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		<title>There is a future for the Textile Conservation Centre</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of us who were worried it is with relief to hear that there is going to be a future for the Textile Conservation Centre (TCC) at the University of Glasgow. When the TCC formerly of the University of Southampton and placed in Winchester was shut down it was a great loss as it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Welcome to the Journal and Defining Historic Crafts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Eddie Roued-Cunliffe &#038; Helene Agerskov Madsen We would like to welcome you warmly to the first volume of The Journal of Historic Crafts. The Historic Crafts website was launched in January 2010 and has had a very positive response so far. It is based on a series of blog posts, how-to&#8217;s and reviews by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Workshop &#8211; let&#8217;s share and survive</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 08:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our recent report on the launch of the HCA Forum we mentioned an idea on how to tackle the challenges crafts are facing these days and ensure their survival. Our idea was for professional crafters to open up their studios / workshops to amateurs. Both by doing introductory courses and masterclasses but also by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Therapy of Crafts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having just spotted this article in the Guardian about &#8220;Working with your Hands : The secret to Happiness?&#8221; It got me thinking about a little anecdote that I think it was Robin Wood who told at the HCA Forum (I apologize if it was indeed someone else). He told a story of having to dig [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launch of Heritage Craft Association</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) launched itself and called together traditional crafters for a forum. Yours truly were present at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London for the occasion. HCA describes them self as following: &#8220;The Heritage Craft Association was set up because of the urgent need for action to help maintain, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morning of the HCA Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eddie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While waiting to go to the Heritage Crafts Association forum and launch today in London I read an article by Jon Henley about heritage crafts at risk. I was quite surprised to find that (in his view at least) Britain does so little to aid crafts people. &#8220;Modern Britain, it seems, is not much fussed [...]]]></description>
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