Champions

MAKE is amplified by craft champions across Scotland, who support and shape collective custodianship of the Manifesto, raising awareness of its nine points and inspiring action.

Charlotte Linton

"Building on assumptions about what craft is, it is essential to educate consumers (and makers) on the relationship between materials, community and environment..."

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ShetlandPeerieMakkers

"Gives the opportunity to a child..."

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Chris Hellawell, Edinburgh Tool Library

"We believe in the principle of access over excess..."

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Sheelagh Boyce, Arrange Whatever Pieces Come Your Way

"We see our quilts as both a part of the refined tradition..."

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Garvald Textiles Studio

"The making process allows the individual to learn skills, which give meaning, purpose and quality in life..."

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Deirdre Nelson

"reviving and developing hand skills are essential for wellbeing..."

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Chalk Plaster

"We are keen that trade skills are celebrated and recognised for their creative potential..."

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Stefanie Cheong

"it’s important to look beyond the studio..."

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Kirsty Thomas, Tom Pigeon

"We hope that we can be part of a movement that enables fair and equal access to our industry..."

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Alice Jacobs, Flux Laser Studio

"Enabling fair and easy access to digital fabrication..."

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Alison Arrowsmith, Vanilla Ink

"Working together with different partnerships will provide a sturdy platform for start-ups..."

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Kevin Gauld

"Providing the right learning opportunities is fundamental to getting craft businesses started on the right foot..."

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Maggie Broadley

"My mother taught me to make things; to knit, to sew, in the way she’d been taught by her mother...so my early view of craft was that it was something every-day and practical..."

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