showing ornamental pigeon breeds, distinct from racing them.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ferret keeping
HobbyKeeping working or pet ferrets, with their own housing and handling requirements.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Filigree
CraftBuilding jewellery from twisted and flattened fine wire soldered into open patterns.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fleece preparation
CraftSorting, scouring, combing and carding raw fleece — the half of spinning that happens before the wheel.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Flint knapping
CraftHobbyShaping stone tools by controlled fracture, an experimental archaeology craft with real hazards.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Folk sessions
HobbyPlaying traditional tunes by ear in a pub circle, with etiquette nobody writes down.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Frame restoration
CraftRepairing gilded and composition picture frames, which is modelling, gesso and gold leaf together.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
French polishing
CraftBuilding a shellac finish with a rubber over many sessions — the traditional furniture surface.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Fruit tree grafting
CraftHobbyPropagating varieties by joining scion to rootstock, which is how heritage apples survive at all.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Furniture restoration
CraftRepairing and refinishing furniture without erasing its history, which is the whole argument in the craft.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gaelic football
SportFifteen a side, hand-passing and kicking towards an H-shaped goal.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gamelan
HobbyIndonesian percussion orchestra played as a group, usually on an instrument set owned by the group.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gig rowing
SportRacing six-oared wooden pilot gigs off the south-west coast, a revived Cornish tradition.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gilding
CraftApplying gold leaf to wood, plaster and glass, a trade skill kept alive by hobbyists.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Glassblowing
CraftShaping molten glass on a blowpipe, almost always learned and practised at a shared hot shop.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Glima
SportIcelandic folk wrestling fought upright on a fixed belt grip, with throws rather than groundwork.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Gold tooling
CraftImpressing heated brass tools through gold leaf into leather bindings, one impression at a time.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Goldwork embroidery
CraftEmbroidery with metal threads laid and couched onto the surface.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Grass track cycling
SportRacing on grass ovals at village sports days and dedicated meetings.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Green woodworking
CraftWorking unseasoned wood with hand tools on a shave horse and pole lathe.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Guzheng
HobbyA large Chinese zither played with picks, where the left hand bends pitch behind the bridges.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hammered dulcimer
HobbyA trapezoidal box of doubled strings struck with light beaters, laid out by fifths rather than by scale.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hand papermaking
CraftMaking sheets by hand from pulp, including from recycled and plant fibre.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hand spinning
CraftHobbyDrawing raw fibre into yarn on a spindle or a spinning wheel.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hand tool restoration
CraftHobbyBringing old planes, chisels and saws back into use, which is cheaper than buying new.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hand tool woodworking
CraftWorking entirely with planes, saws and chisels, without machines.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Handbell ringing
HobbyTuned handbells rung in teams, from tune ringing to change ringing on the table.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Harpsichord
HobbyA plucked keyboard with no dynamics, where articulation and timing do all the expressive work.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hay making
HobbyCutting, turning and gathering hay by hand or with vintage equipment.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hedgelaying
CraftPart-cutting and bending living stems to make a stock-proof hedge that keeps growing.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highland dancing
SportHobbySolo Scottish dancing on the balls of the feet, judged on technique at Highland games and championships.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Highland games
SportTraditional Scottish heavy events — hammer, stone, weights and the caber — with a season.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hnefatafl
HobbyThe Norse tafl family — asymmetric board games with a besieged king and unequal sides.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Horn working
CraftFlattening, shaping and polishing horn into cups, combs and spoons, a heat-and-press craft.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Horse brass collecting
HobbyCollecting decorative harness brasses, a rural craft tradition in miniature.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hound trailing
HobbySportRacing hounds over a laid aniseed trail across open fell, a Cumbrian sport.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hurdle making
CraftWeaving hazel or cleaving ash into gate and wattle hurdles, worked green straight from the coppice.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hurdy-gurdy
HobbyA cranked string instrument with a drone and a buzzing bridge, undergoing a revival.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hurling
SportAncient Irish stick-and-ball game, and one of the fastest field sports there is.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Incense making
CraftBlending and forming incense from resins, woods and binders.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Indigo dyeing
CraftDyeing in a reduced vat where colour appears on contact with air, and the vat is kept alive for weeks.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ink making
CraftMaking writing and printing inks from oak gall, soot or plant matter, and testing them for permanence.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Inkle weaving
CraftWeaving narrow bands on a small frame loom, portable and quick to learn.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Irish
HobbyLearning Irish, with a strong adult class network, Gaeltacht courses and its own broadcasting.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Irish bouzouki
HobbyA flat-backed long-necked accompaniment instrument invented for Irish sessions in the 1960s.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Irish dance
SportHobbyStep dancing in soft and hard shoes, with a competitive feis circuit and a strict body carriage.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Janggi
HobbyKorean chess, played on the lines of the board with a distinctive palace and cannon.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Japanese joinery
CraftCutting interlocking wooden joints without glue or fasteners, worked with pull saws and chisels.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Jaw harp
HobbyA framed lamellophone held against the teeth, shaped entirely by the player’s mouth cavity.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Jodo
SportJapanese short-staff forms practised in paired sets against a swordsman, with no free sparring.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Jujutsu
SportThe Japanese grappling and joint-locking tradition judo and aikido came out of, still taught in its own right.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kantha stitching
CraftRunning-stitch quilting from Bengal, made from layered worn cloth.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kendama
HobbyCatching a ball on the cups and spike of a Japanese skill toy, with a graded trick ladder.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kendo
SportJapanese sword sport in armour, with bamboo shinai and full-voice strikes.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kintsugi
CraftRepairing broken ceramics with lacquer and gold, making the break part of the object.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Knife sharpening
CraftPutting and keeping an edge on tools and knives, which underlies half the crafts here.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kobudo
SportThe Okinawan weapon arts — bo, sai, tonfa, nunchaku — usually studied alongside karate.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kumihimo
CraftJapanese braiding of silk or cord on a disc or stand into round and flat braids.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kumiko
CraftAssembling delicate geometric lattice from thin wood strips with no fasteners at all.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Kung fu
SportThe Chinese martial arts as a family — forms, conditioning and application across many named styles.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Leatherwork
CraftCutting, stitching, tooling and dyeing leather into bags, belts and cases.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Letter carving
CraftCutting letterforms in stone or wood by hand, a lettering discipline as much as a carving one.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Letter cutting in stone
CraftCutting lettering into stone by hand, a lettering craft as much as a carving one.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Letterpress printing
CraftSetting metal or wood type by hand and printing it under real pressure.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lime plastering
CraftWorking with lime mortars and plasters on old buildings, where modern cement causes damage.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Live steam locomotives
HobbyCraftBuilding and driving coal-fired miniature locomotives, usually on a club’s ground-level track.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Log building
CraftScribe-fitting whole logs into a structure, a Scandinavian and North American tradition.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lost-wax casting
CraftCarving a model in wax, burning it out of a mould and casting metal in its place.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Lucet braiding
CraftMaking square cord on a two-pronged fork, a medieval technique that fits in a pocket.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mancala
HobbyA family of seed-sowing board games played across Africa and Asia for centuries.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mandolin
HobbyA small paired-string instrument at the centre of folk and bluegrass sessions.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Marbles
HobbySportCompetitive ring marbles, played in Britain to a fixed ring size and an unbroken championship.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Marquetry
CraftCutting and fitting wood veneers into pictures and patterns on a flat surface.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mead making
HobbyCraftFermenting honey into mead, the simplest ferment to start and the slowest to finish.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Melodeon
HobbyA diatonic button accordion, the standard instrument behind English and French traditional dance music.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mezzotint
CraftRocking a plate to full black and then burnishing the lights back out, working from dark to light.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Model tramways
HobbyBuilding and operating tramway layouts, which model street running rather than rail.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mokume gane
CraftLaminating and forging patterned metal billets, wood-grain metal from Japan.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Morris dancing
HobbyEnglish traditional dance performed in sides, with live music and a season.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mosaic
CraftSetting cut tile, glass or stone into patterned surfaces and pictures.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Mountain dulcimer
HobbyA diatonic fretted lap instrument, arguably the easiest stringed instrument in the world to start.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Musical box restoration
CraftRestoring cylinder and disc musical boxes, part horology part cabinetwork.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Naginata
SportThe Japanese polearm art, practised as form and as armoured competitive striking.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Nålbinding
CraftA single-needle looping technique that predates knitting, producing a dense non-unravelling fabric.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Narrowboating
HobbyCanal cruising at walking pace, with locks, licences and a wholly separate culture.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Needle lace
CraftBuilding lace entirely from buttonhole stitches over a drawn outline, with a needle rather than bobbins.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Neon bending
CraftBending and filling glass tube to make neon signs, a small and shrinking craft.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Net making
CraftKnotting netting by hand with needle and gauge, for fishing, sport, fruit cages and rigging.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Nine men’s morris
HobbyA medieval mill game found scratched into cathedral cloisters across Europe.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Organ playing
HobbyPlaying the pipe organ, which needs feet as well as hands and an instrument you cannot own.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Origami
HobbyCraftFolding a single sheet of paper into a form, with no cuts and no glue.
Free or near-free to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ornamental turning
CraftCutting geometric patterns with a rose engine or ornamental lathe, a Victorian machine craft.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Oud
HobbyThe fretless Arabic lute, played with a plectrum in a maqam tradition of microtonal modes.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Paper marbling
CraftFloating pigment on a thickened bath and lifting the pattern onto paper.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Passementerie
CraftMaking decorative trimmings — tassels, cords, fringes — for furnishing and dress.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pattern welding
CraftForge-welding layered steels into a patterned billet, usually for blades.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pelota vasca
SportThe Basque family of court games played with hand, basket or racket against a fronton wall.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pencak silat
SportThe Indonesian and Malay martial art, taught as combat, as form and as cultural performance.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Penny farthing riding
SportHobbyRiding and racing the ordinary bicycle, a small revival with its own clubs.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pewter smithing
CraftRaising and spinning pewter, a soft metal that forgives beginners in a way silver does not.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pigeon racing
HobbySportBreeding, training and racing homing pigeons over hundreds of miles.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pigment making
CraftGrinding and levigating earth and mineral pigments and mulling them into paint.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pit firing
CraftFiring pots in a pit with combustibles, for smoke-marked surfaces and no kiln at all.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Plaited leather work
CraftPlaiting leather into whips, lanyards and bosals, a precise craft with a small dedicated following.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Plaster casting
CraftCasting in plaster from moulds, for sculpture, architectural detail and restoration.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Popinjay archery
SportShooting blunts vertically at wooden targets on a mast, a surviving medieval form.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Poultry showing
HobbyBreeding and conditioning birds to a published standard and exhibiting them at shows.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Punting
HobbyPropelling a flat-bottomed boat with a pole, on a small number of English rivers.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pysanky egg decorating
CraftUkrainian wax-resist egg decorating, worked in layers from lightest colour to darkest.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Quoits
HobbySportThrowing rings at a pin, in several regional forms with their own leagues and dimensions.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rag rug making
CraftHooking or prodding fabric strips through hessian, a thrift craft with a strong revival.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Raku firing
CraftPulling red-hot pots from the kiln into combustible material for dramatic crackled glazes.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Recorder
HobbyA serious early-music instrument with a whole consort tradition, badly served by its school reputation.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Repoussé and chasing
CraftRaising relief in sheet metal by working it from both sides over pitch.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rocking horse making
CraftCarving and finishing traditional rocking horses, a long single-project craft.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rope making
CraftLaying rope from yarn on a ropewalk or hand machine, which is how twist becomes strength.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rug hooking
CraftPulling loops of wool strip through hessian to make hard-wearing rugs.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Rush and willow weaving
CraftWeaving with harvested rush and willow, from seats to baskets to sculpture.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Saddlery
CraftMaking and repairing riding tack in leather, a trade craft with a live apprenticeship route.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sail making
CraftCutting and sewing sails to a designed shape, with hand finishing at the corners and edges.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sashiko
CraftJapanese running-stitch embroidery, originally for reinforcing and mending workwear.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Scottish Gaelic
HobbyLearning Gaelic, with immersion courses, singing groups and a strong island learner tradition.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Scrimshaw
CraftEngraving and inking bone or synthetic ivory, a sailors’ craft with strict material rules.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Scything
HobbyCraftMowing grass with a hand scythe, revived for meadow management and competition.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Seed saving
HobbySaving, drying and storing your own seed, and keeping varieties going.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shanty singing
HobbyGroup singing of work songs and maritime folk, usually unaccompanied and in a pub.
Free or near-free to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sheep keeping
HobbyKeeping a small flock, often of a rare or primitive breed, on a few acres.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sheepdog training
SportTraining and trialling working collies on livestock.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shepherd’s hut building
CraftBuilding a small wheeled timber hut, a revived form now used as a garden room.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shibori
CraftJapanese resist dyeing — binding, folding and stitching cloth before it meets the dye.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shinty
SportThe Highland stick-and-ball game, played in the air as much as on the ground.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Ships in bottles
CraftBuilding a rigged model that folds flat, then raising it through the neck of a bottle.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shoe repair
CraftResoling, reheeling and stitching footwear, a far shorter road than making from a last.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Shove ha’penny
HobbyA pub board game of sliding coins into scoring beds, still played in leagues in parts of England.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Show pigeon breeding
HobbyBreeding and exhibiting fancy pigeon breeds, distinct from racing them.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sign painting
CraftHand-lettered signage with brush and enamel, revived hard after near-extinction.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Silversmithing
CraftForming, soldering and finishing silver into jewellery and vessels.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sitar
HobbyThe North Indian long-necked lute, learned inside a raga tradition rather than from notation.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Skittles
HobbyRegional pin-bowling games played in pub alleys, with rules that change by county.
Under £25 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Small boat restoration
CraftHobbyRestoring clinker dinghies and small craft, which is joinery, caulking and paint over years.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Smocking
CraftGathering fabric into decorative elastic pleats, a technique from English agricultural dress.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Smoking and curing
CraftPreserving fish and meat with salt and smoke, where the safety margin is the whole craft.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Spindle spinning
CraftSpinning yarn on a drop or supported spindle, which needs no wheel and travels in a pocket.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Spinning tops
HobbyThrowing and controlling string-launched tops, a competitive tradition in several countries.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Spinning wheel restoration
CraftRestoring and tuning antique spinning wheels back into working order.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Spoon carving
CraftCarving eating and cooking spoons from green wood with an axe and two knives.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stained glass
CraftCutting coloured glass and joining it with lead came or copper foil.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stationary engine restoration
HobbyCraftRestoring and running open-crank petrol and diesel engines, and taking them to rallies to run all weekend.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Steam bending
CraftSoftening timber with steam and bending it around a form, for boats, chairs and hoops.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Steam road vehicle restoration
HobbyRestoring and driving traction engines, steam rollers and steam wagons.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stone carving
CraftCutting stone with chisel and mallet, from letter-cutting to figurative sculpture.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stonemasonry
CraftCutting and shaping building stone to a template — banker work rather than sculpture.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stoolball
SportA bat-and-ball game older than cricket, still played competitively in southern England.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Storytelling
HobbyTelling traditional and original stories aloud to an audience, without a script.
Free or near-free to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Straw bale building
CraftBuilding insulated walls from bales, rendered in lime, usually as a group build.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Straw marquetry
CraftSplitting, flattening and laying dyed straw into patterns on boxes and panels, which shine like inlay.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
String figures
HobbyMaking figures from a loop of string, with a recorded international repertoire.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sumo
SportAmateur sumo, where the whole contest is decided by leverage, timing and a very short burst of power.
Under £25 to startIndoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sungka
HobbyThe Philippine sowing game, played on a sixteen-hole board with simultaneous opening moves.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Sword dancing
HobbyRapper and longsword traditions, danced in teams with linked steel rather than sticks.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tabla
HobbyThe North Indian drum pair, taught through spoken syllables before hands ever touch the skins.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tablet weaving
CraftWeaving patterned bands by turning a pack of cards, a technique older than the loom.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Taiko drumming
HobbySportJapanese ensemble drumming, physically demanding and as much choreography as music.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tailoring
CraftConstructing structured garments with canvas, padding and pressing rather than pattern and seam alone.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tatting
CraftBuilding lace from a series of knotted rings and chains using a shuttle or needle.
Under £25 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Thatching
CraftRoofing in straw or reed, a heritage building trade with a small amateur and volunteer route in.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Timber framing
CraftCutting large joinery in structural timber, for barns, frames and garden buildings.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tin whistle
HobbyThe cheapest real instrument there is, and the standard route into Irish traditional music.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tinsmithing
CraftMaking and repairing objects in tinplate, a light-metal trade craft.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Topiary
CraftHobbyClipping shrubs and hedges into deliberate shapes, over years.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Torchon lace
CraftThe geometric bobbin lace style most beginners learn, worked on a pricking from a pillow.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traction engine restoration
HobbyCraftRestoring full-size steam road engines, under boiler inspection regimes and usually as a syndicate.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tractor restoration
HobbyCraftRestoring vintage agricultural machinery, with a rally circuit and a parts culture of its own.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional archery
SportShooting longbow or horsebow without sights or stabilisers.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional broom making
CraftBinding birch besoms and bench brooms by hand, one of the oldest surviving woodland trades.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Traditional folk wrestling
SportRegional jacket and belt wrestling styles kept alive at fairs and festivals across Europe.
Under £25 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trained fruit growing
HobbyGrowing fruit trees flat against walls and wires in trained forms.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trug making
CraftSteaming and shaping chestnut and willow into Sussex garden baskets over a frame.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Trugo
SportDriving a rubber ring through a distant goal with a mallet, invented by Melbourne railway workers.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Tug of war
SportA governed international sport with weight classes, technique and a national championship.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Typewriter collecting
HobbyCraftCollecting and restoring mechanical typewriters, which are repairable and increasingly used.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Umbrella repair
CraftRepairing and reframing umbrellas, an almost vanished trade.
£25–£100 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Veneering
CraftLaying thin decorative wood over a stable substrate, the basis of most fine furniture surfaces.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Vintage radio collecting
HobbyCraftCollecting and restoring valve radios, where the electrical restoration is the real hobby.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Vintage sewing machine restoration
CraftHobbyRestoring hand-crank and treadle machines, which are simple, indestructible and still usable.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Walking stick making
CraftMaking sticks and crooks from shanks and horn, with a strong show tradition.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Watch servicing
CraftHobbyStripping, cleaning and regulating mechanical watch movements, at a scale that punishes impatience.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wattle and daub
CraftBuilding infill panels from woven hazel and earth render, on heritage buildings and garden structures.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Weaving
CraftInterlacing warp and weft on a loom to make cloth, from a frame loom to a floor loom.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Welsh
HobbyLearning Welsh, which has an unusually well-supported adult learner route and a live speaking community.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Western riding
SportThe stock-horse tradition — reining, trail and western dressage — ridden one-handed on a loose rein.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wet felting
CraftMatting wool fibres with hot water, soap and friction into flat or hollow felt.
Under £25 to startIndoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wet plate collodion
CraftHobbyMaking photographs on hand-coated glass or metal, developed within minutes, using period chemistry.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wheelwrighting
CraftMaking wooden wheels, one of the most demanding and least practised of the traditional trades.
Over £1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsVery demanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Willow growing and preparation
CraftHobbyGrowing, cutting and grading your own willow for basketry, which changes the craft entirely.
£25–£100 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Windsor chairmaking
CraftBuilding stick chairs from green wood with a shave horse, drawknife and a pole lathe.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wood carving
CraftShaping wood with chisels, gouges and mallets, from relief panels to figures.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wood engraving
CraftCutting into the end grain of hard blocks with gravers, printed as relief at very fine detail.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wood graining
CraftPainting one timber to look convincingly like another, using combs, rockers and glazes.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wooden boat building
CraftBuilding small craft in wood — dinghies, canoes and kayaks — over months or years.
Over £1,000 to startIndoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet